Surfing England & The British Longboard Union unite in search of World Championship success Surfing England and the British Longboard Union today announce a collaborative relationship to ensure the successful delivery of Team England Longboard at the 2018 ISA World Longboard Surfing Championships. Following the International Surfing Associations announcement on September 13th that the event will run following its break since 2013, the event has now been confirmed for Wanning in China from January 19-25th. Since the announcement the bodies have pooled their resources to deliver a provisional Team England squad from which two men and two women will be selected, the provisional squad and selection policies can be viewed below. – Longboard Timeline (hyperlink) – Selection Policy Document (hyperlink) – Squad Selection Document (hyperlink) The world’s best National Longboarding Teams will gather at the famed left point of Riyue Bay to represent their nations and go for Gold in this classic ISA discipline. “England has a wealth of longboarder talent, and we can’t wait to see them take on our rivals in China, it is sure to be spectacle of the highest calibre” said British Longboard Union representative Bob Freshwater. Information on the event can be found here: http://www.isasurf.org/events/isa-world-longboard-championship/ Team England Longboard management now enter a selection phase before announcing the surfers who will represent Team England on October 17th.