Attica Wetsuits welcomes Matt Lackey as our 1st official rider to sign with the label.
Attica is a culmination of 2 ½ years of testing cuts and materials before its release May 2010.
Attica’s vision is a dark edge combined with bold logos, solid colours, epic cuts and durable quality materials. This is what will set us apart and add strength to our product.
More information will be released shortly.
In the meantime, keep your eyes on www.atticawetsuits.com
SOURCE: Attica Wetsuits
Posted on 10 March 2010 | 9:53 am
The Cape Classic is Cape Town's premium Bodyboarding event. It will be the first "Green" Bodyboarding event of its kind in the world.
It is the start of the national tour that is governed by the South African Bodyboarding Association (SABA) and the event will be held over the weekend of 20-22 March 2010. The venue will be a roaming venue to secure the best possible conditions for the competitors.
This year WPBA has chosen to step up their focus on creating awareness of the state of our oceans and the environment by using the event as an educational tool and to raise funds for the SAVE OUR SEAS FOUNDATION.
Posted on 7 March 2010 | 5:54 am
Búzios confirmed as the first WWT Grand Slam.
Brazil will host from May 5th to 9th the Búzios Bodyboarding 2010. The event will distribute $50.000 dollars being $30.000 for men and $20.000 for women.
The competition will be the first Grand Slam of the year for the Women World Tour giving out 1500 points. With a $30.000 prize money and 1100 points for the men on the world tour ranking the competition stand as the most important non grand slam of the 2010 tour.
Posted on 4 March 2010 | 6:24 am
The 2010 Soldiers Beach Pro presented by Beachin’ Surf will be the 2nd event on the 2010 IBA World Men’s Tour and will also be dual sanctioned as an IBA Australian Rebel Sport Pro Tour 5 Star event.
The event will also be coupled with round 1 of the NSW State titles so the week will see some 300 competitors taking to the waters off Soldiers Beach.
Amaury Lavernhe of Reunion Island will be one of the stars that will attend the event and is coming off a win at the Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii in the first Grand Slam of the season.
"I am so stoked, I still can't believe it" said Lavernhe of his win at Pipe.
Posted on 3 March 2010 | 5:38 am
Hubbard won The Foam Company Drop Knee Pipeline Pro contest yesterday at the Banzai Pipeline.
The one-day event was run in clean wave-face heights that ranged from 6 to 12 feet.
"Today was perfect conditions for drop knee," said Hubbard, 27. "And the level of competition is really high, so you had to be at your best in every heat."
When it comes to drop-knee bodyboarding — which requires the competitors to ride bodyboards with a one-knee stance —Hubbard showed why he is regarded as the best in the world.
He is the three-time defending world champion of the drop knee world tour. Last year, he won all three contests on the tour.
Posted on 27 February 2010 | 10:05 am
The 2010 Turbo Bodyboards Pipeline Pro presented by Body Glove has been won and run, with Pipeline saving the best for last with the competition wrapping up on the final day of the 2 week waiting period.
Conditions were epic, with perfect 8 to 12 feet Pipe and light offshore winds all day, keeping the thousands that lined the shore thoroughly entertained.
Amaury Lavernhe of the Reunion Islands was the one who came up trumps, blitzing through his final heats.
Lavernhe threw down the gauntlet to his combatants in the final with an outstanding combined wave total of 17.50, which included a perfect 10 for a huge pipe barrel to backflip. He then backed his perfect score up with a 7.5 for another huge barrel to roll.
Posted on 27 February 2010 | 3:43 am
The holding period for the 37th annual Pipeline Bodysurfing Classic presented by Patagonia, Viper Fins & CTS Foundation, on the North Shore of Oahu, will begin February 16th , 2010 and will run through February 26th , 2010.
This half day event will be held when the conditions at Pipeline are the best available during the holding period (based on swell and wind direction as well as size). The preferred conditions for this event will be 6 to 8 foot (12' to 15' faces) West to North West Swell with favorable off shore winds.
Each year, for one day watermen (past entrants have included Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Tom Curren and Donavan Frankenreiter) from around the world come together and participate in a homegrown event in Hawa'ii involving Bodysurfing.
Posted on 24 February 2010 | 5:23 am
Day two of the 2010 Turbo Bodyboards Pipeline Pro Presented by Body Glove has continued today at the insane Banzai Pipeline.
Sets were a solid 6 feet (2.0 metres) and conditions were picture perfect for the majority of the day.
The action moved into overdrive as the competition progressed through the rounds of 96, 80 and 64, eventually weaning the field down to the final 48 riders.
Hawaiian Vaj Lederman, who gained a local wild card into the event, ripped through all of his heats and was by far the stand out surfer of the day.
Posted on 23 February 2010 | 5:08 am
The first official day of competition has run at the 2010 Turbo Bodyboards Pipeline Pro Presented by Body Glove.
This multi-cultural bodyboarding event attracts competitors from all four corners of the globe, with Brazil, USA, France, Australia, Israel, South Africa and Canada among the many.
Waves were large in the 6 to 8 feet range and winds varied from light offshore to strong cross shore, pushing the riders in a variety of testing waves.
Drew Innocend of Queensland Australia, was the most impressive surfer of the day.
Posted on 20 February 2010 | 5:21 am
The British Bodyboard Club (‘BBC’) are tremendously pleased to announce that once again the Worcestershire based Auto-Sleepers Group are their main sponsors for 2010. This means that the 2010 4-event tour to decide the British Open Champion will be officially called the Auto-Sleepers British Bodyboard Tour.
Speaking from a bleak Edinburgh airport, BBC Chairman Rich Hall said: “This is the 3rd year of the 3 year deal that we agreed with Auto-Sleepers; and it speaks volumes about the company and its management that even in the midst of a global downturn they haven’t turned their back on supporting grass-roots sport.”
He continued “The guys at ASG have been very supportive and their financial backing means that we can continue to roll-out our 3 main objectives for 2010; namely, establishing the tour, developing our young riders and getting more Brits competing internationally”.
The 2010 Auto-Sleepers British Bodyboard Tour comprises 4 events:
March 20-21, Sorted Surf Festival – Boscombe Reef
June 12-13*, Corona Wedge Air Jam – Tolcarne, Newquay
September*, Greenaway Pro – Porthmeor, St Ives
October*, Auto-Sleepers British Nationals – Porthtowan.
* Dates to be confirmed.
Entry forms for the first event are available to download now from http://www.sortedsurfshop.co.uk/ or http://www.britishbodyboardclub.co.uk/ the BBC website also carries more details about the tour including eligibility criteria etc.
Posted on 18 February 2010 | 11:22 am
Day two of the 2010 Turbo Bodyboards Pipeline Pro presented by Body Glove has been called a lay day due to poor surf conditions.
With back to back swells forecast for the remainder of the waiting period, organisers are happy to hold off until the waves and wind improve.
"We have several surf forecasters helping us make the call each day and all of the models are indicating that conditions are improving from tomorrow" Said Terry Mckenna, IBA General Manager.
"I would imagine that we will have a start later this week and finish in epic conditions next week".
Posted on 18 February 2010 | 5:25 am
British Bodyboard Club announce mini-tour to decide British Champion.
The British Bodyboard Club are set to launch a tour of 4 events to decide the 2010 Open Champion it was announced today.
Chairman Rich Hall said “the concept of deciding the British Champion via a series of events rather than a single one has been in discussion for some time”.
He continued “the BSA has given us the freedom to explore the options and are quite happy to support us in this; so we’re going to progress the idea this year”.
The 4 proposed events are:
The Sorted Surf Reef competition at Boscombe on March 20-21,
The Tolcarne Wedge Air Jam in July/August
The Greenaway Pro in St Ives in September
The British Nationals at Porthtowan in September/October.
Rich said “we’re going to be teaming up with other organisations and/or competitions initially for 2 of the events; but will be providing the judges and backup to ‘sanction’ those competitions.
The first 3 events will be scored as regular events with 500 points for the winner, whilst the Nationals will be an IBA style ‘grand-slam’ event with 1,000 points available.”
If the experiment is successful, the plan will be to roll out the tour to wider geographical venues in 2011.
The Nationals event will still decide the age and discipline divisions, with the usual entry restrictions.
The events will be open to all comers, but only those eligible to enter the British Nationals can accrue points towards becoming the Open British Championship.
Posted on 27 January 2010 | 9:22 am
Check out the footage of last week’s comp. England narrowly suffered a loss at the hands of the experienced French team but didn’t disgrace themselves by any stretch. If you haven’t got much time check out from 5.30 onwards. It’s Pierre Louis Costes v’s Prisky. As you can see by his backflip and ARS on one wave, the standard was pretty high! Thanks to the sponsors of the British team; Brittany Ferries, NMD, VS and Rob Barber’s Bodyboarding School
Posted on 31 October 2009 | 1:24 pm
The first Anglo-French Challenge between the French Surfing Federation and the British Bodyboard Club went off in superb style in Quiberon this weekend. The French put out a very strong team including 2009 French tour winner Sylvain Langlet and Pierre-Louis Costes, currently 6th in the IBA World Tour and in contention for the world title.
The British Team (sponsored by Brittany Ferries, Rob Barber’s Bodyboard School and NMD) consisted of Damian Prisk, Danny Catten and Danny Wall in the Open section; with U19s Dave Speller and Cian Salmon completing the junior section.
The competition was held over two days in Quiberon in South Brittany; on the Côte Sauvage break of Port Bara. Saturday afternoon saw a stormy onshore 7ft swell, and a lack of familiarity with the break may have seen the downfall of the British team. Their French counterparts showed better wave selection in the difficult conditions, and raced into an early 5-0 lead in the man-on-man format. Though a number of heats were close, the French riders were the ones hitting the critical sections more cleanly to impress the judges.
The second and third rounds held on Sunday morning saw a determined British squad hit the water. Conditions were cleaner and bigger than on Saturday, and with some experience under their belts combined with direction from team coach Rob Barber, they were quickly back in contention.
A convincing win from Salmon over the diminutive Max Castillo (look out for Castillo in the coming seasons though – the lad shows a maturity and style beyond his years) got the Brits on the scoreboard. Dan Catten was neck and neck with Langlet in the next heat when the man from Hossegor picked up the wave of the round - a long pealing left. The Frenchman ignored two makeable sections in favour of down the line speed and pulled off a huge invert as the wave closed out and nailed the heat.
Wall and Prisk both took wins in the second and third rounds respectively to advance the British tally. Prisk’s score in his final heat was the second highest score of the weekend; with the French head judge Olivier Etchebers saying: “His ARS was just perfect, and his re-entry reverse was massive”.
However, the quality of the French riding was epitomised by Costes who remained unbeaten through the two days. His third round heat against Catten produced the ride of the day and saw him pull off a back-flip and ARS on the same wave for the highest score of the event.
The French eventually took the competition 10-3 but were magnanimous in victory, acknowledging how close many of the heats had been. The return leg will be held on British shores in 2010/2011.
The BBC would like to thank Olivier Etchebers of the FFS and Yannick Allançon of the Spirit Surf Club for their hospitality; along with Brittany Ferries, Rob Barbers Bodyboard School and NMD for their kind support.
Posted on 29 October 2009 | 10:35 am
To coincide with the last event of what has been the most exciting bodyboarding world tour race in history, Rob Barbers Bodyboarding School is offering the unique opportunity for bodyboarders to combine first class coaching with watching one of the greatest events the bodyboarding world has to offer.
For the bargain price of 325 each person will receive:
5 days of coaching in the bodyboarders paradise that is Gran Canaria.
Video coaching.
Self catering accomodation in Cala do Or
Guided transport around the island to all the best breaks.
A chance to watch the 2009 world champion be crowned.
30 November to 7 December 2009
Currently there are flights available on Ryanair for just 56 return (boards not included). Places are limited so please call 01637 879571 now to reserve your place.
Posted on 15 October 2009 | 2:40 pm
Finals Day - Eurosurf 2009, Jersey, Channel Islands
Photos: Colin Crowther (Presentation photos: Cirsty De Gruchy-Wilson)
Click here for the Opening Ceremony pictures
Report
Portugal's Manuel Centeno and Catarina Sousa won the bodyboard divisions at Eurosurf 2009, hosted by the Jersey Surfboard Club as part of the their 50th anniversary.
The bodyboarders faced some tough conditions for much of the event, with most of the rounds taking place in 1ft surf, with the exception of the quarter final round, which went off in 4ft strong onshores.
The first of the bodyboard finals was dominated by Sousa, who worked her waves well with tidy spins and some good rolls. 2nd spot went to Deva Solar, ahead of Ireland's Ashleigh Smith in 3rd and Wales Gemma Harris 4th.
The mens final saw a good battle between Centeno and French bodyboarder Martin Mouradian, who both found a little more boost in their manoeuvres then their competitors. Centeno just having the edge. 3rd spot went to Spain's Guillermo Cobo, with Hugo Pinheiro in 4th.
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Eurosurf
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Results
Ladies Bodyboard1. Catarina Sousa (Portugal)
2. Deva Solar (Spain)
3. Ashleigh Smith (Ireland)
4. Gemma Harris (Wales)
=5. Roxanne Bonnet (France)
=5. Fatima Zahra (Morocco)
=7. Delia Baker (Channel Islands)
=7. Clemy Hardy (England)
=9. Eva Kreyer (Germany)
=9. Ilona Hoogland (Holland)
Mens Bodyboard1. Manuel Centeno (Portugal)
2. Martin Mouradian (France)
3. Guillermo Cobo (Spain)
4. Hugo Pinheiro (Portugal)
=5. Mehdi Chokhmi (Morocco)
=5. Jeremy Arnoux (France)
=7. Airam Cabrera (Spain)
=7. Brahim Iddouch (Morocco)
=9. Pablo Serrano (Germany)
=9. Shane Meehan (Ireland)
=9. Seamus Mc Goldrick (Ireland)
=9. Danny Catten (England)
=13. David Speller (Channel Islands)
=13. Scott Harben (Channel Islands)
=13. Danny Bastiaanse (Holland)
=13. Mark Griffiths (Wales)
=17. James Blackwell(England)
=17. Yamir Serrano (Germany)
=19. Tristan van Tijen (Holland)
=19. Simon Bevan (Wales)
Overall Eurosurf Team Result 1. France 10580 points
2. Spain 9395
3. Portugal 8700
4. England 7580
5. Channel Islands 7460
6. Morocco 7000
7. Wales 6505
8. Ireland 6180
9. Holland 6022
10. Germany 5317
11. Sweden 4183
12. Switzerland 3815
13. Belgium 1658
Click here for event website.
Posted on 11 October 2009 | 11:00 am
The British Bodyboard Club is pleased to announce that Brittany Ferries are now the official sponsors of the British team competing in the Anglo-French challenge in Quiberon, Brittany on the 24-25th October.
Dan Joynes, Business Development Executive for Brittany Ferries said: “We were really keen to support the British team as we know so many bodyboarders and surfers travel with us when on surf missions to France and Spain”. He continued, “the fabulous breaks of Brittany are bypassed by lots of Brit surfers making their way down to Hossegor – they really don’t know what they’re missing! We wish the British team the best of luck as they take on their French counterparts”.
The Anglo-French challenge pits the top ranked French and British riders against each other in a head-to-head contest. The British team taking on the Frenchmen on their own turf is Damien Prisk (ranked #1, 2008), Danny Wall (ranked #3), Dave Spellar (#1 Junior 2008), and Dan Catten (2009 British Open champion). Rich Hall from the British Bodyboard Club said “it’s a great line-up for us, maybe the best team that we’ve ever taken away to an overseas competition. We’re expecting the FFS (French surfing Federation) to pull out all the stops to get their IBA tour guys like Amaury Lavernhe and Pierre-Louis Costes to compete, so it should be a cracking competition”.
The team travels with Brittany Ferries on Friday 23rd with the event taking place over the weekend of 24th- 25th and coinciding with the French bodyboard film festival,
http://festivalbodyboard.free.fr/festivalbodyboard.free.fr/accueil.html. British videographers can enter the festival, with the only restriction being the length of the video which must be between 5 and 10 minutes duration.
Any spectators wishing to attend the event and festival should book their passage at:
http://www.blogger.com/www.brittanyferries.com/surf and keep a watch out for further venue updates on
http://www.blogger.com/www.britishbodyboardclub.co.uk and other surf sites.
Posted on 8 October 2009 | 10:11 am
Auto-Sleepers British Bodyboard Nationals hits new high
The 2009 BSA/BBC Auto-Sleepers British Bodyboard Nationals were completed over the weekend, with impressive performances across all divisions and a new National Champion crowned.
With highly contestable waves all weekend at Porthtowan, the cream of British bodyboarding ripped the conditions apart in pursuit of the biggest prize pot in European national championship competition. The highlight was the Open and Drop Knee finals, with the winners needing near perfect scores to win.
The Women’s and age category divisions (Cadet – Under 16, Junior – Under 18, Senior – Over 28 and Masters – Over 35) were all completed on Saturday in two- to three-foot conditions. The Porthtowan banks were producing an abundance of open faces and rampy sections, so there was no shortage of opportunity for the competitors to strut their stuff.
The Under 16s saw Stephen Hall battle through the heats to successfully defend his title. Sam Newby upped his game to finish a creditable second, with Olly Bayliss third and James Moores fourth.
The Under 18s ultimately produced a memorable contest between Stephen Hall and Cian Salmon. These two, along with Luke Brabyn, dominated their respective early round heats and were clear favourites in the final. Jarryd Wingfield secured the last final berth with a late combo in his semi to progress. As it was, it was the looping el-rollos of Salmon that caught the judges’ eye in the final and secured the victory. Hall came second after a series of good combination moves but was missing any eye-catching moves above the lip line; he narrowly beat Brabyn into third and Wingfield into fourth place.
The Seniors saw current Welsh champion Mark ‘Splinter’ Griffiths qualify for the Over 28 division for the first time; and the diminutive former WSG representative saw off stiff competition to clinch the win. The Senior’s division produced the stand out surfing of the day through the heats, and saw Bjorn Storey, Dan Catten and Eldred Hawke (fresh from his victory in the Greenaway Pro competition the previous day) join Griffiths in the final. With the biggest waves of the day three-foot sets offered some high-performance lefthand rides as the tide pushed in. Splint secured victory with three big outside rolls on one wave; the judges all scored the ride in the excellent range.
The Masters final saw a tussle between Porthtowan locals Eldred Hawke and Danny Catten and the Jersey contingent of Colin Crowther and Simon Watkins. Eldred boosted a tight ARS that saw him lead for the back half of the heat with the lead passed from one to the other of the local boys with some high scoring exchanges . In the dying minutes Dan Cattern snatched victory with a long left that reformed back right and offered a string of fast carving spins.
The Women’s final saw a commanding performance from reigning champion Gemma Britton, who within five minutes of the heat starting had nailed two fast spins on a wave which gave her an unassailable lead. Olivia Smedley was hot on her heels with some nice carving turns and some good forward spins. Tabby Fox was surfing well and challenging for second until she came unstuck on one ride and got caught in a rip current to the righthand side of the contest area which kept her busy for the second half of the heat. Christine Blackburn showed good promise for the future and placed fourth. Gemma Britton is proving to be a force to be reckoned with in the Women’s division, it will be interesting to see how she fares against Clemi Hardy, who missed this event due to travel commitments.
The perfect conditions on Sunday saw the Drop Knee heats and final run off in three- to four-foot left and right breaking peaks. Aidan Salmon took an early lead with a strong forehand floater and as the 30 minute final moved on the right handers were the waves that offered the best scores as the tide came on to an excellent sandbank. Danny Wall smashed an excellent reverse off the lip and stole the lead only to be usurped by an incredible performance from Laurie McCall. He scored a perfect 10 point ride followed by a 9.5 for a tight snap followed by a floater then another big floater on the following wave. Remi Geffroy left the heat early in order to save himself for the Open final which followed shortly afterwards. McCall took the award for the best performance of the event and won the much sought after BZ Yamo custom board.
The Open final was stacked with three generations of top British bodyboarders — elder statesman Danny Catten, the grand master Damian Prisk and newer schoolers Remi Geffroy and Jack Johns. Prisk opened his account early with a move-filled wave that ended with a big ARS that he was unlucky not to land as the wave reformed. Jack Johns was surfing with a silky-smooth style but lacked any big moves above the lip line. Remi Geffroy looked tired after making the second major final of the event. Other than a wave with three rolls on it he seemed a little lost in the three- to four-foot peaks. Catten found his rhythm 10 minutes into the heat with a set wave that included a barrel roll, a cuttie reverse then a big invert air on the inside. The judges threw him a 10 and he spent the next 10 minutes waiting patiently for a back up wave. After another big outside roll and combo packed inside connection the title and a cheque for £1,000 were his.
The event was a great success with an excellent standard of riding. Conversations on the beach suggest that it was the best British National Championships ever. Roll on next year.
The British Bodyboard Club would like to thank the Auto-Sleeper Group for their continuing support as main sponsor of the event alongside divisional sponsors Alder Wetsuits, Assured Highway Solutions, The Beach Hotel Porthtowan, Collection House, C W Harwood, NMD, Rob Barber’s Bodyboard School and ThreeSixty. Sub-sponsors were The Beach Café, The Blue Bar, BZ, Corona Extra, A1 Surf.com, Kernow Bodyboarding and Prone.
Full results:
Auto Sleepers Open
1st Danny Catten (£1,000)
2nd Damien Prisk (£500)
3rd Jack Johns (£250)
4th Remi Geffroy (£150)
Rob Barbers Bodyboard School/ThreeSixty Drop Knee
1st Laurie McCall
2nd Danny Wall
3rd Aiden Salmon
4th Remi Geffroy
C W Harwood Womens
1st Gemma Brittan
2nd Olivia Smedley
3rd Tabby Fox
4th Christine Blackburn
The Beach Hotel U16
1st Stephen Hall
2nd Sam Newby
3rd Olly Bayliss
4th James Moores
NMD U18
1st Cian Salmon
2nd Stephen Hall
3rd Luke Brabyn
4th Jarryd Wingfield
Alder Wetsuits Seniors
1st Mark Griffiths
2nd Bjorn Storey
3rd Danny Catten
4th Eldred Hawke
Assured Highway Solutions Masters
1st Danny Catten
2nd Eldred Hawke
3rd Simon Watkins
4th Colin Crowther
The BBC would like to extend a massive thank you to all the sponsors of the weekend. They are:
Auto Sleepers
Blue Bar , Porthtowan
Alder
BZ
The Beach Hotel , Porthtowan
CW Harwood & Co
Collection House
NMD
Corona Extra
Assured Highway Solutions
ThreeSixty Magazine
Rob Barbers Bodyboard School
Prone Clothing
Kernow Bodyboarding
Posted on 16 September 2009 | 1:29 am
With a potential date overlap between the bodyboard division of the Greenaway Pro in St Ives (4-5 September) and the Auto-Sleepers British Nationals at Porthtowan (5-6 September); the organisers of both competitions are co-ordinating their efforts to avoid a clash.
The bodyboard division of the Greenaway comp will now be held on Friday 4th September; leaving competitors free to compete in both this and the Nationals on 5-6 September.
Rich Hall from the British Bodyboard Club (‘BBC’) said “We recognise that the Greenaway Pro is a unique event, and that Tom had a lot of friends in both the sponge and stand-up surf communities”. He continued “A lot of guys want to remember Tom by entering the memorial competition, so we’re pleased that we’ve been able to reach this accommodation”.
Matt Smith organiser of the Greenaway Pro said “we’ve had a lot of interest from the bodyboarders, so it was unfortunate to have the date conflict. This was a sensible compromise that should allow everyone to do both comps if they want to.”
In the spirit of goodwill, the BBC have agreed that should the bodyboard division of the Greenaway Pro not run to completion on the Friday; any competitors who are still in the competition but have entered the Nationals will be permitted to check in by text or by phone on Saturday morning rather than in person at Porthtowan – thereby enabling them to complete the St Ives event first thing on Saturday and then head straight to Porthtowan for the Nationals.
Rich Hall said “We wouldn’t normally bend the established protocols like this, but we recognise the contribution Tom made to the sponge community and want to honour his memory”.
Entry forms for the Greenaway Pro can be found at: www.mattsmithsurfing.co.uk; Auto-Sleepers British Nationals entry forms can be found at: www.britishbodyboardclub.co.uk
Posted on 26 August 2009 | 12:32 pm
Added to the prize pot is the chance to win a custom BZ board shaped exclusively for the winner by American shaper Yamo. The prospect of having a board sculpted to their own specifications will go to the best individual rider performance in the Nationals.
This could be awarded for an outstanding individual manoeuvre or a stand-out divisional performance. The winner will be invited to offer their specs for the board and it should be done and delivered in time for Christmas.
Matt Woodruffe, Director of TKC Sales Ltd who distribute BZ and Morey into the UK said, “We’re really pleased to be able to contribute to the Nationals in this way as it’s the highlight of the UK bodyboard calendar. The fact that this prize was open to all the divisions was a bonus for us”.
Posted on 21 August 2009 | 4:37 am
New Year in Morocco
Fancy a New Years with a difference? Well now's your chance. Rob Barber's Bodyboarding School is planning a trip to southern Morocco from Dec 27 - Jan 3. The trip will include;
- Daily bodyboard coaching (including video analysis)
- Surfari's to the best waves each day
- Incredible beach life and culture
- A new year that you'll never forget!
All included for £499 - Early booking discount!
Please email bodyboardingschool@hotmail.com to express your interest. Easyjet flights from Gatwick are well priced (by Christmas holiday standards), the sooner we can book up the cheaper it will be. All those teachers, students etc - this is your chance to score a trip during the holidays! Check RobBarber.com for further details about Morocco bodyboard coaching trips.
Posted on 17 August 2009 | 12:37 pm
Go to to get your entry form.
Posted on 12 August 2009 | 10:58 am
The BBC is holding their AGM on Tuesday 11th August 7:15pm at the BSA office Fistral beach.
This is your chance to have your say about British Bodyboarding.
Please come along and show your support.
You can download the agenda for the AGM here
Posted on 3 August 2009 | 1:17 pm
Auto Sleepers British Bodyboard Championships 2009 Divisions and Prize Money
Collection House Youth (U14)
1 £60
2 £40
3 £20
4 £20
The Beach Hotel Cadet (U16)
1 £60
2 £40
3 £25
4 £25
NMD Junior U18
1 £100
2 £50
3 £25
4 £25
Alder Wetsuits Senior (O28)
1 £100
2 £50
3 £25
4 £25
Assured Highway Solutions Masters (O35)
1 £100
2 £50
3 £25
4 £25
ThreeSixty/Rob Barber’s Bodyboard School Drop Knee
1 £100
2 £50
3 £25
4 £25
C W Harwood Women’s
1 £100
2 £50
3 £25
4 £25
Auto-Sleepers Open
1 £1,000
2 £500
3 £250
4 £150
Posted on 31 July 2009 | 12:33 pm
Auto-Sleepers 2009 British Bodyboard Championships gathers pace
Following fast on the heels of the Wedge Air Jam, the 2009 Auto-Sleepers British Bodyboard championships at Porthtowan is rapidly approaching.
With a bumper prize purse again of £3,000 thanks to Auto-Sleepers and the other generous divisional sponsors, the British bodyboard Nationals are amongst the most hotly contested national championships in Europe; and the only ones to offer cash prizes across all eight divisions – from Youth through to Masters.
After some classic warm weather swells in 2009, hopes are high that the late summer date of 5-6 September will again produce the goods and deliver a competition to remember. Rich Hall, of organisers the British Bodyboard Club said: “Last year’s Nationals were a great event. It has become a real focal point of the UK bodyboarding calendar and has drawn in all the top competitors”.
He continued “the fact that we offer a substantial prize purse gives all our guys something to focus on. The better the purse, the better the field. The better the field, the more spectators it pulls in. This is turn supports the local businesses that sponsor us as well as the National ones”.
More details including entry forms can be found at www.britishbodyboardclub.co.uk/entryforms.html
Posted on 31 July 2009 | 4:04 am
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The ability level is suited to bodyboarders who are looking to polish up their act, intermediates wanting to make some real progress, or riders who are just looking to enjoy some waves in the sun with some good tips and a trained lifeguard on hand. This is a great opportunity to benefit from one-to-one teaching.
The full info pack for the Morocco Bodyboard Coaching Trips are now on RobBarber.com
The confirmed dates are:
2009
November 15 - 22 (not 15 - 21 as it says in ThreeSixty mag!)
2010
January 03 - 10
Price: £499. You get a lot for your money! Check RobBarber.com for details.
Check out Easyjet from Gatwick to Agadir for some amazing deals on flights. Remember to book up early for the best price!
Places will book up fast so don’t hang about!
Posted on 30 July 2009 | 7:25 am
Tolcarne beach, Cornwall, lived up to its reputation as one of the UK’s premier bodyboarding venues on Sunday, with 20 of the best UK-based bodyboarders busting out big aerial moves in pumping five-foot conditions.
The Wedge Air Jam competition (co-sponsored by Corona, The Kahuna restaurant and Overhead Surf) and the English Surfing Federation Tag Team Championships (sponsored by Rob Barber’s Bodyboarding School and ThreeSixty Magazine) served up a feast of bodyboarding excellence.
The competitions ran back-to-back to exploit the best conditions and more than 125 spectators braved the incessant summer rain to watch the spectacle unfold.
The Tag Team event is held each year to raise funds for the English team, who will be competing in the European Surfing Championships in Jersey in September. Five teams battled it out, with reigning champions Rob Barber’s Bodyboarding School (Aidan Salmon, Bjorn Storey, Joe Franklin and Rob Barber) taking the title again. Joe Franklin scored the highest single wave score after an excellent combination of spins and an aerial roll. Team Plymouth placed second.
The surf picked up with the incoming tide and by the start of the Wedge Air Jam the sets were touching six feet. Flowing power moves abounded in the early rounds, and as the tide drew in the competitors were whittled down to the last six for a hectic 30-minute final just as the Wedge started to fire.
Newquay ex-pat Remi Geffroy snagged some early cross-wave bombs to take an early lead, but was pegged back by Plymouth’s Bjorn Storey surfing the righthand peak and Danny Wall sitting deep and picking off the lefts on the bigger sets. Newquay local Rob Barber utilised his local knowledge to snag some of the best pure Wedge waves and chuck in his trademark inverts to score well.
Penzance’s Jack Johns struggled to catch the waves to replicate his dominant semi-final performance and Truro’s Alex Winkworth — who was an early favourite — just failed to land a couple of outstanding manoeuvres.
In the end it was the all-action style of Geffroy that best mastered the conditions to take the title, with Danny Wall second, Rob Barber third and Bjorn Story fourth. Alex Winkworth was five and Jack Johns came in sixth.
The event after-party was held at the C-Bar at the Carnmarth Hotel and saw revellers party until the early hours. The British Bodyboard Club would like to thank headline sponsors Corona, The Kahuna restaurant and Overhead Surf along with sub-sponsors Discipull and Prone Clothing. The ESF would like to thank all the contest organisers, judges etc. for giving their time and effort for free.
Posted on 30 July 2009 | 6:33 am
Tolcarne Wedge Air Jam Now On Sunday 26th
All
With the swell on Saturday due to drop off we have to consider the possibility of moving the competition. Sunday’s conditions look much more favourable, and so what is being considered at the moment is moving the event to Sunday evening. Whilst this is not ideal for a number of reasons, what it does mean is that the competitors and spectators who have already made arrangements to be in Newquay this weekend will not be disappointed.
Therefore in order to maximise everyone’s return our thoughts are:
1. Change the ‘after-party’ at the Kahuna to a ‘pre-event’ party on Saturday evening and make it the meeting place for all the bbers and spectators who will already be in Newquay.
2. Run the ESF bodyboard tag team event from 2pm Sunday on Tolcarne
3. Run the Wedge comp 5.30 – 8.30 Sunday.
4. Have an abridged presentation at the Kahuna Sunday evening, allowing the ESF bodyboard tag team event competitors to attend the BBQ at the Carnmarth hotel afterwards.
We appreciate that it is a compromise, and is dependant on the goodwill of all involved. However we need good conditions to run credible events; and the best conditions look like they will be available on Sunday.
Thanks for your understanding.
Posted on 23 July 2009 | 4:00 pm
With a solid lump of swell predicted for the weekend, the Corona/Kahuna/Overhead Wedge Air Jam on Saturday the 25th July looks set to be a winner.
The event has attracted 20 of the top Tolcarne Wedge aficionados, and some epic air time could well be on the cards. With current and previous National champions among their number; young guns and seasoned hands, the line-up will be stacked with frothing BBers eager to showcase their aerial skills.
In no particular order:
1. Jarryd Wingfield
2. Remi Geffroy
3. Ali Daniels
4. Phil Milson
5. Jack Johns
6. Rob Barber
7. Joe Franklin
8. Ritchie Peters
9. Lew Smart
10. Bjorn Storey
11. James Blackwell
12. Piran Skajarowski
13. Alex Wake
14. Clive Stopper
15. Shaun Smyth
16. Danny Wall
17. Alex Winkworth
18. Cheech Fleck
19. Jonathan Dale
20. Mark Griffiths
Though the Air Jam Comp is traditionally never about the prizes, the sponsors have provided some generous wedge for the Wedge and so we have:
1st - £50 cash, £50 Overhead Surf voucher, Discipull & Prone clothing.
2nd - £30 cash, £30 Overhead Surf voucher, Discipull & Prone clothing.
3rd - £25 cash, £20 Overhead Surf voucher, Discipull & Prone clothing.
4th - £20 cash, £20 Overhead Surf voucher, Discipull & Prone clothing.
The prize giving will take place immediately after the finish of the competition which will then trigger the after party at the Kahuna right on Tolcarne beach; where the Corona will be flowing!
Check-in starts at 3pm, with first competitors in the water at 5pm. As the roster is full, beach entries will only be available if a pre-registered competitor fails to show.
Posted on 21 July 2009 | 12:16 pm
There a still a few places left for the Wedge Air Jam next Saturday, 25th July. If you are going to enter please send of the entry form or at least email Alex at alex@britishbodyboardclub.co.uk to put your name on the list.
The long range forecast is out and it looks like it could be an absolute classic of a day with a big swell due to kick in.
If you can't make it to the event then sign up to our twitter page at http://twitter.com/british_bbc and we will give you heat by heat updates as they happen direct to your mobile.
Thats all for now but keep your eyese peeled for further updates.
See you on Saturday!
Posted on 20 July 2009 | 7:00 am
Hi Guys and Girls
Just a reminder that the Wedge Air Jam is on the 25th July.
Entries are limited to the first 20 people aged 18 or over.
Entries need to be in by 18th July.
Download the entry form here:
http://www.britishbodyboardclub.co.uk/images/forms/Wedge_Entry_2009.pdf
Sponsored by CORONA / THE KAHUNA / OVERHEAD it's sure to be a great night!
Posted on 7 July 2009 | 6:33 am
This summer heralds the birth of Girl Jam – the UK’s first all-female bodyboarding event aimed at bringing girls together from across the country to surf and share their skills.
The event is open to EVERYONE, whether you are ripping it up around the globe or just want to try something new.
The event is being held on July 12th at Fistral Beach, Newquay, Cornwall in association with Rob Barbers Bodyboard School (www.robbarber.com - 01637 879 571) and supported by Three Sixty Magazine (www.orcasurf.co.uk/threesixty) - starting at 10am, meeting at the Carnmarth Hotel.
We are actively seeking more sponsorship and funding for the event.
There is loads of great stuff lined up for the day – a morning coaching session to kick the day with our event photographer and videographer with a video analysis session afterwards.
After lunch and beach games (volleyball anyone?) it’s back in the water for a free-surf, all finished up with a great BBQ and bodyboarding DVD’s. There will also be goody bags and prizes for those involved.
The cost for the event is £20 (normal price: £40) - this includes a 2 hour bodyboarding lesson with professional and qualified coaches, wetsuit and kit for the day, changing and storage facilities, goody bag, video analysis session and event DVD.
For those with their own equipment and not wanting to take part in the coaching session, come along for the afternoon beach games, free-surf and BBQ! At no cost to you!
For more information please contact Clemi Hardie at:
clemihardie@hotmail.com
07917885680
Posted on 29 June 2009 | 4:27 am
The Corona/Kahuna/Overhead Wedge Air Jam at Tolcarne beach, Newquay is the biggest bodyboarding contest of the summer, and it has just been announced that Rob Barbers Bodyboarding School will add to the fun with a special bodyboard coaching day.
This promises to be an epic day, and one that bodyboarding fans cant afford to miss:
Learn or develop your own bodyboard skills with the UKs best coaching team
Watch the best riders in Britain blowing up at the UKs premiere bodyboarding wave
Soak up the atmosphere at the after-event party at the Kahuna right on Tolcarne beach.
A+ coaching for all abilities will be taking part throughout the day with two sessions with Rob and his coaching team. The afternoon session will end in plenty of time for you to be on Tolcarne for the contest, beginning with the event check-in at 4pm and then running until dark as the Wedge fires up and the UKs top riders do battle in the air.
The day will include:
- Two in-water coaching sessions.
- Video analysis session and photography of you in action.
- Goodie bag from event sponsor.
- Individual prizes for most improved riders (including a new top-of-the-range board).
- DVD of footage to take home with you.
- A coachs report of personal improvements required and how to go about achieving your goals (based on your weekends performance).
- Ring-side seats at the biggest bodyboarding event of the summer.
- The after-contest party at the Kahuna restaurant.
The day after, 26 July, sees the English Tag Team Bodyboard Championships at Fistral, so with more top bodyboarding to check out, why not make a weekend of it?
All this for 55pp! (One lesson only, 30pp) 10% discount for BBC members.
Posted on 10 June 2009 | 12:21 pm
