Euro QS & Pro Longboard Returns To Cornwall

Jul 31, 2025

The World Surf League (WSL) Europe is excited to announce their return to the Boardmasters Festival in Cornwall for Stop No. 2 of the 2025/2026 European Qualifying Series (QS) season, and the season opener for the Longboard Qualifying Series (LQS). The Boardmasters Open 2025 QS 2,000, and Boardmasters Longboard Pro LQS 1,000 will run from August 6-10, 2025 at Fistral Beach, Newquay.

The UK’s premier surf and music festival continues to attract the region’s best surfers looking to build momentum in their quest to qualify for the Challenger Series, or gain valuable points for the regional rankings.

Cornwall is a special place in summer, with beautiful, long days and fun beachbreaks stretching for miles along the coast. Spectators get to watch the best of the British surfing scene, challenge themselves against the top European and international athletes that come down to experience the iconic event for themselves.

2024 was a historic year across the board and added two new names to the incredible list of winners. Lukas Skinner (GBR) became the first British surfer to win the Boardmasters title since 2002 in an all Great Britain-final against Patrick Langdon-Dark (WLS), and Tya Zebrowski (FRA) won her first-ever QS title. In the Longboard competition, Alice Lemoigne (FRA) and Edouard Delpero (FRA) both won their sixth Boardmasters titles, stamping their authority in Cornish waters.
This year, Boardmasters is partnering with some of the UK’s most influential surfers to be the official event ambassadors, including Ben and Lukas Skinner, Emily Currie and Alys Barton.
Ben and Lukas Skinner are more than just local heroes. Ben has had a remarkably consistent competitive career and is a 12-times European Longboard Champion.
Emily Currie is one of the UK’s most celebrated surfers. Based in Cornwall, she holds the titles of European Longboard Champion, Boardmasters Longboard Champion, Shortboard Champion and multiple British & English National Longboard Championship titles.
Alys Barton has grown up on the Welsh coast, and the ocean has always played an important role in her life. Over the years, she’s won multiple British titles and is one of the top contenders on the European QS scene.
For more on the Boardmasters festival, go to boardmasters.com and for more information, please visit WorldSurfLeague.com