Written by Holly Rees from Llanon
"Perfect sunshine, a direct offshore breeze and a well defined groundswell all made this, the first event of it's kind in the area a major success.
Competitors congregated on Saturday morning at Borth beach welcomed by 3 foot offshore surf.
The event was split into three categories; Men's shortboard, Men's Longboard and Women's open. Up for grabs were some outstanding prizes courtesy of STA Travel, Reef, Greyhound Australia, Footprint publications and Stormriders of Aberystwyth including a month long European surfari, including flights, accommodation and inter-rail pass,greyhound Australia Bus passes, Reef shoes, sandals and t-shirts,A wetsuit and skimboard,Baseball caps and rash vests,Footprint Surfing Europe Guide books.
The men's shortboard final was won by Tristan Pryce who bagged the European surfari. He scored consistently and won the contest by a mere 0.5 of a point from Martin Sayer.
The women's division was also taken by 0.5 of a point by local charger Charlotte Green, from Borth Local Laura Storr in second place. The girls showed a great deal of enthusiasm and surfing savvy, performing re-entries and cutbacks with style and commitment, setting a great example for women's surfing in the area.
The men's longboard was taken out by local style merchant and wave-catching machine - Martin Sayer. Another close heat saw an interference call taking Sayer's highest scoring wave away from him where he'd ridden the nose for 4 seconds. However a critical snap under the lip on a left sealed the victory for Sayer.
A great day was enjoyed by all, with local interest growing throughout the day in the glorious sunshine. The event oozed a relaxed vibe, with competitors, judges and spectators sharing jokes and smiles all day long.
Following on from the success of the event another local competition is planned for the same time in 2006."
Written by Holly Rees from Llanon
Pictures from the surfing competition...Results in Full
Men's shortboard
1st. Tristan Pryce
2nd. Martin Sayer
3rd. Martin Hopper
4th. Rick Errington
5th. Rhys Gardiner
Women
1st. Charlotte Green
2nd. Laura Storr
3rd. Lucy Hill
4th. Ingrid Morris
Longboard
1st. Martin Sayer
2nd. Stuart
3rd. Amos
4th. Big Tom
your comments
Emelia Russell from Swansea, Goresinon
Hey, how do you enter any surf competitions in the Gower or anywhere in Wales? I would really like to know, all I do is practice for future surfing events in Wales and I don't know how to enter or when they are. Help!
Wed Aug 12 09:50:42 2009
Robbie Dee,Aberystwyth
What a good article, do they still hold the comp?
Mon May 4 11:00:59 2009
Holly
Hi Emma, Baby is good thanks.Hope your having a great time down there.Also for the guy from Stourport, I am from Stourport originally, What school did you go to?
Wed Oct 24 16:48:01 2007
Emma ex Aber now in Brighton
Hey Holly hows the baby? Saw you and Charlotte last time in Freedom Sport & Surf in Aberystwyth. You should come visit us in Brighton. Georgina from Llanon is of to study in Prague. x
Thu Sep 13 09:07:26 2007
Elin Mellon from W'pool
surf is good
Tue Sep 4 17:09:33 2007
Neil Law , Stourport
Why not update with some pix of the last Borth Masters? When I heard there was a comp there, I made a few sarcastic comments about Borth and surf appearing in the same sentence.. saw the pix of the waves on the day.. ate humble pie! Head high, clean, hollow!
Fri Jun 29 09:37:40 2007
Brett Anderson, Australia
Hi, I'm from Australia and would like to compete in some comps in the UK. When is this one on, how can i enter and where can i find information on other comps?
Thu Apr 12 16:53:52 2007
Brett Anderson
Hi, i'm from Australia and would like to compete in some comps in the UK. When is this one on? How can I enter and where can I find information on other comps?
Thu Apr 12 12:23:15 2007
Dean Borth from Simi Valley Ca
I was google(ing) my last name and found this site. Since I surf I was very interested. The name and surfing seemed to be a perfect little mix.
I would love to know more about the competetion, the town, anything. If there is a shirt or any momento of the event past or future I would be interested in that as well.
Thu Feb 1 09:37:38 2007
Danny (Llangrannog)
Is the Borth surf contest running this October (2006)? If so could you let me know when it will be held and how to enter it.
Wed Oct 4 14:40:03 2006
Did you attend the competition at Borth? Do you surf elsewhere in Mid Wales? Add your comments below or send us your surfing pics!
Conditions couldn't have been better for the Borth Masters surfing competition held on 15 October 2005. One of the organisers Holly Rees from Llanon sent us this article about the event and the all-important results.
