Newquay based Isle of Wight surfer Johnny Fryer claimed his third open national title at the English Open Championships held at Watergate Bay, Newquay on the weekend of the 9th-10th June.

UK Pro Surf Tour. Stop 2. Croyde. May 28-30th 2011
The Saltrock Open 2011 went off in style this weekend and ended with crowning a new champion – congratulations Johnny Fryer!
The Saltrock Open stole the show on what is now the busiest weekend of the year in Croyde.  The waves were better than expected reaching 3 -4 ft on Sunday and everyone who came to watch saw great performances from the UKs top surfers.
The Men’s Open was strongly contested as predicted and was rounded off by a great final.  The lead went back and forth throughout with Alan Stokes leading most of the way, then Russell Winter came back strongly only to be overtaken by new champion Johnny Fryer on the last wave of the heat.
UKPSA Director Dave Reed was stoked with how the event ran.  “Another successful Saltrock contest, with record entries and great support from Saltrock and Nike 6.0 as well as Marley Mellow Mood and Relentless plus numerous other organisations this well established event will go from strength to strength”

1. Johnny Fryer
2. Russ Winter
3. Alan Stokes
4. Jayce Robinson

A clean 3ft swell with offshore winds greeted the cream of British surfing talent at Porthmeor beach for the inaugural running of the Rider Slip Slider.
A unique format was used whereby each surfer competed in two heats with the best two scores from either heat gaining a place in the four man final. The tension built during the day as it became clear that securing a place in the final was gonna be very tight, no one knew who was through until the last heat had finished.
The comp encouraged the guys to cut loose and go for the biggest moves in their repertoire as they chased the max score.
The final took place in clean but challenging surf as the sets became less frequent. Each of the finalists had demonstrated they were capable of landing the top prize but in the end it was Johnny Fryer who walked off with the title and a cheque for £1,000.

1st – Johnny Fryer
2nd – Mark “Egor” Harris
3rd – Tom Butler
4th – Tom Lowe

A Team of surfers from Newquay are taking up the Joe Way ‘Paddle for Life’ challenge to raise money for the Cornwall Blind Association.

Quicksilver British champion of 2010, Johnny Fryer, is on the Newquay team and keen to get competitive.  He said, “I am really excited to take part because it is an opportunity for many of the surfing community to get together and have fun, and all for some really good causes.”

Johnny Fryer drafted in for Russle Winter coaching weekend. 

Report: ESF Surf School:

This weekend we were blessed with pumping surf and the presence of British Champion Johnny Fryer for the final Russle Winter coaching weekend.
Solid southeast winds groomed corduroy groundswell lines providing perfect conditions. Saturday morning saw everyone score peeling 3ft lefthanders at Towan in Newquay Bay, but despite the fast sucky conditions, the best was yet to come in the afternoon. As the tide pushed in at Fistral, it delivered as good as it gets 4ft, perfectly clean, offshore and barrelling.
The team was coached by Russell Winter – Europes most successful surfer and Johnny Fryer, reigning British Champion.
James Curry, 27, a lawyer from Cardiff, said: It was a great weekend, and I have lots of great tips to take away and work on. The video analysis is such a big help to emphasise the things that Im doing wrong.
Russ said: It was a great weekend to finish off a really successful year of coaching. We had a great bunch of people, superb conditions and it was great to have Johnny Fryer along to help out as well.’

Twenty-five year old goofy-footer Johnny Fryer put on a dazzling display of surfing at Newquay’s Fistral Beach this weekend to claim his maiden British title.

He showed his true competitive spirit and knowledge to be crowned British champion, and took home a Gibson Les Paul Studio guitar as the champion’s trophy. Jayce Robinson & Oli Adams both surfed well in the final but it was Johnny’s day.

St.Ives hosted the first Greenaway Pro in memory of much-loved Surfer Tom Greenaway. A host of the UK’s top Surfers came together to compete and celebrate over a weekend of surfing and music. With the true spirit of community, both locals and visitors, from as far away as South Africa and Australia, came together making for an incredible vibe and unique atmosphere.

The open final saw top pro surfers Oli Adams, Johnny Fryer, South African Brandon Roberts and local favourite Tyson Greenaway fight it out for top spot.  Everyone ripped in the final, but it was clearly a close call between Fryer and Roberts for the title. It wasn’t untill the after party later that night that Johnny Fryer was crowned Greenaway pro champion.

Johnny Fryer heads up the CARVE Progression Coaching Clinic 2009

October 17-18 Newquay, Cornwall

Sponsored by CARVE Magazine
Have you tried surfing and are now addicted? Are you surfing regularly but now want to take your surfing to the next level?

Who is the Progression Coaching Clinic Weekend for?
The Progression Coaching Clinic weekend is tailored and personalised to suit your individual needs. Whether you’re a beginner surfer new to the sport or an advanced surfer who is looking to sharpen their surfing, tighten their turns and put their surfing on a rail, this course aims to take your surfing up a notch in a fun, laid-back environment.

The weekend includes:
4 in-water coaching sessions with English Surfing Champion Johnny Fryer
Video analysis and action review
DVD of yourself in action
A coach’s report of personal improvements to work towards (based on your weekend performance)
A well-stuffed CARVE goodie bag
Individual prizes for the most improved riders.
A chance to appear in the report (if you like!) in the November issue of CARVE Magazine.
Coaching held at the Rip Curl ESF Surf School, Newquay

Thumping double-overhead waves provided the canvas for an impressive display of surfing at Watergate Bay this weekend  in the new format English Open Championships.

With Saturday’s pulsing 6 to 8ft swell on the limit of contestable conditions, organisers opted to run only the elite Open division. But by Sunday the waves had dropped to a more manageable 4ft, allowing all eight divisions to be completed in fun, albeit choppy, surf. Newquay-based Johnny Fryer claimed the presitigious Open division title in a closely-fought heat.

Any of the four finalists – who included Cornishmen Josh Ward, Andrew Griffen and Shaun Skilton – would have been worthy winners. “It was a crazy final,” said a delighted Johnny Fryer after receiving his trophy as the English Open champion.

“The boys were all ripping, there were a lot of waves ridden, and it must have been super, super close. I’ve been second and third before and I just didn’t want another second. It feels great.”

The August Bank Holiday weekend saw a hive of activity at the inaugural Quiksilver Skins invitation competition, one of the most innovative contest formats to grace the circuit. Thirty two of the country’s top surfers battled it out for the top spot prize of £500 and a Gibson Les Paul guitar.

The weekend saw some challenging conditions ranging from two foot to five foot, with Sunday bringing in the bigger swell. The exciting one-on-one event saw Johnny Fryer, Isle of Wight and Mark Vaughan, South Wales battle it out in a surf off after they both won three heats on the Saturday. Johnny Fryer eventually took pole position as the winner, grabbing himself a healthy £500 pot of prize money as well as the classic Gibson Les Paul guitar.