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#250 Re: One for the surfers
December 18, 2007, 02:26:48 pm
Hazaarrrr!!!!!!!! :o

High Pressure and A Fat Storm!! It had to happen at some point didn't it.......  Beefy swell and offshore winds over the weekend here in the South West, the whole North Coast lit up..... Especially Sunday......  Heavy, heavy, heaving low tide Croyde!......  Ireland must have been insane!

Also got some sneaky round the corner sessions in during the period of strong wind and rain a week or so ago..  That left hand reef just in Somerset was on splendid form and packing a punch whilst the coastal beachies served up big blown out drivel. 

Today it's flat again......  Looks like Santa might bring the gift of some nice little swell for Chrimbo though....

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#251 Re: One for the surfers
December 20, 2007, 07:50:52 pm
Well Well Well, you wetsuit washers,,, tuning you from Troncones, Mexico, waves every day till 12.o, 3ft with 5ft sets, various point breaks around, did Rio Nexpa, waters bit dirty,,, going to "the Ranch" 2moro. Acapulco for the new year, then on to Puerto Escondido, then travelling up to Puero Vallarta, calling in anywhere and everywhere, have a good Xmas, and see you in the new one,,,

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#252 Re: One for the surfers
December 21, 2007, 05:14:03 pm
Well Well Well, you wetsuit washers,,, tuning you from Troncones, Mexico, waves every day till 12.o, 3ft with 5ft sets, various point breaks around, did Rio Nexpa, waters bit dirty,,, going to "the Ranch" 2moro. Acapulco for the new year, then on to Puerto Escondido, then travelling up to Puero Vallarta, calling in anywhere and everywhere, have a good Xmas, and see you in the new one,,,

 :-\   :furious:

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#253 Re: One for the surfers
December 21, 2007, 10:59:40 pm
 :lol:

Useless Pat was never useless at spending other people's money. Good luck M. Debtcollection. But somehow I think you may need it.

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#254 Re: One for the surfers
January 06, 2008, 12:34:16 am
Been pretty big last few days here in Sydney. 8-10ft yesterday afternoon. Not that clean but pretty big


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#255 Re: One for the surfers
January 06, 2008, 11:18:54 am
Did you get out Adam?

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#256 Re: One for the surfers
January 06, 2008, 12:03:13 pm
Did you get out Adam?

Did i fuckers like!

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#257 Re: One for the surfers
January 06, 2008, 04:19:12 pm
 :)

I was just curious thats all..

When you are in a "proper" surfing country and you get a hefty swell it puts it in perspective when you hear people in the UK rattling on about "blah blah blah 6 to 8 foot... triple overhead blah blah"... yeeaah right.  Not that we don't get good surf, but it we really don't get it big very often unlike the Pacific and Indian Ocean coasts.

When you see an 8-10ft swell, you soon realise what a 15ft or 20ft wave would really look like up close, never mind the monsters the tow-in guys are pulling into.

That said, it doesn't take long to get used to bigger waves when you get the opportunity to get out there, especially when its clean and well lined up.  You should put two leashes on and paddle out next time!

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#258 Re: One for the surfers
January 07, 2008, 01:18:37 am
Yeah, thats the thing, if it was a clean swell it would be another story. This was all over the place. That shot makes it look particuarly good. I am also not surfing that often at the moment so am not surf fit. Being fit makes you more confident. Two leashes, never thought of that!

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#259 Re: One for the surfers
January 07, 2008, 08:12:43 am
North Sea was massive on Saturday, after 2 days of howling onshores. Went down to Stonehaven for a look and there was the occasional wave that you could have surfed if you were in the right time at the right place. Might have been good yesterday, but opted to go ski touring instead as good conditions for that are even rarer than good surf.

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#260 Re: One for the surfers
January 09, 2008, 11:38:59 pm

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#261 Re: One for the surfers
January 10, 2008, 12:20:41 am


i want to start surfing :[

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#262 Re: One for the surfers
January 10, 2008, 07:52:07 am


Must have taken a while to paddle out to that  ;D

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#263 Re: One for the surfers
January 10, 2008, 08:16:14 am

i want to start surfing :[

Why the :[ ?

There is no reason why you can't start.

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#264 Re: One for the surfers
January 10, 2008, 03:27:48 pm
can never get round to it really,
dont know where to start!
what gear do you need?
long board? short board?
i dont mind if it takes longer to learn on a short board.
need something that MIGHT fit in me fiesta!

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#265 Re: One for the surfers
January 10, 2008, 04:47:12 pm
Shitty excuses mate. If you really want to do it, pull your finger out.

Get a minimal and a 5/3 suit that fits, then you can decide where you want to go from there; bigger or smaller.

I can fit my minimal in a 2 door corsa, no worries.

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#266 Re: One for the surfers
January 12, 2008, 06:37:30 pm
In Puerto Escondido, Snapped two long boards, been pitted and swatted and pissed every day, two months to go, heavyest break I have ever surfed, and its only been head high....

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#267 Re: One for the surfers
January 15, 2008, 07:31:29 pm
Puerto Escondido pah! (not that I'm jealous or owt!).. you need to start riding a variety of boards Pat.. longboards suck at heavy beach breaks.

Finally a flexible work window coincides with some swell so I'm hitting a couple of secret spots in Yorkshire with a gobby ex-Renegade Master tomorrow and then some more in Northumberland on Thursday with some skinny f*cker who got chinned by Airlie back in t'old days.

Pics to follow if its good...

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#268 Re: One for the surfers
January 15, 2008, 07:52:10 pm
longboards suck at heavy beach breaks.


yes, tell that to joel tudor.

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#269 Re: One for the surfers
January 15, 2008, 08:50:05 pm
Tudor rides eggs, stubbies and diamond tails at heavy beach breaks... watch Longer, Shelter etc.

C'mon Nibs.. I mean HEAVY (o'head to double o'head into 2 feet of water) beach break.. Tudor doesn't take his Mals out there.  Remember I ride a 9'6 40 lb single fin too y'know.

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#270 Re: One for the surfers
January 16, 2008, 08:29:24 am
Finally a flexible work window coincides with some swell so I'm hitting a couple of secret spots in Yorkshire with a gobby ex-Renegade Master tomorrow and then some more in Northumberland on Thursday.

Hope they are sheltered from the wind. Might go for a look at Aberdeen at lunchtime tomorrow, but expect it to be too windy.

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#271 Re: One for the surfers
January 16, 2008, 08:38:22 am
gobby ex-Renegade Master

Does he surf as well as he climbed? What does he ride?

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#272 Re: One for the surfers
January 16, 2008, 11:40:48 pm
Big Swell last two days, 6-8 ft, 5 ft at La Punta... leaving here 2moro, going to El Ranch, Totally killing it on the 9.0 getting barrelled then once or twice, surfacing withn two boards...
still learning all the way...

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#273 Re: One for the surfers
January 18, 2008, 11:02:39 am
You lucky bugger... sounds great.

Adam - No (otherwise he'd be in all the mags) but he's very competent.  A standard travelling Brit quiver: a big day board, thrusters and fish.

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#274 Re: One for the surfers
January 18, 2008, 11:23:44 am
How was last 2 days FD? Abs was blown out and toss.

 

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