The European Surfing Championships 2025, the continent’s premier surfing championship, held in Santa Cruz, Portugal, took place from 18 to 25 July and Scotland placed 10th overall out of 18 nations competing – their best ever result.
Hosted as part of the vibrant Ocean Spirit Festival, Euro Surf 2025 brought together elite national teams from across Europe, including first-time participants Turkey and Latvia, to compete in shortboard and longboard disciplines across both men’s and women’s categories.
The Scottish team was bolstered by an impressive line-up of talent. Among them was Finn Clark (EBSC), multiple-time Scottish Champion Mark Boyd (NSSC), current Scottish Champion Craig McLachlan (NSSC), Ansel Parkin (BHSC), a triple Scottish title-holding longboarder and Robyn Larg (TSC), who earlier this year became the youngest woman to ride the iconic Nazaré waves in Portugal. They were joined by fellow five-time Scottish Women’s Surf Champion, Phoebe Strachan (NSSC), and 14-year-old Callie Cruickshank (BSC), a two-time Scottish Under-14 Champion. Together, they showcased the strength and depth of Scotland’s surfing talent on the international stage.
Standout performances included heat victories from Mark Boyd, Phoebe Strachan, Robyn Larg, and Callie Cruickshank. Strachan progressed to the third round of the competition, further underlining Scotland’s growing presence on the European surfing stage.
Thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign by the Scottish Surfing, the team’s entry fees and accommodation were fully funded, ensuring that Scotland’s top surf talent could represent the nation on the international stage.
The event was won by Spain, ousting defending champions Portugal and the Open Men’s division was won by Gearoid McDaid of Ireland. Full results and recap can be found here:
https://www.eurosurfing.org/news/214-eurosurf-2025-ends-in-fireworks-spain-is-champion
Scottish Surfing would like to thank; SportScotland, Lost Shore Surf Resort, Scrabster Harbour Trust and anyone who donated to the Crowdfunder for their support.
Also a big thanks to Malcolm Anderson and Duncan McLachlan for their coverage of the event as well as social media managers Rob and Megan.
