Surfers off to Aragum, Aragon, Aragoon & also Arugam Bay

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Around 40 surfers from Cornwall are heading to Sri Lanka for a special UK Pro Surf Tour Champion of Champions contest that starts on 1 July.

Surfers will travel to Aragum Bay, renowned as one of the best point breaks in the world.

The event coincides with a visit from Cornish-based charity ‘Surf Relief’ who are going to revisit projects they have set up in the local community.

Surf Relief was formed in 2005 to help people affected by the Asian tsunami.

UK Pro Surf Tour director Dave Reed said helping rebuild communities affected by the 2004 tsunami and recent civil war is an important part of the trip.

There are a lot more surfers in Sri Lanka now and it has become a very big culture Dave Reed

“It was questioned as to whether or not we should go back after the tsunami,” Reed told BBC Radio Cornwall.

“But we did because they really wanted to use us a tool to develop the area and show they were still open for business.”

“There was a lot of devastation because of the tsunami, a third of the population of Aragon Bay was actually lost.”

During the recent escalation in the Sri Lankan civil war the Champion of Champions contest did not take place.

Reed said: “Now the conflict is over we’re hoping to go back and help the local people develop the area again.”

Local surfers will also be taking part in the event, which has grown in popularity since its inception in 2003.

“We were the first people to put on an event at Aragon Bay,” Reed said.

“There are a lot more surfers in Sri Lanka now and it has become a very big culture in Sri Lanka.”