Surfing

Surfing is a surface water sport in which the participant is carried along the face of a breaking wave, most commonly using a surfboard, although wave-riders may make use of kneeboards, body boards (aka boogie boards), kayaks, surf skis, and their own bodies. Two major subdivisions within contemporary stand-up surfing are reflected by the differences in surfboard design and riding style of longboarding and shortboarding. Surfboarding is a popular activity, with over 500 thousand people in the UK taking part each year all along the British coastline. Despite the high adrenalin reputation the MCA record only 1 or 2 fatal incidents per year, proving that Surfing is relatively safe when sensibly undertaken.

The national governing body for Surfboarding in the UK is the British Surfing Association.