30th August

The second week of August Helen and I headed back down to Cornwall for the Rip Curl Boardmasters on Fistral Beach, Newquay.  The biggest surf event and contest to be held in Britain attracting surfers from all around the world.  As well as the surf contest there's live music, skate contest and trade stalls.

The Eden Project had a large stall displaying their latest eco-boards. The boards are made from traditional foam and resin but the foam and resin are made from plant based materials. Sarah Bentley was also down at the boardmasters and we took out two of the eco boards, the mini-mal and a short board to test.  Both surfed like a regular board.  The only visible difference is the foam is a slightly yellow colour like a regular board that has been left in the sun for too long but this has no impact on performance and is purely cosmetic.  When my current board dies I'd have no qualms about moving onto an eco-board and Sarah said she'd be quite happy to surf one as her contest board.