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 Rock Up Has been postponed because of the weather. We all want a nice sunny evening like last year so stay tuned for the next date. Details of the event here... |
 Supernova Surf Shop has opened it's doors to a new surfboard heritage centre in the heart of Newhaven on the south coast. There are a collection of vintage surfboards on display dating back to the early Sixties...
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 Introducing the Sea Level Tour, bringing the surf vibe to a music venue near you this summer. Taking a host of soulful singer/songwriters and rock ‘n’ roll surfers with their laidback attitude and beachside tunes on an eight venue tour of coastal towns and surf communities... |
 Surfing in the 60s - a new exhibition opens at the Museum of British Surfing, North Devon for 2013... |
 The first ever Brighton Big Balls Event takes place May 12th 2013 All in aid of testicular and prostate cancer the Brighton Big Balls will take place on the beaches of Brighton & Hove...
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 The SAS Big Spring Beach Clean will be taking place at over 60 beaches nationwide this month to tackle the growing marine litter crisis hitting UK shores. The Brighton beach clean will be at theHotpipe 23rd March at 11AM... |
 Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) is calling on communities in North Cornwall to submit opinions on a massive and potentially devastating coastal dredging proposal. Marine Minerals Limited are applying for a licence to remove millions of tonnes of sediment from North Cornwall’s sea bed as little as 200 meters offshore at some of Cornwall’s premier beaches, including; St Ives Bay, Porthtowan, St Agnes & Perranporth...Read more |
 The new version of the Surf Reporter surf app now runs on karma! Read more... |
 After Initial concerns that wave heights in Brighton would be slashed by 22% the SAS have got confirmation from E.ON that the Rampion Windfarm will now be configured to reduce the affect on our wave size... |
 With one more round of the WCT at pipeline in December who will win the tour? Here is a rundown of the possiblites... |
 Here's an announcment from Martin O'Neill. Filf will be relocating to Brighton Beach...
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 Surfers Against Sewage are today celebrating the decision of the European Courts of Justice ruling that Northumbrian Water and Thames Water are illegally discharging raw sewage via combined sewer overflows (CSOs). This ruling sets a precedent that will send shock waves around the UK water industry... |
 SuperNova Surfboards Surf Shop in Newhaven has now opened! ... |
 Winners of a signed copy of Alex Wade's new book "Amazing Surfing Stories"announced here... |
 The London Surf / Film Festival announces the official line-up for 2012 event. Hitting the capital 11-14 October and hosted at the iconic Riverside Studios, The London Surf / Film Festival is a celebration of the cream of contemporary surf culture from waveriding’s most exciting creative’s, bringing to the capital four nights of international surfing’s hottest releases, independent films and award-winning features... |
 Surfers Against Sewage is calling for community volunteers to get involved with the Autumn Beach Clean Series at some of the UK’s most treasured surf spots and beaches.The Brighton beach clean will be on September 23rd 2012... |
 British environmental charity Surfers Against Sewage is launching a new campaign calling for UK law to recognise and protect UK surfing waves, beaches and the livelihood of coastal communities. Please sign the petition now... |
 Take Action Now: Surfers Against Sewage is extremely concerned with E-ON's Draft Environmental Statement identifying potentially significant negative impacts on wave height of up to -22% at Brighton Marina and surf spots to the east of the city. Please read and email E-ON before Aug 8th 2012... |
 Former winner of the Boardmasters, current Relentless Super Series and UK Pro Surf Tour Champion, Russell Winter receives a wild card into this year's Relentless Energy Drink Boardmasters in association with Vans, scheduled for 7th – 12th August at Fistral Beach Newquay... |
 Surfers Against Sewage and Brighton Surfers will attempt to set the UK record for the biggest ever beach clean at this year's Paddle Round The Pier on Saturday the 7th of July. SAS are calling for 500 participants from the local Brighton community... |
 Win a week's holiday in Morocco at this year'sPaddle Round the pier! Spaces still available to compete in the Pier 2 Pier paddle race where the winner will get a week's acommodation in Morocco with Surf Berbere. The race is sponsored by The Brighton Watersports Company and there will be great prizes for 2nd and 3rd places too... |
 Due to an incident with a vessel and surfers crossing the harbour there has been a ban on surfers paddling across Shoreham harbour by order of the Harbour Master. Read more details from Shoreham Port Authority... |
 Kelly Slater wins the Volcom Fiji pro at epic Cloudbreak, beating Gabriel Medina in the final. Mick Fanning takes the lead in the ASP title championship.. |
 Last year you all helped raise a massive £220 towards the Paddle charities buy buying the in-water photos from last year's Paddle Round The Pier. This year Chris Beasley will again be floating around taking photos of you in the sea. The photos will be on sale in the Sharkbait Shop after the event again for you to buy with all the proceeds going to charity. Read More.. |
 Newquay will once again host the Relentless Boardmasters in association with Vans, from August 6-12 this summer. But if you can't make it this time the event will be broadcast live on the interenet!The traditional British stop on the ASP European Tours returns with a combined ASP 6-Star Men's event, and the Boardmasters Longboard Pro, an ASP 3-Star Men's and Women's Longboard Qualifying Series event... |
 The Paddle Round The Pier 2012 continue to include disability groups allowing kids who often have not even been on the beach before access to the sea. The Paddle crew are currently after vollunteers who wish to get involved with probably one of the most rewarding things we do at Paddle. Find out more... |
 Off the coast of cornwall, fishermen reel in what is thought to be the largest shark caught in British waters... |
 A nice little film put together by Guardian.co.uk taking a look at the surf culture of North Devon including interviews with Andrew Cotton and Pete Robinson from the British Surf Museum... |
 Rock Up Surf movies projected onto the undercliff as part of the Brighton Fringe. A great night watching great films raising loads for chariy - See the photos... |
 Surfers Against Sewage have secured an unrivalled and unprecedented level real-time water quality information from the UK’s secretive water industry. In only it’s 3rd year, SAS’s Sewage Alert Service will provide beach users with free real time information on raw sewage discharges available at almost 200 UK beaches from 15th May 2012, the start of the bathing season... |
 The past month have seen three major events for Surf Action. Firstly the charity completed their second residential week for six veterans suffering Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The venue for the event was Bosweddon House near Cape Cornwall and an ideal setting for the activities that were planned. The event was a great success and promoted a positive move forward in the lives of these veterans...
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 John John Florence takes the Billabong Rio Pro, Parkinson tops the ratings. In his first year on the WCT, Florence proved unstoppable on the final day of Billabong Rio Pro competition, topping prodigious Australian Julian Wilson (AUS), and Josh Kerr (AUS), on his way to triumph over Parko... |
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 Sally Fitzgibbons Wins the Billabong Rio Pro and Closes ASP World Title Gap. BARRA DA TIJUCA, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (Sunday, May 13, 2012) – Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), has taken out the Billabong Women’s Rio Pro over Coco Ho (HAW), by a score of 14.10 to 14.03 in peaky one-to-three foot waves in Rio... |
 Brighton Skateboards Mini Cruisers - Local skate company Brighton Skateboards have just released their mini cruiser skateboards in a range of new colourways. Sharkbait readers get 15% off!...
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 The day has come!..The Museum of British Surfing has finally opened it's doors in it's permanent position in Braunton. The launch party saw legends of British surfing rubbing shoulders with current champions, grant funders and supporters from across the UK... |
 Rock Up to local surf films projected on the cliff face in Brighton. Tribal Wave invite you to be part of a unique showcasing of local surf cinematography projected up on the rock face at Rottingdeans Undercliff walk. This event is part of The Brighton Fringe Festival visual arts and we look forward to sharing some fabulous local talent who are all celebrating their personal love of the big blue... |
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 BELLS BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Friday, April 6, 2012) – Mick Fanning rings the bell for the 2012 Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach, Australia beating over reigning 11-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater in a classic final... |
 Download the latest surfing app and help raise funds to send the GB team to the Junior World Championships in Panama. All proceeds from the sale of the surfing app "Surf Reporter" sold over 2 weeks will be donated to the GB Juniors...
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 Surf Action Cornish military charity is very proud to announce a collaboration of Cornish businesses that will have wider benefits in today’s tough economic climate. Slide 65 Surfboards kindly agreed to donate the time and skills to create two unique longboards and Seabase then generously offered the materials and finishing skills of their team based in Newquay... |
 The world's most expensive Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) has been sold in Palm Beach, Florida for $27,500 at a charity auction... |
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 The Museum of British Surfing will open the doors to its new exhibition venue in Braunton, North Devon for the first time on Good Friday, April 6th 2012...
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 SNAPPER ROCKS, Queensland/Australia (Sunday, March 4, 2012) – The final day of the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro Gold Coast culminated with perennial ASP World Title threat Taj Burrow and four-time ASP Women’s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore taking the respective wins in clean two-to-three foot waves at the primary venue of Snapper Rocks... |
 The 2011 bathing season results are released today and the figures are raising concerns at Surfers Against Sewage (SAS). Many beaches in England and Wales may be meeting woefully inadequate water quality standards set down 35 years ago, but this still leaves bathers exposed to significant numbers of sewage spills and possible serious health implications... |
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 Kelly Slater (USA), 39, has officially claimed a historic 11th ASP World Title today, clinching the year-long pursuit with his advancement in to the Quarterfinals of the Rip Curl Pro Search San Francisco... |
 The ASP has admitted that, due to a calculation error within its rankings’ system, the 2011 ASP World Title has yet to be officially decided and that Kelly Slater (USA), 39, was prematurely awarded his 11th ASP World Title on Tuesday.... |
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Kelly Slater wins Lower Trestles 2011
The London Surf / Film Festival 2011
SAS are proud to be launching a new real time sewage warning system
RIO BREAKS is directed by Justin Mitchell and is released in cinemas from Mr Bongo Films
Lagoon Watersports in Brighton announce details of the first System 2.0 cable wake park
Kelly Slater Claims 2010 ASP World Title
Europe's first surfing museum gets the go ahead in North Devon
Tony Hawke will be coming to Brighton
Getting fit for your surf trip!
Is this Britain's earliest surfer?
Jock Paterson paddles across the Channel all in aid of Surfers Against Sewage
Australian surfing icon Mark Richards will be visiting Ocean Sports, Brighton
Ellie Lawson is touring 9 Quiksilver stores in the UK as part of her sponsorship deal with Quiksilver Women
South African Grant “Twiggy” Baker Claims Ride of the Year
Jump on board our exclusively chartered boat to the remote surf breaks of the Maldives
The O'Neill Cold Water Classic (CWC) Scotland
Irish Surfer Glenn Hall Wins ASP WQS 4-Star Burton Toyota Pro in Australia
Surfers Against SewageBrighton and Hove beach clean...
Martin Yelland's UK bodyboarding film "Post codes" is now out on DVD...
The 2010 ASP schedule...
Bustin' down the door is due for DVD release on January 18th 2010...
Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, has been crowned the 2009 ASP World Champion...
Greg Long Wins Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau...
Showdown for the 2009 ASP Crown at Billabong Pipeline Masters...
opening ceremony of The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau...
UK beaches failed to meet guideline standards...
Outcast Hats is the new online hat store set up by Brighton-based surfers...
Slater signed the 1,000th POW campaign postcard...
The 2009 Retro Board Challenge was a day of sun, fun and partying...
European Commissiontakes UK to European Court of Justice over non-compliance...
A Wellington man, forced to ride out the Samoan tsunami on his surfboard...
SurfAid has launched an Emergency Response Appeal to help the people of Padang...
Mick Fanning Claims Back-to-Back Events, Takes Quik Pro France. SEIGNOSSE, France...
Aaron Jennings is our new Regional Rep for Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) in Brighton..
Irish surf film WAVERIDERS has won the prestigious Best Documentary Award...
Museum of British Surfing's application to become a Registered Charity...
Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) are urging all water users to watch Panorama...
Bustin’ Down The Door on the big screen. The UK cinema tour 2009...
Think your van could be a contender for the UK's coolest T5?..
Love Your Beach Campaign - Peacehaven...Calling All Peacehaven Waveriders...
The UK’s only Tow-At Aerial contest, the Relentless Aerial Assault...
Plans to open the first full time surfing museum in Europe have taken a major step forward...
A1Surf.com re-launched...
Searching for Michael Peterson film tour 2009...
Joel Parkinson (AUS), 28, has claimed the 2009 Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay...
Surfers Against Sewage beach clean-up tour 2009...
Paddle Round The Pier 2009, the best and biggest Paddle ever!!...
HUNDREDS OF SURFERS TURN OUT TO SUPPORT SAS’S POW ACTION...
Alan Stokes wins the Gul Night Surf 2009...
The Relentless Boardmasters in association with Vans 2009...
2009 White Air Extreme Sports & Music Festival...
The Surfing Museum moves a step closer to finding a permanent home in Devon...
Sign the petition
calling for the implementation of a National Marine Litter Strategy...
Top Pro Surfer supports Australian Bushfire victims...
“Chasing Dreams”, a novel by Aaron Jennings...
New regulations that prevent sewage pollution from ships....
Cliff Cox is lucky to be alive after being airlifted to safety from Kimeridge Bay ...
NOTCALIFORNIA returned to the big screen after six years...
SAS TV goes live...
A1Surf and Wittering Surf Shop Retro Board Challenge 2008...
The perfect wave and renowned Dorset secret spot at risk. Sign the petion now...
Jeff Divine's iconic surfing images - Surfing's Golden Age: The Seventies Kodachromes...
Chris Thomson,
pick of Europe’s Best Longboard Waves...
The Dark Art Of Surf Travel..! This dark art is the ability to chase waves, but with a non-surfing partner and/or child in tow....
Teahupoo Weighs In For Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards...
“No Butts on the Beach!” campaign...
British Airways ban on the carriage of surfboards...
British Aquaskipping sprint record falls in Hove ...
Surfboard quiver lost in fire...
Oxbow sponsors the British Surfing Museum...
Ken “Skindog” Collins rode a monstrous, seemingly impossible tube...
Ben Skinner's silver medal...
Reubyn Ash from Bude, 2006 European Junior Champ...
Twister off the coast of Brighton...
The biggest
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Wave
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8ft swell at Newquay's Fistral beach... |
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