Thank You!
Eurosurf Bundoran 2011 would like to thank everyone involved to make this a fantastic event. We would like to especially thank our sponsors Discover Bundoran, Supervalu, Discover Ireland also the volunteers who worked hard over the past 10 days. We would also like to congratulate all the teams who participated and to the 2011 European...
Team Portugal – European Surfing Champions!!
Today saw the culmination of the European Surfing Championships which was held in Bundoran for the past week with Team Portugal being crowned European Surfing Champions for 2011. In an ironic twist, Portugal were also awarded the trophy in 1997, the last time that the event was held in the seaside town. Thousands of spectators...
Saturday 1st October
In today’s Longboard Repecharge heat Ben Howard (Eng) put in a solid performance to take first place followed by France’s Deniel Alexis, who narrowly beat England’s Adam Griffiths, while Bruno Chameca (Por) crashed out of the competition with a disappointing overall score of 5.33. The ladies Body boarding Repecharge round 4 was possibly the closest...
Pressure mounts as competitors countdown to final of Eurosurf Bundoran!
In a tough day for the Irish Team both Richard Fitzgerald (Masters) and Easkey Britton (Ladies) were knocked out of the competition with Easkey narrowly missing out on a place in the finals by a mere 0.5. Going head to head in the surf masters on Sunday are Spaniard Dani Garcia, Paulo Rodrigues (Por) Salvaire...
Exciting day of competition for Day 5!
It was an exciting day of competition in Bundoran today for day 5 of Eurosurf – The European Surfing Championships being held in the town since last weekend and due to finish this Sunday. Despite a few Irish knockouts, there is great expectation for locals Richie Fitzgerald who has progressed through to the Repercharge 4 heat...
Fundraiser night at Bundoran Surf Co.
Why not pop along to this fundraiser on Saturday night before you head to see The Undertones live at Paris/Fusion Nightclub – the Rare Groove Orchestra playing. All you can eat for €5 and all the money raised on the night will be doubled by Bundoran Surf Co and donated to Focus Ireland and Simon Community. Click...
Opening Ceremony & Parade
The sun shone brightly in Bundoran as Eurosurf 2011 officially got underway this afternoon in the northwestern seaside town. Over 1000 Competitors, supporters and spectators from all over Europe gathered in the town and subsequently at the “Peak” surf break to watch the opening Parade of Nations and Ceremony which was conducted by Eurosurf Press...
Day one of competition!
After a fantastic opening day of The European Surfing Championship, France are proving to be the dominating team with Arauzo Remi scoring an impressive 8.6 in the best wave of the day(longboard), followed closely by Salvaire Oliver (Surf Master) and Deniel Alexis (Longboard). Whilst the surfing conditions have been challenging, Strandhill native Shane Meehan is...
Royseven lead singer Paul Walsh to host Gala Screening at Eurosurf
Lead singer with Irish band Royseven Paul Walsh has been revealed as the host of the Gala Screening of SOUL SURFER which will feature a Q&A session with the subject of the movie, Bethany Hamilton. Paul, a keen surfer himself has recently started hosting “Two Tube” on RTÉ 2 and indeed as part of his...
Movie Festival Line-up revealed for Eurosurf 2011
A host of exciting surf movies have been revealed in the line-up for the Eurosurf Movie Festival which will be held during the European Surfing Championships at the Eclipse Cinemas complex in Bundoran. Saturday 24th September – To kick off the festival we are delighted to have the Irish Gala Screening of SOUL SURFER –...
Musical Entertainment Line-up revealed for Eurosurf 2011
The musical entertainment line-up has been revealed for Eurosurf Bundoran 2011 Party – the festival end of The European Surfing Championships. Headlining the event will be Derry band The Undertones who are this year celebrating their 35th anniversary – they will play Paris Nightclub in Bundoran on Saturday 1st of October and perform some of...
Bethany Hamilton to attend Eurosurf opening ceremony and gala screening!
Hawaiian surfer and shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton has been confirmed to attend the opening ceremony and gala screening of SOUL SURFER – the movie which charts the story of her accident and her subsequent rehabilitation back to professional surfing, at the European Surfing Championships which take place in Bundoran, County Donegal on Saturday September...
