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Jim Michell, Managing Partner
Phone: 01208 895089
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Press Centre / Extreme Academy
Choirs celebrate summer in Watergate Bay’s The Big Sing
Cornwall’s choral superstars will flock to the beach this summer as The Big Sing returns to Watergate Bay on the evening of Friday 15 June 2012. Now in its third year, this midsummer community event celebrates the Cornish coastline through …
National surfing championships postponed
The English National Surfing Championships has been postponed until 26-27 May, due to small wave conditions and a poor swell forecast. The English Surfing Federation (ESF) has made the decision to defer the event which was due to take place …
Thundercats are go at Watergate Bay
A new adrenaline-fuelled surf powerboat racing event is coming to Watergate Bay later this month. The Extreme Academy will host the first two rounds of the 2012 Thundercat National Championships – ‘White Out at Watergate Bay’ – on the weekend …
Watergate Bay hosts 40th anniversary surfing championships
The Extreme Academy, Watergate Bay will again play host to one of Europe’s longest-running surfing competitions in May. The best surfers from across the country will flock to the famous stretch of Cornish sand to compete for the title of …
Wavejam promises to hook UK’s leading kitesurfers
The British Kitesurfing Association (BKSA) will hold a new wave surfing event as part of the second leg of their National Champions Tour at Watergate Bay in April. The new Wavejam competition format will showcase Cornwall’s best wave riding kitesurfers …
Watergate Bay announces 2012 beach events
Two new events feature in Watergate Bay’s action-packed 2012 events calendar unveiled today. Alongside the new kitesurf and powerboat racing events, English surfers will be celebrating an anniversary year as they compete in the 40th edition of the English National …
British paddlesurf champions to be crowned at Watergate Bay
Britain’s stand-up paddlesurf (SUP) champions will be decided in a winner-takes-all national championship event at Watergate Bay in October. The Extreme Academy will host the British Stand Up Paddle Association (BSUPA) championships on the weekend of 15th and 16th October …
Longboard tour returns to Watergate Bay
Cornish surfer Ben Skinner could take a step closer to winning a hat-trick of European titles as an international longboard competition comes to Watergate Bay next month. The Extreme Academy will host the second leg of the European Tour of …
Polo stars battle the elements in beach spectacular
An estimated 2,500 spectators braved strong winds to watch some of England’s leading players put on a blistering display of beach polo at Cornwall’s Watergate Bay last night. The fifth edition of Veuve Clicquot Polo on the Beach saw the …
Polo organisers promise treat for spectators
With under two weeks to go until the sands of Watergate Bay echo to the thunder of hooves, organisers of the UK’s original beach polo match have announced an expanded programme of events for spectators. Entertainment at the fifth edition …