“We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.”
Surfing in Scotland is not just about competitions and events, it’s about something greater than that. Finding connection within our community and our environment, and in supporting and protecting both for future generations.
As a registered charity, we were set up to do the right thing. For everyone.
Through our charitable initiatives we are committed to improving water safety through education, conserving and protecting the natural environmental, reducing barriers to participation and supporting the next generation through grant funding and outreach programmes.
You don’t have to be a full member of Scottish Surfing to support our charitable activities, by becoming a Charitable Member, you are taking an active role in doing the right thing and positively impacting lives.
Water safety is at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to ensuring that everyone, from beginners to seasoned professionals, have the knowledge and skills to stay safe in the water.
We work with a range of partners, including Water Safety Scotland, to provide guidance and information for everyone to having fun and staying safe while taking part in our sport.
Our safety information includes education on understanding inland water and surf conditions, recognising potential hazards, and knowledge of essential skills.
We also emphasise the importance of respecting the ocean and its powerful forces, promoting responsible surfing and paddleboarding practices that protect both individuals and the environment. Through our ongoing initiatives, we strive to cultivate and support a surf culture in Scotland that values safety, awareness, and respect for the sea and inland waterways.
Protecting the environment is a core part of our mission. Scotland’s rugged coastlines and pristine waters are not just the backdrop for our sport, they are vital ecosystems that we are dedicated to preserving.
We actively promote sustainable surfing practices that minimise our impact on the environment, from reducing plastic waste to undertaking and supporting beach clean-up initiatives.
Our commitment extends beyond the shoreline, as we advocate for policies that protect marine habitats and address climate change. By fostering a deep connection between surfers and the natural world, we aim to ensure that Scotland’s beautiful coastal environments and inland waterways remain unspoiled for future generations to enjoy.
We support our surfing communities, affiliated surf clubs and surf businesses to establish and ensure long term sustainability for surf facilities, mindful of the wider environment in which they operate.
Through engagement with landowners, Local Authorities and other stakeholders we strive to improve accessibility, refurbish or develop new surfing facilities.
Overall, we adopt a sustainable approach in our projects and programmes and act as an advocate on behalf of our exceptional natural environments across Scotland.
We aspire to strengthen the Scottish surfing community through membership of Scottish Surfing, something we can only do if we remove barriers to participation in our sport.
We deliver programmes in areas of deprivation and provide opportunities for taking part in our surfing disciplines, ensuring people are positively impacted by the mental, physical and social benefits of our sport.
We strive to ensure our community is welcoming and inclusive where individuals can progress and succeed irrespective of background and we want our organisation to reflect our community, both in its diversity and in its aspirations.
We want to raise awareness of our charitable status and our charitable activities and the good work that we undertake to positively impact people’s lives.
We are proud to partner with highly regarded educational institutions, such as Edinburgh Napier University, to fund and support research into the benefits of surfing, research that we can use to positively impact as many people as possible across Scotland.
We are open to ideas and solutions to transform our organisation and surfing in Scotland and we adopt an innovative approach to our activities, harness opportunities to strengthen our community and our sport.
| Year | Champions | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Craig McLachlan | (NSSC) |
| 2023 | Craig McLachlan | (NSSC) |
| 2022 | Mark Boyd | (NSSC) |
| 2021 | Craig McLachlan | (NSSC) |
| 2020 | N/A | (Covid-19 Pandemic) |
| 2019 | Mark Boyd | (NSSC) |
| 2018 | Mark Boyd | (NSSC) |
| 2017 | George Watt | (BSC) |
| 2016 | Mark Cameron | (BSC) |
| 2015 | Chris Noble | (NSSC) |
| 2014 | Chris Noble | (CBR) |
| 2013 | Chris Noble | (CBR) |
| 2012 | Mark Cameron | (BSC) |
| 2011 | Chris Noble | (CBR) |
| 2010 | Mark Cameron | (BSC) |
| 2009 | Mark Cameron | (BSC) |
| 2008 | Mark Cameron | (BSC) |
| 2007 | Chris Noble | (CBR) |
| 2006 | Mark Cameron | (BSC) |
| 2005 | Chris Noble | (CBR) |
| 2004 | N/A | |
| 2003 | N/A | |
| 2002 | N/A | |
| 2001 | N/A | |
| 2000 | N/A | |
| 1999 | Mark Cameron | (BSC) |
| 1998 | Iain Masson | (BSC) |
| 1997 | Iain Masson | (BSC) |
| 1996 | Iain Masson | (BSC) |
| 1995 | Malcolm Findlay | (BSC) |
| 1994 | Neil Harris | |
| 1993 | Iain Masson | (BSC) |
| 1992 | Iain Masson | (BSC) |
| 1991 | Iain Masson | (BSC) |
| 1990 | Iain Masson | (BSC) |
| 1989 | Stephen Clelland | |
| 1988 | Peter Strachan | (BSC) |
| 1987 | Ian McKay | (SSC) |
| 1986 | Malcolm Findlay | (FSC) |
| 1985 | Ian McKay | (SSC) |
| 1984 | Ian McKay | (SSC) |
| 1983 | Ian McKay | (SSC) |
| 1982 | Malcolm Findlay | (FSC) |
| 1981 | Eric Davies | |
| 1980 | Eric Davies | |
| 1979 | Ian McKay | (ESC) |
| 1978 | Malcolm Findlay | (FSC) |
| 1977 | Malcolm Findlay | (FSC) |
| 1976 | Bill Batten | (ESC) |
| 1975 | Andy Bennetts | (ESC) |
| 1974 | Bill Batten | (ESC) |
| 1973 | Bill Batten | (ESC) |
| Year | Champions | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Phoebe Strachan | (NSSC) |
| 2023 | Phoebe Strachan | (NSSC) |
| 2022 | Phoebe Strachan | (NSSC) |
| 2021 | Phoebe Strachan | (NSSC) |
| 2020 | N/A (Covid-19 Pandemic) | |
| 2019 | Iona McLachlan | (NSSC) |
| 2018 | Phoebe Strachan | (NSSC) |
| 2017 | Megan Mackay | (MFSR) |
| 2016 | Shoana Blackadder | (NSSC) |
| 2015 | Shoana Blackadder | (NSSC) |
| 2014 | Shoana Blackadder | (CBR) |
| 2013 | Shoana Blackadder | (CBR) |
| 2012 | Shoana Blackadder | (CBR) |
| 2011 | Dianne Ripoll | |
| 2010 | Jill Noble | (BSC) |
| 2009 | Shoana Blackadder | (CBR) |
| 2008 | Sheila Finlayson | (CBR) |
| 2007 | Jill Noble | (BSC) |
| 2006 | Angie Fraser | (BHSC) |
| 2005 | Jill Noble | (BSC) |
| 2004 | N/A | |
| 2003 | N/A | |
| 2002 | N/A | |
| 2001 | N/A | |
| 2000 | N/A | |
| 1999 | N/A | |
| 1998 | Fiona Logan | |
| 1997 | N/A | |
| 1996 | Jill Noble | (BSC) |
| 1995 | Jill Noble | (BSC) |
| 1994 | Sheila Finlayson | (NSSC) |
| 1993 | Sheila Finlayson | (NSSC) |
| 1992 | Sheila Finlayson | (NSSC) |
| 1991 | Sheila Finlayson | (NSSC) |
| 1990 | Sheila Finlayson | (NSSC) |
| 1989 | Sheila Finlayson | (NSSC) |
| 1988 | Sheila Finlayson | (NSSC) |
| 1987 | Barbara Wilson | |
| 1986 | Sheila Finlayson | (NSSC) |
| 1985 | Carol Wilson | |
| 1984 | Carol Wilson | |
| 1983 | N/A | |
| 1982 | N/A | |
| 1981 | Marianne Bearicke | |
| 1980 | N/A | |
| 1979 | N/A | |
| 1978 | Joyce Campbell |
