Top extreme sports events for the diary

It’s not just music that has a big summer festival line-up. Increasingly, music is combined with extreme sports, to create a day and a night-time scene. Adrenamag picks out some dates for the diary of the extreme sports enthusiast.

Relentless NASS Bath and West Showground
Billed as the UK’s biggest action sports and music festival, the event features the UK’s first ever World Cup Skateboard Competition. BMX riders will also be competing against each other in the Relentless NASS BMX Street Competition.

Dates: 9th – 11th July. Admission: Tickets are priced at £30 for a day pass, £70 for a weekend pass, with a child’s day ticket at £17.50 and a child’s weekend ticket at £35.

Hunstanton, Norfolk
The Lifestyle festival host national ranked competitions in Kitesurfing and Windsurfing and have demonstrations and competitions involving some top pro skaters and BMXers. There will be workshops available in Kite Surfing, Windsurfing, Skateboarding, Street Dance and Parkour to name a few.
Dates: July 9th – 11th

Eastbourne
Eastbourne Extreme is one of the biggest free extreme sports festivals in the UK. Featuring a huge line up of air, land and water based outdoor pursuits, it takes place over two days on Eastbourne’s Eastern seafront from 11.00 – 19.00 on Saturday and 11.00 to 17.00 Sunday.It features: formula future powerboat racing, an ION man event, street surfing, kite buggies, knockhatch ski ramps and and yachting
Dates: July 18th and 19th. Admission: Free

Yaverland Beach, Isle of Wight
The Big Blue Extreme Sports Festival at Yaverland Beach, Isle of Wight Friday is a new event. Being the Isle of Wight, the sea will be packed with action sports including: Windsurfing Freestyle and Racing Championships, National Paddleboard Championships, Surfing, Kitesurfing on the bespoke slider park, Wakeboards, Sailing, Kayaking and the Thundercats. Festival goers can also take part in the ‘X-Mile’ raising funds for the Ellen MacArthur Trust.
Dates: 17th – Sunday 19th September. Admission: 10
adult weekend £20, youth (15 and under) £10Y

Sandbanks Beach Poole
Animal Windfest – Wild Wind and Watersports
Hip watersports and kitesurfing.
Date: 10th – 12th September
Admission: Various entries, lots of free demos and try-outs

British National Surfing Championships
The British National Surfing Championships take place at the glorious Fistral Beach in Newquay. Around 150 of the best British surfers are expected to battle it out in the women’s, men’s and seniors’ competitions. Having the contest late in the season should ensure the best possible waves for the surfers, as well as testing their endurance in the chilly water.
This being the UK and not Hawaii, poor weather conditions or the absence of surf could lead to the event date being moved. If in doubt, please check with the British Surfing Association.
Date: September 2010

The Triple Crown of Surfing, Oahu, Hawaii,
Looking for a special holiday and into your surfing. Try the Super Bowl of surfing. This mixed event is a real test of the world’s top surfers, who will try and tackle the North Shore, a coastline famous for its mighty swells. Enjoy the island paradise of Oahu at its best – hike Diamond Head Crater, grab a board and surf, go swimming, snorkelling, or sailing, or kick back in the beach or with a round of golf.
Date: November 17th – December 20th