English Interclub Surfing Champs

English Interclub Surfing Champs

A rad weekend at the 2021 korev lager English Interclub Surfing Championships shows strength, depth & talent in our English Surf Club Community. We came together on Perranporth Beach, Cornwall for a fun-fuelled weekend of surf competition & socialising as we set the tone for the future years to come. A memorable weekend for so many... this is how it went down.

After some unlucky years of poor forecasts and covid restrictions, our Surf Clubs were chomping to unify on the beach for the 2021 korev lager English Interclub Surfing Championships. We welcomed Clubs from across England for an epic weekend as we basked in the October rays & waves lapped the shoreline.

Surf Clubs travelled to Cornwall from across the Southwest, stretching out to those making the crossing from the Isle of Wight, and the crowds of North Devon who made the journey South with their entourage of support.

Teams were submitted for Open, Women’s and Juniors, as all surf clubs charged with the goal of taking the 2021 Surf Club Champions. The surfing was epic to watch, and the graft from every surfer to make the most of the conditions really contributed to team spirit as clubs lined the shoreline cheering on their cohort.

Every surfer had 2 heats, one on Saturday and one on Sunday, racking up the points for their teams. When it came to the crunch, Newquay Boardriders A team took 2021 Surf Club Champions title, as well as claiming the Women’s and Junior overall champs. Croyde Surf Club A Open team charged hard to take the top spot in the Open title, just pinching it from Newquay.

Surfing England CEO, Ben Powis sums up the weekend “There was a special buzz right through the weekend, we might of all come together to surf and win some titles, but it really was the social side that lit up this champs. Amazing support for the surfers on the beach, old friends coming together & new friendships formed over a korev or two. For me, this is what surfing is all about. Fun”

The Surf Clubs also spoke “Everyone is so vibing. New Interclub memories, characters and myths established. Some folk (young and old) will remember that weekend fondly for the rest of their lives. How cool is that.”

A huge thank you to everyone for coming together and giving 110% all weekend. Our 2021 contest season is complete & we look forward to seeing you all in 2022.

Results:
Club Champions – Newquay Boardriders
Open Champions – Croyde Surf Club A.
Women Champions – Newquay Boardriders A.
Junior Champions – Newquay Boardriders A.

Thanks to all the Event Team that came together for another seamless weekend, ERA Adventures for the lifeguard cover, and our additional photographers Jack and Gordon, who stepped up to join the team. A shout out to The Watering Hole who kept everyone fed and watered throughout the weekend.

A massive thank you to our Headline Partners korev Lager who enabled us to run this event, and to dryrobe, Caravan and Motorhome Club, The Wave, Decathlon, Clarke Willmott, Vospers, Surfdome, Red Bull, and our Media Partners Panoptic Motion.

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AquaTech – Carve Photo Comp

AquaTech – Carve Photo Comp

Stoked to announce AquaTech are sponsoring our 2021 Photo comp and will be providing the winner with an AxisGO 12 Action kit!

AxisGO is an easy to use Waterproof Case for your iPhone. You can shoot stills and video in the water like a pro and capture beautiful images and stunning video with your phone down to depths of 10m/33ft!

The Action kit includes a leash, Bluetooth pistol, and a protective case for the AxisGO, everything you'd need to shoot surf with your phone.

You have touchscreen access at all times so you can shoot, use all your favourite photo apps and share your images instantly with your friends and family.

The AxisGO is also compatible with an array of accessories including Domes, and the new Bluetooth Pistol Grip. AxisGO suits a variety of iPhones including the popular iPhone 12 and iPhone 11 range."

It is a game changer!

The Carve has all the finalists in print and we will be announcing the winner soon!

Click Here for more on AquaTech

WINNER PRIZES INCLUDE.

AQUATECH AXISGO 12 ACTION KIT!
*A RIP CURL ANTI SERIES JACKET
*A RIP CURL 4/3 FLASH BOMB

YOUR SHOT IN A CARVE FEATURE AND AN INTERVIEW FOR THE WINNER!

T+C’s
Got to run these because law. - No cash alternatives to the prize. By entering you agree to allow Carve (Orca Publications) using your photo in the mag and online (You will be credited or tagged when we do). No one else will use your photo. We will contact those in the final selection directly. We can't answer all messages or emails so bear with us.

Stone cold, not sober 2

Stone cold, not sober 2

20 minutes of stone cold not sober full length film cut down to 6:46.

A short film following surfer Harry Timson around for 2 months and a short mission between lockdowns to Scotland. 

Arctic Adventure – Ian Battrick

Arctic Adventure – Ian Battrick

An arctic adventure with surfing nomad and underground ripper Ian Battrick. Batty is about as hardcore as they come, global solo surf traveller and super stoked, this edit was mainly self-filmed over time, using a GoPro or camera just left on a tripod. With over 20 years experience of surfing the Arctic, Batty will do anything for a strike mission as this edit shows...

Thank you for the additional clips from:
Vilhjálmur Ólafsson
Mike Cochran
Baptiste Hardoy
Ben Weiland (Dane’s waves)
Steve Lewis
Elli Thor
Haukur Arara Gunnarsson

13th Jesus Longboard classic 2021

13th Jesus Longboard classic 2021

13th Jesus Longboard classic 2021 - ‘A fantastic weekend, with outstanding Longboarding’

Organisers Christians Surfers UK in conjunction with the Tubestation were excited to see the swell and weather forecast for this weekend’s (October 9th – 10th) 13th Jesus longboard classic, and the weekend certainly did not disappoint.

With a record entry of over 90 competitors entered into the six divisions, an amazing swell on Saturday, great hospitality, and good weather throughout it was an exciting team that gathered early on Saturday morning for breakfast and check in before the first of 24 heats on Saturday took place.

Saturday’s surf was clean offshore, and in the 4-6ft range which gave and amazing opportunity to showcase what these longboarders are able to do in great conditions. Some brilliant surfing throughout the day in all of the categories so by the time high tide was pushing in on Saturday night the event was through to semi-finals and finals for the Sunday.

Action however at the Tubestation was not finished there, all those interested had a fantastic opportunity to listen to ‘The Long paddle’ epic expedition man Mr Brendon Prince sharing about his 141 days, 3900 km stand-up paddle board around the shores of the UK which set three world records. Brendon shared the story behind why he did this incredible challenge, about water safety and education and answered many questions from the really interested packed Tubestation audience.

A good evening of socialising in various places around Polzeath on Saturday night and the surfers were back again in time for breakfast before the very special surfers blessing which takes place every Sunday of this contest at 9a. An opportunity to reflect on life and this focus was about surrendering and mental illness, quite poignant for many people and a few tears shed as local Tubestation leader Dylan shared his thoughts.
Sunday surf was smaller with a northerly wind making conditions trickier but the event rapidly moved through the semi-finals and into the finals, giving the judges on the head land a busy time.

The great thing about the weather was that the presentation was able to be held outdoors in the open around 4 pm on Sunday afternoon. Contest director and head of Christian Surfers UK Phil Williams welcomed everybody to the hill and thanked so many people who worked tirelessly to put this event on including obviously Tubestation, Christians Surfers volunteers from around the country, Era adventures for providing water cover throughout the weekend, the local RNLI, and obviously the sponsors of the event Nineplus, Finisterre, and Old Guys rule. Some great photos from Richard Davies and Andy Holter.

Before announcing the winners he shared a brief message of hope and faith as we are coming through a really tough time.
A couple of great speeches from the ‘open’ winners who had both won for the first time with Jordan Zervas taking the men’s title and Beth Leighfield the women’s title and prize money of £200 each.
Other winners included Arthur Randell in the U18’s, newly married Elliot Dudley in the hotly contested Over 35’s, Rich Emerson took his first win in the over 50’s division, and the ever-green Colin Bright took yet another victory in the over 60’s.
This was the second event in two weeks for the Christian surfer’s crew who do an amazing job supporting not only this event but others around the country. This event was one of the best remembered of the ‘Jesus Longboard’ due to so many variables but coming back together as a longboard community after the COVID challenges was pretty special. It was great to see so many people back together again with smiles on faces.

this event, and I am sure many of the competitors are looking forward to this weekend’s BLU event at Fistral.
If you would like to know any more about the work of Christian Surfers UK log onto  christiansurfers.co.uk

Breaking Waves: Race & Inclusivity

Breaking Waves: Race & Inclusivity

Welcome back to another episode of Vans’ Breaking Waves, the latest project from pro surfer and Weird Waves host Dylan Graves, dedicated to the often overlooked and polarizing social issues and topics in surfing. In this episode, Dylan and producer Dave Malcolm take a deeper look at surfing’s history with racial inclusion, gaining diverse perspectives on how surfing can evolve to become not just inclusive to all, but anti-racist.

Learn more about the organisations and companies featured in this episode:

Black Sand Surf
blacksandsurf.com

Color the Water Foundation
colorthewater.org

Earth Technologies
earthtechsurf.com

Textured Waves
.texturedwaves.com