TWO North Devon surfers have claimed titles at the British National Surfing Championships last week.
Woolacombe’s Stuart Campbell put in a powerhouse performance to win the open division in challenging surf at Newquay’s Fistral beach on Saturday.
With the lead changing constantly throughout the heat, it was Campbell’s final wave that secured the title, making him the first Devon winner since Croyde’s Richard Carter in 1984.
Reubyn Ash
HISTORY was made on Tuesday when the country’s top 28 surfers rocked up for the first contest to be held at Lynmouth.
The Relentless Evolution Series was dreamed up with the idea of taking the best surfers to the best spots in the UK on the best day.
With a £5,000 prize purse the stakes were high at the invitation-only event. Read the rest of this entry »
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Croyde Surf Club are a hardy bunch and they proved that in spades on Sunday with the running of the Eyeball Surf Classic.
The first challenge of the morning was to get the marquee up and secured against the howling Westerly gale buffeting the bay, a feat that required greater number of heavy duty anchors than at any time in the clubs history, job done the BBQ was fired up the hot drinks flowed. Read the rest of this entry »
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“Bucket and spade weather”
The sun blazed over Woolacombe today as the the Boardriders held the first contest of 2011, The Tony Renyard memorial. Read the rest of this entry »
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Poppy claims victory
The North Devon interclubs was hosted by Woolacombe Boardriders over the weekend. With Saunton Hotdoggers running their rescheduled 60′s Style Masters it turned into an old-fashion Croyde v Woolacombe face-off….without the fisticuffs off old.
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Following a manic few weeks of editing/teaching/journo-snapping/ late night papping/code hacking busy-ness I found myself with an almost weekend off….what to do? Retreat to the bunker and bash on with more designs/posters/blog updates is what…happy days
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Taz Knight on a bomb
Gallery of photos from the Woolacombe Roardriders surf club contest held on 3rd April. Read the rest of this entry »
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Thought I’d have a go a something a bit different today. Much as I’d love a proper Tilt & Shift lens, the price is a bit prohibative £1400+! There’s a number of other bits of kit higher up the priority list. Read the rest of this entry »
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Appledores finest, Jordan Reed grabbing a bit of low-tide Croyde action. Read the rest of this entry »
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