The Union of the Indian Ocean Surfing Federations (UFSOI) was founded to build the unity of surfing across the Indian Ocean through cooperation between its national federations.
Our mission
- Promote surfing in all its forms throughout the Indian Ocean
- Award, promote and supervise international surfing competitions in the region
- Bring together athletes, federations and organisations from every country and territory of the Indian Ocean
- Support, in close cooperation with national federations, every initiative that helps surfing grow at all levels
- Act against all forms of discrimination and violence in sport
Key milestones
- December 2023 – Constituent General Assembly at the Maison Régionale des Sports, Reunion Island. The Union is founded by the Reunion Island Surfing League and the Mauritius Surfing Federation.
- November 2024 – 1st Indian Ocean & Francophonie Surfing Cup in Reunion Island
- 2025 – The Surfing Federation of India and Surfing South Africa join the Union. First sports exchange between Reunion Island and South Africa in Cape Town.
- December 2025 – 2nd Indian Ocean & Francophonie Surfing Cup in Durban, South Africa
- 2026 – TOBAM (Tofo Boardrider Association Mozambique) joins the Union. 3rd edition of the Cup in Tofo, Mozambique, in September.
Governance
The General Assembly is the Union’s supreme body. Each active member federation holds one vote. It meets every year and elects the Board of Directors every four years.
The Board of Directors has twelve members elected for four years, with an equal number of seats for women and men. It appoints an Executive Bureau made up of a President, three Vice-Presidents, a Secretary General, a Treasurer and their deputies.
The Union’s official languages are French and English. Its head office is in Saint-Gilles-les-Bains, Reunion Island.