[slackline]

Gwenvor looks like it was over-saturated on Saturday 

[Falling Down]

Mornin' fellas.

Back at work and more than a bit jetlagged.  We had a great trip with good swell over the two weeks with only a couple of onshore/small days (an ear infection kept me out of the water for 4 days though  ).



More pics and details to follow.....

[ben]

Gwenvor looks like it was over-saturated on Saturday 

Yeah twas taken with my new HTC Desire and not entirely convinced by it's camera..

[SA Chris]

(an ear infection kept me out of the water for 4 days though  ).

Bummer. Did you pick it up there or have it before you left?

[Falling Down]

There... water stuck in ear, tropical conditions etc. etc.  I was kicking myself for not using my ear plugs but I normally associate them with cold water. Luckily we had antibiotics and antibiotic drops onboard otherwise I would have been in trouble so far away from a medical centre.

[DaveC]

I think/hope it will be possible to watch it on t'interweb by setting your region on bbc website to NI and then watching live.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00scvjr/Waveriders/

It's available on DVD down here courtesy of our version of Auntie (the ABC that is.)

[granticus]

It's available on DVD down here courtesy of our version of Auntie (the ABC that is.)

  Tis available yer too but I'm a bit on the mean side so watching it for free was just what i was after. 

Last week did indeed pump, favourable winds and the weather has been beaut, got in 4 times for about 3 hours each session..  The hoods gone, the gloves are gone and the boots are gone.  Flat again now... 

[Falling Down]

Some nice footage, not sure what benefit there was including Slutter in it though.

I could be wrong but the film is dedicated to Rennie Yater, one of the innovators of board design and inventor of the 'Spoon' displacement hull boards back in the day which were a big contributing factor to the shortboard revolution.  It then shows various people riding displacement hull/liddle inspired boards and then Slater in the shaping bay making a board that he then rides that looks like some wierd displacement/thruster combination. 

[SA Chris]

It's available on DVD down here courtesy of our version of Auntie (the ABC that is.)

It's good, but not worth forking out readies for. As far as quality Irish Footage goes, the Relentless Energy one is miles better IMO.

[SA Chris]

Flat again now...

Conicidentally it was flat here last week, and is still flat now.

[Falling Down]

Slideshow from Banyak trip here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/derbyshire_ben/sets/72157624041337311/show

[chris05]

Looks amazing. I need to get back out to indo, what a place.

[Control freak]

With the first big storms of the winter brewing, sydney was going off the last couple of weekends

A selection shots below all from here

Cronulla


Bronte


South Sydney

[Aussiegav]

i can concur that the surf was pumping this weekend!!!
it was a great way to break a surf drought since Easter holidays. a work imposed exile
more barrells in one day than i've had in the past 3 years!
proper deep ones too, not those little shampoo things where you see a bit of the lip infront and a quick gurgle behind.

very very happy.

[granticus]

More pumpage this week.    Been splendid and warm too!
Surfed a lurverly rocky point this morning, me and 4 others all folks I know, taking turns and attempting to shred
to our best.  There's been furineerz all over this place during the winter, so it was refreshing to get an all locals session
without the crowd factor.

[Falling Down]

Nice pics Carnage. Cronulla looks great.

Oldfella - glad you got some after missing out. It would have been great to have you along.

[john horscroft]

Looking for some advice from the UKB surfing gurus.  Me and the missus are heading down to N Devon and Cornwall at the end of the week and I wondered where we should go. She body boards and I'm a rank beginner with an 8'6" board to play with.  So, Croyde, Bude.........where should we be heading? 

[SA Chris]

Any of the above. In summer time the life guards have odd rules about bodyboarders at patrolled beaches - if you don't have fins you are regarded as a tourist and therefore have to stay in the swimming area, if you have fins you are a "proper" bodyboarder and have to stay outside it. Most odd.

That aside, Woolacombe at Croyde is a good place to escape the crowds, esp if you drive down the road a bit and walk down to the beach - you can sometimes pick your own peak. This time of year Putsborough and Croyde are heaving, as is Saunton, but you can combine Puts and Croyde with a low tide route or two at Baggy, which is always a bonus.

Working southwards - Summerleaze at Bude is nice, but most likely v busy, so good alternatives are Northcott and Sandymouth just North, both OK, but parking is limited. Can also be combined with climbing or bouldering.

Widemouth is also quite nice, bt again can be crowded.

South again are the breaks around Padstow - Polzeath and Constantine are good, but can be crowded (can you see a theme developing here). Harlyn Bay is worth remembering as westerly winds are offshore here, so good when everywhere else is blown out. Again, can be combine with Pentire.

Those are the most popular options there are loads of quieter spots inbetween. Granticus may spill the beans on some via PM if he's feeling generous.

[john horscroft]

Thanks Chris!  Very prompt and gives me loads to think about.  I've been dabbling in surfing for years and I'm determined to really knuckle down and give it a shot - perhaps the 8'6" board will help!   

[SA Chris]

No probs. I recommend getting a bit of swimming in and do at least a few push ups and pop ups at home every day before you go. Nothing worse that reaching that point in the session where things are really starting to come together technique wise and your arms start giving out.

[john horscroft]

No probs. I recommend getting a bit of swimming in and do at least a few push ups and pop ups at home every day before you go. Nothing worse that reaching that point in the session where things are really starting to come together technique wise and your arms start giving out.

Arms?  What arms?  They whithered away when I gave up climbing, (almost) 

[SA Chris]

Then yo ass is in deep trouble. Prepare for paddle outs when the arms feel like limp noodles.

[Falling Down]

and shoulders... daily building to thrice daily  4 sets x 25 rep pressups wide, tricep and long until Holiday plus lots of pool work.  Enjoy :-)

[clm]

guess thats me too fd. Wide i get, tricep? Long?

[john horscroft]

Fuck me!  If I'd wanted PTI's, I'd have asked!    OK, OK, I'm a bad boy  I'll put in the work