Competitions

Browse competitions stories, interviews and surf updates from BOMBA Surf.

Stylish Sky Howes secures the Summer Snap

Stylish Sky Howes secures the Summer Snap

If you didn't attend the 14th September's Surf Summer Snap Competition organized by the Malta Surf & Sup Association, you missed out! 20 surfers took part in the second edition of the Summer Snap at Ghajn Tuffieha, and boy did the bay deliver. Massive winds all week brought giants to the beach, ...

Mermaids of Malta Surf Contest at GT

Mermaids of Malta Surf Contest at GT

Ghajn Tuffieha Bay at sunset is going to be the perfect setting for Malta's first-ever female surf contest. Bomba Surf Magazine, your go-to for all things surf and stoke, is amped to announce the latest contest. It's time to wax your boards, tighten those leashes, and paddle out into the spotlight. ...

Hadrien Meyer hammers the Reef Rampage home!

Hadrien Meyer hammers the Reef Rampage home!

Style, grace mixed with a touch of that famed French flair. Hadrien Meyer took the inaugural Reef Rampage, giving us an excellent day of brilliant surf. The Malta Surf and Sup Association 's first event, held in Marley's Bahar ic Caghaq, drew in the crowds on fine sunny day with great waves on the 2...

From Malta to the BMX World Championships in Glasgow - Gianni Zahra

From Malta to the BMX World Championships in Glasgow - Gianni Zahra

You don't get much bigger than this! On the 5th of August, the 2023 UCI BMX World Championships commenced in Glasgow, with Maltese rider Gianni Zahra in the pack.  When BOMBA heard we had a local taking part in the BMX World Championship, we HAD to find out his story. We know we know, it's not ...

Titanic Tiago takes top spot in tremendous Summer Snap

Titanic Tiago takes top spot in tremendous Summer Snap

16 surfers took to Ghajn Tuffieha bay on Saturday 6th August to compete in the flash surf competition the Summer Snap. Fans filled the bay on a glorious Saturday afternoon which saw the beach getting bombarded by huge waves which paved way for a brilliant surf contest. These conditions were not for ...

Brazilian storm hits the Cold Water Invitational

Brazilian storm hits the Cold Water Invitational

Brazilian veteran Fernando wowed the crowd throughout the day with some of the leanest, cleanest and most graceful surfing seen on the Maltese islands. He seemed to dance his way through the competition heats, all the way to the top spot as his compatriots carried him around Marleys as our winter wo...

The Fajtata Classic 2021

The Fajtata Classic 2021

In a year where it even became illegal to surf at one stage (I know, lol), it had been a while since our local shores had seen a competition organised. At last, all the stars aligned in October 2021 for us to enjoy the Fajtata Classic 2021. Surf Coach Valerio threw all this incredible energy behind ...