Well that's it for another year...
Pretty successful and eventful all round I reckon. There were some good waves, some not so good waves, a few injuries and aching bodies the next day but most importantly some pretty good surfing in all of the divisions!
Sunday had to be the highlight, Scratch took the Open title again this year and set out his intentions right from the hooter in the first heat of the day. His first wave for the heat on Sunday pretty much sealing his heat win leaving him the rest of the heat to find a back up wave which of course he had no problems in doing.
Conditions throughout the morning were some of the best we've seen for a contest in quite a few years, I must say I enjoyed my heats, the waves allowed mostly everyone to have a fair crack at a couple of nice ones and I'm sure that there were some happy campers on the way home on Sunday evening.
Another good turn out from everyone, stoked to see the longboard and Senior division's becomming bigger at the event too.
Big thanks to everyone for turning up and helping out especially Grant and Andy for Judging, Pete, running the beach marshall for the two days, Boydie for his first efforts at Contest Director and again thanks to everyone who picked up a clipboard and judged a heat or two.
Anyway I have to get going just now, full results to follow soon, I'm away just now so once I can get it organised I'll get them posted.
Thanks
Chris
Monday, 8 March 2010
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Scottish champs '10
Hi Everyone,
Well we've decided to call the Scottish on for this weekend (6th & 7th) at Thurso. With a reasonable chart we're hoping for a few waves over the weekend. Check in will be 8am at Thurso East car park.
There is also the AGM planned for the evening of the 6th. This will start at 7pm at Tempest surf cafe.
If you would like to see the agenda please follow the link to the side.
Cheers
Chris
Well we've decided to call the Scottish on for this weekend (6th & 7th) at Thurso. With a reasonable chart we're hoping for a few waves over the weekend. Check in will be 8am at Thurso East car park.
There is also the AGM planned for the evening of the 6th. This will start at 7pm at Tempest surf cafe.
If you would like to see the agenda please follow the link to the side.
Cheers
Chris
Friday, 26 February 2010
Have you been injured whilst surfing/body boarding/knee boarding?
Hi all,
I am a Masters student currently studying an MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine at Glasgow University. For my thesis I am undertaking a research project on injuries related to surfing. As a keen surfer (knee boarder) who has spent over 25 years in the water I have suffered, as well as seen many various injuries whilst out in the water. Therefore, I am keen to see if the choice of what type of surfing you participate in (stand-up/body board/knee board) can predispose you to certain types of injuries.
Many previous studies in this area have mainly looked at stand-up surfing, but as stated above, I am keen to see if your choice of surf craft can lead to particular types of injury. The injuries that I am looking for can range from the most minor cut or scrape, to more serious forms of injury. No injury is too small or too large. However, the injury that I am asking you to report must have happened during the year 2009 or early 2010. All that I ask is that you click on the link provided and answer the on-line questionnaire (https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CY8S59Y). It is completely anonymous, and please be as honest as possible.
Also, if you know of any other surfer who may have been injured, or they know of any other surfer who may have been injured, could you please forward the link onto them? They do not have to be Scottish! As the more respondents to the survey, the better understanding of the risks associated with the choice of board you ride.
If you require more information please feel free to email me on b.ferrier@napier.ac.uk and thank you for your time.
Brendon Ferrier
MSc Sport and Exercise Medicine
Glasgow University
I am a Masters student currently studying an MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine at Glasgow University. For my thesis I am undertaking a research project on injuries related to surfing. As a keen surfer (knee boarder) who has spent over 25 years in the water I have suffered, as well as seen many various injuries whilst out in the water. Therefore, I am keen to see if the choice of what type of surfing you participate in (stand-up/body board/knee board) can predispose you to certain types of injuries.
Many previous studies in this area have mainly looked at stand-up surfing, but as stated above, I am keen to see if your choice of surf craft can lead to particular types of injury. The injuries that I am looking for can range from the most minor cut or scrape, to more serious forms of injury. No injury is too small or too large. However, the injury that I am asking you to report must have happened during the year 2009 or early 2010. All that I ask is that you click on the link provided and answer the on-line questionnaire (https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CY8S59Y). It is completely anonymous, and please be as honest as possible.
Also, if you know of any other surfer who may have been injured, or they know of any other surfer who may have been injured, could you please forward the link onto them? They do not have to be Scottish! As the more respondents to the survey, the better understanding of the risks associated with the choice of board you ride.
If you require more information please feel free to email me on b.ferrier@napier.ac.uk and thank you for your time.
Brendon Ferrier
MSc Sport and Exercise Medicine
Glasgow University
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Staunch supports the Scottish champs
Hi All,
Just had a really exciting call from the guys at Staunch clothing, turns out that they're super stoked on the event and would like to support the SSF this year! If you've never heard of them they're an up and coming clothing brand made in Scotland by Scots for Scots, if you'd like to know more check out http://www.staunchindustries.co.uk/
There was a wee bit of confusion from some of you regarding my last post so just to clarify, our dates that we would love to run the contest is going to be the 6th and 7th of March. Obviously this will depend largely on Huey!
Hopefully the event runs and we will be able to hold the 2010 SSF AGM on the evening of the 6th, I'm still working on the venue but will update everyone once that's finalised. A copy of the agenda will be available soon for anyone who would like a copy, Also if you would like to see anything on the agenda please feel free to email me at scottishwaveriders@gmail.com.
As always there will be a final call made around Wednesday the week of the contest, if everything goes belly up there is a back up date for the start of April but keep your fingers crossed and prey to Huey!
See you there...
Chris
Just had a really exciting call from the guys at Staunch clothing, turns out that they're super stoked on the event and would like to support the SSF this year! If you've never heard of them they're an up and coming clothing brand made in Scotland by Scots for Scots, if you'd like to know more check out http://www.staunchindustries.co.uk/
There was a wee bit of confusion from some of you regarding my last post so just to clarify, our dates that we would love to run the contest is going to be the 6th and 7th of March. Obviously this will depend largely on Huey!
Hopefully the event runs and we will be able to hold the 2010 SSF AGM on the evening of the 6th, I'm still working on the venue but will update everyone once that's finalised. A copy of the agenda will be available soon for anyone who would like a copy, Also if you would like to see anything on the agenda please feel free to email me at scottishwaveriders@gmail.com.
As always there will be a final call made around Wednesday the week of the contest, if everything goes belly up there is a back up date for the start of April but keep your fingers crossed and prey to Huey!
See you there...
Chris
Saturday, 6 February 2010
Dates for the Scottish
Evening all,
Sorry it's taken a wee bit of time to get these to you, things have been a bit hetic on my end however I'm hoping that you'll have enough time to get ready for this years Scottish.
The first date we are looking at is a bit earlier than usual on the 6th and 7th of March with a back up date of the 3rd and 4th of April.
Once again we will be looking at running the event in Thurso.
A final call will be made around the start of March so that you know what's happening.
On a similar note, we are still working on dates for this years Gathering. Hopefully I can confirm them soon!
Thanks
Chris
Sorry it's taken a wee bit of time to get these to you, things have been a bit hetic on my end however I'm hoping that you'll have enough time to get ready for this years Scottish.
The first date we are looking at is a bit earlier than usual on the 6th and 7th of March with a back up date of the 3rd and 4th of April.
Once again we will be looking at running the event in Thurso.
A final call will be made around the start of March so that you know what's happening.
On a similar note, we are still working on dates for this years Gathering. Hopefully I can confirm them soon!
Thanks
Chris
RESULT!
Coastal Car Parking Charges not going ahead
After discussions within the administration group- it was decided not to progress with Coastal Car Parking Charges
Budget papers are now available for the meeting on Tuesday- link attachedhttp://cmis.eastlothian.gov.uk/cmiswebpublic/
Labour and Tory Groups have both proposed to proceed with charging, however the administration councillors form the majority of councillors and charging will not go ahead
Difficult decisions however had to be made throughout the budget
Cllr Paul McLellan
Paul has also ensured that there will be no futher charges for the period they continue to be in administration (2 yrs)
So looks like you can still turn up and surf for free!
After discussions within the administration group- it was decided not to progress with Coastal Car Parking Charges
Budget papers are now available for the meeting on Tuesday- link attachedhttp://cmis.eastlothian.gov.uk/cmiswebpublic/
Labour and Tory Groups have both proposed to proceed with charging, however the administration councillors form the majority of councillors and charging will not go ahead
Difficult decisions however had to be made throughout the budget
Cllr Paul McLellan
Paul has also ensured that there will be no futher charges for the period they continue to be in administration (2 yrs)
So looks like you can still turn up and surf for free!
Friday, 22 January 2010
How good is your duck dive?
All,
Please see below from a student who is studying the art of the duck dive...
I am a keen surfer and a 4th year Sports Science student at the University of Edinburgh. For my thesis I am undertaking a research project on the biomechanics of the surfing duck dive technique. As a surfer I am sure you will appreciate the importance of duck diving, an effective duck dive allows a surfer to get out back more quickly, reducing fatigue and increasing time spent catching waves.
The purpose of this research is to analyse the technique in order to identify the movement patterns required to perform it successfully. This will provide information on how the technique can be improved and which muscles can be trained to make duck diving as effective as possible.
The research is taking place at the University of Edinburgh Centre for Aquatics Research, which has cameras placed both above and below water, providing detailed three dimensional analysis. There is very little research on surfing and nothing published in this area at all, making the results of this project potentially very interesting.
I am planning on getting started with the project in the next few weeks and I am hoping to find some surfers who may be interested in taking part. It would require performing a few duck dives in the University pool, allowing for the performance to be filmed. This would only take an afternoon and should be interesting to take part in because immediate feedback of the performance is available so a participant can watch themselves duck dive, and see how they could improve their own technique.
This project is completely reliant on volunteers being willing to take part and I would greatly appreciate anyone who is willing to come along and participate.
If you think you might be interested in participating, please email me at s0673892@sms.ed.ac.uk and I will be happy to give you some more information.
Kind Regards,
Robert Kupris
4th year Sports Science Student
University of Edinburgh
Please see below from a student who is studying the art of the duck dive...
I am a keen surfer and a 4th year Sports Science student at the University of Edinburgh. For my thesis I am undertaking a research project on the biomechanics of the surfing duck dive technique. As a surfer I am sure you will appreciate the importance of duck diving, an effective duck dive allows a surfer to get out back more quickly, reducing fatigue and increasing time spent catching waves.
The purpose of this research is to analyse the technique in order to identify the movement patterns required to perform it successfully. This will provide information on how the technique can be improved and which muscles can be trained to make duck diving as effective as possible.
The research is taking place at the University of Edinburgh Centre for Aquatics Research, which has cameras placed both above and below water, providing detailed three dimensional analysis. There is very little research on surfing and nothing published in this area at all, making the results of this project potentially very interesting.
I am planning on getting started with the project in the next few weeks and I am hoping to find some surfers who may be interested in taking part. It would require performing a few duck dives in the University pool, allowing for the performance to be filmed. This would only take an afternoon and should be interesting to take part in because immediate feedback of the performance is available so a participant can watch themselves duck dive, and see how they could improve their own technique.
This project is completely reliant on volunteers being willing to take part and I would greatly appreciate anyone who is willing to come along and participate.
If you think you might be interested in participating, please email me at s0673892@sms.ed.ac.uk and I will be happy to give you some more information.
Kind Regards,
Robert Kupris
4th year Sports Science Student
University of Edinburgh
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