A massive thanks to all of those who competed, helped, supported, sponsored, hosted and did things behind the scenes to make this weekends event so great.
Despite a poor surf forecast, over the two days there was distances races, a full wave event, great weather and a brilliant atmosphere.
its the day after now and i expect i am not the only one who is feeling it now!!
we will get a full report and results, pic and more online very soon - in the mean time from all at BSUPA thank you for making it such a great event.
BSUPA Event 2 - Pre Entry Close.... But.....
Thursday, 12 June 2008 07:53
Pre entry for the 2nd BSUPA event has now closed but....
We may be taking some beach entries on the day depending on the numbers in the heats and conditions.
So If you want to enter but missed the deadline, please enter online now and we will confirm your place before the event.
The prize haul is big and getting bigger (Thanks to the sponsors) and we have evening food, drinks and fun (thanks for Sunset Surf Shop / Nautilus)
Wednesday the 11th June is the last day for pre entry into the 2nd BSUPA event.
The 2nd round of the British Stand Up Paddle Association (BSUPA) 2008 series takes place over the weekend of June 14/15th at Gwithian Beach Cornwall.
The event will include wave and distance events and is open to male and female, adults and juniors alike, with all entrants requiring BSUPA membership.
There will be on-beach coaching sessions, board demos and other SUP events subject to conditions, so even if you are not entering there will be lots of SUP’ers from around the UK to meet up with and SUP activities to be involved in – Everyone is welcome.
We have just made Online entry to the 2nd BSUPA event available - please click the Join Online link to enter our online store, from here you can join BSUPA, enter events and Buy BSUPA merchandise.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 03 June 2008 08:22 )
BSUPA Event 2 Entry Forms Now Online..
Tuesday, 03 June 2008 07:11
The 2nd round of the British Stand Up Paddle Association (BSUPA) 2008 series takes place over the weekend of June 14/15th at Gwithian Beach Cornwall. The Entry forms are nowonline and can be downloaded from the EVENTS or DOWLOADS pages.
Following on from the success of the first event, BSUPA is pleased that local SUP Stockist Sunset Surf Shop & Cafe are hosting and sponsoring the event with co support from Nautilus, Starboard, Onfire, ProSport, Skinners Brewery, Surf Board Tracker (SBT), Surf Drops, Grasshopper, and Liquid Vision
Bill Fitzhugh of BSUPA said “Its great to have such strong support from not only the Paddlers but also the brands – the BSUPA series of events will lead to a National Champion, and looking at the level of SUP riding it will be a well deserved award”
The event will include wave and distance events and is open to male and female, adults and juniors alike, with all entrants requiring BSUPA membership.
There will be on-beach coaching sessions, board demos and other SUP events subject to conditions, so even if you are not entering there will be lots of SUP’ers from around the UK to meet up with and SUP activities to be involved in – Everyone is welcome.
2 x European Longboard Champion and winner of the 2007 September Sessions Elliott Dudley has just been snapped up by Surftech SUP boards and will be attending all BSUPA surf contests this year.
Elliot Dudley two time European Longboard Champion and winner of the UK's first Stand Up Paddle Championships has joined Surftech. Elliot is riding the Laird 11'00 and is awaiting delivery of his new 10'3" Takayama Alii.
Elliot will be competing at the BSUPA events and will also be attending the Surftech Demo days where there will be a selection of Surftech SUP boards for all to try. With his wealth of Surfing experience and technical knowledge Elliot is a great addition to the Surftech Pro Team.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 27 May 2008 06:31 )
Windtek in Weymuoth SUP Demo
Monday, 19 May 2008 11:29
Windtek in Weymuoth are putting on free SUP demos on the weekend of 1st June.
Starboard and Mistral are suplying the kit and we welcome everyone
Please call 01305787900 or check www.windtek.co.uk for more info..
SUP instructor for the summer season - Fuerteventura
Monday, 19 May 2008 11:26
SUP instructor for the summer season - Fuerteventura
Pay starts at 1000 Euros/month for a 6 day week with accommodation provided.
Pay can increase if an instructor is good, they must have a driving licence and be responsible.
We like to have staff that are all 1st aid holders and for SUP I will say also a life saving certificate
Perks: you can use all the gear in the centre.
The candidate will also have to help out in other areas of Flag Beach doing rescues or general beach assistance.
Applications to Ben @ Flag Beach Windsurf & Kitesurf Centre
Flag Beach Windsurf & Kitesurf Centre General Linares 31 35660 Corralejo Fuerteventura CANARY ISLANDS Tel (++) 34 928 866389 Tel UK 0871 7115036 Fax (++) 34 928 535539 Mobile Beach (++) 34 609029804 Mobile Rachel (++) 34 630062131 email:
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www.flagbeach.com
BSUPA Contest Round One - UPDATE
Wednesday, 14 May 2008 08:42
The first round of the BSUPA contest series will feature distance races, coaching tuition and board demo's. Location is West Wittering Beach on 17th and 18th May. If you would like to compete then please read the rules, join BSUPA and fill in the contest entry form. We also have a party planned on the Saturday night at the Bell Inn in Birdham. All in all it should be a great weekend.
Thanks for the all of the emails / calls about the BSUPA forums. We as you can see have updated the site and are adding more features and functionality but in the process i managed to bring the forum down. I hope to have it back online later today - in the mean time please bear with me...
Great SUP Fishing Session...
Sunday, 11 May 2008 10:43
Bill made the call "whos up for some SUP fishing then" - 8.30am on a sunday morning the weary SUP'ers assembled..
Bill with a stack of board and fishing gear, along with Tim, Eric, Clive and Me - after an hour of un tangling fishing line, getting hooks stuck in everything and trying to fix a storage box onto one of the boards we were off....
we have been working on this for a while now, as BSUPA role has evolved we felt the site needed to reflect this. So we have expanded a few areas and trimmed a few others. So we hope you like what you see.
If you have any comment or feedback please contact us via the normal channels and i hope that we meet up soon