Swellboard Shootout 2017
Last Sunday saw the seventh annual Swellboard Shootout surf competition organised by St. Ives Surf School on Porthmeor Beach. The event raises funds for Surfers Against Sewage, and this year saints boardriders were honoured to be co-beneficiaries with them of the funds raised over the weekend. Indeed, Sunday was only the culmination of a three day extravaganza which commenced at Porthmeor Beach West on Friday night with an evening of fish tacos, beer and music from Frankie Davies and Ben Warner. Saturday evening saw the open-air film show and curry night at Cohort Hostel, before the teams gathered on Porthmeor Beach on Sunday morning dressed to impress and ready to lay down some swelly-riding magic in the quest to lift the coveted trophy.
A single blog cannot do justice to such an epic day, so this is just the first instalment of a multi-part, cut out and keep pictorial memento of the day’s action. Our banner picture features our august panel of judges in their lofty, secluded majesty.And now we meet the teams:
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- Bees!
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- Shark attack
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- Aliens
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- Mime artists
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- Ninjas
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- The Men From The Council
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- Frauleins
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- The Simpsons
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- Avatar
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- Tourists
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- Pesky seagulls!
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- My Little Pony
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- Cutlery
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- ?
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- Deep Search Ocean Voyagers
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- Village People
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- Gym Bunnies
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- ?
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- Cliff Rescue
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- Fox and Hunters
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- Seacocks
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- Circus Folk
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- Brazil V Argentina
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- El Presidente and the First Lady take in the proceedings
Coming next : The parade.
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