The Gathering of the Clans (Scottish Inter-Club Surfing Championships) will take place this Saturday at Lost Shore Surf Resort – the first ever surfing event to take place at the new wave pool.
Recent iterations of this event have taken place all around Scotland; Pease Bay, Shetland, Fraserburgh, Tiree, Thurso and Aberdeen and this will be the first time the event will have taken place so close to the capital and as such Scottish Surfing are hoping for a showcase to a whole new audience.
Spectators are welcome at the event which will be followed by a canape reception (5pm) and then St Andrews day after party with DJ (7:30pm til late) in the Lost Shore events suite.
Defending Open division champions for the last two years Phoebe Strachan (NSSC) and Mark Boyd (NSSC) will be defending their titles as well as trying to win the club title for the North Shore Surf Club for the 7th consecutive year.
Phoebe Strachan said;
“I’m really looking forward to this weekend’s event which is a great opportunity for people to come and see the ever increasing standard of Scottish Surfing – the team aspect of the comp is going to be really exciting this year and I can’t wait to compete in a pool for the first time.”
Last year’s Open Men’s runner up and Junior winner Craig McLachlan (NSSC), now graduated out of the junior division, will be looking to take top honours along with his team mates. Sam Christopherson of Belhaven Surf Club (BHSC) will be defending the Masters (40+) title, Callie Cruickshank of the Broch Surf Club (BSC) the Junior Girls division and despite being victorious for the Broch in last year’s Longboard division, Malcolm Findlay will be replaced by Glen Bruce (BSC).
The following club teams will compete in the event for the Clans sword and quaich;
North Shore Surf Club (Thurso)
Belhaven Surf Club (Dunbar)
Broch Surf Club (Fraserburgh)
Edinburgh & Borders Surf Club (Edinburgh)
Lossie Surf Club (Lossiemouth)
Aberdeen Surf Club (Aberdeen)
Sandend Surf Club (Sandend)
Tiree Surf Club (Tiree)
Competitors will be scored on their best 2 out of 4-6 waves in each 15-20minute heat. The event will run from 8am – 4pm this Saturday and Scottish Surfing and Lost Shore Surf Resort look forward to welcoming competitors and spectators along to the new facility where there will also be affiliate and partners stalls in the event suite during the day for the public to browse and visit.
Live scores and Live Stream links will be posted on Scottish Surfing’s Facebook Group and on www.scottishsurfing.scot later this week
Exciting news from world champion surfer, bestselling author, and transformational speaker Shaun Tomson! Shaun is relaunching Instinct, the iconic surfwear brand that first defined style and innovation in the 1980s.
Shaun was the first athlete to win 19 pro surf contests and the youngest and the oldest ever to win an event. He revolutionised tube riding. won a Pipe Masters title in 1975/1976 and came up with legendary quote “Time is expanded inside the tube,” as well as starring in classic films like Freeride.
Shaun’s inspiring journey continues to bridge the worlds of sports, business, and personal transformation. Whether through his Code Method workshops, empowering keynotes, or innovative projects like this, Shaun’s message remains the same: find your purpose and create positive waves of change.
Shaun launched the company at the peak of his professional surfing career in 1979, but sold the company a decade later. He wants Instinct to be “the world’s first social purpose-driven surfwear brand.” by committing to sustainability, and offering eco-friendly apparel, and a mission “to unite and inspire people through the values of the Surfer’s code.”
G Man takes us on a quick 1hr pov surf , surfing in below freezing conditions.
“Winter has finally come. The first day of freezing temperatures made going surfing a bit more difficult this day but surfing a perfect slab with just one friend out made it a whole lot better.”
A short film about 73 year young surfer Eric Davies. Eric has won multiple surfing titles across multiple decades, battled cancer and is a great example of how 70 is the new 30… Maybe 40… with more and more surfers staying fit, stoked and ripping into retirement!
Filmed in North Devon by Tom Bowman it recently won ‘Shortie of the Year’ at London Surf Film Festival 2024.
Torren Martyn and Surfrider Foundation Australia’s Drew McPherson enjoy a memorable day riding unconventional equipment at a remote beach break in the tropics. Torren’s preference was a square tail multi channeled Simon Jones Designs twin fin, while Drew pushed a Nav Fox Bonza single fin through the ever shifting sand bottom peaks. This film is a celebration of one of those rare moments when you and a friend share a perfect day of surfing.
A film by Ishka Folkwell – Produced by needessentials
The Vans 2024 Pipe Masters will run December 8th – 20th with list off invitees drawing from freesurfers, WSL competitors, locals and Pipe Chargers surfing for a $300,000 prize purse.
John John Florence, Moana Jones Wong won last years event.
Moana… Queen of Pipe…
Women
Erin Brooks (USA)
Milla Coco Brown (AUS)
Gabriela Bryan (HAW)
Puamakamae DeSoto (HAW)
Anne Dos Santos (BRA)
Vahine Fierro (PYF)
Kiara Goold (PYF)
Chesney Guinotte (HAW)
Coco Ho (HAW)
Bella Kenworthy (USA)
Maluhia Kinimaka (HAW)
Sierra Kerr (AUS)
Vaihitimahana Inso (HAW)
Bettylou Sakura Johnson (HAW)
Moana Jones-Wong (HAW)
Zoë McDougall (HAW)
Molly Picklum (AUS)
Caity Simmers (USA)
Luana Silva (BRA)
Ēweleiʻula Wong (HAW)
Men
Kaulana Apo (HAW)
Noah Beschen (HAW)
Russell Bierke (AUS)
Benji Brand (HAW)
Harry Bryant (AUS)
Legend Chandler (HAW)
Alan Cleland Jr. (MEX)
Crosby Colapinto (USA)
Noa Deane (AUS)
Imaikalani DeVault (HAW)
Cherif Fall (SEN)
Ivan Florence (HAW)
Nathan Florence (HAW)
Kala Grace (HAW)
Mason Ho (HAW)
Kainehe Hunt (HAW)
Koldo Illumbe (IDN/ESP)
Billy Kemper (HAW)
Kyuss King (AUS)
Zeke Lau (HAW)
Jake Maki (HAW)
Barron Mamiya (HAW)
Makai McNamara (HAW)
Torrey Meister (HAW)
Noa Mizuno (HAW)
Seth Moniz (HAW)
Eli Olson (HAW)
Jamie O’Brien (HAW)
Makana Pang (HAW)
Cam Richards (USA)
Koa Rothman (HAW)
Guy Sato (JPN)
Lungi Slabb (AUS)
Koa Smith (HAW)
Balaram Stack (USA)
Eala Stewart (HAW)
Tosh Tudor (USA)
Kauli Vaast (PYF)
Mikey Wright (AUS)
Kū’i’o’okalani Young (HAW)
