The iconic surfing & music festival Boardmasters Open returns from August 9-13, 2023 in Cornwall. Find out all you need to know about this event below!
What?
The tradition continues! For an eighth consecutive year the festival comes back with WSL Qualifying Series and Longboard divisions, men and women this summer. Boardmasters always launches the European summer season on the WSL tours and offers a great chance for surfers to build momentum at the start of this long leg of events.
Past winners here include the who's who of European professional surfing as well as international athletes coming to enjoy a piece of the British summer vibes. It's both an opportunity for local athletes to challenge some of the best competitors on the QS as well as for the British fans to feast on high-performance surfing on their local beach breaks.
The QS and LQS events at Boardmasters wrap up in fantastic fashion and crown four deserving winners in fun little waves at Fistral.
Of course the surfing is what we're headed to Cornwall for, but tens of thousands of visitors also make their way down these parts for the music festival. Huge headliners and a massive lineup thanks to multiple stages over at Watergate makes this an incredible three day experience on the cliffs overlooking the ocean.
Local tip: make sure you hit the Keg & Pasty if you're hungry for a delicious baked pie, the iconic Cornish Pasty, as well as ska and reggae tunes.
Where?
Fistral, simply said, the original home of British surfing. Situated in the far Southwest corner of the island, the region of Cornwall boasts miles and miles of coastline, battered by swells and winds in the winter, but home to beautiful little breaks in the summer.
The iconic Fistral beach and Headland hotel. - WSL / Laurent Masurel
Fistral is a long stretch of sand with peaks all up and down the beach, often busy as the town nearby gets super crowded in summer. The event runs at North Fistral, just below the iconic Headland hotel, which leaves plenty of room for surf schools and free surfers to enjoy the rest of the beach.
When?
Tune in from August 9-13, 2023 and check out all the photos, videos and updates from Boardmasters right here!
In the meantime check out a selection of images from past editions of the surfing events at Boardmasters:
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The iconic surfing & music festival Boardmasters Open returns from August 9-13, 2023 in Cornwall. Find out all you need to know about this event below!
What?
The tradition continues! For an eighth consecutive year the festival comes back with WSL Qualifying Series and Longboard divisions, men and women this summer. Boardmasters always launches the European summer season on the WSL tours and offers a great chance for surfers to build momentum at the start of this long leg of events.
Past winners here include the who's who of European professional surfing as well as international athletes coming to enjoy a piece of the British summer vibes. It's both an opportunity for local athletes to challenge some of the best competitors on the QS as well as for the British fans to feast on high-performance surfing on their local beach breaks.
Of course the surfing is what we're headed to Cornwall for, but tens of thousands of visitors also make their way down these parts for the music festival. Huge headliners and a massive lineup thanks to multiple stages over at Watergate makes this an incredible three day experience on the cliffs overlooking the ocean.
Local tip: make sure you hit the Keg & Pasty if you're hungry for a delicious baked pie, the iconic Cornish Pasty, as well as ska and reggae tunes.
Where?
Fistral, simply said, the original home of British surfing. Situated in the far Southwest corner of the island, the region of Cornwall boasts miles and miles of coastline, battered by swells and winds in the winter, but home to beautiful little breaks in the summer.
Fistral is a long stretch of sand with peaks all up and down the beach, often busy as the town nearby gets super crowded in summer. The event runs at North Fistral, just below the iconic Headland hotel, which leaves plenty of room for surf schools and free surfers to enjoy the rest of the beach.
When?
Tune in from August 9-13, 2023 and check out all the photos, videos and updates from Boardmasters right here!
In the meantime check out a selection of images from past editions of the surfing events at Boardmasters:
Aping Agudo (PHL)
Alice Lemoigne (FRA)
Ben Skinner (GBR)
Crowd at Fistral Contest site
Edouard Delpero (FRA)
Jetski rescue at Fiustral
Leon Glatzer (DEU)
Lukas Skinner (GBR)
Michael Lay (GBR)
Natsumi Taoka (JPN)
Ophelie Ah-Kouen (FRA)
Rachel Presti (DEU)
Tristan Guilbaud (FRA)
Aping Agudo (PHL)
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