OLI Adams wins the AXL/DOH PRo Porthcawl

Oli Adams wins his first UK Pro Surf Tour event, the AXL / DOH Pro at Rest Bay Porthcawl. Former British and New Zealand Junior champion excelled in the surf conditions to take the title of the biggest surf event in Wales.
Oli commented “People do not understand how much this means to me, I have been suffering from an illness over the last few years and am now getting back to full fitness. To beat Johnny, Russ and Egor in the final is a fantastic feeling”
Second place went to English Champion Johnny Fryer (Isle of White), whose vertical backhand attack managed to outpoint the rest of the field. Third went to wave-shy Russell Winter (Newquay) and fourth to Mark ‘Egor’ Harris who has now reached the final of the last four UK Pro Surf Tour events.
In the Under 16 Boys division Leon Mansfield (Newquay) showed his class by winning his second UK Pro Surf Tour event in a row consolidating his position at the top of the rankings. Second place went to Zack Lawton (Croyde), his best result on the Grommet tour. A remarkable third went to Under 12 surfer Max Payne (Wadebridge) and coming fourth local surfer Max Tucker.
Dave Reed Tour Director said “The ninth Welsh UK Pro Surf Tour event, the AXL / DOH Pro was blessed with good waves showing the quality of the surf in this region. Thanks to the support of the sponsors AXL Distribution and Double Overhead at short notice, the event has been one of the best we have seen in Wales. With 12 months to plan for next year and the support of the sponsors I am sure it will be even better”.

Winning the Relentless Money Move for the Best Cut-back was Matt Capel (S Devon), who took home £250. The King of Watersports highest scoring wave went to Oli Adams who achieved the best wave of the contest in his semi-final heat.

Many thanks go to all the sponsors including: Billabong, Santa Cruz, Sanuk, The Realm and Carve Eyeware.
The tour now moves onto the last stop Newquay in two weeks time where five surfers are challenging to win the title lead by Bude surfer Reubyn Ash.

The REalm Portleven challange finally runs!

The three year waiting period finally paid off.
16 competitors from all aorund the UK & Ireland competed for the £1200 prize money on offer on Sunday 14th December.
Not quite the size hoped for but plenty of barrels and great waves had with the final being held in perfect high tide Porthleven.
Sam Lamiroy emerged victorious and bagged a few 10 point rides along with his £500 cheque.
A big thank you to the Porthleven surf Club for running a great event - the vibe around that day was it was one of the most fun events the guys had ever surfed in due to the good waves and good times!
Keep your eye out for the Next Realm event to be decided soon!

The Realm Porthleven Challenge

32 of Europes top surfers have been invited to cornwall to compete at one of Britain's heaviest reef breaks.
Organisers have vowed to only hold the event when the surf is pumping.
A three year waiting period was set around 26 months ago for the event which has the backing of the porthleven surf club.
Ex British student champ and legendery Porthleven local Dan ' Moel' Joel heads the impressive lineup.
Britains most sucsessful surfers , Russel winter, Spencer hargreaves, Alan Stokes, Sam Lamiroy are also amongst the invitees.
The quality of the surf will make this one of Britian's best ever competitions. It's the competition people will want to see. Porthleven is world renowned as a quality reef break.

Realm Wetsuits in Tracks Review

See how The Realm Wetsuits held up in the latest TRACKS wetsuit tests. It will change how you buy your wetsuits and how much you will pay.
Turbo" This was The Realm's first year on the Tracks Wettie test and they entered the arena with a bang. The Turbo scored nines in each category from everyone that tried it. The suit was well sealed and very warm the flexibility of the the neoprene was supported by the zipperless design. the Turbo is a great all round suit and The Realm are already up to speed with the bigger boys."
V12While The Realm’s entry into the back zip category wasn’t as mind blowing as its cousin, the V12 is still a solid suit. The flexibility and warmth of the neoprene is impressive for the price and the blind stitched seams with silicon seal taping kept a good amount of water out while still allowing freedom of movement. Amazing value.

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