http://www.brightonlongboarders.co.uk a guide to longboarding in Brighton Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:39:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This year’s Paddle Round The Pier Beach Festival plays host to some fantastic water-based events, all helping to raise thousands of pounds for three deserving charities. The action kicks of for professional paddleboarders early on the Saturday morning with the Funky Puffin Euro Enduro SUP race. A gruelling 20 mile stand-up ... http://www.brightonlongboarders.co.uk/?p=101 Eastbourne will be hosting the IGSA downhill Skateboarding World Cup series in August -- see you there ! check it out at http://www.gofastspeeddays.com/ http://www.brightonlongboarders.co.uk/?p=99 send us your quiver http://www.brightonlongboarders.co.uk/?p=97 stignet@hotmail.com http://www.brightonlongboarders.co.uk/?p=89  We are a dedicated team of long boarders from Brighton Sussex. We are continuously searching for better rides and to improve our long boarding skills. We are particularly looking for long smooth rides on concrete and gentle carving slopes. We also experiment making our own boards out of ply, trying out different cool ... http://www.brightonlongboarders.co.uk/?p=84 [caption id="attachment_61" align="aligncenter" width="188" caption="surfer sam - putting the board through its paces"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_55" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="this is Stuart who we met about to burn up some tarmac in Langdale gdns"] [/caption] [caption id="attachment_20" align="aligncenter" width="425" caption="match point"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_17" align="aligncenter" width="283" caption="handstand-can he pull it ... http://www.brightonlongboarders.co.uk/?p=76 [caption id="attachment_65" align="aligncenter" width="151" caption="trouble in town?"][/caption] This is a stencil we made onto watercolour paper- if you'd like one get in touch and we can send you one in exchange for a few quid http://www.brightonlongboarders.co.uk/?p=74 Palmiera square- one of our best rides so far gives a long smooth ride, from the floral clock down to the sea. Gets pretty fast towards the end. The Drive – ok it’s in the cycle lane so watch out for cyclists but it’s never that busy. Really long gentle ... http://www.brightonlongboarders.co.uk/?p=71 First you need a plank of plywood. Then you need to draw a picture of how you would like your board. Then you need to cut it out with a jigsaw. And then you have to sand the edge of the board. Once you have done that you need to ... http://www.brightonlongboarders.co.uk/?p=69