the plan so far

hi folks the plan so far is to hold the brits at druridge bay country park on feb16th 17th feb08

it will be starting early on the saturday as we will have a lot of heats to get through with plenty of people pre registering....... if you havent doen so yet please help me out by doing so asap!!!

the proposed plan is to get through as much as possible saturday to allow for a midday finish and prize giving sunday.......

We are going to be putting on a bbq and get together/party on the saturday evening at Hauxley village hall.......... We will provide a beer each but the remaainder is on you guys to supply due to licensing restrictions....

Your £20 entry fee will get you soup during saturdays competition, event t shirt, entry to the brits, saturdays food and entertainment......... the chance to compete against the nations best surfkayakers and some great spectator sport........

for those with sat nav the event is taking place at the following post code ne61 5bx


http://www.visitnorthumberland.com/site/map-search gives a link to a map of the area with links to accomodation.

there is parking for vans fairly close to the saturday night party please contact dan for more info.

some pics from south end druridge bay december kindly taken by sarah potter

new date confirmed 16th-17th feb 2008

ok so we ve finally got us a date for the elusive british surf kayak champs 2007.

the venue is as before with camping still available for the hardy.

be aware that this time of year it can be cold up here so please bring plenty of warm stuff. it is our intention to provide evening entertainment and food. Location tbc



can all entries be confirmed asap to enable heats to be drawn up in the following catogories:-

open hp part of 2008 hp series open long boat

ladies hp ladies long boat

juniors hp juniors long

masters long masters hp

please email entries to greenukdan@yahoo.co.uk


As before the event will be called on the wednesday.
huge thanks to all involved for both help and patience with the weather.
dan

Reorganised again but for good reason...

So there is good surf forecast and nice weather forecast but no competition ...why? We were told during the Worlds that the weekend which the Brits was reorganised to clashed with the Scottish Championships and a Surf coaching weekend in Devon. We could still have run the event and hoped as many people as possible would turn up however we decided that it was not the best thing to do. When we agreed to run this comp we wanted to get as many people to it as possible inparticular from parts of the country which had not managed to attend in the past. By holding it on a weekend when other event were taking place seemed to unnecessarily rule people out from competing, not a good thing for a national event. Since making the decision Scotland has postponed their comp but the surf event in Devon still left attendance issues for others. Reorganising the event again was a very hard decision as so many people are supporting the event and we are determined it will run. The event will now take place in Feburary we will keep the format the same with camping and evening BBQ and will also have hot food available through out the day as we appreciate winter surfing is chilly! Hopefully the event will be even bigger as it is propsed to hold a round of the HP comp at the same time. We will keep you updated with dates when they are decided. THANKS to all of you for your interest and support you will all make this event fantastic when it runs.

Happy surfing

Registration

It has been pointed out to use by a number of people that they will not be able to make registration between 7pm and 9pm on Friday night due to traveling. Therefore we will extend registration on Friday until 10pm and have it available again on Saturday morning between 6am and 7am. Hopefully this will mean everyone will be able to register before the competition starts on the Saturday.

TOURIST INFO

Check out www.visitnorthumberland.com for all your tourist info needs.

For those there on friday we recommend the Widdrington inn for great food served up until 9pm just south of the competition area. 01670 760260 to book ahead(can be busy)

Directions to the Brits.

From the south on the A1.....

You are basically heading for AMBLE. Turn right off the A1 about 4 miles after it goes single carriage way after Morpeth. At the first cross roads turn Left. Take the next Right. Go over the railway and take the next Right. Drive along the open cast road until you reach the A1068. Turn Left and about 1 mile up the road you will see a sign for the country park on the Right. It will have a sign for the comp too.

From the North on the A1....
Turn off at Alnwick. Follow signs for the town centre. At the T junction in Alnwick turn Left for Amble. Drive the A1068 south thought Amble (about 8 miles) and continue until you see a junction on the Left which is signed for the country park (it is about 2 miles South of Amble). If you start driving passed wooden houses on your right you have gone too far!!

It is really easy to find. The country park seems to be marked on most road maps if my instructions are no use!