Finale
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A day which began in the Autumnal chill of a dawn morning blossomed into a beautiful Porthmeor Saturday afternoon beach day to crown our season with a final session of ...
A Similar Story
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Our previous session was ideal for our Nemos and Dorys, and they lucked-in again this week with another morning of perfect little runners to score some ace waves. There were ...
September Smiles
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Conditions for our 9 o’clock group were the best we have seen all season and the delight on the faces of most of our surfers confirmed that assessment of the ...
Autumn Hints
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The banner picture shows the nine o’clock group ready to smash out another session on a day that hinted at Autumn. There were waves to suit all abilities, and Harris’ ...
Sweet Session
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There was plenty to like about this week’s surf session. Porthmeor served up some sweet waves – little runners on the inside while the outside held challenging green waves that ...
Surf and Rain
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Our damp summer continued this weekend with a rain-sodden surf session for our junior surfers last Saturday morning. The waves, at least, were plentiful and encouraged some good surfing from ...
Still Waiting
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Well, we are still waiting for summer to commence this year, and we issued an advisory prior to Saturday’s surf club that conditions were forecast to be quite lumpy with ...
Three Aces
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Ace waves, ace weather and an ace turnout of young surfers gave us a very enjoyable Saturday morning last weekend. Everyone was bright and early and we were soon in ...
Take It As You Find It
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Our second outing of the new season was served some very indifferent waves at Porthmeor on Saturday but found these young chargers determined to make the best of the conditions ...
A New Season Begins
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It’s an early start to the 2024 season for Surf Club, but our junior rippers were undeterred. The day was overcast, always threatening to become misty, and the waves were ...
Summer Season 2024
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Hello everyone! Saints Boardriders offer a belated ‘Happy New Year’ to our junior members and their families! Our thoughts have now turned to summer 2024 and the Kids Club season. ...
Summer Sign-Off
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A Sunday afternoon surf is one of life’s enduring pleasures and our young chargers had the chance to experience it for themselves at our final Kids Club session of the ...
The Porthmeor Cup
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It has been five years since we enjoyed the St. Ives Cup, an Autumn handicap competition between local surfers that was so well-received by the community. Towards the end of ...
Saturday Farewell!
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Our last Saturday session of the season was an Autumnal sort of affair. Back at school and with days becoming shorter, we find ourselves measuring what we have achieved in ...
Most Satisfactory!
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September’s bounty continued to deliver as we experienced another perfect Saturday morning for Kids Club, albeit that the waves were a tad smaller than last week! A well-attended session enjoyed ...
‘September’
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Back in 1978 Earth, Wind and Fire topped the music charts with ‘ September’. If we can enjoy Saturday’s conditions for our final three surf club sessions of the season ...
Taking Advantage
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Last Saturday’s session offered the best conditions we have had all summer and our young chargers pulled out their best surfing to take advantage of the bounty. Our assisted nippers ...
Best Foot Forward
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The car park was full by first light as Mother Meor turned on and local surfers got a welcome weekend chance to tackle some decent waves. And while our Dolphins ...
Moving On
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As we hit our mid-season stride we are seeing encouraging signs of improvement in our young surfers. Saturday saw plenty of water moving in the middle of the beach, but ...
Win Some, Lose Some
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Strong winds and a deluge during check-in hinted that things might not be so cosy this morning. However, once in the water our various groups found conditions to be very ...
A Challenge
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Our third session of the season presented us with a very different scenario to the first two. With a forecast of strong onshore winds and a lively swell, we had ...
Second Sight
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We got a second look at our new season’s chargers last Saturday. There was a friendly wave which could suit all abilities and an early summer warmth to the morning ...
And We’re Off!
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Sunny skies and a friendly waist-high wave greeted us at Porthmeor for the first Kids Club session of 2023. Surf coaches and helpers were keen to get their chargers into ...
Upcoming AGM
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Agenda for the AGM to be held at 6.00pm on 8th June 2023 at the clubhouse 1) Apologies for absence.2) Minutes of the previous AGM.3) Matters arising from the minutes ...
Food Fest Foray
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The Saints Boardriders Sausage Sizzle scaled new heights of culinary excellence last weekend when Mr. Sizzle took the show on tour to the St. Ives Food Festival. Mick Smith of ...
Kids Club dates for 2023 season
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Saints Boardriders Kids Club dates for 2023 season ( All subject to weather and sea conditions on the day ) June 3rd 9.00am June 17th 8.30am July 1st 9.00am July ...
First BLUd of 2023
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Porthmeor saw our first coloured rash vests of the season as Minnow Green brought the Porthmeor Longboard Classic contest to the beach to start the British Longboard Union competitive season ...
Christmas Day 2022
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Our traditional Christmas Day morning bash is increasingly well supported with each passing year. In their eagerness to get into the chest-high waves, many of the participants dropped down the ...
A Fine Send-Off
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We held the postponed end-of-season finale last Saturday in pumping waves under a clear blue sky. We could not ask for better conditions, and a large turn-out was guaranteed to ...
RNLI Initiative
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The RNLI are holding a seminar on 22nd October in the clubhouse to demonstrate some of the skills and techniques which will help keep our members safe in the water ...
Slipping into September
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Well, our luck continues to hold and a large turnout of surfers enjoyed fabulous conditions for our first September session of this season. Under warm blue skies we had a ...
Farewell, August
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As we bid farewell to the month, we can reflect on the generous supply of waves Porthmeor has given us in August. Our final session of the school holidays was ...
Mother Meor Delivers
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Proper surf and wave sizes to suit all abilities last Saturday. The Nemos and Dorys were in particularly good form and keen to impress. Out back the Dolphins were smashing ...
Hot Dog!
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Boy it was a hot one! A fierce August sun blazed in a blue blue sky on Sunday afternoon as the club set out it’s stall on the putting green ...
Summer Sizzle
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Here’s a date for the diary! We are holding a BBQ at the clubhouse for all members and their families on Sunday 14th of August from 3.00pm, courtesy of the ...
Low and Slow
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Another 8.30 start on Saturday and the gentlest of waves to welcome us to Porthmeor. I’d characterise conditions as ‘low and slow’ and eminently suited to our youngest surfers. There ...
School’s Out!
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With the school books tucked away in the cupboard for the summer our young chargers came together on Saturday morning for an 8.30 start to their continuing surf education. The ...
A Sweet Summer Saturday
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Our first session of July and a hot cloudless day brought just the gentlest of waves for our Saturday morning. The keenness of our chargers was palpable as we hit ...
Coming on
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Second session and we are finding our groove. A hassle-free check-in and off down the beach in good time for an hour-long surf. It’s pretty much low tide, gusty wind ...
Here we go – here we go – here we go!
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First session of a new season. Heavy surf, lots of rippy water moving and a cross-shore wind. Coach Navin posted an advisory that tiny tots and nervous types might want ...
Kids Club Calendar 2022
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The early season fine weather has turned our thoughts to the Saturday morning surf club for our junior members. With only one week to go to our first session, here ...
Christmas Day 2021
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With Covid’s most recent variant, Omicron, hanging over every planned social activity like the sword of Damocles, it was surprising and pleasing in equal measure to see a good number ...
First Aid
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The picture shows a welcome installation on the side of our building, courtesy of Paul Haase of The Yellow Canary. He has sourced and donated this defibrillator machine which is ...
Logged and Loaded
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On the last weekend of September, under balmy Autumn skies, we welcomed Minnow Green and his fellow longboarders to Tregenna Surf House. The club was honoured to host the Porthmeor ...
That’s All Folks …
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That’s All Folks … was the farewell line as the cartoons finished on TV back in the day, and today’s blog signals the end of the Saturday Kids Club for ...
Saturday Team Photo 2021
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As we reached the penultimate session for the season, it was felt that we should get a team photo as we were ready early for the surf. Of course, there ...
Autumnal
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Heavy rain and a strong North wind greeted our coaches and helpers as we set up on Saturday morning for an 8.30 start. That wind was creating short choppy conditions ...
Forging Ahead
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School holidays have arrived and we are forging ahead with our Kids Club season. Conditions for our seventh session were friendly and there was a large turnout of young surfers, ...
Sweet!
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Our sequence of favourable Saturday morning sea conditions continues as we enjoyed pretty perfect surfing conditions for the sixth Kids Club of the season. A gently dropping tide on a ...
Small Can Be Beautiful
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The fifth week of Kids Club met with waves sized ‘nothing to not very much’. Disappointing for the Sharks, Dolphins and our hardboard riders but a chance to shine for ...
Meeting The Challenge
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Arriving for our fourth session of the season we were confronted with a tricky challenge. The water was barely back off the high tide bank after a spring tide and ...
Just Right!
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The third session of the season saw the largest turnout to date and enjoyed pretty perfect Kids Club conditions at Porthmeor. The waves were friendly enough for the Nemos and ...
Kids Club v Covid v G7
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Week two and we are blessed with fine surfing conditions again. Attendance was a little down due to a couple of Covid related scares in some school classes plus the ...
Kids Club Redux
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Twenty months or so after our last Saturday morning gathering we were finally able to get together, reconnect with our junior surfers and get Kids Club 2021 on the road. ...
Kids Club 2021
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Kids Club membership is fully subscribed for this summer and I list the proposed dates and times below. There will be only a single session of one hour each day ...
Agenda for AGM on 6th May 2021
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Agenda for 2021 AGM on 6th May at 6pm at Clubhouse 1) Apologies for absence.2) Minutes of the previous AGM.3) Matters arising from the minutes of the previous AGM. 4) ...
Seal Strandings
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Here is a sight you may have encountered when walking a local beach. This seal is alive but well up the beach beyond the tideline. On finding a ‘stranded’ seal ...
Christmas Day 2020
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Well, at the conclusion of the season which simply didn’t happen due to Covid-19, we gathered on Christmas Day morning to remind ourselves that we are a club and that ...
Local Initiative
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We are living in strange times. The covid-19 pandemic has taken thousands of lives in Britain and brought dislocation to our economy and a lockdown of the conduct of our ...
2020 – Welcome!
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Here’s St. Ives Surf School’s salute to the new year which I’d like to share with the members and supporters of saints boardriders. Harris and his coaching team are a ...
Christmas Day 2019
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A pleasant Christmas Day morning greeted our 2019 cohort of celebration surfers and supporters. It was a well-attended affair, though my pictures may not do it justice as the attendance ...
Surfers Ball 2019
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Friday, October half term and the wettest day since Noah launched the ark was the date of this year’s Surfers Ball. The venue Main Ballroom, Tregenna Castle. We came together ...
Down To The Sea Again
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We came together for the final kids Club of the season last Saturday to celebrate another successful campaign, gauge our progress and give the Dolphins a chance to show off ...
Dolphins Haloo!
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Once again we were welcomed to a sweet September morning, as captioned to our blog last week! Seventy plus kids turned up to enjoy the fruits of this late-season swell. ...
Sweet September
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So we move into the final month of the Kids Club season and September brings a very surfable wave on a blustery Saturday morning. As so often this summer, conditions ...
Autumnal Swells
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It’s the last day of August, the last Kids Club before the school year begins and there is a distinct chill in the early morning air. An Autumn swell is ...
It’s pumpin’
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Well, we are suddenly blessed with some swell, and while it brings a few problems of rips and washes for the most junior surfers on the inside, the guys out ...
Yippee!
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The first weekend of the school summer holiday! We can’t remember if it’s ever rained here, we have a welcoming wave at Porthmeor, all is truly sitting right in this ...
Kids Club 13.07.19.
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Coach John posted an advisory on our Facebook page on Friday evening that conditions for Saturday club could be tricky with a forecast of strong onshore winds bringing choppy steep ...
One Of Those Days!
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It has been an on – off start to the summer season for the Kids Club as the tides have caused a few blank Saturdays in the calendar so far. ...
Settling In
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Week two and coaches and the surfers are getting to know one another better. The surf again offered all abilities something to work with – and became quite challenging for ...
Here Comes Summer!
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It was a great thrill to have the Kids Club sign-up in the new clubhouse a couple of weeks ago, and our first session of the 2019 season kicked off ...
Where we’re at!
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The story of our clubhouse, which was last featured here in May 2018, now continues. Construction was placed on hold for summer 2018 and only resumed once the tourist season ...
Christmas Day Bash 2018
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As the club grows stronger, so does the Christmas Day novelty surf gathering also grow more popular. We met at 10.30 to find friendly conditions and a willing crew, so ...
Surfers Ball 2018
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We’re always keen to dig in the wardrobe and get the gear out in saints boardriders, just give us a reason – the Swellboard Shootout, the Surf Instructors staff day ...
St. Ives Cup – Inaugural Edition!
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Friday 19th October saw a new addition to the local surfing calendar, courtesy of St. Ives Surf School. An open competition for St. Ives surfers was held at Porthmeor Beach ...
2018 Final Competition and Prize-giving
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Whew! So another summer season draws to a close. It’s the last Saturday of September and time to assess what we have achieved in Kids Club this year. For the ...
Splash!
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Our penultimate session of Kids Club for 2018 was a rain-drenched affair. Whether in or out of the water, we all had a good soaking! I may have said the ...
Measuring Progress
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As we move into September and the Kids Club season edges toward the grand finale, it’s time to gauge how we are progressing. Our Nemos and Dorys, under-8’s and needing ...
All the Elements
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There was an Autumnal feel to the air for Kids Club this week. A chilly Westerly and some chunkier waves out back brought a challenge to our more advanced surfers, ...
Wet Wet Wet
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At Kids Club last Saturday it mattered not whether you were surfing, coaching or just taking the pictures – you got a soaking! With that horizontal mizzle that is peculiar ...
A Fresh Challenge
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The Kids Club season to date had been a diet of small friendly waves under a burning sun. This week brought a very different challenge as strong winds accompanied showers ...
Hooking Up
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Here’s John Bennett of Inner Visions surf company dropping in on Kids Club for the first time this week to initiate a partnership with saints boardriders. St. Ives boy John ...
That’s Just Swell!
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Flavio and Luciana here with their new Swell surfboard. At the Swellboard Shootout a couple of weeks ago, the manufacturer generously offered a prize for the person whose efforts for ...
Higher Education
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The fine summer continued throughout the end of school term and we again found ourselves with balmy weather and a small wave for the club on 14th July. It was ...
Kids Club Double Bill
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As the exceptional spell of high pressure and warm weather has brought us successive weekends of small but rippable surf for our junior surfers, we have maintained those high attendances ...
Swellboard Shootout 2018 – Conclusion.
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Once the judges had seen the teams in their finery, it was off round the town on the traditional parade. Through the Digey, along Fore Street, down Lifeboat Hill, along ...
Swellboard Shootout 2018 – part 1
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An all-star super group of Freddie Mercury, Elton John, Iggy Pop and The Artist Formerly Known As Giacomo performed at Porthmeor Beach in the seventh edition of our annual Swellboard ...
Hot!
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A small but rideable swell greeted us on Saturday morning at Porthmeor. Beautiful warm weather with no wind allowed eighty plus surfers to enjoy a mellow session and polish our ...
We’re Back!
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Saturday 9th of June was the first Kids Club of the season, and 99 eager surfers answered the call. Add in the instructors the helpers and the admin crew and ...
A Clubhouse Update
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Our last bulletin saw us gathering at the site with some of our principal sponsors for a photo op as the old building was torn down. Things have moved on ...
2018 Sign-up
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Saturday 21st of April in The Balcony was the start of the season for many of our younger members as the Kids Club opened for registration for the 2018 season. ...
Big Spring Beach Clean 2018
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Grand National Day 2018, and our banner picture shows some of the runners and riders who completed the course. No !! Not the Aintree course, but the grand sweep of ...
Coming Soon!
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And so, finally, after a frustrating four months delay, our clubhouse project springs back to life! We won’t rake over the litany of negotiations regarding warranties, legal charges, car park ...
It’s Christmas!!! – loud like Noddy Holder!
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Our traditional Christmas Day bash saw it’s largest ever attendance. There was a friendly wave for those taking to the water and a welcoming array of beverages both hot and ...
Surfers Ball 2017
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Friday 20th of October had been underlined on many calendars in St. Ives as the night of the Surfers Ball, a chance to pull on the glad rags and dress ...
The End Of Term
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The last day of September and the last day of term for the Kids Club. The morning followed the usual awards day format with the youngest groups completing a normal ...
A Precautionary Tale
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We have missed several Saturday morning sessions this season due to high tides around our 9 o’ clock meeting time, but this week’s unforeseen cancellation was for a different reason. ...
On a warm September morn
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While local surfers were eagerly anticipating the remnants of Hurricane Harvey bringing a storm swell to our coasts, we were perfectly happy with our waist-high dreamers for Kids Club on ...
Thumbs up for Oliver
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Pretty tricky conditions with a lot of water moving on the inside for Surf Club on Saturday, but a rewarding day nonetheless for those who tackled the conditions. Our banner ...
Enthusiasm!
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I think most participants on Saturday morning would have shared my thoughts on seeing Mother Meor from the top of Porthmeor Hill on arrival: “pretty small today”. And, like me, ...
School’s Out!
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That’s another school year done and a dreamy summer ahead of our junior members! The first Kids Club of the holidays saw 79 attendees tackling some pretty good waves and ...
Harry’s Back!
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Harry De Roth has been in the water helping at almost every Saturday Club gathering this season, and it has been remiss of me to forget to draw your attention ...
Dreamin’
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After a Saturday lost to high tides, we returned on 8th July to dreamy conditions. A mild day and a regular supply of waves meant that all surfers had their ...
Kids Club 24th June 2017
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Sadly, the hot spell of weather had broken and a damp windy morning greeted us as we set up camp for Kids Club on Saturday morning. Would the parents fancy ...
Swellboard Shootout 2017: In Conclusion
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So, it only remains to thank everyone who helped make this extravaganza happen! Harris and the crew of St. Ives Surf School are both the brains and the heavy lifting ...
Swellboard Shootout 2017: part 4 – The After Party
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And so to the Balcony for the prize-giving and the partying! First up, Dom Ferris of Surfers Against Sewage gave a rallying speech reminding us of the great work his ...
Swellboard Shootout: part 3. Surfing
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Once it came to the surfing, each team carried its fancy dress score into every heat. The quality of surfing was variable, to say the least – there were several ...
Swellboard Shootout 2017 part 2. The Parade.
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Once the teams have been shown to the judges, and their scores for costume evaluated, there is a grand parade from the beach, through the town and back via Fore ...
Swellboard Shootout 2017
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Last Sunday saw the seventh annual Swellboard Shootout surf competition organised by St. Ives Surf School on Porthmeor Beach. The event raises funds for Surfers Against Sewage, and this year ...
Poor weather, good attitude
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A foul mizzle and a strong west wind could have put a dampener on proceedings on Saturday, but our young attendees at Kids Club were undeterred! Some tricky rips in ...
Kids Club Returns!
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Saturday 3rd of June saw saints boardriders first Kids Club of the season. There were lots of new faces among the eager youngsters as well as the hundred or so ...
Mosquitoes@ The Balcony
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Friday 26th May saw our latest fundraising effort as The Balcony hosted a gig by The Mosquitoes in aid of saints boardriders bid to build a clubhouse. Our heartfelt thanks ...
Lelant to St. Ives Fun Run 2017
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Today’s picture shows the saints boardriders who completed the Fun Run last Saturday. Well done team and well done to everyone who ran to raise funds for their particular cause! ...
Super Sunday Swell Sparks Swelly Session
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After an interminable wait, Porthmeor finally enjoyed a little bump in the ocean on Sunday morning. There were several Saturday kids out catching waves and a goodly number of adults ...
Eggstravaganza!
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Sorry for the punnish headline! Easter Sunday’s jolly little fundraiser on behalf of The Wave Project and saints boardriders deserved better! Young minds turned to thoughts of eggs on the ...
Big Spring Beach Clean 2017
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Saturday 1st of April was the date of this year’s Big Spring Beach Clean in St. Ives. A large group of volunteers was welcomed on Porthmeor Beach by Lowenna Jones ...
Anything You Want
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‘Anything You Want” is the title of Harry De Roth’s latest video offering shot and edited by Greg Dennis in 4K and showcasing the best in British surfing and videography. ...
Matty Behind The Lens
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Matty Snelling, ace surf coach and Saturday Surf Club star has launched his new website featuring his photographic work. There’s lots to admire including landscapes, seascapes, surf photography and weddings. ...
A Tesco Fundraiser
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Emma Jarvis secured a fundraising spot in Tesco St. Ives entrance last Thursday, and our junior surf club stepped up to persuade the public to open their purses on ...
Rainy Day Videos
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Winter brings us a little more downtime as far as saints boardriders goes, so here are a couple of videos featuring our leading competitors on the British scene. Both were ...
Merry Christmas!
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Tradition demanded that there was a show of members turn out over Christmas to fly the flag at Porthmeor. Conditions on the day were most appealing, and over the course ...
Saints Boardrider takes UK tour title again
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It’s been a fruitful late Autumn harvest for saints boardrider Harry de Roth as he won the last two events on the UK Pro Surfers Under-18 tour to take the 2016 ...
A Fundraiser at The Balcony
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With the Saturday Kids Club wrapped up for the season, our attention now turns to the small matter of raising funds towards the building of the clubhouse. The first initiative ...
British Nationals 2016
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Perranporth hosted the British National Surfing Championships last weekend and some very contestable surf enabled a high standard of surfing to be seen. There was a hectic schedule, with two ...
Trophies Are Earned ; Part 2
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In this second part of the report we’ll see the roll call of those juniors who earned their trophy by their season’s effort. It is difficult to persuade the coaches ...
Trophies Are Earned : Part One
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Jabula came and pitched a fine big tent, St. Ives Surf School unpacked a box of shining trophies, and the new contest vests got their first airing as the final ...
British Interclubs 2016
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There were some notable absentees from our final Saturday session of the season. Saints boardriders decided to dip it’s toes in the waters of competitive surfing and entered a team ...
A final Saturday for the season
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There comes a time when you have to let go. Our young surfer in the header picture has reached that point, and, indeed, so have the rest of the 2016 ...
Meeting The Challenge
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Saturday 3rd September saw evidence of a storm swell on Porthmeor. Kids Club was called on, but only for those confident enough to deal with these conditions, and those parents ...
A Gentle Saturday Surf
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Saturday 27th August brought us a small wave – we might call it Nemo-friendly! It served our mini groms very well, and they had a particularly fun session. Tandem rides ...
Counting Our Blessings
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As we come to the end of our rash of postponements due to Saturday morning high tides, we are now anticipating another threat to our weekend session in the form ...
And now, a few words to our sponsors
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Before today’s Kids Club, we were delighted to welcome to the beach two generous benefactors of saints boardriders. A donation from Jewsons has enabled us to give every junior member ...
Enter Title Here
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Well, I didn’t know what to call it myself, though I did hear one young girl call it “The best session ever!” as she got out of the water. That ...
Hokey Cokey
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That old music hall routine is one that many of our groups use in their warm-up, and it aptly describes the nature of our Saturday mornings so far this season. ...
Waves a’ plenty
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A blustery Saturday morning saw a rippy low tide offering some chunky waves to the Dorys and Nemos in the 9 o’ clock session. It required a large corps of ...
When Harry met … Nora?
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I don’t know who was more surprised on a recent evening when St. Ives lifeboat Nora Stachura, exercising off Porthmeor Beach and coming hard astern, found Harry De Roth popping ...
The Early Bird
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It’s the early bird that catches the worm, so the saying goes. Well, we could have caught dolphins, jellyfish and even sand eels at Saturday Club this week. All were ...
Let’s Begin Again!
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Summer arrived with a splash for the Bank Holiday week, and we were able to celebrate it’s arrival with the first Saturday Kids Club of the season. I hope everyone ...
Who’s in for 2016?
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Having grown the membership to over 150 last season, the sign-up for 2016 Kids Club was looking a challenging prospect for our admin crew! Fortunately we had an ace in ...
2016 Season Sign-Up Form
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It’s that time of year again! It’s been a fantastic winter of surfing and now it’s time to get your frothing groms back in the sea! Please fill in the ...
Behind The Lines
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Tregenna Castle hosted a great little film show last Friday night which saw the Cornish debut of Andrew Cotton’s latest feature, ‘Behind The Lines”. An enthusiastic crowd of over 80 ...
UK Pro Tour Review 2015: St. Ives Surfers
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There were more St. Ives surfers than usual tilting at UK Tour glory in 2015 with several youngsters having their first taste of the national scene. Here’s how everyone got ...
The Morning of the Mo’
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Saturday 17th October brought us another great production from St. Ives Surf School as it hosted ‘The Morning of the Mo”, helping the Movember Foundation to raise awareness of several ...
That’s All Folks!
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Saturday 12th September saw the season finale. The last session for the junior groups consisted of the usual group surf with the added incentive of a chance to win a ...
Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer
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Well, today’s title, borrowed from Nat King Cole’s breezy song, is almost a farewell to Kids Club’s 2015 season. Our last Saturday outing before the end-of-season contest offered some decent ...
Surfin’ Saturday
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Eighty eight surfers turned out for the Saturday club this week on a blustery, cool morning. The surf was chunky, with some strong rips on the inside, and a bumpy face ...
It’s A Beautiful Day
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Another fine Saturday morning dawns, and again we have waves – at least large enough to interest our smaller members. A turnout in the mid-80’s was taken through lessons which ...
Saturday Stars
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As the tide fell off the bank on Saturday morning we again found good conditions for Kids Club. Wave size varied from 1 to 2 foot at the West end ...
A Beach Invasion!
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This week’s Kids Club will long be remembered as the one where we shared the beach and the water with millions of moon jellyfish! We arrived on the morning to ...
Kids Club ( Continued )
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There is a phenomenon at the very top of world surfing at the moment known as the Brazilian Storm. It refers to the posse of surfers from that country who ...
St. Ives School takes National title
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These three Saints Boardriders members were missing from last Saturday’s Kids Club as they competed at the UK Schools Pro-Am Surf competition at Fistral Beach, Newquay. On a day of ...
Sun, Sea, Surf
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All three elements in the title were present again last Saturday as the Kids Club tackled the punchiest surf of the season so far! Our banner picture shows Josh Martindale ...
Hitting Our Stride
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Well, the last couple of Saturday mornings have given us both surf and some fine weather – and that has meant bumper attendance figures for both days. June 27th was ...
How Was Your Weekend?
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OK. So the morning high tide caused the cancellation of Saturday Kids Club,much to the disappointment of kids, parents and instructors alike! So how did you get your weekend surf ...
And… we’re back!
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Our first Saturday Morning Surf Club of 2015 saw an impressive turnout of 112 juniors in the water, and over twenty helpers to register, teach and keep them safe while ...
A Media Day
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A fun trip to St. Austell Brewery last Thursday to join SurfingGB in celebrating their sponsorship partnership with Korev Lager. Along with our old friend Lyndon Wake, representing his Croyde-based ...
English National Surfing Championships 2015
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Watergate Bay in Newquay hosted the English National Surfing Championships last weekend and it was pleasing to see some of our members stepping into the fray. Taylor Bairds, entering ...
Big Spring Beach Clean 2015
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A fine turnout of club members answered the call to support Surfers Against Sewage’s Big Spring Beach Clean 2015 at Porthmeor on Saturday. It was a morning that demanded wet ...
Award for St. Ives Surf School!
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We’ve all enjoyed the benefit of the coaching delivered by St. Ives Surf School, and at the annual surf industry dinner in Newquay last weekend, Harris and his team were ...
That’s Champion Jayce
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British titles were at stake last weekend in the thundering surf at Fistral. Jayce Robinson and Harry De Roth were there presenting St. Ives’ challenge for the crown, with Jayce ...
Big Kids Comp Report – 2014
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The last day of British Summertime for 2014 offered our best chance to hold the final club competition of the year and find our junior champ. There was a good ...
British Juniors 2014
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Saints Boardriders’ most active competitor, Harry De Roth, has had a busy September, culminating last weekend in him retaining his British Boys Under-16’s title at the National Championships at Fistral. ...
The Season Ends
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Last weekend saw the final Saturday of the season for the Kids Club with groups 1 to 4 enjoying a morning in the surf before gathering to receive their Junior Surfer Scheme ...
Saturday Club 26th July – Wave of the Day
General Club NewsOver sixty surfers present again this week ! Sophie bagged the honours for “Wave of the Day”. Well done!
Wave of the Day
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We’ve been starved of waves during this recent spell of hot weather – so it’s been a case of grab it while it’s there. Here’s Matt busting out the fins ...
Kids Club 12.07.14
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Another great turn-out today for Saturday Morning Surf Club – over 60 surfers again this week. lots of waves to be had. Here are a few pics from the session. ...
It’s What Groms Do!
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We mature, well-balanced adults would have nothing to moan about if it wasn’t for the groms in our lives. They hang around the surf school leaving their clothes strewn about ...
Ladies Night
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Wednesday’s Surf School’s Ladies Night was the first of the summer, and a strong turnout survived a testing fitness session on the beach with Stef Harkon before enjoying the gentler ...
Kids Club 28th June 2014
General Club News Surf Club Events Top ShotsA great turnout today guys – Well done! Here are a few pics from the session. If you’re not on there, don’t despair -there’s always next time!
Red Bull Surf Cinema
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The prelude to The Swellboard Shootout came on Friday evening when the Red Bull Surf Cinema opened it’s doors again at Porthmeor West to entertain us with a new selection ...
Swellboard Shootout 2014
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Is this the wave that shook the surfing world last weekend? We’re looking at the Minions – the super groms from Saturday Surf Club who claimed the title of Swellboard ...
It’s Time!
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Here’s our last look back at last year’s entries as we prepare for tomorrow’s Fancy Dress Swellboard Shootout to celebrate International Surfing Day. We say a fond “G’Day” ...
The Team To Beat
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The 2013 Swellboard Shootout finished in pumping surf at Porthmeor with these jockeys the first to take the team wave back to the beach and claim the winners prize. ...
Swellboard Shootout 2014 – The Build-up
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St. Ives Surf School celebrates International Surfing Day this weekend in it’s own inimicable fashion with the 2014 Swellboard Shootout at Porthmeor Beach on Sunday. This Fancy dress extravaganza ...
Saturday Surf Club (31st May 2014)
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A great turn out this weekend. Top Shots! Well done if you got into this weeks gallery! If not, don’t worry – check the website every week for our posts ...
Saturday Surf Club (1st June 2014)
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A great turn out this weekend. Top Shots! Well done if you got into this weeks gallery! If not, don’t worry – check the website every week for our posts ...
63 kids turned out for the Saturday Club this week!
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63 kids turned out for the Saturday Club this week along with more than a dozen Instructors, officials and helpers. A great effort on a damp and windy morning. Well ...
A fantastic start to “Kids’ Surf Club” season
General Club News
It was the first Saturday Kids Club this week, with 73 children taking part. The youngest taking part was little Sunny at just two years old. The first week was ...
Wave of the day! Check out El Presidente!
Wave Of The Day
Wave of the Day will be a regular feature on the site. We’ll find a clip or a photo of a member in surfing action to share with our followers. ...
English National Surfing Championships 2014
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Saints Boardrider’s had two members competing at the English National championships at Watergate Bay, Newquay over the Bank Holiday weekend, and they came away with a title apiece! Surf conditions ...
Jack Robinson – Ambassador King of the Groms 2013
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The King of the Groms 2013 is 100% digital, online voting will decide the champions of tomorrow! If you are under 16yrs old and you’ve got what it takes to ...
IN WINTERS ARMS
Surf VideoMemories from a special Irish winter paddling in. Huge thankyou to Ben Howard for the soundtrack and the boys for the footage and edit. Enjoy.
Begin Again
Surf Video
A short featuring John John Florence and friends titled “Begin Again” on the North Shore of Oahu and Maui. Directed by Blake Vincent Kueny & John John Florence. Surfing by ...
Thank You St Ives Surf School!
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A huge thank you to St Ives surf school for their help in getting our new Saints Board Riders surf club established (est 2013). Visit: www.stivessurfschool.co.uk to book your surf ...
Best of John John Florence – 2011
Surf VideoWhat a first post for Saints Board Riders NEW website!!!
Thor’s River – Surfing at Thurso
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The St Jude’s storm lit up a sheltered corner of the world. It was a privilege to witness one of the best sessions I’ve ever seen from the water. I ...