Welsh Surfing Federation

Well done to all the Welsh groms competing over the weekend of the 20th and 21st, the competition season really got into gear with comps in Porthcawl ( The Elusive ), Bude ( British Schools ) and Perranporth ( BLU )!

Small clean waves, sunshine and embarassing wetsuit tans were on offer on the Saturday, cold winds and an inconsistant but building swell on the Sunday ( well it was in Bude ).

Results as follows..

British Schools

Cieran Hughes 2nd Under 14’s

Max Payne 4th Under 18’s

Raife Gaskell 2nd Longboard

Bethan Lewis 4th Under 16’s

Bethan Lewis 1st Under 14’s
Niamh Mathias 2nd Under 14’s

BLU
Connor Griffiths 4th Open Longboard

Raife Gaskell 2nd U18’s Longboard

Elusive results to follow..

Full write up, video and pictures of the Schools comp on the SGB website here

 

Membership forms now available here

 

Don't forget the WSF AGM will be held on:-

 

Wednesday 17th April 2013 - at the  Hi-Tide, Coney Beach, Porthcawl 7.30pm

 

Agenda here

 

Groms..

Entry for this weekends Rip Curl GromSearch presented by Posca in Porthcawl, Wales CLOSES tomorrow!! Fun competition, loads of awesome prizes from Rip Curl UK, FCS & Gorilla Grip + free activity village presented by Posca UK so all welcome! Email entries accepted to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ...

 

URGENT WSF SQUAD NEWS

 

Due to poor surf conditions the WSF has had to cancel this weekends junior training weekend at Freshwater West (Pemb). The new date for the Freshwater West training is now the 25th – 26th May. Lets hope the ocean will send use some waves for our next training date!

 

Keep Ripping,

 

WSF Coaching Staff

Welsh Junior Squad 2013
Fresh Water West 6-7/4/2013

 

Hi Team,

This weekend will see the first of our 3 training weekends take place at Freshwater west, Pembroke. From looking at the long range forecast we will have some surf and the weather is looking promising also.

 

Over the weekends we are going to be covering all aspects of competitive surfing and looking into the technical side of surfing and performance. We are also going to be working on fitness, diet and flexibility and how these aspects play a big part in our overall surfing performance.

 

You will need to prepare for the weekend just as you would for a contest. Can you all make sure you bring clothes and trainers for an exercise session?

 

Can we all meet in the main car park at Fresh on Saturday and Sunday @ 8:30am. We will be looking to finish each day about 4:30-5:00pm.

 

I’m looking forward to working with you all over the next 3 training weekends.

Lloyd Cole
WSF Head coach

The WSF AGM will be held on:-

 

Wednesday 17th April 2013 - at the  Hi-Tide, Coney Beach, Porthcawl 7.30pm

 

An Agenda will be posted shortly.

 

 

The 2013 Elusive Welsh Open will be held at Rest Bay, Porthcawl on 20th & 21st April and comprise of 3 catergories: Open Mens, Open Womens & Longboard.

Entry fee is £10 includes an official contest t-shirt. Closing date for entry Monday 15th April.

Download entry form here

Last year saw some excellent surfing in small waves, fingers crossed for this year!!

Last years Open winner <> Photo by Claire Beach

 

The Rip Curl Gromsearch will kick off on the 13th and 14th April at Rest Bay in Porthcawl.

No entry forms available yet, as soon as we have more info we'll let you know..

 

Press release from Surfing GB and Rip Curl on the Surfing GB website here

 

Congrats to Langland Board Riders, Wilkinson Sword Champs 2013

 

 

Full report to follow ( When Craig writes it! ;o) ) Photo by Frenchy..

The Wilkinson Sword Welsh Interclubs will be on this Sunday 10th March at Rest Bay, Porthcawl.

Check in at 8:00 a.m

Team sheets and payments to be in by Friday at the latest so we can do the draw.

Team sheets can be emailed to Stu @ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Welsh Surfing Federation Junior squad members, Rhys Poulton, Max Payne and Emily Williams have just attended the second of the British Junior Squad training sessions, they are all competing for a place on the British Junior team that will fly to Nicuargrua and take part in this years World Junior championships.

See here for more information on the comp. Rhys Barfield is also in the squad but is currently enjoying himself in warmer water overseas!

Welsh longboarders Arran Bright and Raife Gaskell have also been  selected to join the British Junior squad , no longboard event at the World Juniors this year but the longboarders are attending the training sessions as a development opportunity.

 

 

01/03/2012

Changes To The Welsh Junior Training Squad 2013

PLEASE READ

CLOSING DATE HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL MARCH 31^ST !

THE WSF HAS DECIDED TO INCREASE THE SQUAD FOR 2013.

PLEASE EMAIL US AND PUT YOUR NAME FORWARD FOR YOUR SPOT ON THE TEAM FOR 2013!

Welsh Junior Squad 2013

We are pleased to announce that after a fantastic 2012 Junior Europeans and numerous top results in UK contests by Welsh juniors the Welsh Surfing Federation will be launching a Junior Squad Training program for 2013.

The aim of this program is to support Welsh juniors throughout 2013; working towards the Junior Euro’s in 2014 with professional coaching and to provide the squad with training plans to aid their future development.

A WSF selection panel has selected the following junior squad for 2013. The squad can be added to at any point if the selection panel feels that a surfer has made substantial improvements and warrant a position in the squad.

Congratulations to all who have been selected for the Welsh Junior Surf Squad for 2013! If you have not yet confirmed your position please do so asap. (The list is in not ranking order!)

SHORTBOARD

Under 18 (Boys)

Rhys Barfield

Rhys Poulton

Nathaniel James

Owen Alexander

Tyler Rogers

Max

Under 18 (Girls)

Milly Zoeftig

Emily Williams

Angharad John

Rachel Cosier

Isobel

Niamh

Bethan Lewis

Under 16 (Boys)

Cieran hughes

Joshua Brace

Jack Code

Iago Henry

Joseph Morris

Jack

Seth Morris

Callum Walton

Longboard

Under 18 (Boys)

Arran Bright

Raife Gaskell

Welsh Junior Squad 2013

These training weekends will count towards team selection for the Euro’s in 2014.

Training Schedule – DATE CHANGES DUE TO GB QUALIFYING EVENTS.

Squad Training Schedule

April 6^TH/7^TH ( Mon/Tues )                – Fresh Water West, Pembs.

July 13^th/14^th ( Sat/Sun )                   – Swansea TBC.

September  28^th/29^th ( Sat/Sun )       – Rest Bay, Porthcawl.

There are spots available in each age category. The Welsh Surfing Federation request all surfers wishing to secure one of these places to email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with a brief background of the surfer and his/her plan’s for the future.

Welsh Junior Squad financial Commitment

On accepting your place on the Welsh junior squad, you are required to make a payment of £150 by Monday March 27th 2013. This will cover all costs for the 3 training weekends planned for 2013. All surfers will be required to make this payment in full before March 27^th 2013 regardless of how many sessions you attend. If however, you have a valid or medical reason for not being able to attend a session or sessions then repayment of a proportion of the amount paid will be considered.

Payment for the training weekends is by cheque only. Please make cheques out to “Welsh Surfing Federation” and the name of the squad member attending and please send them to the following address:

WSF, , , Porthcawl, .

This will cover all costs for the 3 training weekends planned for 2013. Following your acceptance email you will receive the payment details. All surfers will be required to make this payment before training commences.

Once you have read and understood the process, please respond via email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , confirming that you wish to take your place on the Welsh Junior squad. Alternatively, if you don’t feel you can accept your position, please inform the WSF as soon as possible so that the place can be offered to the next highest-ranking surfer.

Good Luck!

Welsh Surfing

 

This weekend's Welsh Inter Clubs is POSTPONED. Next prov date is Sun March 10th. Surf just ain't quite doing it enough, so teams will all have to shelve their respective cans of Whoopass for now....

 

We all say how much we love unspoilt beaches, now's your chance to keep Fresh West looking that way..

National Trust ambassador  and Fresh local Raife Gaskell is organising a beach clean at Freshwater West on the 17th March, details as below.

Let's have a big turnout to get Fresh cleaned up after the Winter storms, BBQ afterwards then Riding Giants will be showing in Tenby in the afternoon

Old Lifeboat House, Castle Beach, Tenby

£3.00 tickets

 

 

Jo Dennison is out in Oz at the moment, travelling and competing, surfing against some of the worlds best women surfers, got through into the round of 48 in the Newcastle Surfest comp held last week.

Well done Jo, keep it up!

Jo's keeping a blog so if you want to keep up with her news go here ..

 

The WSF are pleased to announce that Quiksilver confirm sponsorship of the Welsh Nationals once again!!

A massive thanks to Miky Picon and Liam O'Shea..

The comp will take place at Freshwater West on the first May Bank Holiday weekend.

Entry forms and more details to follow.