Torres Vedras Event Cancelled

ESF is sad to give the news that the Torres Vedras event that should be the first stop of the 2011 Etl Tour has been cancelled due sponsor’s problems. We apologize for the inconvenient caused by this the decision that was a sad surprise to us all.

Any further information please contact td@eurosurfing.org . The updated schedule is already available on the blog.

Good Waves

Congratulations to Alexis Deniel ETL Estoril Surf Festival 2010 winner And Remy Arauzo the ETL 2010 Champion

More Info Soon Final Ranking Available Link

 Alexis Deniel

Remi Arauzo

Final Results

Etl 2010 Last Event at Estoril Info

ETL 2010

Next event: S. Pedro do Estoril / PORTUGAL

Dates: 27 & 28 November2010

Nearest airport: LISBON

Prize Money / points : Open man -€6000/2200p 

Inscriptions: Day before in the Event venue 17h - 19h

Event fee man - €60

Anyone who does not pay the correct fees during inscription will only be entered in the draw if there are spares places. They will not be seeded

Accomodation:

Fundação O Século - Praia de S. Pedro do Estoril - 214647770

Hotel Sana Estoril - Av. Marginal, nº 7034 - 214670322 

Estalagem Muchaxo - Guincho-+351 21 4870221

FACEBOOK: Surfing Clube de Portugal

Remy Arauzo Wins At Bouznika, Moroco

Final Results

Couleur	Nom & Prénom	Club	Rang
Re	Alexandre Wolthers	DEN	4
Wh	Alexis Deniel	FRA	2
Ye	Remi Arauzo	FRA	1
Bk	Ben Skinner	UK	3

Ranking after Morroco

ETL Bouznika 2010 Info

ETL 2010

2nd Event - BOUZNIKA / MOROCCO

Dates: 20 & 21 November 2010

Prize Money; €4000 / 1400p

Inscriptions (€40 +ESF tax) day before (Friday) in the event site - 18h till 19h 00m

Live event in http://etl.surfacademie.com/

ACCOMODATIONS FOR ETL in MOHAMMEDIA - MOROCCO

This is some informations about hotels in Mohammedia. That can be used for ETL.For ETL, Mohammedia is only at 20 mn by car from Bouznika.

The best one in term of disponibility and price is "Jnane Fedala" :http://www.jnane-fedala.com/téléphone : 00212 523 326 900 / 00212 523 329 900 (Fax)/00212 523 327 204 (Restaurant) /00212 677 565 054 (Gsm) E-Mail : contact@jnane-fedala.com The hotel is located in the center of the city, near every thing, restaurants..etc and 2mn walking from the train station, 10mn by taxito the "Sablette Beach".The taxi costs 12 to 15 DH for 3 persons, from the hotel to Sablette Beach (1EUR to 1,5 EUR)

The other hotel is "Zimer Beach"(THE ESF TECHNICAL STAFF WILL STAY IN THIS HOTEL)Zimer Beach is located in Sablette beach, in front of the contestarea. Appartments, that may accept up to 6 persons per appartment.Zimer beach contact : 00212 5 23 31 67 45

Saturday & Sunday 2nd/3rd October 2010
European Tour of LOngboard Round 3 Watergate Bay.

Result:

Winner: Remi Arauzo FRA

Runner Up:Ben Skinner UK

=3rd Place Adam Griffiths UK & Alexis Deniel FRA

This weekend saw Watergate Bay host the third round of the European Tour of Longboard. This is a 5 round event to crown the European Longboard Champion. The event attracted all of the top riders involved in the race to become the 2010 champion. Surfers from both France and the UK are in the running to stake a claim to this years Crown.

Watergate Bay offered great facilities to host the event. Both in terms of the contestants, organisers and those coming along to watch. The balcony gave judges an ideal platform to view all of the action.

The weekend was a mixture of conditions. On Saturday for Round 1 and the Quarter Finals we had blue skies and big heavy surf. The benefit of this was an empty beach break for the surfers to explore and exploit. Sunday threw up a grey start, big heavy surf and an off-shore wind. Not the perfect conditions for the Semi's and Final but this did not hinder the quality of the surfing in any way.

Saturday saw all of the big contenders safely through to the semi's but also threw an opportunity for some of the upcoming youngsters. The surf was challenging in size and force but this didn't stop Youngster like Angus Murray and Trevelyn Garland throwing up big performances. The French challenge was strong today and Remi Arauzo and Alexis Deniel showed why they were favourites to win. Home grown riders also high in the standings also came through with ease, Ben Skinner, James Parry and Adam Griffiths safely through to the semis.

The full line up for the semi's being:

Heat 13 (Semi 1)

Nico Keruzec FRA - Red

Adam Griffiths UK - White

Aurelien Meyneux FRA - Yellow

Remi Arauzo FRA - Blue

Heat 14 (Semi 2)

Alexis Deniel FRA - Red

Ben Skinner UK - White

James Parry UK - Yellow

Trevelyn Garland UK - Blue

Sunday saw a delayed start to see if the wind was going to die down as forecast but this was not the case. Semi 1 saw Remi Arauzo dominate with some very aggresive surfing. Adam Griffiths was hot on his heels surfing just as strongly, to make it through to the Man on Man semi's. In Semi 2 Ben Skinner really came out firing laying down a few markers for those who thought they could take the event away from the driving force of getting this round hosted in the UK. Alexis Deniels surfing slightly away from the others in the surf was able to pick out some heavy left handers that mixed aggressive surfing with some traditional moves.

Man on Man Semi's

Heat 15

Remi Arauzo v Adam Griffiths

Heat 16

Ben Skinner v Alexis Deniels

These two heats really saw the surfers involve step up there games. Both showed how much a longboard can be thrown around. Ben Skinner doing this with a real mix of style, mixing hitting the lip with long and difficult noserides in tricky conditions, leading him to a spot in the final. Remi on a borrowed board after snapping a board yesterday really got in the mix hitting lip after lip. He even managed to come of the lip so hard on one that the landing he made make the beach wonder if he was going to snap another board!!! Both these semi's brought often loud responses from the spectators.

The Final

Ben Skinner v Remi Arauzo.

This was almost a surreal final. France v UK. The crowd had even separated into their own camps. Ben and Remi even picked different spots to surf in. Ben out to the left picking of some fierce rights and Remi out to the right dropping into some spanking lefts! Both riders showed a big mix of surfing styles. Ben Skinner holding down a massive Hang 10 and Remi picking out an Air or two! This was a very close final that often saw the lead change hands. Both rider fighting very hard for the win. The final conclusion went to Remi Arauzo. Ben Skinner at a home event was obviously bitterly dissapointed by his result but was gracious in defeat. Ben stated how proud he was of bringing a round of the ETL to the UK and is looking forward to holding it again next Year. Remi stated how stoked he was to win but also how enjoyable it was to come to the UK to surf in this round. Remi thanked Ben Skinner for organising and setting up this round.

It was has been a inspirational weekend of surf. France and the UK battled hard and each countries surfers showed how far European Longboarding has come. This has defintely been a successful event.

The next two rounds are as follows:

Round 4 Bouznika, Morroco - 21st/22nd November

Round 5 Estoril, Portugal - 27th/28th November

For more information on the European Tour Longboard: http://etltour.blogspot.com/; http://www.eurosurfing.org

For more information on Ben Skinner: http://www.skindogsurfboards.co.uk/

Simon Mitchell

Editor

Corduroy Lines: Longboard & Retro Magazine

http://www.corduroylines.com

Remy Arauzo Wins At Watergate Bay

Remy Arauzo won the 3rd Stop of the ETL 2010 at Watergate Bay UK in a final with the Local Hero and ETL Champion in title Ben Skinner.

Cornwall plays host to the cream of Europe’s top longboarders

The three star-rated event, part sponsored by Extreme academy, Hendra Holiday Park , Flowrider at Retallack as well as Skinners Fine Cornish Ales to name but a few, attracted some of the biggest names in the sport and was an absolute surfing show for spectators.

The event was organised by defending ETL champion Ben Skinner. He said: “I’ve been passionate about bringing this event to Cornwall - the ETL has been running for four years and until now we’ve never had a round here in the UK. As a surfing nation we’re really strong in Europe and this has been a great showcase for Cornwall and British surfing”.

The fund of €5,000 meant high stakes for the surfers, the winner Remi Arauzo pocketed a cheque for €1,000 and 1,800 championship points on a borrowed SKINDOG board from Ben Skinner after snapping his board. In second place was event organiser Ben Skinner and joint third was shared by Newquay’s Adam Griffiths.

The ETL will reach its conclusion in November with the final two rounds taking place in Morocco and Portugal on consecutive weekends.

After a heavy day of surf on Saturday in what can only be described as epic conditions the competitors and European judges where treated to a night of fun at the Retallack’s flowrider the Loop.

The evening which raised funds for the Precious Lives Appeal in memory of Newquay toddler Joe Way raised £500.

Adults and children had lessons on the Southwest’s only flowrider which was also streamed live on the internet and after the raffle the mountain bike was donated back by Portuguese judge Filipe Anjos who had won but decided Portugal was a long way to cycle back to, Filipe also donated 50 Euros to Joes fund.

Jason Keyter of Retallack who was also the evenings MC then auctioned the bike off which was won by Paul Hutchinson owner of Perranporth Signs and Graphics who also sponsored the ETL Watergate surf event and Joe Ways Paddle for life by providing all the signage.

The highlight of the evening was Judge Norman Wright and BLU founder Minnow Green who after a whip round by Ben Skinner which reached £150 surfed the Flowrider in Speedo’s much to the delight of the crowd.

Matt Way Park Manager at Hendra Holiday Park and Joe Way’s Dad said “This event has once again shown how Cornish businesses can worked together to put on a great European competition which has left our visitors with a lasting memory of epic surf against a beautiful Cornish back drop. Saturday’s charity night was fantastic and Claire and I cannot thank Ben, Jason and Karl’s flowrider team enough”.

Sunday saw bumpy conditions with heavy sets of 4-6 foot keeping the safety team and officials on their toes.

After a packed presentation Ben Skinner reflected on the weekend “I cant believe how lucky we have been for the 1st ever European Professional Longboard event in the UK. I want to thank everyone involved to make this happen, its amazing to see local Cornish Businesses come together to bring something as spectacular as this to Cornwall. In the process we had an amazing fund raising evening for the Joe Way appeal and managed to raise £500”.

Ben added “I can’t wait to start organising the event for next year, we are already planning it and we want it to go from a 3 star event up to a 4 star and again, show Cornwall how good our longboarders are. Thanks to everyone for all there support before and during this event”.


For more information contact Ben Skinner on 07584 045153 or Retallack Resort and Spa on 01637 882400.

Etl Watergate Bay Sunday

Finals Start at 10:30

Watch Live webcast

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Results first day

Next event :3rd Stop UK Info

Next event :3rd Stop

UK-Newquay /

Watergate Bay

Dates: 02/03 October

Prize Money: €5000 / 1800Points

Inscriptions: Friday 01 October from

17h30m till 19h on the event site.

More info Soon

Accommodation for the ETL Watergate Bay leg of the tour

Hendra Holiday Park will welcome Europe’s best longboard surfers this weekend (2 & 3 October) as a new event comes to Watergate Bay. The Cornish beach will host a leg of the European Tour of Longboard (ETL) - the first time a stage of the four year old tournament has been held in the UK.

The three star-rated event, part sponsored by Hendra Holiday Park as well as Skinners Fine Cornish Ales, will attract some of the biggest names in the sport and promises to be a treat for spectators.
Matt Way Park Manager at Hendra Holiday Park said: “The best longboarders in Europe are coming for this competition and it’s a great showcase for Cornwall and UK longboarding. The judges and competitors will be staying in our 5 star accommodation at Hendra so they will be well looked after.”
Hendra offer’s a wide range of mobile home from budget to premium, in 6 or 8 berths as well as some of the best touring pitches in the southwest.
Our Newquay holiday homes are all fitted to a high standard with 3 bedroom models accommodating a maximum of eight people. With an average fleet age of just 4 years, our luxury static holidays offer real comfort making them ideal for a family or couple's.Your offer for the competition weekend is 10% off all holiday homes and £10 per pitch per night with electric and £6 per pitch per night without electric and dogs go free if you are camping for this weekend please quote booking reference LBC

Matt Way

Park Manager

Hendra Holiday Park

Newquay, TR8 4NY.

T: 01637 870708

M: 07761 079454

E: mw@hendra-holidays.com

W: www.hendra-holidays.com

Damien Castera won 2nd ETL event in Vieux Boucau

Damien Castera won 2nd ETL event in Vieux Boucau / FRA organized by Vieux Boucau Surf Club

RESULTS

1st - Damien castera - FRA

2nd - Remy Arauzo - FRA

3td - James Parry - UK

3td - Adam Griffiths - UK

SCHEDULE 2010 Updated

Nation	Place	Organizer	Beach	Date	Event Name	Stars	Prize money	Winner
						Man	Man
SPAIN	Caravia	Ayto Caravia // Suevemente Produciones	Arenal de Moris	22, 23 May	Caravia Longboard Tour	**	4.000 €	Aurelien
							1400p	Meyneux
								FRA
FRANCE	Vieux Boucaux	Vieux Boucaux Surf Club	Plage des Sablères	11, 12 September	ETL Vieux Boucaux	***	5.000 €	Damien Castera FRA
							1800p
UK	Newquay	BLU	Watergate Bay	02, 03 October	Skinner`s Fine Cornish Ales	***	5.000 €	?
							1800p
MOROCCO	Bouznika	Federation Royale FRMSB	Bouznika	21/22 November	Bouznika LB Cup	**	4.000 €	?
							1400p
PORTUGAL	Estoril	Surfing Clube Portugal	Praia de S. Pedro Estoril	27, 28 November	Estoril Surf Festival	****	6.000 €	?
							2200p