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#675 Re: One for the surfers
April 26, 2009, 10:53:03 am
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#676 Re: One for the surfers
April 29, 2009, 05:34:54 pm


For Gruff!  It wasn't like this last weekend now was it!!!???   :P

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#677 Re: One for the surfers
May 05, 2009, 10:36:50 am
Heading to the West Coast of France (Vendee region) in July for a fortnight of summer surf.

I'm trying to solve the annual conundrum of keeping the misses happy with restaurants, shops and general sightseeing whilst maximising wave time for me.

Looking for any campsite/gite recommendations close to or on a beach with a reasonable wave.

I've cross referenced wannasurf with Eurocamp and it seems the whole coast is one long beach break/campsite. 

Anyone stayed near Sable D'Olonne or St Gile Croix de Vie?

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#679 Re: One for the surfers
May 05, 2009, 02:48:50 pm
Cheers Chris,

Been having problems getting on Magicseaweed
http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php/topic,11595.0.html

Managed to find a cached page

Les Sable D'olonne on a peninsula called la chaume, you can see the site on google earth and it is right on the beach on the edge of a forest and sand dunes and you can get on a water taxi accross to Les Sable D'olonne for the town and restaurants . I went for 10 days from june 22 last year and had epic surf every day minimum 5ft. I found a beach which had superb surf less than 5 mins away from our site called sauveteer. Loads of beaches with loads of great surf.
I have booked again and am going again on june 20th.


Sounds perfect.

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#680 Re: One for the surfers
May 05, 2009, 04:37:01 pm
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I know it isn't exactly hand made by a local shaper but I did a bit of research before parting with the money and think it'll do for me for the moment. It was Bill Attlee - the shapers - comments in this thread that swayed me, I wouldn't have been particularly interested in something made in China otherwise
Yeah... A lot of shapers are sourcing their work out to China nowadays, you may well be supporting your local shaper who is then in turn supporting machine operaters out in China.  It's difficult one!  The boards look good though, think it is more important to hear that the shaper has a good relationship with the factory and is keeping a handle on quality etc..  Let us know how she rides!

My climbing strength is improving no end at the moment... ie... the surf has been pish!

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#681 Re: One for the surfers
May 05, 2009, 05:10:49 pm

My climbing strength is improving no end at the moment... ie... the surf has been pish!

You don't know pish mate. East coast has been flat for ages, and nothing in the forecast.

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#682 Re: One for the surfers
May 05, 2009, 05:15:44 pm
Following on from my post earlier about my board that i am selling. Anyone care to suggest how much its worth now.  :shrug: I am out the loop with surfboard prices now, having not been in the water for ages.

Its a 6ft 11 Spider Murphy Thruster. Excellent condition.

Going to put it on ebay, but if anyone on here wants it let me know.

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#683 Re: One for the surfers
May 05, 2009, 05:47:49 pm
Following on from my post earlier about my board that i am selling. Anyone care to suggest how much its worth now.  :shrug: I am out the loop with surfboard prices now, having not been in the water for ages.

Its a 6ft 11 Spider Murphy Thruster. Excellent condition.

Going to put it on ebay, but if anyone on here wants it let me know.

I'll swap it for first edition copy of Extreme Rock  :P

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#684 Re: One for the surfers
May 07, 2009, 07:28:12 am
This link shows sennen cove in a major storm in March 08.  anyone who has surfed or climbed there will probably be quite astonished.  Do you think demo route will be in nick?

http://www.sennen-cove.com/10march08.htm

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#685 Re: One for the surfers
May 07, 2009, 08:56:03 am
A tad damp perhaps (not the same storm though, dated 29 December 2008)




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#686 Re: One for the surfers
May 07, 2009, 10:09:16 am
I'm heading to Abersoch tonight until Monday.  Looks like the North Coast will get some swell and be offshore tomorrow teatime.  PM me if anyone is around...

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#687 Re: One for the surfers
May 08, 2009, 12:42:07 pm
Heading to the West Coast of France (Vendee region) in July for a fortnight of summer surf.
Have been a couple of times to Cap d'Homy which is halfway between Bordeaux and Biarritz. Little 'summer bay' type place, big campsite, boulanger, small grocers, bar and a surf shop.. all you need. Campsite is relatively cheap, really good and 5mins walk to the plage. Lovely tarmac cycle tracks up/down the coast (great restaurant to cycle to for lunch 40mins up coast). Funky old lighthouse. Wave isn't the best in the area but reasonably decent and gets same swell as others obviously.  Only thing is if weather/surf aint great then there isn't really anything to do close by, but that sums up that whole bit of coast really.

Campsite here >>
http://www.camping-cap.com/

surf might finally come good for SW this weekend, light winds

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#688 Re: One for the surfers
May 12, 2009, 08:29:56 am
Some nice surfing footage on the BBC's South Pacific. Slo-mo, high def from inside the wave. Its all in the first ten minutes, then there's a bit on how they filmed it at the end.

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#689 Re: One for the surfers
May 12, 2009, 12:06:57 pm
Saw a trailer for the ultra-slo-mo Hi Def waves the other day on BBC but forgot to watch the program last night  :rtfm:

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#690 Re: One for the surfers
May 12, 2009, 12:12:03 pm
It's on iPlayer. Watched it last night, will watch again tnight, and probably tomorrow. Just love it. And the "too small" waves looked ideal to me.

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#691 Re: One for the surfers
May 12, 2009, 12:12:13 pm
Yeah, those vortices are astonishing. I love the smoothness of the barrels broken only by drops falling off the lip too. The footage of the waves alone was so good I was pretty surprised when a surfer slid into view.

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#692 Re: One for the surfers
May 13, 2009, 05:20:58 am
Beautifull!

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#693 Re: One for the surfers
May 13, 2009, 08:05:39 am
Check out those vortices! How does that work?

Trying to figure that one out. I reckon the wave front moves faster than the back, so pressure decreases in the middle of the wave and sucks air in. Sort of like cavitation. Looks amazing anyway.

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#694 Re: One for the surfers
May 13, 2009, 09:23:46 am
IIRC The vortices you can see in shot are like just waves forming on the lip of the bigger wave and is something to do with what chris described.

You boys need to get to Indo on a boat trip so you can do this kind of thing for real.

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#695 Re: One for the surfers
May 13, 2009, 09:54:20 am
No-one likes a gloater. Maybe one day.....

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#696 Re: One for the surfers
May 13, 2009, 10:00:18 am
I have bodysurfed/ snorkelled inside waves at Waimea and sunset, but I think I'll learn to turn before hiring a boat in indo.

How was Lleyn?

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#697 Re: One for the surfers
May 13, 2009, 11:08:04 am
I should've put a smiley... Chris - You're more than capable now.

JB - I wouldn't worry about turning when you can casually mention bodysurfing Waimea  8)

Lleyn was blown out and onshore on Friday and Saturday with nothing showing through on the North.  The weather was a bit pants so went bouldering at Hyll Drem, walked on the beach and trained the puppies, slept and read books.  Very relaxing..

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#698 Re: One for the surfers
May 13, 2009, 11:53:11 am
Sadly not financially capable. Only boat trip this year will be either to Hebrides or Ireland (did you get my email the other day?).

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#699 Re: One for the surfers
May 13, 2009, 08:08:54 pm
good god!  there may even be a swell on the east the weekend - might be at the ska bro saturday

 

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