Spectators are promised adrenaline-pumped action as the UK’s top surfers head to Watergate Bay to compete for national championship titles. The 43rd edition of English National Surfing Championships takes place on the north Cornish beach over the May bank holiday weekend from Saturday 2 to Monday 4 May 2015. The annual event is firmly established […]
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More rain for Round 3 of the UKSRL VB Summer Series at Watergate Bay held on the 11th July with a 6ft clean but building swell. Everyone knows the deal with the VB Summer Series: it’s about consistency and in surf making the right decisions at the right time and some luck. The ability […]
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Two days of stormy weather couldn’t dent the enthusiasm of over 1,000 schoolchildren, surfers, lifesavers and beach-goers who took part in the Surf Relief Festival last weekend (17 & 18 July). The two-day event, held at Cornwall’s Watergate Bay, raised over £4,000 for the charity Surf Relief UK to fund their ongoing ‘SurfAble’ project, which […]
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Two days of stormy weather couldn’t dent the enthusiasm of over 1,000 schoolchildren, surfers, lifesavers and beach-goers who took part in the Surf Relief Festival last weekend (17 & 18 July). Braving the stormy waves on the first day of the event were surfers competing in the opening rounds of the UK Pro Surf Tour. […]
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The third event on the UK Pro Surf Tour will be the Surf Relief Contest to be held at Watergate Bay, Newquay 17th July 09:00 – 17:30, 18th July 09:00 – 20:00. An event which has grown from strength to strength over the past five years and is now included as the third leg of […]
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A hectic intercontinental schedule awaits Cornish surfer Ben Skinner as he prepares for another crack at realising his lifelong dream of becoming a world champion. The Billabong ISA World Surfing Games in Costa Rica from August 1 to 8 are his latest chance to go one better than his landmark California performance of 2006, when […]
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Ben Skinner’s unstoppable run of form continued at Watergate Bay in The Extreme Academy Midsummer Classic on 20th June as the Newquay surfer picked up another competition win with a masterful display on the waves. Skinner, currently Europe’s top-ranked longboarder, was awarded top spot in the final of the Midsummer Classic in a unanimous decision […]
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A top-class field of longboard surfers are expected at Watergate Bay for the Extreme Academy Midsummer Classic on June 20 & 21. As the third of five rounds of the 2009 British Longboard Union (BLU) series, the event marks the mid-way point on the tour. And with British longboarders currently enjoying a fresh wave of […]
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The White Stuff Surf Relief Day 2007 is a totally free beach festival and is supported by The Hotel and Extreme Academy, Watergate Bay. A whole day and night bursting full of fun events for people of all ages is planned and a host of beach activities will be on tap. Set against the backdrop […]
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Despite poor surfing conditions, there were still some jaw dropping surfing. Two of Cornwall's finest longboarders were missing from the line-up; Newquay's Ben Skinner and Sennen's Sam Bleakley, who were both taking part in the European Championships in France. In the interests of representing his country abroad, Ben had to pull-out of a chance to […]
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