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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... |
 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... |
 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... |
 Brighton's very own Caitlin Stubbs, releases her latest EP - with great reviews on itunes. Original compositions in an acoustic/folk vibe, with exciting orchestrations of trumpet, cello, guitar and double bass; featuring Eddie Myer (TURIN BRAKES) and Gordon Russell (DR FEELGOOD)... |
 The annual SAS Big Spring Beach Clean has been removing marine litter from UK beaches for many years with the help of community volunteers. SAS are today calling on the coastal communities across the UK to join them for the SAS Big Spring Beach Clean at beaches nationwide on 24th & 25th March to help make this year’s event the biggest ever... |
 12th of Feb the BBC are broadcasting an episode of Country File from the Isle of Wight, featuring Rapanui and a story on one of the original members of the Isle of Wight Surf Club & his homemade boards and suits...
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 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... |
 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.... |
 The London Surf / Film Festival Hosted at the Riverside Studios, London 13-15 October, London Surf / Film Festival a celebration of the cream of contemporary surf culture from waveriding's most exciting creatives. Across three nights we are showcasing international surfing's hottest releases... |
 If you still have that old board in the loft – dust it off and roll down to the Ham Skate Park in Shoreham : Sunday October the 2nd from 10.30am. Ocean Sports present Old Skool Dayz at the Shoreham Bowl... |
 LOWER TRESTLES, California / USA (Wednesday, September 21, 2011) – Kelly Slater (USA), 39, has won his fifth Hurley Pro at Trestles title, defeating Owen Wright (AUS), 21, in a hard-fought-Final with the iconic Floridian overtaking the young Australian in a last-minute exchange with a final score of 17.50 to 16.74... |
 Tribal Wave SUP are pleased to announce the premiere showing of "That First Glide" which is the first Stand Up Paddle Boarding movie of it's kind here in the UK. Along side the film we have two fantastic local surfers who shall be showing their own short films with some awesome cinematography shot on local spots by local surfers... |
| The London Surf / Film Festival is stoked to announce the official selection of International features for the 2011 event. The features will be screened at the iconic Riverside Studios in Hammersmith 13-15 October 2011 as part of a three-day celebration of the cream of international surf culture... |
 The Museum of British Surfing and Coventry Transport Museum are staging a major exhibition 'Wheels & Waves' – a display of vehicles used by British surfers from the 1950s to the present day, along with surf art, surfboards and memorabilia...
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 TEAHUPO’O, Taiarapu/French Polynesia (Monday, August 29, 2011) – Kelly Slater (USA), 39, reigning 10-time ASP World Champion, has claimed the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui over Owen Wright (AUS), 21, in clean four-to-six foot waves at Teahupo’o... |
 Surfers Against Sewage will be recruiting & educating new environmental ACTIVISTS at the UK’s biggest surf contest this summer. The Relentless Boardmasters takes place from 10th – 14th August at Fistral Beach, Newquay.. |
 CLOUDBREAK, Tavarua/Fiji (Monday, July 25, 2011) – ASP International and Volcom are pleased to announce the return of the world’s best surfers to one of the most perfect waves on the planet with the confirmation of the Volcom Fiji Pro to the 2012 ASP World Title season.. |
 The Surf Action Surf Fayre is a gathering of Cornwall’s finest surfboard shapers and surf related businesses, local art and craft. This is a fundraising event with Free entry that will help Surf Action continue their great work with Combat Veterans.... |
 Smile for the Camera!! The in-water photos from The Paddle Round The Pier Beach Festival are now available to buy in the shop.
Apart from the small cut PayPal take ALL MONEY TAKEN WILL GO STRAIGHT TO THE 3 PADDLE CHARITIES... |
 Brighton's most famous South African surfers and kite surfers, the Kellner twins have got together with a singer called Nadege and released a single... |
 Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) flagship Sewage Alerts Service text message warnings kicked into action last weekend during heavy downpours at some of the most popular beaches in Wales and Southern England. 16 more beaches can now offer free real time text warnings when sewage spills... |
 A Camborne student who has made it her mission to get disabled youngsters surfing has received an award for her campaign. Hayley Boulden (24) was celebrated as a Fixers Ambassador at a celebrity reception at the London Studios and presented with a silver star award by former Eastenders actor David Proud... |
 Straight out of California come the latest bikes to hit Brighton & Hove seafront. Californian style beach cruisers are now available to hire from the Brighton Sports Company on Madeira Drive, Brighton. Located five minutes east of Brighton Pier just before Yellowave Beachsports Centre the bikes are ultra comfortable and very cool !... |
 Lee Stanbury fitness coach to Oli Adams and current European longboard champion Ben Skinner has now boutght out a book covering everything you need to know to keep you surf fit during the worst year of surf the South Coast has ever seen. For the first time ever, The Complete Guide To Surf Fitness brings together all the latest knowledge and techniques to offer a complete fitness training programme for beginners to pros... |
 Fit2surf are looking to help surfing GB and all surf coaches bycreated a surfing strength and conditioning workshop... |
| SAS TO LAUNCH REVOLUTIONARY NEW SEWAGE ALERTS. At the start of the bathing season (May 15th), SAS are proud to be launching a new real time sewage warning system that will tell you exactly when sewage is being discharged into the sea at key locations around the UK... |
 Sean Nolan and Giles Fletcher are about to Paddle surf (SUP) from, west of Bath to London on the river/canal networks.. its a min of 150 miles on a big surfboard with a paddle...mad? Read more... |
 RIO BREAKS is the moving feature documentary that follows the story of two best friends as they try to escape the pitfalls of life in the slums by riding the waves on their favourite beach. RIO BREAKS is directed by Justin Mitchell and is released in cinemas on 3 June 2011 from (Brighton's own)Mr Bongo Films...
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 Lagoon Watersports are excited to announce details of the first System 2.0 cable wake park opening on the South Coast this spring. Wake Up Brighton will be operating on Hove Lagoon, Brighton, from 9th April 2011...
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 RIP Will. Local surfer and ambulance driver Will Pitcher died of a sudden heart attackin March aged 29. We will all miss havng the usual laugh and chat with Will. |
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SAS ALARMED AS BLUE FLAG REWRITE THE RULEBOOK ALLOWING SEWAGE DISCHARGES...
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 Surf Shop...
Ellie Lawson is touring 9 Quiksilver stores in the UK as part of her sponsorship deal with Quiksilver Women...
Shoreham Beach, Beach Dreams Festival...
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..
Water companies to make only minor improvements to their 4,000 unregulated Combine Sewer Overflows...
The O'Neill Cold Water Classic (CWC) Scotland...
Irish Surfer Glenn Hall Wins ASP WQS 4-Star Burton Toyota Pro in Australia...
Help the Heroes Team Surf Contest...
Plain Lazy is taking laziness into the surf...
Surfers Against Sewage Brighton 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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