Wednesday 9 February 2011

Irish Intervarsities 2011

Intervarsities 2011. Give me a shout if you want any more info!
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2 comments:

Larko said...

hey just organising the trip for inters in portrush and was googling it and your blog came up! any ideas on where's best for accommodation? like in relation to where the comp will be held? never been to portrush myself so i'm clueless

9 February 2011 at 17:02
Thom said...

Hi Larko!

Great to hear from ye. It looks a bit messy but I've attached the info for the competition below which includes stuff about accomodation. Thats my email on the poster so just give me a shout if you want anymore info.

Hope to see you up here!
Thom


Irish Surf Intervarsities 2011
Portrush East Strand, 19th- 20th February

Registration
Registration will be held on the Friday 18th from 5 pm – 9 pm in the Suckerfish bar of the Playhouse Portrush (directions here http://portrushplayhouse.com/contact/). Registration will cost €50 per club and €10 per entry.

-Each college can enter as many students as they wish. Where a college has insufficient surfers to enter a full team, entry of a partial team or individual will be accepted.

- Each competitor may only enter one category.

-The team award will be based on points awarded from a university’s best performer in five out of the six main categories. The Novice category will not contribute to team points

Event Timetable
The event will run from 9 am – 5pm on Saturday 19th and 9 am – 4 pm on Sunday 20th with presentations and prizes given out after the final heats in East Strand Watersports centre.

Categories

Men’s Surf (open to any male student riding any type of surfboard)

Women’s Surf (open to any female student riding any type of surfboard)

Men’s Bodyboard (open to any male student riding a Bodyboard*)

Women’s Bodyboard (open to any female student riding a Bodyboard*)

Men’s Longboard (open to any male student riding a Longboard*)

Women’s Longboard (open to any female student riding a Longboard*)

Novice Men’s Surf (open to any male student using any type of surfboard who has been surfing for less than one year)

Novice Women’s Surf (open to any female student using any type of surfboard who has been surfing for less than one year)



Accommodation
There are a number of hostels within a 15 mile radius of Portrush, we recommend the following:
Portrush holiday hostel
http://www.portrushholidayhostel.co.uk/

Ricks Causeway Coastal Hostel
http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Rick-s-Causeway-Coastal-Hostel/Portstewart/27279

Causeway Coast Independent Hostel
https://discovernorthernireland.com/Causeway-Coast-Independent-Hostel-Portstewart-P4055

Downhill holiday hostel
www.downhillhostel.com

Sheep Island View
http://www.sheepislandview.com/
http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Sheep-Island-View/Ballycastle/4266

There are also numerous B&B’s and Hotels in Portrush, Portstewart and Coleraine from £25 a night. Don’t hesitate to contact me if you need any advice/recommendations before you book!

If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to ask. You can email me at smyth-ta@email.ulster.ac.uk or phone on +44 (0)78 35115676 (after Saturday 5th)
Thomas Smyth

Massive thanks to our sponsors:
Troggs.com, Woodies Surf Shop, Lahinch Surf Shop, Surfdock.ie, Flow Boards, Bundoran Surf Co., Incide surf shop, WestCoastSurfer.com, ISA

10 February 2011 at 02:13

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