13 year old Sierra is not only showing off her talent right here, she is probably also showing you on pathway in the future of surf comps, possibly even the Olympics.
If you mix youth, talent and add a training ground where you can include repetition in a predictable environment this is what you get. And while I totally get a lot of people prefer the ocean and more traditional surfing for their surfing experience and enjoyment there is something to be said for wavepools in the mix, especially if you are trying to run comp for live-streaming in a covid era.
Fed up with SWW polluting your local? Well here’s your chance to get even and end sewage pollution… from the inside.
If there is one thing listed companies hate it is shareholder action. Back in the 90’s SAS bought shares in SWW and turned up at the AGM with other shareholders. The SWW PR freaked out called in the riot police and dogs, then SAS reps arrived in a BMW wearing suits and ties and handed him a bag of sanitary towels and condoms collected from Porthtowan. He literally lost his shit in front of camera. It was class, and went down as one of the first and most innovative action in environmental actions of the time.
Anyway SAS are now planning an exciting new campaign action to influence South West Water from the inside. If you in the SWW area you need to do this…
“As part of a new scheme, South West Water (SWW) have announced they are providing their customers with the opportunity to hold shares in their business. SWW supposedly ‘outperformed’ its last business plan providing them with an excess of £20 million. The water firm plan to share this bonus with their customers, who can either choose to receive a cash sum of £20 or register to become a shareholder FOR FREE.
“When you become a shareholder of a business or company you are able to participate and benefit from its future growth. As a SWW customer shareholder, you will have the opportunity to meet with SWW regularly and attend the Customer Annual General Meeting. This means you are able to have more of a say in how the business is run and use your voice to influence change from the inside.”
Have your say on stage pollution…. YES PLEASE!
Why register for FREE shares?
If you are South West Water customer and you have received this letter (photographed below), this is a unique opportunity to use your voice and help #endsewagepollution in the South West. Here are a few reasons why you should take up the offer to register for your FREE share:
You can be a powerful voice and make yourself heard from the ‘inside’
You will be able to attend meetings to ask questions about SWW business plans –Surfers Against Sewage will support you with that
You can hold SWW to account for their polluting ways and demand they work to end sewage pollution in the UK
We will work together, as customers and ocean activists, to demand action on important environmental actions
You have the opportunity to ensure the voice of the ocean is heard within the conference rooms of a polluting industry
How to register for your shares?
If you are a South West Water customer and you want to be part of the movement to #EndSewagePollution from the inside, here’s what you need to do:
Register for your FREE share by October 9th 2020 by visiting href=”https://watershare.signalshares.com/welcome”>https://watershare.signalshares.com/welcome
You will need your customer number and access code provided on your SWW letter
Let SAS know if you take up your shares and we’ll be in touch to outline the next steps for this important campaign action – send confirmation to [email protected]
Boardmasters festival returns to Newquay, 11-15 August 2021, and it is announced today that tickets will go on sale this Thursday 1 October at 8am. Cornwall’s own surf and music festival welcomes huge names making waves in international surfing at Fistral Beach, as well as an unbeatable line-up of world-class musical talent taking to the stage at Watergate Bay. Tickets will be available via the Boardmasters website.
This Thursday, ‘Tier 1’ tickets for Weekend Camping, Charger (the ultimate Boardmasters ticket), VIP Camping and 3-Day No Camping will be going on sale. Fans will have the option of booking their ticket with a £20 deposit and paying nothing until 2021, and customers can book with confidence in the knowledge that they will be eligible for a refund if the festival is unable to go ahead due to Covid-19.
Boardmasters Festival Organiser and Co-Founder, Andrew Topham said, “We are excited to be looking ahead to next year, making plans for Boardmasters and welcoming you all back in 2021. While we are living in uncertain times, the entire Boardmasters team remains positive that we’ll be able to gather to enjoy the very best live music and surfing, at our home on the Cornish coast next August. We are keeping a very close eye on the current situation, as well as the UK Government guidelines, which we will follow as the festival approaches. Boardmasters 2021 will go ahead, so long as it is entirely safe for us to do so.”
Tickets for Boardmasters 2021 go on sale this Thursday 1 October at 8am. Visit boardmasters.com for more information.
Kyllian Guerin on his first adventure in Polynesia.
“I have traveled to a lot of places since I was little.’ says KG “Beautiful, wild or incredible places. But deep down inside, I had always dreamed of coming here. I was told about the beauty of the landscapes, the people, the culture and then there was Teahupoo. Scary and bewitching, an almost mythical wave. I dreamed about it but every time I saw my friends leave and I said to myself ok, next time. And then at the beginning of September, I had the chance to go with @Jorgann Couzinet on my first trip to this island which is truly the pearl of the Pacific.
Stoke-ed It’s a grey autumn day, raining cats and dogs, but out beyond the browning flowers, muddy puddles and flooding pavement, the sea is packed. The dulled brine occasionally moved by three-foot sets and a light offshore has drawn out large numbers of surfers right up the coast. Ordinarily sane people are up at dawn in torrential rain waiting to get their fix. Just one slide, one turn, maybe if there are lucky, a head dip to claim. For years I have enthusiastically espoused the benefits of surfing, and questioned what makes the pursuit of ‘stoke' so addictive. I know some people claim there is no such thing. But I am a believer, and proof of my theory was laid out on beaches for hundreds of miles this morning. Everyone chasing their fix in what were less than perfect conditions on the global scale.
I guess some people would love surfing to be just another sport, like football or tennis. Something you can pick up or leave. Dip in and out, wear the scarves, and chant on terraces. But for the majority us, it is way more than a sport will ever be. It is an addiction, our raison d’etre to get up in the dark, to explore the world, to educate ourselves, to fight to protect the environment, to raise our physical performance and fitness, and so much more. We now have studies trying to understand why surfing makes us feel good in ways that go beyond standard endorphin release provided by jogging, and senses of achievement greater than rolling about in mud with 29 other blokes and an odd-shaped ball. When journalists were asking about Olympic inclusion, my go-to answer was always: “On any day, any surfer or any ability can feel like a gold medallist.” Is it cold water reflex? Is it ozone? Or is it something more. I have no idea. Being a product of a tight and committed surfing community I never questioned why. We all just felt it and we were all hooked from day one.
These days there is a larger surfing population, so core values have been watered down in part. But at the same time, during these weird times of stress and change there are more people addicted, and that addiction provides greater escapes and more meaning. The ‘stoke' is real and one day I have no doubt science will prove what we already know.
This issue is full of addicts: Wales’ finest young competitive surfers, PLD and Logan, who are up at dawn every day and chasing dreams, no matter the conditions. James Hendy, who has always worked to surf, starting sanding surfboards under a tarp, but has ended up living on the Bukit as a surf brand executive. Jack Johns, surf stoked grom who is now a regular Condé Nast cover shooter. Al Mackinnon, whose job is it is to try and encapsulate inspiring surf travel. And of course, the British and Irish surf photographers who capture moments that burn like super novas in the sky maps of our lives.
What connects you, and me to them is that we are all chasing the fix. We are all chasing ’stoke’. Even those who are in denial. It’s for the best if we all just hold our hands up and admit it. We are addicted.
