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World Bellyboarding Championships

The ‘Belly‘ is back for the 11th year running and is being held at Chapel Porth on Sunday 8th of September.

If you’ve never been along to it before then this year there is no excuse. It’s a fun day in a beautiful Cornish cove and you might even get crowned World Champion at the end. [Read more…] about World Bellyboarding Championships

The Gathering

Tyson Greenaway

At Gwithian Academy of Surfing we are an A.S.I Accredited Surf School. For us the A.S.I has been the way to go – they are really well organised, have amazing back-up in terms of resources and their lesson plans, indeed their whole approach to teaching surfing, is spot on. [Read more…] about The Gathering

Surf Academy Membership

Tyson Greenaway

We have always endeavored to give our customers great value for money with our surfing lessons and surf hire. We pride ourselves on employing the best coaches, using the best practices and the best equipment to make sure that our customers have a fantastic time when they come to us.

But one mustn’t rest on one laurels! Times are hard in the country at the moment and value for money is as important for us as it is for you. This is why we have come up with a new way to get in the water and get the most bang for your bucks – our Deluxe Membership scheme. [Read more…] about Surf Academy Membership

Torq Surfboards

Tyson Greenaway

The Torg range of surfboards has just arrived in store and they are looking mighty fine. The range includes surfboards from super responsive fish shortboards right up to 9ft longboards. There are also some smooth funboards and mini-mals for the beginner and intermediate surfers and all of them benefit from Torq’s strong but lightweight epoxy construction.

We started using them as part of our surf hire fleet last year and as with most surfboards we had low expectations with regard to durability. Hire surfboards are generally used and abused and don’t last much longer than a summer season with us. If you’d seen some of the boards that get handed back after a day of use then sometimes you’d want to cry.

The Torq’s however, took the punishment and are still going strong now which is why we have decided to sell them as well as hire them this year. [Read more…] about Torq Surfboards