Date: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd April 2017
Location: Watergate Bay, Cornwall
Britishkitesports & British Stand Up Paddleboard Association are proud announce that Legend of the Bay will be returning to the Extreme Academy Watergate Bay over the weekend of April 1st and 2nd 2017.
Firstly BSUPA would like to thank all the competitors for their support in the National SUP Surf Series 2016. What sticks out in my mind is the commitment from the rider’s at all three events. Even though the forecasts were not looking as good as everyone would have liked there was a great turnout and positive atmosphere.
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Competitors from across the country and in one case as far as Durban, South Africa, congregated at Watergate Bay in to compete in the BSUPA National Sup Surf Championship. Now in its eighth year these championships has seen an every growing field of entries across the third divisions. Saturday saw strong on shore winds and choppy waves causing challenging conditions for all competitors across the open rounds. With a much-favored forecast looking set to come in overnight the contest was put on hold till Sunday. Sunday morning with sunny warm and clear skies, light off shore winds and a near perfect wave, all was set for the classic day off sup surfing.
Below are the results for the 2016 BSUPA Putsborough championships.
The British SUP Club Championships now in it’s 4th year was the biggest yet. 11 clubs and 190 competitors hit the waters of Bray Lake to compete in everything from a 6km distance race, technical races, Novice racing as well as sprints and team events to see who would come out as the UK’s top club.
The weekend of October 1st and 2nd 2016, will see many of the UK’s leading exponent’s of Stand Up Paddleboard surfers head to Watergate Bay’s shore to compete in this years BSUPA National SUP Surf Championships.
The Thames River Relay is a challenge to bring focus to plastic pollution in the Thames that is threatening the sport of SUP in affected areas. The relay started on the 1st of September and will end on the 25th of September and involves carrying a bottle of Thames water from source to sea with many groups of paddle boarders taking part.
Don’t miss out on the Clash of the Paddle event this summer where competitors will battle head to head at arguably one of the UK’s best surf breaks.
The SUP SURF action has been going off. We’re two rounds in and have uploading the current rankings for the mens, ladies and junior fleets.
On Sunday the 14th August 2016 at Southbourne Life Saving club is running a race and fun event at Southbourne Beach, Bournemouth. The event takes place between 0830-1300 hrs and consists of a range of fleets and taster session that will encourage everyone to get involved.
