Boardmasters Festival
Coordinates: 50°26′23″N 5°02′51″W / 50.4398°N 5.0476°W
The Boardmasters Festival is an annual event held in Newquay. The event is a combination of live music and a surf & skate contest.
The majority of the music performances take place to the north of Newquay near Watergate Bay. The Men's Pro 5 Star WQS surf competition takes place on Fistral Beach where a skate ramp is built for the BMX and Skateboard competitions.[1]
Music Festival
In 2010 acts such as Plan B, Leftfield, Newton Faulkner and Ricta will be performing at Watergate Bay across 3 stages on Friday and Saturday. As well as music there is a variety of bars and fairground rides on the site. [2]
Surf & Skate
At Fistral Beach the surf, BMX and skate competitions take place along with more music during the evenings. A small mini-ramp is set up on the headland and the vert ramp is built in the beach car park. A purpose built beach bar hosts the acts which in 2010 included The Futureheads, Zero 7 and Reverend Soundsystem.
Previous Results
| Event | Winner | Second |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 Men's 5 Star WQS Surf | Marc Lacomare | Jay Quinn |
| 2010 Aerial Assault | Alan Stokes | Oli Adams |
| 2010 Vans Summer Sessions Skate Vert | Sam Beckett | Andy Scott |
| 2010 Vans Summer Sessions BMX Mini Ramp | Alex Colburn | Tobias Wicke |
| 2009 Men's 5 Star WQS Surf | Daniel Ross | Txaber Trojaola |
| 2009 Aerial Assault | Micah Lester | Reubyn Ash |
| 2009 Vans Summer Sessions Skate Vert | Alex Perelson | Sam Beckett |
| 2009 Vans Summer Sessions BMX Mini Ramp | Ben Wallace | Martin Cooper |
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