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caytooCONTENTS: SURFING BRIEFING PACK
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
WHAT IS SURFING? 7
FACTS AND FIGURES 9
FINANCIALS 11
PARTICIPATION 13
MEDIA COVERAGE 17
COMMERCIAL PARTNERS 19
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT 22
ATHLETES 25
GOVERNING BODIES 30
COMPETITIONS 33
NEWS STORIES 373 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 UK surfing to ride Olympic wave Surfing is undergoing a huge identity shift. Set to make its Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games, the professional rank is distancing itself from it’s colourful counterculture persona and transforming to fit the Olympic mould. In a sport that values creativity and character as highly as athletic performance, there is a wealth of opportunities to tap the £1.8 billion pot created by surfing in the UK every year. The International Surfing Association (ISA) estimated there to be over 30 million surfers around the globe in 2012, contributing $22 billion to the global economy. Tokyo’s Olympic audiences are expected to exceed the 3.6 billion who watched the Rio Games in 2016 and, in the years since, digital platforms have made every demographic achievable to reach. The World Surf League (WSL) embraced the digital-first approach and signed it’s largest ever partnership with Facebook in 2017, making the platform its exclusive digital home for surfing’s top live events in 2018 and 2019. The women’s WSL Championship tour visits ten locations around the world in nine different countries including Brazil, Australia and Hawaii, whilst the men compete in eleven events. The world’s top 17 female and 34 male surfers compete to ride the highest scoring waves at each spot, drawing audiences exceeding 13.9 million through Facebook and the WSL app. This instantaneous coverage is a convenient alternative to the trials of broadcast scheduling, when an event can happen over the course of a month whilst waiting for good surfing conditions. The WSL Longboard tours follow a similar format, visiting 13 locations in nine different countries. Julian Wilson (AUS) and Brazilian surfer, Filipe Toledo currently lead the 2018 Men’s tour, whilst, six-time World champion, Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) sits just behind the USA’s Lakey Peterson. Despite not being a traditional surfing nation, the UK boasts 651,000 surfers (a 20% annual increase), while 1.3 million participate in bodyboarding, paddleboarding and kitesurfing. Surfing England says two-thirds of their members are male, whilst the global figure is about 80%. The UK Pro Surf Tour (UKPST) is the British equivalent of the WSL, visiting six wave locations from Cornwall’s northern coastline to the northern tip of Thurso in Scotland. Aaron Strong and Luke Dillon are the UK’s highest ranked male surfers and both sit within the top 200 on the World Qualifying Series (WQS) - the gateway to the WSL. Ellie Turner, Peony Knight and Lucy Campbell are the top three UK women on the WQS and the UKPST.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5 Tour sponsors in the UK tend to be regionally based in the South West - Korev Brewery, Season Surf, Boardmasters Foundation, NERF, Cornwall College, Fistral Beach and Surfing Sumo. This leaves a major opportunity for national and international brands to make a considerable impact on the tour and its competitors, whilst achieving a return of investment. The highest ranking surfers on the UKPSA and British Longboard Tours (BLU) are selected to represent their home nation at international competition. For example, Team England. Fundraising is part and parcel of being a Team England surfer, with the longboarders having self-funded their way to Hainan Island in China this January for the 2018 Longboard World Championships, where they finished 5th overall out of 20 teams. The shortboarding team are doing the same for the upcoming 2018 World Surfing Games in Tahara, Japan, the proving ground for Tokyo 2020 with surfers battling for Olympic team qualification and points. After finishing his 2017 campaign as the UK’s No1, Luke Dillon said: “I live from competition to competition, with nothing in between and save all my money and try to work it out on the budget I’ve got. A lot of the other guys I’m competing against are on six-figure contracts.” Indeed, those at the grassroots of British surfing face a greater challenge to those at the elite level, where athlete and global event sponsorship is dominated by a handful of established surf-hardware, equipment and fashion brands including Rip Curl, Hurley, Quiksilver, Billabong, Roxy, Vissla and LifeProof. Alongside these are more mainstream brands, such as Volkswagen, Corona, Jeep, Red Bull and Nikon who want to tap into of surfing’s unique status and photogenic qualities which align with their target audiences. 2016 WSL men’s champion, Hawaii’s John John Florence, earned $6.1million last year - $5.4million coming through sponsorship deals with surf brands including Hurley, Futures and Monster Energy Drink. Surfing England, a not-for profit organisation was established in 2017 as the sport’s official governing body. It aims to support the development of surfing and smooth the transition towards Olympic inclusion. But with UK Sport’s medal-focused funding strategy in place, British surfing remains an underdog without investment for the sport’s Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020. The UK tour also shares just one commercial partner with the WSL - Jeep. Surfing England’s Nick Rees said: “We will continue to collectively work to source performance funding.” Opportunities to partner with Surfing England are plenty, with it’s latest sponsorship pack offering four tiers of support ranging from £1K - £100,000K bespoke packages. Despite its modest influence on surfing’s global footprint, UK surfing has broken ground on two major occasions since 2016. The tour’s Surfaced Pro Event in 2016
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6 became the first ever to offer equal pay of £1,000 for the men’s and women’s champions. It then became the first to hold a national championship at an artificial wave pool - Surf Snowdonia. Surfing England also works closely with the International Surfing Association (ISA) to make the sport inclusive and accessible for all. The 2018 English National Adaptive Surfing Event took place this July, bringing together like minded surfers with disabilities in a “paralympic style, world class competition.” The event also saw ‘Adaptive Training Workshops’ run in collaboration with Surfability UK as a unique opportunity for local stakeholders and surf schools to broaden surfing’s accessibility at local levels. Surfing’s gender pay gap remains a global issue, made evident by 6-time women’s World Champion, Stephanie Gilmore’s 2017 prize earnings of $242k compared with 1-time men’s equivalent, Gabriel Medina’s $374k. However, significant steps have been taken to tackle its other recurring gender inequality bug-bear; sexualisation. Earlier this year the WSL implemented regulations to stop cameras zooming in unnecessarily on its bikini-clad female competitors. Interestingly, the move was equally condemned and celebrated among the surfing community. From surfing’s Hawaiian roots to its rebellious counter-culture persona, the sport’s shifting identity has changed with the times to grow every facet - from performance to audience, participation and reputation. If only 1% of the expected 3.6 billion viewers watch surfing at the 2020 games, the sport will reach 36 million viewers. Combined with the rise of artificial wave technology which makes surfing inland viable, global participation is set to double to 50 million. Now about to reach the world’s biggest sporting stage, it’s the perfect time to invest in a niche sport about to go mainstream, with the power to inspire an even greater global audience. A chance to get in on the ground floor of the potential next big thing after Tokyo 2020.
7 WHAT IS SURFING?
WHAT IS SURFING? 8 Description Surfing is a surface water sport in which the wave rider, referred to as a surfer, rides on the forward or deep face of a moving wave, which is usually carrying the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found in the ocean, but can also be found in lakes or rivers in the form of a standing wave or tidal bore. However, surfers can also utilise artificial waves such as those from boat wakes and the waves created in artificial wave pools. The term surfing refers to the act of riding a wave, regardless of whether the wave is ridden with a board or without a board, and regardless of the stance used. The native peoples of the Pacific, for instance, surfed waves on alaia, paipo, and other such craft and did so on their belly and knees. The modern- day definition of surfing, however, most often refers to a surfer riding a wave standing up on a surfboard, known as stand-up surfing. Formats • Outdoor • Indoor (surfing wave pools) • Individual • Team • Men • Women • Adaptive surfing (disability) Surfing has a colourful counterculture persona but is slowly transforming itself to fit the Olympic mould, nevertheless it remains one of the most iconic and aspirational sports in the world as well as a part of popular culture.
9 FACTS & FIGURES
FACTS AND FIGURES 10 Global • 2020 - sport makes Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 • 36m - number of viewers if only 1% of Olympic viewers watch surfing (based on estimated 3.6bn audience for Rio 2016) • 2018 and 2019 seasons - Facebook are live streaming World Surfing League (WSL) events • 13.9 million - number of people who watched a WSL event in 2017; Top 3 countries in terms of unique views were in USA, Mexico & Brazil • 800 - hours of live surfing competition WSL streams each year to fans around the world via its app, website and connected TV • 12m - WSL followers across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube • 32 - average age of WSL fans • 50m - potential level of global participants due to rise of inland surfing wave pools UK • 2 - British entrants in top 200 on the World Qualifying Series • 5 - position of Team England in Longboard World Championships (out of 20) • #1 - Luke Dillon, the UK’s best surfer (23 years old) • 500-1,000 - spectators for each Surfing England event • 110% - growth in Instagram followers for Surfing England, 97% growth on Facebook (April 2016 to Oct 2017) Surfing has a relatively niche following, particularly in the UK. However, its inclusion in the Olympics in 2020 for the first-ever time should propel the sport into a much wider following - particularly with the rise of inland man-made wave pools which will noticeably drive up participation.
11 FINANCIALS
FINANCIALS 12
Global
• $22bn - revenue generated globally by surfing industry from hardware,
wetsuits, footwear and surf clothing
• $8bn - revenue generated solely in the USA
• $30m - estimated value of Facebook and WSL deal over 2 years
• $6.1million - estimated annual earnings of Hawaii’s John John Florence -
$5.4million of which is sponsorship deals
• $374k - annual earnings for WSL top male surfer, $242k for top female
UK
• £1.8bn - surfing’s contribution to UK economy
• £45m - generated by Cornish surf festival Boardmasters
• £1k - equal amount of prize money for men’s and women’s champions in the
UK surfing tour 2016 Surfaced Pro Event (the first ever to offer equal pay)
• £1k - £100k - range in cost of partner/sponsor opportunities with Surfing
England, across four tiers of support
• £0 - funding from UK Sport for Tokyo 2020
• £3.7k - average annual surfer spend per year across:
- £495 on surfboards, wetsuits, accessories and clothes
- £223 on car parking
- £708 on refreshments in local cafes and bars
- £587 on local convenience stores
- £966 on fuel
- £169 on UK accommodation
- £474 on foreign travel. Many spend over £1,000
Surfing is pretty big business on a global scale and probably generates more in
the UK than most people think. Furthermore, the relative lack of sponsorship
competition in surfing, compared to other sports, means there’s a great
opportunity for brands to reach a very particular audience cost-effectively.13 PARTICIPATION
PARTICIPATION 14
Global Surfing Numbers
450K
544K
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
300K
SPAIN
2.8M
USA
200K
PORTGUAL
1.7M
AUSTRALIA
145K
NEW ZEALAND
0-250K 250-500K 500K+
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
SOURCE: SURFER TODAY, ISA.PARTICIPATION 15
Global Surfing Demographic
FEMALE
19%
U25
40%
25+
60%
MALE
81%
SOURCE: SURFER TODAY, ISA.PARTICIPATION 16 UK • 651,000 - surfers, according to the Watersports Participation Survey, a 20% annual increase • 1.3 million - people participating in bodyboarding, paddleboarding and kitesurfing • 107,400 - participants in all forms of surfing/boarding, according to Sport England • 66% - share of Surfing England’s members that are male • Popular membership areas are the North East, London, Bristol, South and South West. Surfers Against Sewage their report on the economic impact of surfing in the UK (from 2013) says: • Surfers (64%) have average higher levels of educational attainment than the wider population (27%) • Surfers (79%) are disproportionately represented in professional, managerial and business-owning classes compared to the wider population (54%) • Surfing is not restricted to those under 30 years of age but touches those in their 40s, 50s and beyond • Although the majority of surfers are based in and around the areas most commonly associated with surfing (Cornwall and Devon), 11 surfing regions have surfer populations over 10,000. Although the UK accounts for under 2% of surfers globally, it has dedicated and engaged participants who tend to be more highly educated and higher business achievers than the wider population. Furthermore, women account for nearly twice the share of surfers in the UK (34%) than they do globally (19%). This may be a surprise to those who cling to stereotypes about “surfer dudes” but it certainly offers brands a highly attractive audience.
17 MEDIA COVERAGE
MEDIA COVERAGE 18 WSL Facebook is the exclusive digital home for the top live events in surfing in 2018 and 2019. This includes all elite men’s and women’s Championship Tour events, the Qualifying Series 10,000 and Big Wave Tour events, as well as the World Junior Championships. Largest deal in the history of the WSL and includes significant promotional aspects in addition to the annual rights fee. The WSL is expected to net an estimated $30 million over the two years, according to industry insiders. WSL describes itself as a “digital first” league. WSL execs said the unpredictable nature of surfing competitions, which start when waves get big enough, is best suited for a company like Facebook, which can alert fans as soon as a competition is starting. WSL execs also liked Facebook Live’s global reach, the popularity of its mobile apps and the potential to better interact with fans through polls and comments. The WSL App alerts users of live coverage, tracks every surfer and bookmarks season highlights. 2.03m - Twitter 2.8m - Instagram 6.7m - Facebook 460k - Youtube Surfing England 9.1k - Twitter 10.8k - Instagram 14.3k - Facebook n/a - Youtube UK Pro Surf Assocation (UKPSA) 5.9k - Twitter 2.5k - Instagram 8.1k - Facebook 29 - Youtube Surfing is a classical example of a sport that can benefit from the rise of “digital- first” audiences and circumvent the issue of achieving traditional mainstream broadcast coverage, which has been a barrier to brand involvement in the past. The deal with Facebook could be a game-changer in terms of driving viewing figures, which are likely to receive a further boost with the Olympics being broadcast on terrestrial TV.
19 COMMERCIAL PARTNERS
COMMERCIAL PARTNERS 20
Governing Bodies
WSL
• Jeep, Facebook, Hurley, LifeProof, Corona, Maui & Sons, Billabong,
Rip Curl, Vans, O’Neill, Hydralyte, Quiksilver, Roxy, Jeep, Vissla, Volkswagen,
AirAsia, Boost Mobile
ISA
• Stance, Vissla, Quiksilver, Roxy, Rip Curl, Hurley
Surfing england
• Korev, Jeep, Caravan and Motorhome Club, The Wave, Surfdome,
DryRobe,GoPro, PacSafe
Uk Pro Surf Association
• Korev, Season Surf, Boardmasters Foundation, NERF, Cornwall College,
Fistral Beach, The Surfing Sumo
On a global level sponsorship is dominated by a handful of established surf-
hardware, equipment and fashion brands, along with more mainstream brands
who want to tap into of surfing’s unique status and photogenic qualities which
align with their target audiences. Sponsors in the UK tend to be based in the
South-West which leaves a major opportunity for national and international
brands to achieve a return of investment while making a considerable impact on
the tour and its competitors.COMMERCIAL PARTNERS 21
Highest Paid Surfers
SURFER SPONSORS ENDORSEMENT PRIZE
Hurley, Stance, Futures, Nixon,
John John Florence $5.3m $322k
Dakine and Pyzel surfboards
Rip Curl, FCS, Oi, Coppertone, Audi,
Gabriel Medina Cabianca Surfboards (Pukas), Guarana $3.7m $375k
Rip Curl, Red Bull, Skull Candy, FCS, DHD,
Mick Fanning $2.9m $150k
Reef, Mercedes, Creatures, Balter, Dragon
O’Neill, Red Bull, Futures, Trace,
Jordy Smith Oakley, Vestal, Neff, Channel Islands, $2.4m $285k
Corona, Jeep
Hurley, Red Bull, Sunbum, Mercedes,
Julian Wilson $2.1m $282k
Oakley, JS Surfboards, FCS
Hurley, Red Bull, FCS,
Kolohe Andino $1.8m $203k
Mayhem, Oakley
Steph Gilmore Roxy, Sanitarium, Nikon, DHD $1.4m $242k
Hurley, Oi, Jeep, Sharp Eye,
Filipe Toledo $1.3m $303k
Panasonic, Stance
Leo Fioravanti Quiksilver, Red Bull, Smith, Gucci $925k $127k
Carissa Moore Hurley, Red Bull, Subaru, Mayhem $806k $195k22 RESEARCH & INSIGHT
RESEARCH AND INSIGHT 23
Surfing England’s
Strategic Priorities
“Develop opportunities that lead to more people surfing throughout their
lives and more surfers to perform at a world level”
Participation aim: More people starting, staying and supporting surfing.
TARGET OUTCOME
Start More opportunities to start surfing
Surfing for Health Healthy living through recreational surfing
Schools & Clubs A progressive school-club development network
Workforce A quality, active workforce supporting surfing
Surf Schools A high standard of surf schools
Competitions A multi-level competition frameworkRESEARCH AND INSIGHT 24
Performance aim: A gold medal standard performance programme
TARGET OUTCOME
Talent Pathway An effective talent development system
National Team Missions National team missions run impeccably
Elite Performance Programme A gold medal standard performance programme
Sports Science, Medicine & Support World class athlete and system support services
For more information on Surfing England’s strategy click here
Surfers Against Sewage
SAS is a marine conservation charity working with communities to protect
oceans, waves, beaches and marine life. The body produced a detailed report
in 2013 on the economic impact of surfing in the UK.
Surfing England has set itself up to grow the sport, improve success on the
international stage and increase its attractiveness to commercial partners. In
addition, with the Olympics coming up in two years, now is a great opportunity
for brands to get in on the ground floor. Click here for their sponsorship
proposal.25 ATHLETES
ATHLETES 26
WSL Men’s Rankings
Ranking is based on points
2017 2018
John John Florence Filipe Toledo
$322,500 $268,500
Gabriel Medina Julian Wilson
$374,750 $227,000
Julian Wilson Gabriel Medina
$282,250 $113,200
Jordy Smith Italo Ferreira
$284,250 $244,500
Matt Wilkinson Jordy Smith
$271,250 $113,500
Owen Wright Wade Carmichael
$232,250 $156,200
Kolohe Andino Willian Cardoso
$203,250 $165,000
Adriano de Souza MIchel Bourez
$232,250 $126,000
Joel Parkinson Mikey Wright
$160,750 $97,700
Filipe Toledo Griffin Colapinto
$303,000 $96,700ATHLETES 27
WSL Women’s Rankings
Ranking is based on points
2017 2018
Tyler Wright Stephanie Gilmore
$215,250 $244,950
Stephanie Gilmore Lakey Peterson
$242,125 $221,975
Sally Fitzgibbons Tatiana Weston-Webb
$206,625 $139,000
Courtney Conlogue Johanne Defay
$231,750 $126,950
Carissa Moore Tyler Wright
$194,750 $91,475
Lakey Peterson Carissa Moore
$166,375 $80,900
Nikki Van Dijk Caroline Marks
$179,000 $84,450
Sage Erickson Sally Fitzgibbons
$176,000 $87,975
Johanne Defay Nikki Van Dijk
$145,125 $81,450
Tatiana Weston-Webb Silvana Lima
$149,875 $81,450ATHLETES 28
Current Top Ranked UK Surfers
Rankings based on Men’s and Women’s WSL Qualifying Series
Mens Womens
Arran Strong Ellie Turner
0.1k 3.2k 1k 3.3k
Luke Dillon Hannah Bristow
0.6k 3.6k 1.4k 1.3k 10.6k 1.3k
Angus Scotney Peony Knight
0.3k 3.7k 1k 0.1k 5.2k 0.5k
Will Bailey Lucy Campbell
1.6k 0.5k 1.2k 13.1k 3.6k
Willoughby Masterman Emily Currie
0.1k 0.1k 2.2k 0.8k
Fynnlee Miller Cooley
1.3k
Harry De Roth
4.9k
Noah Biersack
2.2k
Patrick Langdon-Dark
0.2k 2.1k 0.3kATHLETES 29
Top UK Surfers
UK Surfers selected from various disciplines
Jobe Harris Tom Lowe (Big Wave)
0.5k 1.6k 0.3k 31.9k 4.8k
Alan Stokes Tom Butler (Big Wave)
5k 23.6k 6.6k 1.6k 10.2k 8.7k
Reubyn Ash Andrew Cotton (Big Wave)
0.5k 15.2k 2.7k 8.8k 39.9k 21.4k
Joss Ash Jo Dennison
0.3k 4.5k 0.8k 3.6k
Stanley Norman (Junior) Emily Williams
4.7k 0.4k 1.6k
Ben Skinner (Longboard) Tassy Swallow
5.6k 13.9k 7.4k 0.4k 9.1k 3.8k
Although the UKs best surfers don’t feature among the world’s very elite, they
have decent digital followings and are seen as very aspirational among fans.
Combined with the fact they struggle for funding they offer potential sponsors
with an efficient return on investment.30 GOVERNING BODIES
GOVERNING BODIES 31 Global • International Surfing Association (ISA), World Surf League (WSL) Regional • European Surfing Federation, ALAS Latin Tour, Pan-American Surf Association Britain • Surfing England, UK Pro Surf Association (UKPSA), Scottish Surfing Federation (SSF), Welsh Surfing Federation International Surfing Association (ISA) is the world governing authority for surfing, SUP racing, SUP surfing, bodyboarding, and all other wave riding activities. The ISA is recognized by the International Olympic Committee The World Surf League (WSL) is the governing body for professional surfers and is dedicated to showcasing the world’s best talent in a variety of progressive formats. The World Surf League was previously known as the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) from 1983 to 2014. Surfing England is the country’s recognised National Governing Body by Sport England following seven-year-journey to build a fit for purpose and modern NGB. A not-for-profit membership organisation run by surfers for surfers, it operates for the support & development of the sport and its membership of surfers, coaches, clubs and surf schools. It merged the English Surfing Federation and Surfing GB. UK Pro Surf Association (UKPSA) is a non profit organisation that provides the rules and regulations for the UK Pro Surf Tour and encourages the development of Professional Surf events around the UK. The tour is the only series of pro surf events in the UK and it aims to encourage the development of surfing talent and comprises the men’s and women’s open divisions, a longboard category and a Pro Junior event and a further seven junior divisions.
GOVERNING BODIES 32 World Surf League (WSL) CEO/MD: Sophie Goldschmidt Key Contact: Beth Greve Key Email: sponsorship@worldsurfleague.com Key Number: +1-310-450-1212 Facebook: @WSL Twitter: @wsl Instagram: @wsl International Surfing Association (ISA) CEO/MD: Fernando Aguerre Key Contact: Evan Quornstrom Key Email: info@isasurf.org Key Number: (858) 551-8580 Facebook: @ISAsurfing Twitter: @ISAsurfing Instagram: @isasurfing Surfing England CEO/MD: Nigel Semmens Key Contact: Nick Rees Key Email: info@surfingengland.org Key Number: 07429208283 Facebook: @SurfingEngland Twitter: @SurfingEngland Instagram: @surfingengland UK Pro Surf Association (UKPSA) CEO/MD: Dave Reed Key Contact: Tom Reed Key Email: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-reed-65083812a/ Facebook: @UKProSurfAssociation Twitter: @ukprosurf Instagram: @ukprosurf
33 COMPETITIONS
COMPETITIONS 34
Global Competitions
Competition Gov. Body Gender National/Individual Date
Qualifying Series Both Individual Jan - Dec
Junior Tour Both Individual Jan - Nov
Big Wave Tour Men Individual Jan - Oct
Longboard Tour Both Individual Feb - Dec
Championship Tour Both Individual Mar - Dec
World Surfing Games Both National Sep
World Junior Both Individual Oct
Championships
Big Wave Tour Women Individual Oct - Mar
World Adaptive Surfing
Both Individual Dec
Championships
Olympics Both National Jul-Aug 2020COMPETITIONS 35
UK Competitions
Competition Gov. Body Gender Date Location
UK Pro Surf Tour Both May-October Various
Surfaced Tour Both May Newquay
English National Surf
Both May Watergate Bay
Championship
English National
Both June-July Fistral Beach
Adaptive Surfing Open
UK Schools Surf
Both July Newquay
Championships
Surf Snowdonia Pro
Both September Snowdonia
Surf Challenge
English Interclub Surfing
Both September Widemouth Bay
Championships
Welsh Pro Both October Porthcrawl
Highland Surf Festival Both October Thurso
Smart Parking Night Surf Both October Newquay
British National Surf
Both October Fistral Beach
ChampionshipsCOMPETITIONS 36 Professional surfing competitions run throughout the whole year, whereas those in the UK run between May and October and feature both the men’s and women’s tournaments side by side, giving brands a unique opportunity to target both genders through a single activation.
37 NEWS STORIES
NEWS STORIES 38 World Surf League apologises for Facebook streaming issues July 2018 read more English Adaptive Surfing Open Success July 2018 read more One South African brand has stepped up to pay the difference in the Ballito Pro gender pay gap June 2018 read more Surfing jumps ahead of skateboarding in bid to become official state sport of California June 2018 read more British women’s success stories are not being told. It’s time to rectify that June 2018 read more Surfers Against Sewage ride the wave of the ‘Harry and Meghan effect’ June 2018 read more World Surf League criticised over gender pay gap for junior surfers June 2018 read more International Surfing Day official forecast June 2018 read more Kelly Slater Wave Co.’s Battle for the Olympics Isn’t Over Yet; Here’s Everything We Know June 2018 read more World Surf League enters into innovative partnership with Airbnb May 2018 read more
NEWS STORIES 39 How many surfers in the world are there? March 2018 read more British Home Nations Olympic Statement March 2018 read more London plans for ‘surfing school’ to rival Hawaii and Australia with new man-made surf lagoon inside the M25 March 2018 read more No funding for surfing from UK Sport ahead of Olympics March 2018 read more The Stab Rich List: 2017 Edition January 2018 read more World Surfing Games: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games can boost GB surfing says Luke Dillon May 2017 read more Governments makes game changing decision for English surfing July 2017 read more Surfing - the £150 million industry that’s part of Cornwall DNA June 2017 read more The Surf Brands Ranking At WSL 2017 February 2017 read more
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