SAS / QUIKSILVER SURFSHOW TOUR 2002
May 8-16th

"WORLD MASTERS CHAMP GARY ELKERTON HITS THE ROAD WITH THE TOUR BUS TROOPERS".

The SAS/Quiksilver Surfshow Tour hits the road once again in May and will be carrying some of the UK's best surfers plus 2x World Masters Champion Gary Elkerton.

The purpose of the Tour is to celebrate everything that is special about our coast. It also serves as a public awareness exercise to ensure that the quality of our water environment is maintained and improved. 20 million people use the coastline of the UK every year and in many areas tourism and leisure play a key role in the economy and well being of local communities.

"I am privileged to be part of the SAS/Quiksilver Surfshow Tour as raising awareness about keeping our playground clean is vitally important to the sport I love" - Gary Elkerton - 2000 & 2001 World Masters Surfing Champion.

This year's Tour will also be incorporating a Tag team style surf contest at each venue where local surfers will have the opportunity to surf with and against the pro's.

Each venue will see the surfers holding Press calls, Expression Sessions, Surf lessons and educational talks to schools and universities on pollution awareness and beach safety (Including how to stay safe in the sun thanks to our Co- sponsors NIVEA Sun).

This year's dates are as follows:

8-9th May - Aberystwyth
10th May - Salburn beach & Northumbrian Water's Bran Sands sewage and sludge Treatment plant , Middlesborough.
11-12th May - Aberdeen
13- 14th May - Plymouth
15- 16th May - Perranporth / St Agnes

The Surfers on board this year's SAS / Quiksilver Surf Show will Tour include: `
2 X World Masters Champion Gary Elkerton
Top 10 British Professional circuit qualifier Sean Harris.
4 x British Champion Lee Bartlett
Current women's British Champion Sarah Whiteley
British women's ranked number 3 surfer Sarah Bentley
8th world ranking longboarder Chris "Guts" Griffiths
Current British Team member ranked UK no. 4 Ben Skinner
Top British Bodyboarder x 2 British cup champ Rob Barber
World travelled top freesurfer and surf instructor Tyson Greenaway

The Surfers Against Sewage SurfShow Tour is proudly sponsored by QUIKSILVER with support from NIVEA Sun & The British Surfing Association.

For more details and specifics for each destination, please contact James Hendy or Katy Thomas at the SAS office on 01872 553001/ events@sas.org.uk.

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