Brian Britton is president of the Irish Surfing Association and a long-standing member of Rossnowlagh surfing club in Donegal. He is also vice-president of the International Surfing Federation, with responsibility for the development and promotion of the sport in Europe and Africa.

Rossnowlagh is one of the oldest surfing clubs in the country, founded in 1969 in response to the huge interest in the sport in the north west. In 1985 it hosted the European Championships and again last year in nearby Bundoran.

Membership: There's about 220 surfers with the club at the moment, although a lot of those are juniors and under-18s. It's probably the premier junior club in the country and very much a nursery for younger surfers.

Status: The main event would be the national championships as well as all the junior competitions around the country. Next weekend we host the Tiki Irish Junior Championships. The clubhouse was built in 1988 and that also doubles as the lifeguard centre for Rossnowlagh coast.

Honours: In the past we've had Willie Britton, who was the most successful surfer in the country during the '70s, and now we have Anna Lally, who's one of the top females, while Grant Robinson has won two medals at the European Masters in the last decade. There's also the Tobin brothers Brian and Kevin, both consistent performers on the world scene.

Finest Hour: Back in 1985, when the club hosted the European Junior Championships. The crowds that turned up that day were incredible, although any time you walk into the Surfers Bar here and see all the memorabilia from surfing history around the country is a great moment.

Club Hero: That would have to be Roci Alley, who has done so much for the club, from funding to actually building the clubhouse, as well as all the maintenance involved and a lot of other work behind the scenes.

Greatest Rivals: The T-Bay club from Tramore are always strong competitors and while any of the competitions will be intense, the sport is always fun as well as serious.