Alex placed 2nd in Baja, Mexico @ AWT

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Alex, a West Wittering Ripper, has just competed in the American Windsurfing Tour out in Baja, Mexico - here is Frank (Alex's Dad) account of the event: The AWT event at Baja is a regular feature on our windsurfing calendar and this year was no exception. As we pulled in to Brown Field airstrip right [...]

Team 2XS @ Tenerife PWA

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James Arnell-Smith and Jack Pettit are out in Tenerife at the moment at the Professional World Tour in El Medano. They both had a crack at this high level international windsurfing event in the Youth Trials. The PWA is the pinnacle of the windsurfing world tour so to get a chance even at the Trials [...]

BWA Cornwall 2014

Posted on by Emile Kott

  Over the weekend of 1st & 2nd November the BWA held the last round of the wave sailing series at Gwithian beach in Cornwall. With an epic forecast the event attracted over 70 competitors across the five fleets of Pro’s, Amatuers, Masters Ladies & Youth. WWWC was well represented by; Jack Pettit, James Arnell-Smith, […]

ANNUAL CHARITY PADDLE RACE – DATE CHANGED TO – SUNDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2014

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Please note the date has been changed for our Annual Charity Paddle Race – the new date is:

SUNDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2014

The start time for the race will be 11.30am (registration from 10.30am).  From East to West Wittering (if its over 15 knots then we will run it at West Wittering).

We will be raising money for the Snowdrop Trust.

More details to follow………

ISA Stand Up Paddlesurf Worlds – Nicaragua May 2014

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ISA Stand Up Paddlesurf Worlds – Nicaragua May 2014

Holly Bassett 16 years old returns from The ISA Stand Up Paddlesurf Worlds in Nicaragua ranked No 11 in the world , in the women’s surf SUP division.
The International Surfing Association hold each year the World SUP surf and flat water Worlds with over 31 different countries competing in Surf SUP, Distance and Technical SUP flat water racing and prone surfboard events. Teams are selected from each countries national qualifying events in Holly’s case she was British Women’s SUP champion in 2013. It is a mini Olympics for Stand Up Paddlesurfing.
The whole event was paraded in country order through the city of Grenada with thousands of spectators – Holly was the UK teams official sand pourer where sand from each country (West Wittering Beach ) was poured to represent surfers uniting from around the world, in front of the ISA panel, Mayor of Granada and the Nicaraguan Minister of Tourism.
Holly was part of a 7 person team from all over the UK -the Surf side of the event was held in La Boquita on the pacific coast of Nicaragua. Each countries Teams were seeded then split into heats of 20 or 15 minutes to compete in riding the waves –Holly’s first heat was against the 2013 World champion from Brazil and top world ranked Costa Rican Surfer. Holly made it through 3 days of heats going through the reportage to get over all = 11 in blistering heat and humidity. Team GB was ranked 12 overall out of 31 countries.
The Team consisted of Aaron Rowe, Matt Barker Smith, Ollie Shilston, Marie Buchanan, riding SUP and prone surfers Andre Le Geyt and Robbo Conner ,plus myself Abi Barker-Smith and Catherine Andre’s girlfriend. The Team crew stayed in Grenada in a small very decent hotel Casa San francisco have to say we had a great time out there even though the comp time was intense.
The competition was super tough most of the women competing are full time professionals –world champions in other sports and full time paddle surfers –for Holly at 16 years old and just starting her GSCEs at Seaford College it was challenging the 10,500 mile trip the time change and 80 degree temperatures!
This ISA World competition has certainly fired Holly up, she competed in the prone surfing relay and was one place out of qualification – so she will compete in more events and aiming for the 2014 National Championships in October this year .
Have to thank also the TEAM Holly Bassett support crew –Jane, Daisy, Rich & Sandy Dale –The Humberstones and Mark Perry for their donations to team Holly Bassett.
The Team was sponsored by Aquapak -Brightstar–Penguin-Lifeproof-ION-2XS-Prosport-Waterbourn-Palmeria Local
Holly has been sponsored by Fanatic, Kialoa, Ion, 2XS, X-train West Witttering and Prosport sunscreen.
Photo credits Simon Bassett –team opening ceremony Rommel Gonzales & Michael Tweddle..