[Falling Down]

ALLLRRRIIIGGGHHHTTTT!!!!! I'm now the owner of a surfboard. Mad props to Chris!

Shall I pay you now? Its fuckin mahoosive, feel like I'll be able to catch the tides. Plus I now know what my reach is off the ground... 7'8"!

 

Head East next week JB. Tuesday and Wednesday looking very peachy for Yorkshire.

[SA Chris]

Shall I pay you now?

Have emailed you. Glad you are stoked, hope it brings you as much joy as it has done for me.

Had last evening session of the year before clocks change on wedesday night. Tiny waves, but good fun, glad to have got in.

Looks like lunchtime and dawnies next week.

[Johnny Brown]

Head East next week JB. Tuesday and Wednesday looking very peachy for Yorkshire.

In St. Just all week, hopefully we'll get something.

[SA Chris]

Definitely waves, but looks to be onshore winds too. Look for sheltered spots, or NE or SE facing beaches (there are a few).

Idol Eyes will know.

[granticus]

JB Wind is from the north Monday.  No Shelter from the wind... Head to the south coast you should score good waves there.  Praa Sands should be on...

[granticus]

Then looking pants for the rest of the week..

Head East next week JB. Tuesday and Wednesday looking very peachy for Yorkshire.

Nevermind, we're looking at perfect climbing conditions later in the week, cold, clear, dry and crisp days coming up.

[SA Chris]

good conditions in SW, snow in Aberdeen. Cairngorms are white, Lecht is closed, snow to sea level tomorrow. Makes dawnies before work a supreme effort of will. Pass the mittens and hood.

[granticus]

Yep. Looking good for some hardcore bouldering action this weekend, down this way. 
Surf has disappeared and it's getting bluddy cold, snow forecast for tonight!

good conditions in SW, snow in Aberdeen. Cairngorms are white, Lecht is closed, snow to sea level tomorrow. Makes dawnies before work a supreme effort of will. Pass the mittens and hood.

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Makes me cold justing contemplating the coldness up there getting changed must be pretty savage in the depths of winter. I'm trying to hold out on the 5mil suit, gloves, boots and hood at the moment.  Had to give in and wear the 5 mil suit last weekend but still holding out for the hood etc.

[SA Chris]

It's getting kinda heavy



Beating doesn't sound fun either.

http://surfermag.com/features/onlineexclusives/huge-west-oz-wave-tow-11-5-08/

[slackline]

It's getting kinda heavy



Beating doesn't sound fun either.

http://surfermag.com/features/onlineexclusives/huge-west-oz-wave-tow-11-5-08/

  that is ludicrous!

Initially thought it would be down in Margaret River as I'd heard there are big waves up there (from surfing people I met in Perth).  Was surprised to read it was Kalbarri (7-8hours drive north of Perth), but not overly surprised at the rough seas to get out there (our whaling watching trek turned back after half an hour of ridiculous pitching).

[Dangereux]

Maybe not quite the scale of the above waves but East Coast looks to be fairly sizeable at the weekend 
And i'm looking forward to staying warm for a change in my new suit 

[SA Chris]

Sods law. I am in Telford for a wedding. Look for a sheltered spot, as it is going to be windy too!

[Adam Lincoln]

The beating mentioned above 

[granticus]

   Ouch!!  Doesn't bare thinking about....... hold your breath and try to chill whilst getting savagely pummelled, then work out which way is up and then calmly swim to the surface, to be faced with another one that is going to unload right in front of you...  Maximum respect to the lad, the surfing equivalent of falling off an E10???

Sods law. I am in Telford for a wedding. Look for a sheltered spot, as it is going to be windy too!

Unlucky... Too right! This N/NW wind is ruining any swell that's arriving here at the moment.. Sheltered spots on East Coast should be pretty good this weekend too, frustratingly I'm stranded here in the South West because of work commitments.  Been patiently waiting for something decent for a couple of weeks now.   

[SA Chris]

And the devil wind failed to appear.

As much as I love my mates and was pleased to see them married after 14 years together, seeing this on the cams when I got home is a cruel and unusual form of punishment.

[Dangereux]

Devil wind replaced by heinous snow, which made getting into and north of scarborough a very slow affair. This however, was only the start of my pain for the day.
Arrive at said point, looks good, 6ft ish some bigger, some smaller, suit up, get in. The only other 2 souls in the water get straight out leaving me on my tod. First time surfing alone, so a bit nervy. Anyhow, gave myself a talking to and got on it.
1st wave, bit late, bailed and went throught the washing machine, new suit stood up well though so no flushings.
2nd wave, paddle, pop, I'm in, but somehow can't get speed to make it down the wave, try to just turn and head down the line but got spat off. More washing machine, pull board back over to find it virtually in 2  Fucker!
Went to the shop was told about £150 for a repair which I can live with.
Decide not to leave board with shop and will get sorted at later date. Driving home to Sheffield, cruising down M1 just by Leeds and there is a loud bang, I check the rear view to see my board pirouetting through the air and land in the central reservation  My soft rack had snapped. Fucker!
Do you ever get the feeling some days you should have stayed in bed!!
Hope you had a good time at your mates wedding.

[SA Chris]

Nae luck! Time for new board shopping! Solo sessions are always a bit scary, get you really focussed.

[granticus]

Dangereux... Wounded!  Good effort on going it alone for the first time..   A shame your board only lasted for 2 waves..  Did you have a spare?  Nothing worse than a classic session being ruined by lack of spare board, fins, leash etc..

  Dammit... The East Coast was rocking and with a nice snowy backdrop too!!  We're finally in for some decent swell and wind for later this week.  Fingers crossed.

[Dangereux]

Wounded indeed. No spare board so a long drive for not very much, but at least my new wetsuit got tested, and its a goodun, no flushings 
Here is a little piccy for you.

[Falling Down]

Here's some quickly edited footage from our Banyak boat trip this Summer

There's loads more tapes that haven't been edited and the best days weren't video'd because we were all in the water.

[SA Chris]

Nice. Some of those waves don't look too vicious, would probably be OK on them. Well the rights anyway.

Too good for U-Tube, get it on Vimeo.

[Bubba]

Weeeeeee!

[slackline]

  Is that a shark chomping its jaws waiting to cushion his landing? 

[fatdoc]

heads up..
any good beginner body boarding near kinsale south of Cork?

I'm planning some study leave in the area for sept time and i'm considering various recreational activities to plug in at the same time...

[Dolly]

study leave

I love that