guess thats me too fd. Wide i get, tricep? Long?
Long - I do them with my hands in front of my head.
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.
I've not surfed much in Devon, but when I climbed at THAT PLACE, close to Hartland, last year there were loads of folk in the water in the beach below.
Quote from: Falling Down on June 06, 2010, 12:18:44 pmLong - I do them with my hands in front of my head.They're hard! Tried them on rings?
JH I may be too late for your trip but given that you are a rank beginner on an 8''6 my advice is this.. Ideally you want offshore or very light winds and a nice knee to waste high wave.
Personally I'd head for the hebrides but I think she's keen for tropics, although she did seem ok with the idea of portugal. I need to get a girlfriend who surfs!
QuotePersonally I'd head for the hebrides but I think she's keen for tropics, although she did seem ok with the idea of portugal. I need to get a girlfriend who surfs!Canaries would be a good compromise... went to Lanza for the first time this year and had an epic time.. (See earlier inthis thread)..Don't get a girlfriend who surfs or try to teach yours to surf, this is a recipe for arguments galour. She can sunbathewhilst you surf and you won't have to 'look after' someone in the line up. Leaving you to enjoy your selfish rights or leftsfree from the hassle (at least from the missus that is). Seriously, time apart is healthy and you don't need to surf all day.You do your thing, she does hers and you do something together at another point in the day, simples.
I'm pretty crap at surfing (basic turns only!) and got the impression that there are few inbetween options in the canaries, either beach breaks or serious shallow reefs? i'm quite happy on reefs if the surf or the crowd isn't too large.
I've heard it's as sharky as fook.
QuoteI'm pretty crap at surfing (basic turns only!) and got the impression that there are few inbetween options in the canaries, either beach breaks or serious shallow reefs? i'm quite happy on reefs if the surf or the crowd isn't too large.Not all the reefs are seriously shallow on Lanza but there is definitely a crowd/locals factor. Spain, SW France or Portugal sound like the goer. Sri Lanka's supposed to be awesome mind.. looks like it pumps at A Bay in October with morning offshores.. and plenty of long mellow sandy points, yum yum.. http://magicseaweed.com/spot-monthly-overview.php?spotId=562&month=10 Failing that you could come and spend some of your hard earned in the SW Uk...