
Surfing is set to take on a new regional appeal. The Barbados based company ‘Caribbean Surf Network’ is aiming to take the sport in the region to levels that will see surfers competing more seriously eventually breaking into the international arena.

A free beach party and concert to celebrate the Royal Single Trophee 2006 will be taking place on 16th September.

Travel company Kimasurf has a red hot special offer: between November and March a speedboat will take you from Bali to the East coast of Java where totally uncrowded waves are just waiting to be surfed.

The 7th annual Nixon Surf Challenge is due to kick off from 29 September – 1st October 2006 in San Sebastian, Spain.

Jack McCoy and Billabong are re-releasing the classics, Bunyip Dreaming, Sons Of Fun, The Green Iguana and Sik Joy in a special edition four pack DVD box set.

The Irish Surfing Association has announced the Irish Surf Teams to attend the World Surfing Games at Huntington Beach, California on the 14-22nd October and the European Junior Surfing Championships in Doninhos, Ferrol, Spain on 11-19th November.

Bells Beach, Victoria was blessed with a solid and straight two meter swell for the final day of the Australian Surf Masters on Sunday 10th September.

From September 2006, the original Australian surf brand West will again be distributed in France by the distribution company Local Trading. Specializing in wetsuits since 1982, West was the first wetsuit brand to offer life-time guarantees on their seams and are well-known for their top quality and cutting edge technology.

To celebrate reaching the grand old age of 40, the BSA is giving away 40 free surf lessons a day, for 40 days with GB team members.

The inaugural No Fear Koastal Kaos Surf Series will be kicking off at Avalanche in San Diego California on October 14-15th. Including both the amateur series and the 25k No Fear Airshow, the San Diego-based series will entertain both amateur and professional surfers.