A surfer at the centre of serious allegations surrounding a recent competition has received a formal apology after the claims were confirmed to be false. The Channel Islands Surfing Federation (CISF) publicly accused Jersey surfer Ian Battrick of verbally and physically abusing fellow competitors during the GB Surf event in Thurso, Scotland, on 26 October. The federation also alleged he threatened a cameraman and forcibly dunked a female competitor—claims that contributed to
