BLUE Ambassador, Conrad Humphreys swaps sails for surf

Introduction

24 August 2007 - Plymouth based oceans sailor and ambassador of the BLUE Climate and oceans Project, Conrad Humphreys will be taking part in England's Earthwave 2007 surf event, at Polzeath Beach in Cornwall on Sunday 02 September...

Earthwave Logo

Dubbed as the Global Surf Challenge, Earthwave is the first worldwide surfing event to be staged in one 24 hour period and is arguably the first sporting event to be run is this way.

This inaugural edition of Earthwave was inspired by the record breaking attempt on the Guinness World Record for the most surfers riding the same wave, in Cape Town, South Africa last September. After setting the unofficial record of 73 surfers riding the same wave last year, The Kahuna Surfing Academy, Cape Town has challenged surfers worldwide to break this record, with multiple global events taking place simultaneously on the same day.

Earthwave is not only about breaking records - the underlying purpose of the event is to mobilize the global surfing community in a quest for greater environmental awareness. With great synergy between the two, Earthwave has teamed up with the BLUE™ Climate and Oceans Project to highlight the growing problem of global climate change and the resulting impact on our world's oceans. Featured as a sporting event of the BLUE™ Climate and Oceans Project, Earthwave England 2007 will be covered on www.theblueproject.org with a joint call to action to corporations and individuals worldwide to become more active in caring for the health of our planet.

BLUE™ Ambassador, Conrad Humphreys comments: "It is fantastic that Earthwave England 2007 has agreed to team up with the BLUE™ Climate and Oceans Project to work together towards a common goal. For me personally, I have always loved the sea but I am more used to sailing on oceans than surfing on them. Nevertheless, this is a fantastic event with an important message and as it is taking place on my doorstep, I couldn't resist having a go.

"The South West has a fantastic and beautiful coastline and it is a real credit to the region that this global event has chosen Polzeath as its English venue. This will be a fun filled day of action and excitement that will highlight why our oceans are so important to our very well being, and if we are successful in setting a record, this will be the icing on the cake".

Earthwave England 2007 event organisers, Ticket to Ride and Surf's Up Boardriders Club are expecting over 300 surfers to attend this inaugural event in Polzeath next weekend. With intentions to continue this as an annual event, the project is expected to grow into the world's biggest annual mass celebration of the surfing lifestyle. All proceeds of England's event will be donated to the charity, Surfers Against Sewage"

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For further information about Earthwave England 2007 and the BLUE™ Climate and Oceans Project or for high resolution photographs, please contact:

Teresa Page,

The BLUE™Climate and Oceans Project

T: +44 (0) 1752 600111

M: +44 (0) 7816 886651

E: teresa@theblueproject.org

Notes to Editors:

Earthwave England 2007 is being organised by Ticket to Ride "Worldwide Surfing Adventures" in association with the Surf's up Boardriders Club. Earthwave England 2007 will take place at PolzeathBeach in Cornwall on Sunday 02 September 2007. For further information and for details on how to register your place on Earthwave England 2007, please go to www.ttride.co.uk/earthwave.

TheBLUE™Project is the first environmental campaign to use sport and adventure to highlight and raise awareness about the health of our climate and oceans and the resulting impact of global climate change. It provides a way in which corporations and individuals can become more active in caring for the health of our planet. The website www.theblueproject.org is a sport and social network that features cool BLUE™sportsmen and women who are communicating their adventures and activities as ambassadors for a cleaner planet. You can follow their progress and adventures online by visitingwww.theblueproject.org

To follow the progress and prepartions of Earthwave England 2007, please go to www.theblueproject.org.