Overview

The British Surfing Association's Surf Club Affiliation Scheme was set up to encourage the formation of a club network throughout Britain. Surf clubs provide surfing communities with a focal point and, more widely, structured growth within the sport.

Club affiliation with the BSA provides a number of benefits:

Insurance
The registration fee provides public liability insurance cover of up to £5m for all activities relating to running a surf club. It also provides individual members with worldwide third party surfing accident cover. Please note that membership of an affiliated club DOES NOT provide full bsa membership, although it does give you a discount (see below).

Discount BSA Membership
Club members who require additional full BSA membership (e.g. in order to qualify as a coach, or be eligable to enter a BSA event) can do so via an affiliated club at significantly discounted rates; SENIOR: £23 as opposed to £30 / JUNIOR: £16 as opposed to £20. Club members wishing to obtain discouted BSA membership should do so via their club secretary.

General Support
The BSA staff are here to provide administrative support to affiliated clubs in areas ranging from how to run an event through to setting up your accounts. A presence in the BSA website/yearbook directory and the opportunity to publicise club activities in our newsletter is a given.

How to Apply

Please fill in the application below to either renew or apply for affiliation.

We require a full list of members; below is a form which members can fill in, or be used as a guide for word-processed records.

The document ‘how to form a surf club’ provides some useful information on how to structure a club.

Club staff must read and abide by our child protection policy.

Application Form

Member List Form

How To Form A Surf Club

Child Protection Policy

SPECIFIC HELP FOR SW CLUBS

With the aim of building the crucial surf club structure which is integral to the growth of surfing as a regular sporting activity amongst people of all ages, a new post has been created at the BSA for 2008 and beyond. Andy Sturt is now in place at our Fistral Beach headquarters as SW Regional Surf Development Coach, available for assistance with all aspects of running and participating in Surf Club activities in the following counties:
Avon
Devon
Cornwall
Dorset
Gloucestershire
Somerset
Wiltshire

If you have any further queries relating to surf clubs, please don't hesitate to contact Andy Sturt on (01637) 877928 or andy@britsurf.co.uk