We are pleased to unveil the members of the British junior surf squad who will be competing for a places on the team that will be heading to the ISA world junior surf championships in Panama in April 2012
U-18 Boys
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Well done to all the competitors who joined us in Newquay for the British National Surf Championships and thanks to all the friends, supporters, sponsors and volunteers for the time and effort they put it to make the event happen. With surf building from 2ft in the morning till come the final we had 6-8ft rollers steaming through the lineup, its fair to say we had the conditions in which to crown true British champs, thanks again to all who took part and made it such a fun and friendly weekend for everyone.
With the British Nationals set to run this weekend at Fistral; A gathering of surfers, interested parties, parents, businesses, media and others is meeting in Newquay to decide the future of surfing in the UK.
We want to start as we mean to go on and keep you as informed as possible so we’ve got a few documents you need to read to
Firstly an introduction to the prospective steering committee: A new steering committee for a New NGB
Next, the 4 realistic options that you can choose: Options Appraisal
Here’s the facts as we understand them right now (this is the short version): Facts Summary
Finally here’s the agenda for the meeting scheduled for 6pm on Saturday 29th at Fistral Blue: Agenda
We hope you can make to the meeting and help us moving this thing on……We care about the future of surfing in the UK and its time to get things sorted.
Any questions? Use the contact form here or go through usual social media and we’ll try and answer what we can.
Thanks
The 2011 British National Surf Championships Website is now LIVE. Open and Open women surfers, together with juniors and grommets of both sexes, will compete for the British titles on 29th 30th October, at Fistral in Newquay.
With on-going difficulties at Surfing GB, none of the 2011 National events were scheduled to take place. Alarm bells started ringing amongst surfers that their NGB was in a state of crisis.
Volunteers stepped forward to salvage the most important event, the British Nationals; making a statement to the wider surfing community that events like this matter; and that no- one sponsor, or failing NGB, can take away surfer’s rights to contest their National titles, run their own events, and determine their own governance.
That message struck a chord. Within a fortnight an eclectic and diverse range of sponsors had offered their support. From surf industry giants to local shops and tourist businesses, the offers of help rolled in.
British Surfing needs a strong and credible National Governing Body (NGB) because without official recognition, surfing as a sport cannot access funding from Sport England. That means surf clubs, surf schools, surf businesses and individual surfers are all unable to compete for badly needed development grants with other sports.
A strong NGB does not just access funding. It should be assisting its members with things that matter to them: cheap insurance, club development, running contests, certification and ensuring good standards of training: of judges, coaches, surf schools. The NGB should also be training and managing the National teams that put British Surfing on the global map. A strong NGB gives surfers a political voice, ensuring that surfers are consulted as stakeholders in marine and watersports policy.
All surfers are affected, directly or indirectly, by the strength or weakness of their NGB.
The 2011 British Nationals will provide an opportunity for surfers to meet and decide on the future strategy for their NGB. Elections and a plan for 2012 are on the agenda.