Porthtowan Blue Belles win the Grand Slam!
The Blue Belles won all three rounds in Saturday's final of the UKSRL VB Summer Series at Bournemouth and also won the UK Open Womens Surfboat Championship 2009 final (which had been postponed from August 1st).
Earlier this month the Porthtowan Blue Belles won The Womens European Surf Rowing Championship at Tolcarne Beach, Newquay
Despite a strong challenge from the Perranporth Rebel Angels in the Summer Series, the five point advantage held by the Blue Belles could not be overtaken. "We had to win all three rounds to beat the Blue Belles in the Series" said Shelley Hardwick stroke of the Rebel Angels, "after the defeat in the first race we had to aim for the UK Championship title".
Uk Open Surfboat Championships 2009 and The Italians
The one day UK Open Surfboat Championship 2009 continues to make strides into the world of rowing. This year a rowing crew from Milan, Italy arrived at the event prepared to experience the thrill of surfboat rowing.
The Canottieri Milano crew of Paolo Maneo, Elia Taddia, Fillipo Moscatelli, Francesco Stoppa and Francesco Fumagalli...........stopped the womens surfboat crews in thier tracks and mobile phones were seen to be used to send txts saying "Good looking Italians....pull a sicky and get here now....!"
"How did you know about this event?" I said in fluent Italianese............."we saw it on YouTube and flew over to try it" came the reply.
Annual General Meeting
Our Annual General Meeting of the United Kingdom Surf Rowers League was held at the RNLI Support Centre, Wadebridge, Cornwall. on Sunday 22nd November 2009.
