Latest Surf life style news - From Carve surf directory
Here's a selection of latest news from around the UK and Ireland.
Marine Construction Starts on Europe’s First Artificial Surf Reef
Posted September 2, 2008There were cheers all round today [29 August] as the first section of the surf reef was laid out onto Boscombe sea bed this morning. Local and national journalists and film crews recorded the historic moment the webbing base and geo-bags slowly rolled off a barge and entered the water. The first reef section was transported on a barge from Poole to the sea-based construction site at Boscombe. (Dorset , Bournemouth)
Quiksilver Skins 23-25 August
Posted August 28, 2008Johnny Fryer wins Quik Skins event (Cornwall , Newquay)
Buondi Billabong Pro Portugal
Posted August 27, 2008Excellent Swell Hits Buondi Billabong Pro Portugal, Top Seeds to Surf Tomorrow Russell Winter goes out in round 2 (Cornwall , Newquay)
REUBYN ASH TAKES FOURTH AGAIN!
Posted August 26, 2008SITTING IN 10TH OVERALL ON PRO JUNIOR RATINGS (Cornwall , Bude)
Surf Shop Expo
Posted August 21, 2008ECO-FRIENDLINESS AND FRESH INJECTIONS OF STOCK AT SURF SHOP 2008! 2-4 September, Exeter (Devon, Exeter)
Toby Donachie Fourth in King of the Groms
Posted August 21, 2008Donachie Fourth In Line To Quik Throne The best 32 European surfers under 16 battled for the throne at the Quiksilver King of The Groms event in Capbreton at the beginning of August. Toby Donachie from Cornwall came fourth overall, with Vicente Romero and Dimitri Ouvré the top two who will go to the international final. The sun was scorching, the waves solid, and crowds lined Le Prévent Beach to watch the action. (Cornwall , Newquay)
Surfer Nominated For Major Art Award
Posted August 19, 2008Nicholas Charles Williams (Nick to his friends) is a regular in the line up at Fistral, Newquay where he lives and works. In between surf sessions Nick has developed a career as a painter and this month has been shortlisted for a major art award, the Threadneedle Figurative Art Prize. The award offers two significant prizes with the chance to win a total of £35,000. (Cornwall , Newquay)
Surviving The Waters for Pre-School’s Survival
Posted August 19, 2008A 30 mile marathon paddle from Wembury to the Eddystone Lighthouse End of August / Early Septmenber (Devon, Bantham)
2008 BLU Series Final
Posted August 18, 2008LLC Ltd is pleased to announce that the 2008 British Longboard Union (BLU) Series Final, in conjunction with Oxbow, will take place from 26th -27th September 2008. (Cornwall , Not Selected)
On The Push – A Surfer’s Guide to Climate Change
Posted August 11, 2008On The Push – A Surfer’s Guide to Climate Change A feature documentary to be released in Wales on September 21st followed by a UK tour. (South Glamorgan , Porthcawl)
Rip Curl Boardmasters Won By Wiggoly Dantas
Posted July 30, 2008NEWQUAY, England (Sunday, August 10, 2008) – Wiggoly Dantas (Ubatuba, BRA), 18, won the Rip Curl Boardmasters in association with Relentless today, claiming his maiden ASP World Qualifying Series title in testing four to six foot (1.2 to 2 meter) waves at Fistral Beach after defeating Pablo Paulino (BRA) in a 100% Brazilian final. (Cornwall , Newquay)
REUBYN ASH FOURTH IN ASP GRADE 1 VANS PRO JUNIOR
Posted July 29, 2008Vans Pro Junior Grade 1 Men's ASP Junior Event San Sebastian Basque Country 24 - 27 July 2008 Marc Lacomare (Hossegor, FRA), 18, won the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-1 Vans Pro Junior today in consistent two to three foot waves at San Sebastian in front of a massive crowd. Lacomare, who defeated Reubyn Ash (from Bude), Adrien Toyon (REU) and Pierre-Valentin Laborde (FRA) in a 35-minute battle, secured his second victory of the season after the ASP Grade-3 Rip Curl Pro Junior in Portugal last April. (Cornwall , Bude)
Surfers back Precious Lives appeal
Posted July 29, 2008Nearly 50 surfers arrived at south Fistral on Saturday with their boards bearing stickers with Joe Way's website on each one. Joe is the inspirational little boy who touched people's lives around the country and beyond. His website, www.joeway.co.uk has been set up to tell his story, raise awareness of his conditions, and to help raise money for Children's Hospice South West's Precious Lives Appeal to build a children's hospice in Cornwall. (Cornwall , Newquay)
Errant Price Match on Holidays
Posted July 29, 2008Europe's leading surf travel and instruction company Errant has launched a new scheme which will see the company match and in most cases beat any surfing holiday or surf school deal in 2008. With locations like Newquay, France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Barbados and Bali, Errant Surf Holidays has a surfing experience to suit everyone. From family getaways in Spain, to advanced surf camps in the depths of Indonesia to surfing stag weekends in Newquay. (Cornwall , Newquay)
Oceansource Travel Bug
Posted June 24, 2008The website Oceansource.net, which lists nearly all of the world’s airlines and provides detailed information on their policies for travelling with surfboards, has been hit by a computer virus. It now needs your help to get it back on track. (around the UK, Newquay)
ESF Surf School at new premises - win coaching!
Posted June 23, 2008The ESF Surf School and Rob Barber’s Bodyboarding School are giving away a coaching weekend. (Cornwall , Newquay)
British Junior Team announced
Posted May 14, 2008Twelve youngsters from across Cornwall, Devon and Wales have been selected by the British Surfing Association for the British Junior Surfing Team for the 2008 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships which take place in the South West of France from the 24th May-1st June. (Cornwall , Newquay)
British Stand Up Paddlesurfing Association Latest
Posted April 30, 2008Paddle Round The Pier 08 (West Sussex , Brighton)
Multi award winning artist Ben Cook to exhibit at Eden this summer
Posted April 24, 2008A 1960 VW Westfalia camper with surfboards and wetsuits trailing out of the back will take its place among the exotic plants of Eden’s Mediterranean Biome this summer. (Cornwall , Truro)
Jed Stone takes number five position in the World Masters Surfing Championships
Posted April 11, 2008Team Great Britain is currently on its way back from Peru where they put on a strong performance at this years World Masters Surfing Championships. The team came 14th out of 17 teams in an event that saw some monstrous two to three metres plus surf. (around the UK, Not Selected)
Gabe Davies Appointed Patron of British Surfing Museum
Posted April 3, 2008One of Europe’s top pro surfers has been appointed Patron to the British Surfing Museum. Quiksilver and Gravis rider Gabe Davies, who holds multiple British and national titles, has agreed to join the not for profit organisation and will help out with publicity, advice and special events. (around the UK, Not Selected)
Russ Winter Wins at White Stuff Surf Relief Festival
Posted March 13, 2008Russell Winter wins White Stuff Surf Relief Contest (Cornwall , Newquay)
Surf School Overcrowding Issues Tackled
Posted March 5, 2008Harlyn Surf School is proud to announce that they have become one of the first surf schools in the UK to be awarded an operators licence as part of a new and unique "Surf School Licensing Scheme" launched this year by North Cornwall District Council. (Cornwall , Newquay)
SAS Latest News
Posted February 26, 2008Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) are proud to announce that SAS campaigns have won the first ever Best Environmental Campaign Award, as part of the Coast Awards 2007 presented by Coast Magazine. (Cornwall , Newquay)
Instant Surf Film Gratification
Posted February 26, 2008My Eyes Won’t Dry 2, Believe, Quest, Tubular Swells, Driven, One Winter Story, Young Guns 3 and many many more quality surf films are now available to watch on your computer whenever and wherever you like with the new CARVE Video On Demand service. (Cornwall , Newquay)
Fly without your board - update on BA ban
Posted February 26, 2008Despite all the protests, British Airways, the surfers’ least favourite airline, has gone ahead with its ban on surfboards. One solution gaining popularity is an upmarket version of board hire. (Cornwall , Newquay)
Tonnau climate change film - episode nine out now
Posted February 26, 2008Tonnau climate change film - episode nine out now (Mid Glamorgan , Swansea)
Bournemouth 'beach replenishment'
Posted January 4, 2008During the last couple of winters, so-called 'beach replenishment' work took place along the seven miles of beaches from Sandbanks in the west, through Bournemouth and Boscombe, towards Southbourne and Hengistbury Head in the east. (Dorset , Bournemouth)