The North East Rivals Cornwall for the best surfing in the country
Added: (Tue Mar 04 2008)
Pressbox (Press Release) -
When it comes to surfing in the UK, Cornwall and towns like Newquay receive all of the attention, but do they have the best waves in Britain?
Deep low pressure systems which track North across the Atlantic from Autumn through until spring, spin over Scotland and Scandinavia and send pulses of swell pushing south down through the North sea. These Northerly swells which often reach 10ft plus in height feel their way along the hugely diverse NE England coastline and regularly fire up reefs and sand bars along a vast stretches of uncrowded coastline, which surfers in Cornwall can only dream about. Couple that with the prevailing winds being South Westerly Off-shores and it makes for some amazing surfing conditions.
There are a number of local surf clubs taking advantage of North Sea swells which still remain outside of the media spotlight and this Easter four of them will get together for the Northcore East Coast Drift. This year will be the first Northcore East Coast Drift surf event to host an Inter-clubs competition between, Tynemouth, Saltburn, Scarborough and Lincolnshire surf clubs. Northcore Europe Surf Co. spokesman says of the event “We're holding this years event on the 23rd March at Scarborough's South Bay and we're really pleased to be getting involved by supporting the competition with a few prizes. Surfing in the NE area is no where near as main stream as it is in Devon and Cornwall, the scene here is much more at a grass roots level with less corporate involvement. The conditions in the North East are harsher with colder water and air temperatures being common and the infrastructure isn't as well developed, but the waves can be as good as anywhere in the South West and the year round surfers here are amongst the most dedicated and hardcore in the country”
For more information about competing in or watching the Northcore East Coast Drift surf competition 2008 please visit:
www.northcore-europe.com or email contact@northcore-europe.com