News Archive

Marine adventurers wanted
Undergraduate students from across the South West are, for the first time this summer, being offered experience gaining practical fieldwork skills whilst exploring the beautiful Isles of Scilly

Success for Speller in Jersey opener
David Speller put on his own air show to take the honours at the first event of the inaugural Jersey Bodyboarders 4Season Bodyboard Series held at La Saline on the May Bank Holiday weekend

Butler serves up English victory
Newquay surfers dominated the the Headworx English Nationals at Watergate Bay, with surfers from the Cornish town claiming more than 10 of the 23 titles on offer

Strong start by Skinner in France
Newquay's Ben Skinner is through to the last 32 of the Oxbow World Longboard Tour event in France

School surfer aims to be top of class
Schools from all over the country will be gathering in Woolacombe for the Hunter/ Billabong British Schools Surfing Championships in association with Calypso and Kustom run by the British Surfing Association.

Lacomare c'est magnifique in Peniche
Eighteen-year-old Frenchman Marc Lacomare has taken an early lead on the European Pro Junior tour with victory in the Portugeuse leg of the series.

Skinner seeded in France
Newquay's European longboard champion Ben Skinner is one of only two Britons with an assured place in the first leg of the world pro tour in France.

Kelly Slater Foundation benefit raises money for Trestles
The event raised over $350,000 for Surfrider’s Save Trestles campaign, Miocean, Surfers Healing, The Quiksilver Foundation, Pipeline to a Cure and several other charities.

GAO Says Bajagua is Bad Deal for U.S. Taxpayers
Today, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the
investigative arm of the U.S. Congress, issued a report on sewage treatment
at the San Diego/Tijuana border today.

Winter breaks wrist at Porthleven
One of Britain's top surfers is likely to be out of competition for several months after being injuried in an accident off the Cornish coast.

Record beach detox
The quarterly Rapanui Beach Detox took place on Saturday 26th April. It aimed to clean Grange Chine, one of the most polluted beaches on the South Coast of the UK.

Over half of Guernsey's election candidates want sewage treatment improvements
55% of Guernsey's election candidates believe the current system of dumping the island's raw sewage at sea each day to be unsatisfactory and support raising the level of sewage treatment applied.

SAS go 'turdabout' in Guernsey
It's election day in Guernsey and SAS are urging the electorate to vote for those candidates that support a move away from the raw sewage 'pump and dump' philosophy currently used on the island.

SAS and the Grassroutes Tour
Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) campaigners take to the road next month for a western seaboard leg of The Grassroots Tour.

Reeling Barrels at Brims as the Highland Open kicks off
The O’Neill Highland Open by Swatch got underway today at Brims Ness, the most consistent point for swell on the north shore of Scotland

Piper hot in Frostbite final
Newquay's Josh Piper turned up the heat to take first place in the Grand Final of the South To South Frostbite Sessions.

Gilbert Brown, Luis Vindas Fight for National Title
Seventh and final date of the 2007-08 Circuito Nacional de Surf will take place this weekend

Pro juniors to go man-on-man
European Pro Junior circuit gets underway in Portugal

Razjman to defend world longboard title
Preparations are underway for the opening event of the World Longboard Tour in France

WiLDCOAST to battle TCA-El Destroyer at San Diego Earth Fair
For the second year in a row, on Sunday April 20th, WiLDCOAST will host the