Discovery Surf School is a BSA Centre of Excellence and the team behind the international top selling 110% Surfing Techniques DVD’s, (which I highly recommend, and are available at Triocean Surf), making us one of the leading centres in the UK.
Discovery Surf School is run by husband and wife team Martin and Annika Connolly. Martin is a top rated British surfer and highly experienced ASI Master coach and lifeguard; working several seasons on local and Australian beaches. Martin is also the Producer of 110% Surfing Techniques, the international best selling coaching DVD’s, bringing our coaching to a worldwide audience.

You can see the lesson prices on their website, whether it be one one one sessions, group lessons, or a fun stag/ hen or office day out.

Another option for school holidays is the Discovery Surf Camp at Challaborough Bay. This is fully supervised running from 9:30am to 3:30pm and involves heaps of surfing and fun, for children aged 8 to 14. If you book now you can benefit from a 20% discount for Monday to Thursday of the June half-term break, which means a whole day free from the kids will only cost you £48.

Has this interested you? Have a look at their latest video reel and the fun both instructors and surfers are having…….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma5dNcOrFpM

The day consists of 3 races and a 2 course evening meal at the beach side restaurant:

Race 1 – 500 meter sprint
Race 2 – 1 mile race
Race 3 – 2/3 mile race

The event is open to all paddlers. The evening meal is provided as part of your entry and extra tickets can be purchased for friends and family.

Details:

Location: Blackpool Sands, Near Dartmouth, South Devon – MAP

Date: Saturday 2nd June
Registration: 10am – 11am
Race start: 12pm, 2pm, 4.30pm
Dinner: 7:30pm
Parking: On site and free to all pre-registered racers
Other notes: No dogs allowed in car park or beach
Entry: The event is a pre-entry only event. Entry closes Sunday 27th May. Get those entries in quick.

Pre-enter using the this PAYPAL LINK. Please mention your meal choice in the comments box when making payment.

Meal options (all organic):
Rump Steak
Fish (Pollock or similar)
Vegetarian (Vegetable Kebab or similar)

Thank you to Venus Cafes, Discovery Surf School, Starboard and Red Paddle Co for supporting the event.

There will also be short fun family (kids) event running in the morning sponsored by Red Paddle Co and Venus. More info to follow.

Should you need an SUP, we have three to hire. But don’t leave it to the last minute as our hire gear is very popular, especially over the weekend.

The English IRB Champs were held in Sedwell Cove in July, where some excellent performances saw the Masters and Seniors team win the overall trophy.

Later that year the team competed at the GB & European champs in Bournemouth, where 4 overall titles were won: the senior Single Rescue both GB and European champions and senior Tube Rescue both GB and European champions.

To help raise money the event the boys at the Surf Club have put together a Hog-Roast at The Creeks End, Kingsbridge, so feel free to drop in and join the Surf Club.

Here is a video of the Bantham SLSC at the English Champs in Sedwell Cove, Devon videoed and edited by Jason McBroom:

The previous Men’s ASP World Tour event took place on Bells Beach, Australia, where Mick Fanning defeated 11 time world champion Kelly Slater in the final.

In the women’s world title, the previous event took place on Dee Why, Northern Australia, where rookie surfer Courtney Conlogue. The Californian took top honours, defeating Hawaiian rookie Malia Manuel in the final.

So far the men’s and women’s world title run top five looks like this but could well change with the top seed Kelly Slater pulling out of this leg of the competition due to injury:

2010 saw the release of Julian’s signature fin the FCS JW-1, a fin that’s become highly popular among professional and recreational surfers around the world. In the latter half of 2011 Jules hit his straps in the competitive arena securing a string of final berths and a top ten finish on the ASP ratings.

Under the new agreement Julian will ride the FCS systems and fins, including the Genuine X-2 and Fusion plugs, exclusively for the next three years. After penning the agreement Jules commented on his confidence in the partnership and the products.

“The way I see it, FCS is unchallenged for the best system and fins available, so I couldn’t be happier to continue the great relationship while working closely on developing my fins even further”.

Medina was another standout on the ASP World Tour during 2011. After joining the tour at the mid year rotation Gabriel went on to win two events confirming he’ll be a legitimate title contender in years to come. Regarded is a very versatile fin for wide range of conditions, its no surprise Gabriel’s fin of choice continues to be the FCS PC-5.

Gabriel’s ongoing agreement covers multiple product categories including FCS board bags, leashes, luggage and accessories. The deal also includes Gorilla tractions pads, with a new signature Medina pad set to feature in the 2013 range.

FCS Brand Ambassador Richie Lovett commented after both surfers had put pen to paper. “FCS is really happy to continue our relationship with these two amazing surfers. These guys represent the future of our sport and together they’ll no doubt win multiple World Titles. To perform at their best these guys need the best equipment and we’re more than happy to supply it”.

Here is a video of Ben Skinner, owner of Skindog Surfboards enjoying the surf and talking about his future…..well current plans (video was shot 2010).

One of Ben Skinners projects, which has sold very well, and is a favorite with Ben’s sponsored riders, is the Skindog LUFI. Check out out Skindog Lufi here on the Triocean site.

This is even the chosen board for Ben Skinner’s and Triocean Surf’s sponsored rider and Bantham local Ben Howey.

Anyways here is the video of Ben Skinner in Dakhla, Morocco:

The mens final saw Taj Burrow (15.86) defeat Brazilian Adriano De Souza (18.60) in a close final.

In the womens final 4x World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (16.37) beat fellow Aussie Laura Enver (14.20).

This leaves the mens and womans top 5 World Title Rankings like so:

2012 ASP Mens World Title
1  Burrow,Taj		10000
2  De Souza,Adriano		8000
3  Smith,Jordy		6500
3  Kerr,Josh		6500
5  Wright,Owen		5200

2012 ASP Womens World Title
1  Gilmore,Stephanie		10000
2  Enever,Laura		8000
3  Wright,Tyler		6500
3  Fitzgibbons,Sally		6500
5  Lima,Silvana		5200

The results of this event have really messed my my Fantasy Surf score, putting me in last place for my league. Need to choose better for the next event when the WCT surfers travel to Bell’s Beach for the Ripcurl Pro in 3 weeks time.

For now here are the highlights of the finals day:

]]> http://www.trioceansurf.co.uk/blog/2012/news/taj-steph-win-the-quicky-pro-gold-coast/feed/ 0 http://www.trioceansurf.co.uk/blog/2012/news/now-in-triocean-surf-shortboards-by-matt-adams/ http://www.trioceansurf.co.uk/blog/2012/news/now-in-triocean-surf-shortboards-by-matt-adams/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:35:04 +0000 Kate http://www.trioceansurf.co.uk/surf-blog/?p=690 Continue reading →]]> Check it out, together with Matt Adams, of Adams Industries we have developed a shortboard that will perform well, and will not break the bank account.

Matt Adams has been shaping in out of Newquay, which is arguably the hotspot of British Surfing, for about 18 years. He has shaped at all the top surf board factories throughout his career, from working at Ocean Magic, Beach Beat, Factory 52, Black n White, Phoenix to working with the legendary world famous Eric Arakawa from Hawaii.

When looking at new boards for 2012, we wanted to know what were the boards that sold well within the UK. And whilst on blank deliveries spoke to different shapers on their best sellers and current projects. The outcome was that for the UK, the best sellers tended to be wider and thicker; and so that is what we have had Matt Adams create.

The extra width and thickness help you board paddle into sloppy waves, whilst the wider tail will give more speed off turns and in paddling. This slightly lowered nose rocker helps with planing speed, but has enough lift to be forgiving on a steeper wave. The tail has been given a slight lift too, with a double concave to give the board a loose feel.

This board would work best on 1ft-4ft day and comes in a size range from 5’11″, 6’1″ or 6’3″, sprays are loud and attractive, so why not check them out.

For more information on the Triocean Surf “King” by Adams Industries which out the write up on our website.

As the competition has progressed we have seen some big names knocked out in the early stages such as Mick Fanning, John John Florence and Dane Reynolds.

However it has set us up for an unmissable men’s finals:

Heat 1: Owen Wright vs Adriano De Souza
Heat 2: Kelly Slater vs Josh Kerr
Heat 3: Jordy Smith vs Joel Parkinson
Heat 4: Taj Burrow vs Adrian Buchan.

As expected the Australians have been dominating this even with five man representation in the finals, and local Joel Parkinson scoring the first perfect 10 wave score. But as you know nothing is set in stone as Jordy Smith, Taj Burrow and Kelly Slater have been looking strong with some powerful and technical surfing.

In the Roxy Pro we have reached an all Australian Semi-Finals where the heats are as follows:

Heat 1: Tyler Wright vs Laura Enever
Heat 2: Sally Fitzgibbons vs Stephanie Gilmore

Who have you got left on your Fantasy Surf Team?

Here are some round 3 highlights.

How many can you guys name?