Glorious sunshine bathed the 2010 BUCS Surf Championships at Fistral Beach, Newquay, which were once again a resounding success. The competition is now thought to be the biggest surfing competition in the world with over 350 student surfers from institutions all over the UK taking part over three days.
Great waves were on offer on the first day of the competition, with all surfers taking to the water for the first round of heats. Defending Champion and favourite, Gordon Fontaine of Bournemouth University wowed the thousands watching with some spectacular skills, including a frontside carving 360 manoeuvre.
Like most great ideas, the idea to cross the Strait of Gibraltar came up while having a beer with some friends. Besides being the second most frequented shipping lane in the world, the strait hosts strong currents and rapidly changing wind conditions.
Geographically, the Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, and separates Spain from Morocco. This is roughly 7.7 nautical miles.
The International Surfing Association welcomed more than 30 nations to the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games Presented by Amarok by Volkswagen today in Lima, Peru. The official program started with a press conference hosted by a panel of participants and organizers at the magnificent Municipalidad de Lima in the heart of the city today.
Peru’s Sofía Mulanovich, 2004 ISA gold medalist and ASP World Champion, ranked 3rd in the world, Gabriel Villarán, a bronze medalist of last year’s edition of the event, and Antoine Delpero, defending World Champion were the surfing stars leading the press conference. They all spoke of Peru’s rich surf heritage, and the excitement they felt competing in such a prestigious event. Attending along side them was the President of the ISA, and the President of the Peruvian Surfing Federation.
