Elusive Surf Welsh Open 2012

Elusive Surf Welsh Open 2012, originally uploaded by BridgendBites.

14th & 15th April 2012, Rest Bay Porthcawl

Check in 8am Saturday 14th April.
Divisions: Open, Boys U18, Girls U18
Entry fee £10 per division, includes FREE contest t-shirt

Open winner receives a weekend’s accommodation at a surf camp in Portugal for 2 courtesy of Errant Surf Travel.

Other prizes include tail pads, board tracker chips and clothing from our friends at Obsessive-Disorder and Surfboard Tracker.

Open division limited to 32, U18’s limited to 16 per division.
Closing date for entries: Monday 9th April.

Full information and entry details can be found at www.elusivesurf.com

The Wave Jam

The Wave Jam, originally uploaded by BridgendBites.

Rest Bay, Porthcawl 11th – 12th February, 2012

It’s finally here – the end of winter, and the SKA’s classic surf style wave jam! We’ve got a rare treat in store for you all, with 2 days of jam format competition, and professional clinics led by none other than BKSA wave master Marc Rowley and his team of experts at Blast Kiteboarding, ably assisted by Flexifoil young gun Josh Coombes. As usual, we will have prizes on offer for those individuals that you, the riders, vote for at the end of the weekend.

For the up and coming waveriders amongst you we’ll have an array of top notch wave riding gear on offer for demo purposes; 15 boards from Blast Kiteboarding, 15 kites from Flexifoil and 10 harnesses from Mystic. Expix will be there to document your glorious performances on and off the water.

For the more traditional students amongst you, we’ll also be hosting our own party at L&A Bunkhouses – if you were at the beginners event you’ll know what to expect, and if you weren’t…you’ll just have to wait and see.

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Elusive Welsh Open Surf

Elusive Welsh Open Surf , originally uploaded by Tourism Bridgend.

After 3 previous attempts to run the contest and the swell forecast looking promising for this weekend’s Double Comp Duel. The Elusive Welsh Open & Tsunami Cup looks set to be a fun packed weekend of surfing. Rest Bay, Porthcawl, South Wales. 12th – 13th February, 2011.
The Elusive Welsh Open takes place on the 12th February. Check in is at 8am, first heat in the water 9am, with the Elusive Welsh Open Champion crowned by sundown.
The Tsunami Cup will run the following day with 4 divisions, Open, Longboard, Junior & Women. Entries will be permitted up to 5pm Saturday.
Big thanks to Christian Surfers, Welsh Coast Surf Club, Welsh Surfing Federation, Surfboard Tracker, Surfplugs & Chris Harris Surfboards for their support.

Cressey’s Surf Academy

Cressey’s Surf Academy, originally uploaded by Tourism Bridgend.

Porthcawl is at the heart of Wales’ Golden Coast! A surfer’s paradise stretching from Newton Bay on the Glamorgan Heritage Coast, to Sker Bay just north of Porthcawl and close to Kenfig National Nature Reserve.
The main surf beach is at Rest Bay, which is a European Blue Flag beach with its own lifeguard station, car park, toilets and refreshments.
Cressey’s Surf Academy

Elusive Welsh Open Off The Lip 2010

Elusive Welsh Open Off The Lip 2010, originally uploaded by Tourism Bridgend.

The Elusive Welsh Open will take place at Rest Bay, Porthcawl on Saturday 20 November and will be supporting “Movember” the Prostate Cancer Charity.
The Event will include an Open surf competition with prizes for the finalists and highest placed U/18 & woman surfers.
Following a full days surfing, the Fairways Hotel, Porthcawl will host the official party night including live band, raffle, giveaways and plenty of Movember fun & games.
For further details visit http://www.elusivesurf.com/

Love2Surf?

Cressey’s Surf Academy, originally uploaded by Tourism Bridgend.

Love2Surf? Why not try one of the surf academy schools at Porthcawl. Just 20 minutes from Cardiff and Swansea, Porthcawl offers great surfing, blue flag sandy beaches and easy access from the M4, junction 37.
The academy offers coaching for individuals, small or large groups of all ages and abilities and will provide a highly professional and personable experience.

Kite Surfing at Rest Bay, Porthcawl

Kite Surfing at Rest Bay, Porthcawl, originally uploaded by Tourism Bridgend.

Rest Bay, Porthcawl has to be one of the best beaches in the world. Even on a sunny day you can get away from the crowds and find your own peace and tranquillity. Rest Bay is a blue flag clean sandy beach known locally as ‘Southern Wales’ Golden Coast and is ideal for all water sports as well as a great place for families.

Crouch, touch, pause, engage!

RCT Beach-Rugby Mini, originally uploaded by Francesco di Bellinzona (www.delprete.ch).

Beach rugby in Wales. Well, rugby is our national sport and we do have some of the most spectacular beaches in Europe so why not? Beach rugby has become huge all over the world and so has touch rugby. A great spectacle and we’ve just discovered that on our very doorstep in Porthcawl, the locals get together to play touch rugby near Rest Bay, every Sunday between 11 and 1 pm. Fantastic. Will try to find out where other communities in Wales have got together informally, so if anyone knows, please share!