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Venue: Watergate Bay
Date: 17th, 18th July 2009
Sponsors:
Supported by: Extreme Accadamy
Surf Relief: Surf Relief UK (SRUK), formed in January 2005 to help co-ordinate the UK surfing communities’ response to the Asian Tsunami of Boxing day 2004. As a result the organisation achieve a great deal in a short period of time raising over £40,000. This money made real impact on the East coast of Sri Lanka. The organisation has constructed houses, built part of orphanage and school, employed teachers and as helped a number of small businesses. 90% of funds that have been raised through the generosity of the surfing community have been used on projects on the ground.
Surf Relief UK is now a registered charity. Having experienced the generosity of the surfing community organisers realised that there was potential to raise further funds for other projects. Since 2006 the main focus of the charity is to help disabled and disadvantaged children experience the sport of surfing.
Catagories / Prize Money: Open - £2,000, Women’s - £500, Under 16 Boys - £100, Under 16 Girls - £100 and Under 12 Open - £100
Status:
Open, Women’s, Under 16 Boys, Under 16 Girls &Under 12 Open - 1 Star
The Event: The Surf Relief Event has been running since 2005. It is the main event to raise funds for Surf Relief UK. It has been part of the UK Pro Surf Tour since 2008. Events taking place include: Surfing, Surf Life Saving, Beach Football, Beach Volleyball, Live Music plus much more.
Watergate Wave Information
Watergate works best around High tide, when the sand banks, rips and general shape of the beach help create peaks up and down the beach.
At mid to low tide the wave tends to close out, but this is subject to the formation of sandbanks. At the north end around low tide good peaks can be found.
Best tide time to surf: 1-2 hours before high tide on
Best wind direction: Light Offshore East, but will be offshore from South East to North East.
Swell Directions: a south west swell creates more peaky conditions, straight west swells generally close out a little more.
Hazards: Strong rips at low tide, Crowds |
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Past Event Winners
2008
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2007
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Jarrad Sullivan (Australia)
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Holly Mather (St Agnes)
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2006
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Llewellyn Whittaker (S Africa)
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2005
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