The 2022 event season was pretty epic – we were stoked to see a thriving surf community and busy contest calendar, with an array of comps being delivered by Surfing England, and our friends at British Longboard Union and Christian Surfers. 2023 is well underway and we have some exciting news and updates for the year ahead…
This year our headline event season will kick off with the infamous Rip Curl Grom Search, a high energy event for the groms, with places at stake for a European Final.
A major work area for us currently is the introduction and training judges in priority. We recognise this an important development area as we level up our contests. With 2023 the launch year, we are aiming to run priority for the men’s and women’s open’s, which will run in April, as a separate, single peak event, to our larger English Nationals.
For 2023, we are supporting the British Longboard Union and their longboard events, and for this year English longboard titles are on hold. The BLU have been working hard over the last few years to develop their events and run a fantastic series. Read more about this here. It is also worth noting the Boardmasters Longboard Pro is currently showing as tentative on the WSL website, for 11-13th August at Fistral, one to have on the calendar.
We will launch bodyboard divisions this year, to showcase the English bodyboarding scene, who are currently underrepresented on the English events scene.
As we move into Autumn, we will deliver a thriving Adaptive surfing event, back at the beach at request of the surfers as currently the World Champs are a beach-based contest. The Interclubs competition will also be a lively event this Autumn! We are still working on location/dates for this – stay tuned!
THE DATES:
2023 RIP CURL GROM SEARCH
Dates: 18th – 19th March
Location: Fistral Beach, Newquay
Divisions: Under 12 girls and boys, Under 14 girls and boys, Under 16 girls and boys.
Backup date/location: 1st – 2nd April, Fistral Beach, Newquay.
Information: https://www.surfingengland.org/2023-rip-curl-grom-search-announced/
2023 CARAVAN AND MOTORHOME CLUB ENGLISH NATIONAL SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Dates: 15th – 16th April
Location: Fistral Beach, Newquay
Divisions: Men’s and Women’s Open’s
Backup date/location: 29th – 30th April, Fistral Beach, Newquay
2023 CARAVAN AND MOTORHOME CLUB ENGLISH NATIONAL SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Dates: 12th – 14th May
Location: Watergate Bay, Cornwall
Divisions: SHORTBOARD: U12 boys and girls, U14 boys and girls, U16 boys and girls, U18 boys and girls, men’s and women’s seniors (28+), masters (35+), kahunas (45+). BODYBOARD: Women’s and Men’s Open, U18 girls and boys.
Backup date/location: 9th – 11th June, Watergate Bay, Cornwall
2023 ENGLISH ADAPTIVE/PARA SURFING OPEN
Dates: 7th – 8th September
Location: Croyde Bay, Devon
Divisions: TBC
2023 KOREV LAGER ENGLISH INTERCLUB SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Dates: TBC
Location: TBC
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Event Formats, which form the T&Cs of our contests will be released ahead of each event. These may detail information such as entry opening dates and times, policies around priority entrants/first come, first serve (as our events grow in popularity), and information around the contest formats (how the competition runs, e.g., progressions to finals/points accumulations).
SURFING ENGLAND MEMBERSHIP:
Members of Surfing England are emailed newsletter updates which have information about the contests ahead of us posting to social media networks. Please make sure your membership is in date to not miss out, and also make sure info@surfingengland.org is marked as ‘not spam’ in your inbox.
Membership includes insurance for surfing worldwide, as well as great discounts. Being a member of Surfing England means you are actively supporting our organisation as we drive forward to support every surfer. You are supporting the community and programs such as adaptive surfing and junior surfing.
You can log in and manage your membership here. This is where you will find details of discount codes in our new member portals. NEW MEMBER? Join us here!
For any queries on membership, please contact lenka@surfingengland.org
EVENTS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS:
It’s the great team that ensures we deliver events at a high standard. A huge thank you to all staff and volunteers who are fundamental in this, for your ongoing support to English surfing.
EVENT PARTNERS:
A huge thank you to the incredible brands who support all we deliver. For 2023, Caravan and Motorhome Club are our proud headliners of the English Nationals, korev lager the Interclubs for the ultimate surf club community event. We are also stoked to continue our relationship with global surf brand Rip Curl for the Grom Search.
Thank you also to our wider event partners, dryrobe, Olaian – Decathlon UK, Clarke Willmott, Surfdome, The Wave, Vospers, Watergate Bay.
Also, to ERA Adventures who will provide lifeguard and first aid cover at events.
We are still looking for a headline partner for the English Adaptive/Para Surfing Open, please get in touch if you are interested.
CONTACT US:
For all event enquiries, please contact hannah@surfingengland.org
For all membership enquiries, please contact lenka@surfingengland.org
