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.
The team that represents the UK will be heading out to Fiji in November for the ISA SUP, Prone and paddle board World Championships 12-20 November.
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.
Alpine Elements are currently recruiting for a qualified SUP Instructor. You maybe recently qualified instructor and interested in spending your summer months in the French Alps. We are looking for a Qualified SUP instructor to take groups of 8 on short SUP introduction taster sessions within our Summer Alpine Activity Programme.
There will be a BSUPA sactioned stand up paddle boarding event at this year’s National
Watersports Championships in Clacton on Sea. Being the 2nd year of the festival there is huge anticipation for another fantastic event at this east coast town.
We hope this finds you well, on the verge of another exciting season of watersports in the UK. Stand up Paddleboarding is going from strength to strength in the UK with a record number of people stepping on a board and becoming instructors during 2015. The public demand for stand up paddleboarding is significant for 2016, if the weather holds its going to get busy. Read More
British Stand Up Paddleboard Association, are pleased to announce dates for this years 2016 Sup Surf Series.
The three venues will make up the points series starting at Putsborough, on to Gwithian, before culminating at the BSUPA National Sup Surf Championships Finals at Watergate Bay.
Dates and venues will be as follows:
April 16th/17th – Putsborough, North Devon
June 4th/5th – Gwithian, Cornwall
October 1st/2nd – Watergate Bay, Cornwall
“It’s great to be able to put together a Sup Surf Points Series for the coming year. It is positive for the development of this side of the sport here in the U.K, and I would like to thank both Marc and Jason for their time and commitment to assist with its creation.” Commented Richard Marsh, Events Director of BSUPA.
He added, “Over the past few years we have created a every successful National Championships at Watergate Bay, but I know many of the competitors would like to see more Sup Surf events on the calendar. This year we have had individuals express interest in developing events of their own, in which we can now create this series. Richard Marsh continued by saying “Three events, three very different locations will also create more rounded champions across each of the main divisions and will undoubtedly assist with generating strength in individuals representing this country at International competition’s such as the I.S.A Stand Up Paddle Board World Championships.
More information such as, divisions, rules, entry fee’s etc will be available on the BSUPA website by end of February.
For more information on the individual events please contact the following:
Puttsborough – Marc Hambridge: [email protected]
Gwithian – Jason Sawyer: [email protected]
Watergate Bay – Richard Marsh: [email protected]
Matt Barker-Smith and Holly Bassett, both twice winners & reining BSUPA National Surf Sup Champions, confirm their attendance at this year Championships to stage over the weekend October 10th & 11th at Watergate Bay, Cornwall.