West Coast Surf Comp

by Bex Tappin
24 / 09 / 2009

West Coast Surf Competition- 10^th / 11^th October

 Who could believe it is almost that time of year again, the annual West Coast Surf Competition. It is the pinnacle event of the Llyn Surf calendar and produces some serious talent in the breakers year after year.

 This year’s competition will be slightly different to previous events. There will be three divisions consisting of:

- Open Event, which is open to everyone and limited to 32 entries

-Women’s Division for women over the age of 16, which is limited to 16 entries

- Junior Division for girls and boys under the age of 16, which is limited to 16 entries

The competition will be organised into heats with will take place on Saturday 10^th October, the finals will then be held on Sunday 11^th October.  Weather permitting the competition will take place in Porth Neigwl (Hell’s Mouth). The prizes are truly exceptional this year with a brand new surfboard on offer donated by O’Shea, a limited edition Rip Curl electric guitar and a brand new Rip Curl E3 Bomb winter wetsuit.

Entries are to be made by email to surf@westcoastsurf.co.uk stating your name, age and division that you wish to enter. Entries are £5 and you will need to request an entry form from West Coast. West Coats have emphasised that entries will not be taken on the weekend itself, it is anticipated that the entries will fill up very quickly and so if you want to be in with a chance on competing you need to send your entry now. West Coast will be operating a reserve list so if you do not make the list for the initial competition you may be informed nearer the actual weekend by email that you have made it to the heats.

All communication will be made by email so if you enter make sure you keep checking your emails for update or any changes to the location due to the weather,

There will also be a cracking musical line up. The legendary Power Boat Club will be hosting one of its last nights in the village before it is ripped down. The Hookes boys (Headland) will be teaming up with the Williams brother (one half of Snatch) to perform at this one off gig. You can expect some great music, an amazing atmosphere and lots of familliar faces at one of the last guilty pleasure venues of the village. It will be a brilliant way to round off the season in Abersoch. It will never be the same again as we wave goodbye to the veteran venue of the village that is the PB.