2007 BUSA Championships kicks off this weekend by George Mojo 29/02/2008:// Thousands of students from all over the UK will be in Cornwall this weekend for the 2007 BUSA Championships. More than four hundred surfers will be battling to become the top individual student surfer and the top university team in the first British Surfing …
Tiago Pires clinches deal as full time pro On the eve of his first ever ASP Men’s World Tour heat as a full time professional, Tiago Pires (Ericeira, Portugal) has re-signed with iconic global surf brand Billabong. The 28-year-old is the first surfer from Portugal to ever qualify for the elite level of professional competition …
Seven Cornish surfers at South To South final Cornish surfers will fill seven of the eight places in the grand final of the South To South Frostbite Junior Winter Series. Jack Whitefield, Josh Piper, Seb Smart, Morgan Elston, George Picking, Marcus Lascelles, and Bert Wright will be joined by Newport’s Robert Webster-Blythe in the mobile …
Tom Wegener’s unglassed Plankton board Arriving in the UK from sunny Noosa Heads comes the latest model in Tom Wegener’s range, the Plankton board. The concept surrounding Tom Wegener’s Plankton boards is very different from that of foam boards, it is unglassed. This could possibly make it the most eco-friendly surfboard ever to be developed, …
Takes Ratings Lead on ASP Women’s World Tour by Dave Prodan 01/03/2008:// Sofia Mulanovich (PER) has won the 2008 Roxy Pro Gold Coast presented by LG, defeating fellow finalist Samantha Cornish (AUS) in clean three foot (1 metre) waves at Snapper Rocks. The opening event of the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour season, the Roxy …