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11 October 2007, 11:40 AM
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For the SN surfers...
Get in the sea now - it's the best it's been all year!!
An "extended" lunch shall be spent surfing perfect head high waves. Whoooopeeeee!!!
Apologies to the majority of non surfing SNers...
An "extended" lunch shall be spent surfing perfect head high waves. Whoooopeeeee!!!
Apologies to the majority of non surfing SNers...
11 October 2007, 01:01 PM
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I went out in my boat yesterday to do a bit of bass fishing, but when I got out of the estuary the rollers were so big the boat was getting airborne off them, so I chickened out
Any kind of an easterly wind is bad news on this coast.
Les
Any kind of an easterly wind is bad news on this coast.Les
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11 October 2007, 03:29 PM
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I see you all have a very modern view of surfing.
Anyway, it was the best it's been in ages. And real surfers don't fit that very very outdated stereotype.
Top level athletes with big pay packets nowadays.
Normal surfers just enjoy it and don't look like "surfers" any more.
Anyway, it was the best it's been in ages. And real surfers don't fit that very very outdated stereotype.
Top level athletes with big pay packets nowadays.
Normal surfers just enjoy it and don't look like "surfers" any more.
11 October 2007, 04:20 PM
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No, I have almost no surf clothes and have never shopped in FS! Would never get a camper. For pretenders only!
I am however super fit with shoulders like Arnie and before I got married, the sponsored and competition surfing I did ensured I was a pulling God.
I am however super fit with shoulders like Arnie and before I got married, the sponsored and competition surfing I did ensured I was a pulling God.
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11 October 2007, 05:39 PM
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Tee hee dpb - Not long to be honest. The balance is already there and if you ride waves already, you'll have the timing right too. Depends what level you're at - most top windsurfers are also good surfers.
Start on a biggish board and work your way down. Unless you want to stick to longboarding which is a little bit "old man" but still fun!
Start on a biggish board and work your way down. Unless you want to stick to longboarding which is a little bit "old man" but still fun!
11 October 2007, 05:46 PM
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Just texted my boatbuilder mate whoose shop i used to share to see if he was taking his longboard down west this w/e but his cars failed its mot,badly 
- i dont think hes EVER used it on this coastline (brighton area)
- i dont think hes EVER used it on this coastline (brighton area)
11 October 2007, 06:07 PM
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You do get waves down there sometimes but usually a bit further west.
East coast can be good too.
Nick the board off him - sounds like he won't notice!
East coast can be good too.
Nick the board off him - sounds like he won't notice!
12 October 2007, 03:36 PM
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Actually i think its a mini-mal - is that a long board ?
what would get the most use round here du think ( btw i started short boarding off Brighton beach - so im used to steep learning curves )
what would get the most use round here du think ( btw i started short boarding off Brighton beach - so im used to steep learning curves
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12 October 2007, 03:53 PM
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Mini mal is in between a shortboard and a longboard and great for learning on - Floatier than a shortboard, but will steer properly unlike a longboard.
Easier to get in the car too - My golden rule is that a board should ALWAYS be able to fit IN a car!
Easier to get in the car too - My golden rule is that a board should ALWAYS be able to fit IN a car!
12 October 2007, 03:57 PM
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My board and wetsuit are in the shed at my house 320 miles away from Fistral.
Been down four times this year but don't think I'll get again until March.
Would love to see the Cribbar off Newquay but wouldn't attempt to ride it.
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Been down four times this year but don't think I'll get again until March.
Would love to see the Cribbar off Newquay but wouldn't attempt to ride it.
Cheers
Lee
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12 October 2007, 04:14 PM
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Yep, just off Towan last year.
Big Wave
Conquering the Cribbar sea monster. Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 1 February, 2006 : - - The Cribbar is a near-mythical wave among surfers, found over a mile off the coast of Cornwall. Simon Jayham, 38, who runs a surf business in Mumbles, recently became one of the few to ride it. The Cribbar, off the coast of Newquay, is the stuff of legends.
A bona fide deep water big wave spot that can hold massive surf, the Cribbar became part of surf legend in September 1966 when three visiting Australians, Jack Lydgate, Johnny McIlroy and Pete Russell, rode giant waves at the spot off Towan Head at Newquay. Since then, the ideal conditions for the big waves have happened several times a year but only a few have ridden them on the big days.
The last decade has seen a drive by surfers to ride larger and more dangerous waves. To tackle waves of consequence, you need total dedication incorporating the areas of fitness, diet, mental preparation and swimming.
The Cribbar takes its name from a reef which stretches out half a mile under the sea from Towan Head. Surf enthusiasts monitor long range weather forecasts and wave patterns in the North Atlantic. For the best conditions a large low pressure system is needed to develop the 20-feet-plus swell that creates the waves when they reach the shores of Cornwall.
Some 10 days prior to the trip, I had been tracking a storm system which all the various surf forecasters were giving perfect conditions for big surf on all coasts in the South West, with one forecaster actually warning surfers not to venture out on the exposed beaches due to the size and power of the waves predicted.
I had watched the weather charts all week. It was looking more likely that it was on and I could feel myself getting nervous. The final decision to go was made the night before when the giant swell had started showing on the wave buoys located several hundred miles off the coastline.
I left the safety of Swansea on Saturday at 3.30am on a secret expedition to join the small elite group and surf some of the largest waves ever ridden in the UK. The drive down allowed me plenty of time to go through scenarios in my head - both best and worst case. I arrived in the beach car park and met my long-time friend Christopher Bertish, a South African surfer based in Newquay.
The two of us ventured out into the maelstrom together and I became an official elite Cribbar surfer by catching my first mountainous wave with a 30ft face at 8.30am. It took nearly 30 minutes to paddle to the take off spot. I was using a 10ft board, but when I caught that big wave it felt like a toothpick under my feet. It was like jumping out of a fourth floor flat and then being chased at 40mph down the road.
After surfing for three hours, Chris and I caught a wave together.............................
Read the full article by Simon Jayham at icWales.co.uk
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12 October 2007, 04:25 PM
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I've seen the Cribbar working properly (very rare) and it's an amazing site.
Eileens in Ireland can hold an even bigger, meaner wave than that.
Not for me though - double overhead gets scary, triple (only surfed that size once) is utterly terrifying. Big wave surfers go out in MUCH bigger waves than that.
I'm off for another surf now - still pumping!
Eileens in Ireland can hold an even bigger, meaner wave than that.
Not for me though - double overhead gets scary, triple (only surfed that size once) is utterly terrifying. Big wave surfers go out in MUCH bigger waves than that.
I'm off for another surf now - still pumping!
29 October 2007, 02:26 PM
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Dpb - Had two weeks of AMAZING surf!
Godrevy, Porthtowan, Polzeath and other breaks have been perfect.
Had my longest UK wave two weeks ago - ten OTLs,re-entries and a little barrel.
Even got "caught" on camera on one session - Not the best photo (and probably the worst wave of that session - Polzeath) but better than nothing I guess...
Godrevy, Porthtowan, Polzeath and other breaks have been perfect.
Had my longest UK wave two weeks ago - ten OTLs,re-entries and a little barrel.
Even got "caught" on camera on one session - Not the best photo (and probably the worst wave of that session - Polzeath) but better than nothing I guess...
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