EVENTS

charityCoast to Coast highlight a wide range of local and national surf events and competitions on these pages. If you have a coastal event, party or competition let us know and we will post it up. A lot of dates are undecided due to scheduling with national bodies for 2012 but here is a rough feel for whats going on in 2012.

2012 Local and Scottish Surfing Events Schedule

  • 31st March/1st April Scottish Surf Championships Thurso – SSF website for entry details/results/photos. Back up weekend after if no waves.
  • April TBA C2C Beach clean and opening party
  • May TBA C2C SUP Dunbar (beach to beach) paddle race with fundraising for RNLI and Space
  • June TBA C2C Ex hire Sale
  • June TBA C2C Midsummer Party
  • July TBA Lifeboat boat Race Dunbar
  • August TBA C2C Longboard and Junior Comp Belhaven, East Lothian details to follow.
  • Oct TBA Gathering of the Clans Fraserburgh
  • Oct TBA C2C Halloween party Dunbar
  • Nov TBA C2C Scottish Bodyboarding mobile Invitational, mobile event

More events to be added. If you know of Scottish competitions and events in SUP, Surfing and Bodyboarding and want to see them promoted get in touch and we will add to our events list.

2011 Events

The Oneil Coldwater classic was truely amazing this year with some of the best ever waves for a WQS event as Thurso East turned it on.  You can check out results and videos on oneils wqs scotland !

Scottish Surf Champs March 2011 Thurso

Congratulations Edinburgh based local surfers Angus Macdonald (4th), Adam Rusbridge(3rd) and Dunbars Sam Christopherson(2nd) who all made the final of the Scottish Longboard competition in Thurso on the 19th/20th March. Sam also made it through 4 rounds in the open shortboard division just getting knocked out in the semi-final in perfect overhead Thurso East. The open finalists all make the 2011 WQS competition and also the Cold waterpro in Ireland. The Scottish open division was won by Thurso’s Chris Noble and Longboard by Aberdeens Mark Boyd.

Photo of the Scottish Surfing Federations Thurso Comp early Sunday 20th March 2011 below – small surfer on wave for scale – well overhead and cranking! Video from the Scottish surfing championships due to the huge tides the surf dropped a lot in size.

Granite Reef Aberdeen Open Results (over 60 competitors and some great waves Nov 12th/13th Aberdeen beach)

Junior – 1st – Jamie Bain, 2nd – Greg Millar, 3rd – Andrew Robertson. Novice – 1st – Phil Lealey, 2nd – Andy Forbes, 3rd – Erlend Inkster, 4th – Warren Bain. Longboard – 1st – Iain Masson, 2nd – Graham Bagnall, 3rd – Mark Boyd, 4th – Robert McKay. Ladies – 1st – Jill Noble, 2nd – Sophie Pigot, 3rd – Sarah Dickson, 4th – Angie Fraser. Open – 1st Chris Noble, 2nd – Russel Cruickshank, 3rd – Allyn Harper, 4th – Lester Cruickshank.

Scottish Bodyboard Invitational (Late October)

Over the October break a top class bodyboarding competition took place on the East coast with bodyboarders from around Scotland arriving to compete. With some of the best bodyboarding I have ever witnessed in a competition in near perfect 3-4ft surf the guys put on a real show. All the way through the heats it wasn’t just enough to do one move and get through with many established finalists getting knocked out of heats due to barrel/ air combos by other competitors. The eventual final saw Paul, Tim and Josh make it through with Paul scoring some great waves and long tubes putting down the marker. Tim then set the standard with a really good combination of spins, rolls and tubes before Josh caught a couple of amazing waves including ARS (Air with a 360 spin mid air before landing) taking the lead. However Tim with the grit between his teeth was determined not to let his older brother win again and caught a wonderful wave, pulling a deep barrel into a perfect ARS, two more spins and a roll to finish and take his first ever bodyboard title!! Credit must also go to Josh who tried an air reverse roll in the dying minutes of the final and almost landed it something the top bodyboarders in the world on the international circuit aren’t yet doing!!

Photo Tim Christopherson (C2C instructor and winner) photographer Rupert Williams.

Results
1st Tim Edinburgh, 2nd Josh Edinburgh, 3rd Paul West Lothian, 4th Alan Edinburgh, 5th Craig Livingston, 6th Rupert Aberdeen, 7th Mark Dunbar.

Gathering of the Clans Fraserburgh (nice 4-6ft surf) Results

Junior : 1st Jack Buchan (Shire and City), 2nd Daniel Mowat (Broch), 3rd Callum Stanger (Shire and City), 4th Louie Chadwick (E.S.P North of Scotland)

Seniors : 1st Micah Lester (E.S.P North of Scotland ), 2nd George Noble (Broch), 3rd Matt Whitt (Aberdeen), 4th Andy Bain (E.S.P North of Scotland)

Open : 1st Yudi Andika (E.S.P North of Scotland ), 2nd Lester Cruickshank (Broch), 3rd Mark Cameron (Broch), 4th Mark Boyd (E.S.P North of Scotland)

Ladies : 1st Jill Noble (Broch), 2nd Dee Ripoll (Aberdeen), 3rd Katie Watson (Broch), 4th Alex Mills (Aberdeen)

Longboards : 1st Iain Masson (Broch), 2nd Mark Boyd (E.S.P North of Scotland ), 3rd Robbie Mackay (E.S.P North of Scotland), 4th William Watson (Broch)

Clans total points : 1st Broch 700 points, 2nd E.S.P North of Scotland 600 points, 3rd Aberdeen 400 points, 4th Grampian team (Shire and city) 345 points

Winning broch team consisted of – Mark Cameron, Russell Cruickshank, Lester Cruickshank, George Noble, Iain Masson, William Watson, Jamie Bain, Daniel Mowat, Jill Noble and Katie Watson.

Big thanks to all the sponsors – Granite Reef, Brewdog, O’neill, Rhino and Lunar Surf.

C2C Scottish Lowland Longboard and Junior contest – 17th/18th Sep.

The Scottish Lowland Longboard and Junior competition took place mid September in lovely waist to shoulder high surf at Belhaven. The Longboarding had a great entry, the biggest of any Scottish Longboard competition this year, with very competitive heats, semi finals and final and you can check out the video of the final – thanks Adam! Josh took the honours taking home the Longboard wooden trophy hand made by Angus MacDonald.

Final Longboarding 1st Josh, 2nd Sam, 3rd Angus, 4th Joe

The Juniors was well attended with some great surfing by all that took part. Both winners of each division really made the most of the conditions!

Junior U18 1st Max, 2nd Abbie, 3rd Jacob

Junior U14 1st Andrew, 2nd Adam, 3rd Leigh, 4th Flynn