SriLankan Airlines Sponsors the British Surfing Championship

The pristine beaches and the wild waves of the east coast of Sri Lanka will once again be the chosen venue for the SriLankan Airlines Champion of Champions BPSA Surf Competition. This will be the second year SriLankan Airlines is co-sponsoring the event with BPSA (British Pro-Surf Association) and TTAL (Travel and Tours Anywhere Limited). The event which is scheduled to be held from 27 to 30 June will be attended by over 50 professional surfers from United Kingdom and Sri Lanka, together with a number of Australian surfers.

The surfing paradise of Arugam Bay was the obvious venue for the Championship as waves there reach a height of fifteen feet or more, receiving the same swells that hit other world renown surfing locations during the mid year. It is also legendary for its right-handers, a surfing term which means that the waves are favorable to right handed surfers, who makes up the majority of the surfing community. 

There are three popular point breaks within 20 minutes from each other, one reef breaks anything from 2-6 feet providing a wall that barrels to give a surfer his ultimate adrenaline rush, an almost 400 meter ride. The other two breaks also provide high quality surf. With sea temperature that lasts at 27 degrees Celsius through out the year, Arugam Bay is an ideal surfing location.

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