Cyclone swell perfection in Durban…

Cyclone Enawo serves up perfect beach break barrels! How’s the last one?

Natty Surf Jam to raise awareness and support for young adults struggling with mental health related illnesses

On April 1st 2017 the first ever ‘Natty Surf Jam’: A Festival of Music and Surfing to make a positive change in our local community will take place at Fistral Beach., Newquay. The event is in memory of local surfer Nathaniel Loney; a contagiously vibrant, loving soul who tragically lost his life at the age of 25 after a 3 year battle against severe depression & bi-polar disorder. The ultimate goal of The Natty Surf Jam is to raise awareness and support for young adults struggling with mental health related illnesses, so that no one has to face the journey alone.

The event will be raising money for two important charities; The Invictus Trust to help them achieve their goal of installing a treatment facility in Truro. And SOBS uk -Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide helping individuals and families of the deceased relatives.

Suicide and depression in young males is a growing trend with suicide the biggest killer of men under 50.

A Longboard Competition will be held at Fistral Beach, Newquay throughout the day and will comprise of an open men’s and women’s division. There will also be an Expression Session for all surfers and board types halfway through the day where extra amazing bonus prizes will be up for grabs!

To level out the prize giving all competitors names will be put into a hat then drawn into fantasy surf teams with at least one professional or experienced surfer in each team. The team with the most collective scored points will win prizes from the sponsors. This way its fair on all ability levels of surfing.

Entry for the Open longboard will be £20 and will include breakfast and lunch, an official Natty Surf Jam Tee-shirt, entry to the evening music event, a massage and checkup from local chiropractor Alex Bergmann and a chance to win the cash prize amongst other great prizes from our sponsors. We will be releasing details on how to enter very soon.
At the moment entry for the expression session will be based on donations on the day but this could change if there is a feeling of interest.

The band jam will be held at Whiskers, featuring Abbie Piper, Wildwood Kin + more amazing acts to be confirmed, so watch this space for updates! Evening entry will be ticketed at £8 in advance and £10 on the door – all proceeds going to charity.

WAYS TO SHOW SUPPORT:
– Share this event
– Invite your Surfing Music-head friends!
– Enter the Surf Comp! http://bit.ly/2mga5IJ
– Buy tickets to the live music event! http://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-natty-surf-jam
– Donate… (Message us for details)
– Volunteer! please join our volunteer group on the following link https://www.facebook.com/groups/1686231175008869/

This year we are working with The Invictus Trust to help them achieve their goal of installing a treatment facility in Truro which at the moment is bound in “red tape” by the government. To find out more about this please go to http://www.invictustrust.co.uk/.

We are also raising awareness SOBS uk -Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide helping individuals and families of the deceased relatives. http://uk-sobs.org.uk/

Skindog, Bearman and Hornbuckle rep British longboarding on the WSL.

Skindog ranked fifth in the world and Bearman ranked 13th have just set off on ( a very long) journey to PNG to surf in the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championship. Along side hem this event will be 17 year old Joe Hornbuckle.

Joe from St Agnes was also awarded a spot into the all-prestigious WLC that will soon launch at the Kumul PNG World Longboard Championship after surfing the qualifying legs in Europe last year.

Joe will have the opportunity to take his learning spree to the next level, competing against the very best longboarders on the planet at the World Longboard Championship and understandably, he can’t wait!

“I’m crazy excited about going to PNG, I’ve never been anywhere geographically close or conditions wise so it’s going to be an awesome change. I really look forward to surfing in board shorts properly, I just want to go and have fun.”

We will keep you update on how Joe does in his first World Championship effort in Papua New Guinea when competition starts on March 18.

Canarian Pipe goes off for Quemao Class

Underdog Antonio Marques put on a barrel riding masterclass to take the title this year. Second place was for Dimitri Ouvre ( last year’s winner) third was Natxo Gonzalez, and fourth local Manuel Lezcano who is closing a year surfing at his top level.

Quemao Class would like to thank all the Canarian finalists Yeray Garcia, Yael Peña and Josemi Mentado, international riders, Nic Von Rupp, William Alliotti, Roberto Da Mico, Alain Riou and Kevin Bourez and all the Basque crew Hodei Collazo, Aritz Aranburu, Eukeni Masa and the young gun Iker Amatrian for an awesome surfing at the highest level.

El Quemao Class is an event sponsored by La Bohemia Lanzarote and it’s done with the institutional support from el Gobierno de Canarias, Cabildo de Lanzarote, Turismo de Lanzarote, Lanzarote European Sports Destination and Ayuntamiento de Tinajo.

International Women’s Day: Five Women That Rock Our World…

Keala Kennelly

Surfs bigger waves better than most alpha males, and all keyboard warrior critics of women’s surfing, on the planet #fact. If that isn’t enough she also has a bigger/better scar story and a hotter girlfriend … Dry your eyes son.

Pic @nikkidisanto on Insta.

Beth Hamilton

While most are struggling with duck dives, paddle outs, pop ups, credit card airs and getting all scaredy pants when an over head set comes through Beth deals with it all, at elite level, one armed. If you have any doubts how tough this is, try a one armed pop up, and see how far you get.

Carissa Moore

World Champion, Hawaiian princess, ambassador, all class, keeps her clothes on. “Marry” every time in “Snog, marry, avoid”

Easkey Britton

Tries to make the world a better place for women. Helps facilitate women surfing in some of the heaviest areas of the world (Iran with Waves of Freedom and the pink nose project in PNG), multiple Irish surfing champion tows Mullaghmore and Aileens. Can also drink.

Gwyneth Haslock

Started surfing at 10 in Cornwall in a wooly jumper before wetsuits were invented, she is still doing it at 71. Britain’s first competitive female surfer surfs three times a week all year round in water down to 9 degrees with wind chill in the minus. Looking at you soft bloke…