Surfing Tribe talk

Roger Mansfield, author of best-selling book The Surfing Tribe, will be giving a talk and signing books at the Fistral Beach bar 3pm on Thursday 6 August.

He will give a talk about British surfing legends and when the sport took off in the UK.

More info >>

Rip Curl Girls Tour

As part of Rip Curl’s ongoing commitment to women’s surfing in the UK, they have launched the 2-star Rip Curl Girls Tour pro/am series, a £1,000 accumulator tour. The contest events run alongside the Rip Curl Hawaiian Tropic Girls Tour which kicks off in June. Check out all the info here >>

CARVE blog

Our big brother CARVE magazine has decided to copy us and get in on the blogging action – it won't be as cool as the SurfGirl blog! But if you want to check them out, go here: CARVE blog

SurfGirl Blog Rated Excellent!

We got a 9.3 'excellent' rating for the SurfGirl blog from Blogged.com and we're on the front page of their watersports directory! Pretty cool, we think. There's more to come from the SurfGirl blog!

longboard book

If you're a logger or an aspiring one, take a look at Lee Ryan's new book. Lee is a Brit and world champ so he's got it sussed. There's a free sample chapter on the website and the whole thing is an ebook available to download for about £18.

myspaz

SurfGirl finally has its own account on MySpace. We are really breaking away from those boys! There's yet another comp to enter on there as well. Facebook details coming soon but here's the MySpace er, space.

And if you're entering the perfume comp, please please read the instructions ;-)

Beach Break Live

SurfGirl have been invited to the Beach Break event to report on it for Swatch! More info will appear on their site and on the SurfGirl and CARVE sites. There are tons of bands and activities, including surfing, coasteering, paintballing, kayaking, yoga and sitting in the sun!! Check out Beach Break Live

SurfGirl 14

Oh my God! We've nearly finished it! And it's a beauty! We've got the best summer fashion, loads of tips and technique help for riding bigger waves, interviews, happenings, a Mentwais trip report, Morocco guide and just so much more…Again we have to finish Carve first but SG 14 will be with you at the start of June! Hard to wait, I know ;-)

AND in other news, we're doing the first stand-alone issue of SurfGirl after that, the Summer Special. We'll be busting a gut to make sure this is an amazing issue. It'll cost you £2.99 and we hope you love it and buy at least two copies! Details of what's in it will follow, but rest assured we've got some special stuff up our 3/2 sleeves!

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Are you a super-keen grom? Do you want to turn pro?

Here’s your chance to do just that. On May 12/13 and October 13/14 CARVE are teaming up with the English Surfing Federation Surf School to offer Youth Development Coaching Clinics at Fistral Beach in Newquay, Cornwall.
Coaching will come from some of Britain’s top competitors and instructors and one of CARVE’s top lensmen will be on hand to shoot the action, supplying each grom with a sponsorship portfolio containing two shots to take home. Protest are sponsoring the first weekend and are offering a sponsorship deal for the most promising talent.
There will be both in-water coaching and workshops throughout the weekend. The course costs £119 and includes one surf assessment session, two videoed surf sessions, one photo shoot session, one surf fitness analysis workshop, two video analysis sessions with a top British pro and one portfolio preparation and sponsorship workshop. Each grom will leave with a sponsorship portfolio including a list of industry team managers, a biography, a lifestyle image and an action shot, as well as a well-stuffed goodie bag.
Email Rob Barber at Rob@orcasurf.co.uk for an info pack or call 01637 878074 for more details and to book.

BA and longboards

No more longboards on BA flights (over 8´2˝) unless you book it as cargo. Check out A1Surf forum for more details.

Welcome back…

Blogger foxed me for a good while there, but eventually we're back online with the SurfGirl blog. This is a totally non-serious place for us SG staff to post up random comments, ideas, updates, news and anything else we feel like. Comments are very welcome!

So what are we up to at the moment? Well, we've done one trip to Morocco and one trip to New Zealand. So there will be lots of info and pictures on both those popular destinations. We loved them! But then anything's better than being in an office, right?!

SurfGirl 13 continues apace, and we want it to be the lucky issue! There's loads of info, pictures and stories from the UK girls who made it out to Hawaii. You'll have to wait to see what else is in it! It'll be out at the end of March.

News-wise, the Student Nationals kicks off this weekend in Newquay – always a fun weekend which briefly lifts the town out of its winter hibernation. Pray for some surf – it's been good but windy recently (crap today though).