Surfing Holidays to France and South Africa
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Bank Holiday Surf Comp at Watergate Bay
01 month ago
The English Surfing Federation will hold the 2012 English Surfing Championships at Watergate Bay over the May Bank Holiday- 5th – 7th May. The proposed categories are; Open – Ladies – Longboard – Ladies Longboard – Senior – Masters – Vets. The Junior Championship will held over a series of 3 contests, this will also serve as a qualifying series for the Euro Juniors to be held in France in the Autumn of 2012.
To enter – download the entry form from here
Extreme Academy English National Surfing Championships 2011
01 year ago
The 2011 Extreme Academy English National Surfing Championships will run at Watergate Bay from the 30th April to the 2nd May. This one-day event will see surfers from all over England, as well as our local talented bunch battle it out for the National Titles
Surfers will contest in three divisions; Open, Ladies and Longboard, and organisers will choose the best day of the 3 over the weekend to hold the competition. The contest will form the basis on which the selection will be made for the English surfing team to compete in the European Surfing Championships in Ireland in September.
Jayce Robinson (Open), Ben Skinner (Longboard) and Sarah Beardmore (Ladies) will be defending their 2010 titles at Watergate Bay. St Ives surfer Jayce Robinson became one of the youngest ever English champions, aged just 20.
Our surfing holidays
If you want to experience the best waves, in beautiful locations every day you should come on our amazing surf trips! We travel to the best locations at the optimum times of year on our surfing holidays to SW France and South Africa. On our France surf holiday we travel to Seignosse, SW France. Our surf camp rests under tall pines and we spend our days surfing the best beach breaks along this amazing coast. There are miles of white sandy beaches to sunbathe and surf. It really is a surfers paradise!
On our South Africa surf holiday to Jeffrey’s Bay we surf the legendary point breaks of Jeffrey’s Bay. We stay in a stunning guest house with direct access to the beach overlooking the waves. The surf is so good here they made a film about it – twice! See the Endless Summer films for all the amazing footage of surfing in South Africa. It really is the surf trip of a lifetime.
See our holiday pages for more information about our trips – France surf holiday and our South Africa Surf holiday. If you have any questions we are happy to help – please ask.
Photographer:Kirstin Prisk
Very windy in Cornwall!
01 year ago
It’s been really windy the last few days and the surf has been huge! High tides across North Cornwall have been reaching right up to the shore. The Mermaid Pub at Porth and even the Beach Hut cafe at Watergate Bay have seen the sea up close and personal!
Forecasts are improving though with offshore winds Tue Wed so fingers crossed for some fun surfing in Newquay.
Dreaming of our surfing holidays right now!
Getting a few winter waves
01 year ago
In the surf again today, 4 degrees air and 10 degrees sea, it actually felt ok. I didn’t bother with a hoody, Lauren scored a few nice long board waves at Newquay’s not-so-secret spot, with some good waist high lefts. Lauren did wear her hoody!
Later I went off to Watergate and scored a few good head high waves on my retro 6″4 fish. Not to many people out.
There is a lot of sand up the beach this winter because we haven’t had any real big surf over the last few months, which usually rips the sand out from the top of the beach.
If you want surfing conditions better than this,….. it’s usually a good idea to book a surfing holiday to a quality surf break abroad. Our surfing holidays to France and South Africa visit the best places to surf at the most consistent time of year. We know our surfing destinations really well, and very importantly, we know under what conditions each spot works best. This means every day we can assess the surf, and find the best spot for a clean wave, and take you there! Add the element of sunny weather and our adventure holidays are the perfect surfing holiday!
So come along this September (2011) on our France surf holiday, or the following May (2012) on our South Africa surfing holiday to Jeffrey’s Bay.
