8th October 2013 - UIM P750 World Championship Surf Event at Watergate bay.

Cornish mist and mizzle great the international teams competing in the 2013 Thundercat world championships.

Watergate bay on the North Cornwall coast is the venue for the surf events

Crews with their supporters wait for the heats to start.

Beach marshalls and Safety team.

Boat 01 - South Africa 1 - Pilot: Barry Marx CoPilot Drickie Marx (M)

From a standing start the competitors head out straight into the surf.

Today the Thundercats have to negociate a "M" shaped course.

Germany 9 - Pilot: Markus Hinz CoPilot: Marc Olav Pertzsch (M)
Ireland 21 - Pilot: Collin Gaffney CoPilot: Lee Casey (M)

Professional Photographer Gary Bray of Unicom captures all of the action.

Germany 13 - Pilot: Roman Vette CoPilot: Carsten Rohrig (M).

Ireland 21 - Pilot: Collin Gaffney CoPilot: Lee Casey (M).

Marshalls with flags control the heats, Red flag stops the race.