We are stoked to welcome Beth Leighfield to the Mango Surfing team. She is one of the UK's leading British longboarders from Cornwall, known for her style and technical footwork on a longboard. She wears C-Skin Wetsuits and rides the Skindog Surfboards Double Scoop. Cruising to victory at the Logjam UK 2024 - photo by Tom Prentice.
Beth has had a magical winter in Chicama, Peru, surf coaching and training but is now straight back into the 2025 competiton season. Winning the first BLU event of the season in St. Ives and placing second at the English Nationals this May. She is the current Logjam UK Open winner, and has just returned from fun times on the European Surfing Federation Tour. Beth doing Beth things - photo by Ali Goodhead
She has represented Team GB at the ISA World Longboard Championships and is a regular competitor on the World Surf League (WSL) qualifiers, and international single fin events like the Mexi-Log fest. Mexi-Log Fest - photo by Paul Bertrand.
Beth began competing in her early teens, and over the years has achieved several top 3 national placings. A significant highlight of her career was representing Great Britain at the 2019 ISA World Longboard Championships in Biarritz and again in El Salvador in 2023.
Solid team that! Ben Howey, Beth, Emily Currie, Elliot Dudley - photo by Richard Davies.
Outside of competitive surfing, Beth is a passionate environmentalist and has previously worked as a carbon and sustainability consultant until, like any good surfer, she quit her job and is now surf coaching and surfing comp's full time!
Beth's dedication to longboarding and her contributions to the surfing community continue to inspire and we are happy to help support her through this journey.