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#600 Re: One for the surfers
March 19, 2009, 03:59:33 pm
FD you up here next week? Poss some wave action if wind plays ball?  Evening sessions are on now. Stick a wetty in if you got room.

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#601 Re: One for the surfers
March 19, 2009, 04:52:41 pm
Fistral was pumpimg yesterday!!!!
Had to leave it to come up to work!!!
Yep - its been great for several days now. Sunday we bouldered at fistral followed by a mellow sunset surf, not so good for the fingertips but there we go..

almost flat now, although apparently gwenvor was still a good 3ft yesterday, a real swell magnet that place

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#602 Re: One for the surfers
March 19, 2009, 05:57:46 pm
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almost flat now, although apparently gwenvor was still a good 3ft yesterday, a real swell magnet that place

Hmmmmmmm.....  Was thinking weather is so good this weekend shame there is no surf... but on the other hand :goodidea:  I can feel another Cornish swell hunting raid coming on... Good bouldering at Gwenver too.

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#603 Re: One for the surfers
March 19, 2009, 07:25:33 pm
You from round there Ben!

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#604 Re: One for the surfers
March 19, 2009, 08:46:33 pm


great Aileen's footage, plus some other nice clips.

I know it should be in quality non-climbing vids but not many people are interested.

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#605 Re: One for the surfers
March 20, 2009, 10:18:48 am
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great Aileen's footage, plus some other nice clips.

Nice one Chris... Probably the best footage i've seen from Aileen's and the the first proper barrel I've seen there too.  Heavy music for a heavy wave  :thumbsup:

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#606 Re: One for the surfers
March 20, 2009, 11:01:43 am
Anyone for the lleyn at easter?

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#607 Re: One for the surfers
March 20, 2009, 12:42:29 pm
You from round there Ben!

assuming that's a question .. am from Bodmin way but now live near Truro

granticus - there's talk of a hidden underlying swell sneaking in at the weekend, however the winds will probably mess it up

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#608 Re: One for the surfers
March 20, 2009, 07:15:01 pm
Er...Yeah, Oh! Ok.

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#609 Re: One for the surfers
March 21, 2009, 09:42:52 am
FD you up here next week? Poss some wave action if wind plays ball?  Evening sessions are on now. Stick a wetty in if you got room.


Not up next week but will be the following week. 

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#610 Re: One for the surfers
March 21, 2009, 10:21:17 am
Cool, clocks will have changed by then, let's hope there some waves about.

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#611 Re: One for the surfers
March 28, 2009, 11:13:42 am
Slop, slop and more slop... :yawn:

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#612 Re: One for the surfers
March 28, 2009, 01:40:58 pm
howling windes here again. Snow this morning.

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#613 Re: One for the surfers
March 28, 2009, 07:19:28 pm
Big swells out here at sea... strong winds too!
been watching the pulse all day... nothing else to do.
Funny how relaxing the vessel that I am on feels when it pitches and rolls... lot of sea sick folk.
Back for Easter... any one know what the breaks @ the Gower are called...

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#614 Re: One for the surfers
March 28, 2009, 08:31:39 pm
Back for Easter... any one know what the breaks @ the Gower are called...


Llangenith is the main one. Big west facing beach. Often good banks, but a bith of a paddle when it's big.
Langland and Caswell can be good, but worth driving to Llangenith if you are going that far.

Oxwitch and Horton are worth remembering as they face SE and are offshore in big westerlies and storm swells.

Hopefully wind is good for early a.m. here tomorrow.

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#615 Re: One for the surfers
March 29, 2009, 06:44:25 am
Nice one SA.
going to throw away my stormrider, and just phone you!
Has dropped off out here! wind is still a little strong, but looks like a good swell could hit you...
have a good one!

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#616 Re: One for the surfers
March 29, 2009, 10:54:13 am
amazing camera work/smooth step off for the first one, rest ain't too shabby either

http://surfermag.com/av/flash/2009_billabong_xxl_ride_of_the_year_nominees/

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#617 Re: One for the surfers
March 29, 2009, 07:32:24 pm
Has dropped off out here! wind is still a little strong, but looks like a good swell could hit you...
have a good one!

Managed an early start, in spite of clock change screwing with my head. Banff was clean first thing, nice longboard waves on the beach, and just the 2 of us in initially. Cold air made water feel warmer, and nice chilly offshore breeze and sunny. Got a bit windier later and log was acting like a sail, so switched to fish and got on a fun little peak in the smaller beach that gets shelter from dunes and sea wall. Had a couple of good hours on that - 4 hours in water in total, all good apart from shoulder playing up again.

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#618 Re: One for the surfers
March 30, 2009, 12:25:01 pm
Tip for your shoulder...
try reversing the paddleing motion when ever you can! I.E when not surfing...
This helps the rotator cuff or something.
I had this issue... now I do not!
so there....
Love to surf Banff
doin two week on and of rotations... might stash a board up in Abo 4 the summer!!!!
Yeah baby... SUMMER!

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#619 Re: One for the surfers
March 30, 2009, 12:47:42 pm
I've got a mental image of you stood on a platform in full PPE, eyeing the swells crossing the horizon whilst doing backstroke arm movements. Do the roughnecks treat you like the local loon?

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#620 Re: One for the surfers
March 30, 2009, 02:03:27 pm
doin two week on and of rotations... might stash a board up in Abo 4 the summer!!!!

Space in our garage, rent is reasonable, portion of all monies accrued to the PatKingDebtCollection.

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#621 Re: One for the surfers
March 30, 2009, 07:01:42 pm
Er... thanks anyway S.A. but I may just use the office!

They totally think I am Loonatune out here, even I have reserved my self to insanity...
I LOVE it... never been happier.

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#622 Re: One for the surfers
March 30, 2009, 09:02:46 pm
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I LOVE it... never been happier.

Being treated as a 'Loonatune' or doing rotations offshore?

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#623 Re: One for the surfers
March 30, 2009, 09:48:45 pm
Nah, my madness...
Fully developed my traditional style on the longboard!
cross stepping and back peddleing
Developed switch foot stance
Fins first take offs!!!
if you do Magic seaweed!
go to mexico
look at the small thumbnail video
Tis me last year...
I am 500x better!!!!
Must hook up JB

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#624 Re: One for the surfers
March 31, 2009, 09:37:33 pm
Going the same route as me; passed on my Roger Cooper minimal to a worthy recipient recently!

Not sure about Spider board - used to have good rep in SA, but have they gone mass production on some of the original Spider Murphy shapes and downhill in quality I think.

if you do a google search there are a few threads elsewhere that cast my boubts on quality.

Personally i went for a 7 ft 2" bullet fish (I am 6 ft 2") basically a drawn out fish shape, which took a bit of getting used to, but I love it now.

others know a fair bit more than me.

 

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