UKPST Update

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick update as to how the guys are getting on with their UKPST campaigns

Scottish surfers Mark Boyd and George Watt traveled to the Tynemouth UKPST North East Open at the weekend to try their hand against the UKs best surfers. The normal Thurso leg of the tour had been cancelled so this was the closest contest to Scotland for this season. Messy 1-2ft waves with strong winds made for difficult conditions. Mark Boyd narrowly missed out on progressing through to the quarter finals. Boydie found one right-hander on which he made a few backhand turns to the beach, this took him to second place behind Australia's Micah Lester but ahead of Newquay's Martin Black and Australia's Jordan Cuff. However Martin Black replied with two solid scoring waves, Boydie was unable to find another higher scoring wave which left him 0.5 points behind Martin.

Unfortunately an interference was called against Georgie early in his round 1 heat making the last 15 minutes in the water an uphill struggle. Georgie has continued onto Wales for next weekend’s competition so the best of luck to Georgie and let’s hope he can do Scotland proud. Georgie has been participating in all of the UKPST contests this year, the only Scottish surfer to have a real crack at the tour. Here’s hope his hard training and commitment really pays off and he can make his mark on the overall ratings.

Chris

Joxy Girls

All,


Looks like this ladies surfing thing might really be taking off here?

Here's a wee link to a facebook page for a group of girls who have called themselves the joxy girls. Their aim is to get more ladies into the water here in Scotland, good on them I say!

http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=84810788541#/pages/The-Joxy-Girls/84810788541
 
Cheers
Chris

Chicks Dig It.....

 Having spent many hours splashing about in the cold Scottish waters of the North Sea, a group of surf-inspired chicas decided enough was enough, and migrated to the warmer climes of South-west France. That was five years ago, and now they're encouraging other like-minded ladies to do the same.

This summer witnessed the first ever surf camp for British girls held on the sunny beaches of Seignosse and Hossegor. Teaming up with Ashleigh Bennetts, head coach of the O'Neill Surf Academy, the Surf Affinity girls enjoyed a summer of sick surf and sunshine, where everyone's surfing progressed massively. The camp was sponsored by Nikita, who donated treats by the bucketload, and their team riders came along to hang out on the beach and boost some nifty surfing tricks!

It was a really good way for the girls to strike out on their own and boost their confidence in the water. The emphasis was definitely on having plenty of fun! All levels of ability were catered for and, once the surf session was over, the girls headed off to explore the local area.

There are plenty of courses planned for next summer, so don't hesitate to give us a shout if you're interested. From newbies to hotshots, everyone is welcome, so check out www.surfaffinity.com for more info or call us to discuss your Surf Affinity surf camp experience!
 
Cheers
Corinne

MVP... Who Decides?!

Evening all...

Well things are heating up with a wee bit of competition on the MVP front. If you don't know what MVP is it's basically a competition with the top ten guys being taken around the world to film their section. The beauty of it is that YOU decide who goes.

We now have two guys from Scotland in the running George Watt from Fraserburgh and Mark boyde from Sandend. So go on go to http://www.mvpyoudecide.com/ and have your say!

Gathering Update

All,

Just another quick update - unfortunately the chart isn't looking much better this time either - and once again we have had to postpone the Gathering of the Clans event. For the time being we will now aim to hold the event on the weekend 14th– 15th November we've had to choose this date due to unforseen circumstances.

Apologies for any inconvenience and hope to see you in a months time,

Thanks

Watson