This Saturday 28th September it’s ON for The Stable 2024 English National Longboard Championships at Fistral Beach, Newquay.
With a fun and consistent swell this Saturday, we have called the event ON! We know our English athletes will have the perfect platform to show their skills. We extend a warm welcome to our nation’s finest longboarders of Men’s and Women’s Open divisions and the Under 18 boys and girls divisions. With over 40 surfers entered, we will have an action packed 8 hours of contest at the beach.
LONGBOARD EQUIPMENT RULES
Longboard rules state boards must be a minimum of 9 foot long. Width dimensions to be a minimum aggregate of 47 inches. That is the total of the widest point, plus the
width 12 inches up from the tail and the width 12 inches back from the nose.
It’s time for competitors to start considering choice of longboards for the fun 3 foot waves. Additionally, all must ensure their equipment undergoes a thorough safety check for any issues with leashes, dings, and other potential hazards.
PRIORITY RULES
As we strive to develop the standards of our English events to align with international competitions, athletes will compete using the priority system this weekend. While we’ve implemented this system for the past two years at our Shortboard English Nationals, this will be the first time our longboarders will compete under the priority system in England. The ISA rulebook is what we use at our events, which contains all the detail about priority from page 39: VIEW HERE
Heat draws, competitor schedules, etc, will be shared to the competitor WhatsApp group in the coming days.
Live scoring will run on REFRESH for this event. You will be able to follow live scoring on our website. The link will be posted on our social media channels @surfingengland on the day of the contest.
We are excited to be running this event alongside the British Longboard Union, who have been hosting prestigious longboard events in the UK since 1966!
MEMBERSHIP
You must be a Surfing England member to compete at the event. You can check the status of your membership or set up a membership here
We welcome all new members to Surfing England; memberships start at just £18 – £25 a year. Included in membership is worldwide personal accident cover, including wave pools, and some great discounts!
Spectators Welcome:
Spectators are warmly welcomed throughout the whole weekend. Come along, soak up the action, and mingle with the country’s best established longboarding surf talent. Join us at Fistral Beach for an unforgettable weekend of surfing and celebration!
Thank you to our fantastic headline partner The Stable . And to our brilliant partners Caravan and Motorhome Club, korev lager, The Wave, dryrobe, Muscle Food, Decathlon UK, Saltrock, Clarke Willmott, Vospers.
Thank you to Fistral Beach who will host us and Era Adventures for the Lifeguard and safety Cover.
For all event enquiries, please contact: lauren@surfingengland.org
For all membership enquiries, please contact: lenka@surfingengland.org
