Posted on August 30th, 2011 in inkydeep by inkydeep
Sunday 4 September sees the ninth World Bellyboard Championships taking place at Chapel Porth in Cornwall.
It is thought that the British ply bellyboard may have been copied from Hawaiian Paipo boards. This National Trust event has previously attracted over 200 entrants from as far a field as Australia and San Francisco. More on the event can be found on the events website – http://www.bellyboarding.co.uk/
The joy of proning in on ply bellyboards is told in the wonderful short surf film “The Life of Ply”;
And a short video on this years World Bellyboard Championships, filmed and produced by Sideways Cornwall;
Posted on January 29th, 2011 in inkydeep by inkydeep
The Cornwall Surfing Style exhibition opened today at the Trelissick Gallery located in the grounds of the National Trust’s Trelissick Gardens and park. This was our first visit to Trelissick and what a wonderful park and garden it is. Perched on the edge of the Fal Estuary it overlooks the King Harry ferry crossing and the river Fal. The hint of the arrival of spring was evident in many of the trees and bushes.
It was a pleasure to spend time looking over the small selection of historic surfing items belonging to the Museum of British Surfing. We particularly enjoyed chatting to the artist Ben Cook about his surfing landscapes and publications. The wooden board building skills of James Otter are much to be admired; his hollow construction wooden surfboards are beautiful solid functional surf craft – a credit to his craftsmanship.
Posted on January 24th, 2011 in inkydeep by inkydeep
Saturday 29 January sees Cornwall Surfing Style opening the season at the Trelissick Gallery, organised by Cornwall Crafts Association in collaboration with The National Trust Trelissick.
Alongside the hand-crafted wooden surfboards and furniture of artisan James Otter, the Museum of British Surfing will be displaying a small selection of historic wooden surfboards from over the last 100 years. Beachwear and other items from its collection along with their 60′s VW combi van will also be displayed. Surf artist Ben Cook will also be there book signing.
The gallery is in the grounds of the National Trust’s Trelissick Gardens and park. Sounds like a cool way to spend a few hours.
The annual International Surfing Day is being held on Sunday 20 June. The event (organised by the European Surf Industry Manufacturers Association, the European Surfing Federation and the Surfrider Foundation) is a worldwide celebration of surfing, surf lifestyle and culture.
Currently 62 events are being held in 13 countries. One of these is the Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) 2010 Challenge. Between the 18 and 25 June, SAS Stand Up Paddle surfers will attempt a world record by being the first ever stand up paddle surfers to cross the English Channel, starting in Dover and hopefully arriving in Calais around five hours later. The surfers also aim to raise at least £10,000 for SAS campaigns. You can sponsor the 2010 Challenge by making a donation at the following site – http://www.justgiving.com/2010challenge.
