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#1200 Re: One for the surfers
July 14, 2010, 04:29:19 pm
Careful what you say IE. There must be all of a dozen surfers who regularly read this forum, of which maybe 3 can get to N Devon Coast, you being one of them. So you could drastically reduce your wave count by posting that.

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#1201 Re: One for the surfers
July 14, 2010, 07:30:03 pm
Sad init!!!

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#1202 Re: One for the surfers
July 14, 2010, 09:04:53 pm
Lovely stuff Oldfella... I guess we all do spit the dummy a little when the regular's pecking order gets disrupted :guilty:

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All the so called secret spots up north Devon way are going to be on?

There'll be one less pissed off North Devoner in the water this week, so I say go wild  :thumbsup:

Charts are off the dial, I was thinking some particular North Kernow breaks somewhere between Boscastle and Widemouth would be good.  Wind is looking a bit too SW for some spots but other nooks and crannies will be splendid.  I will be in the O R tommorow morning and then mostly following the live webcast from J-Bay.  Looking forward to getting back on it.

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#1203 Re: One for the surfers
July 14, 2010, 09:26:21 pm
Flat with a chance of a ripple over here. Not fussed at the minute as summer is usually shite.
Off to Ireland with family in two weeks and might get down sw before then as I have meetings in Wiltshire.
You southern boys seem to e having a good year. It was our turn last summer.
Funny hanging around with climbers still   Last year was constant moaning about all the rain but I was as happy as a pig in shit as every low brought swell.
This year seems like it could be a vintage climbing summer but flat east coast. 

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#1204 Re: One for the surfers
July 15, 2010, 07:55:33 am
want to see some bullshit waves.
for all you natural footers, start belting off over perfect 4ft J Bay.
http://www.billabongpro.com/jbay10//live/

Yeeewwwwwwwww  :bounce:

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#1205 Re: One for the surfers
July 15, 2010, 09:15:53 am
Already the best comp this year, perfect perfect righthanders, best surfers in the world.

What more could anyone want.

Other than it to be going the other way obviously.

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#1206 Re: One for the surfers
July 15, 2010, 09:24:57 am
goofy wierdos.

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#1207 Re: One for the surfers
July 15, 2010, 10:56:15 am
Already the best comp this year, perfect perfect righthanders, best surfers in the world.

What more could anyone want.

Other than it to be going the other way obviously.

that is G Land my friend, and we'll be there next year  :great:

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#1208 Re: One for the surfers
July 15, 2010, 11:36:35 am
This thread has inspired me to give surfing a go, after thinking about it for many years, booking up shortly at the quiksilver surf school for a lesson and a days gear hire with the missus and friends in 2 weeks, woohoo  ;D

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#1209 Re: One for the surfers
July 15, 2010, 11:56:15 am
Get in the pool and do some lengths, now!

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#1210 Re: One for the surfers
July 15, 2010, 12:10:17 pm
Haha I just spent 12 days in Croatia swimming every single day for like 3/4 hours plus, but don't worry...i'm gonna start working on my front crawl sprints and get a shedload of lengths in between now and then, I want to get the most out of the day ;D
Really excited, i've skated a bit in the past, am a really experienced snowboarder, and can skimboard a bit, so i'm hoping these things will help with the balance etc.
Actually I might take the skimboard for a laugh later on lol....if I can still stand/walk/summon up the energy afterwards.
I saw a zap skimboard demo once out in portugal, it was amaaaaaaaaaaazing, Steve boomhower is ridiculous.

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#1211 Re: One for the surfers
July 15, 2010, 12:22:59 pm
boomhower is ridiculous.

I know, you can't understand a word he says.


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#1212 Re: One for the surfers
July 15, 2010, 03:53:43 pm
Does this pic make anyone else feel slightly ill?

http://magicseaweed.com/Parko-Out-of-J-Bay--Content/2559/

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#1213 Re: One for the surfers
July 15, 2010, 03:55:05 pm
Yikes. Live stream of the comp has just died here. Is it working elsewhere?

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#1214 Re: One for the surfers
July 15, 2010, 03:58:44 pm
Don't think so, mate just email me bitching about the same problem.

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#1215 Re: One for the surfers
July 15, 2010, 05:36:43 pm
Face is fixed and I can now chew, albeit with a little pain!! :thumbsup:
I am now sporting a sort of semi-undercut hairstyle on one side with half a side burn (the lower half) remaining, could catch on? :thumbsup: (Why they didn't shave the whole lot off I don't know)
Can I watch the pros ripping it up in perfect J-Bay whilst I recover, can I fook :thumbsdown:

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#1216 Re: One for the surfers
July 15, 2010, 05:39:33 pm
Does this pic make anyone else feel slightly ill?

http://magicseaweed.com/Parko-Out-of-J-Bay--Content/2559/

Urgh, I really regret clicking through, that's a gnarly wound.

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#1217 Re: One for the surfers
July 15, 2010, 05:46:17 pm
Does this pic make anyone else feel slightly ill?

http://magicseaweed.com/Parko-Out-of-J-Bay--Content/2559/

Urgh, I really regret clicking through, that's a gnarly wound.

Actually made me feel a little better about my little mishap last week, very similar circumstances and reassuring for my confidence to see that it can happen to the best. 

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#1218 Re: One for the surfers
July 15, 2010, 08:19:09 pm
Double overhead... Offshore... Krankin!

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#1219 Re: One for the surfers
July 19, 2010, 09:32:24 pm
No idea if this has been posted on here before.  Had a quick look, but couldn't find any evidence.


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#1220 Re: One for the surfers
July 19, 2010, 10:46:48 pm
 :spank:

Seen it before Lund.. but don't think anyone posted here.  Most entertaining is the last one, 1st 2 at 'Jaws' look brutal but at least they both get the opportunity to take a gasp of air on the way over the falls.  Whoever said 'the safest place is in barrel' may have to reconsider, probably better than taking any of those lips on the head though...

Weather sucks, surf is up, I think I'm gonna have to get back in the water tommorow.   ;) 

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#1221 Re: One for the surfers
July 20, 2010, 09:58:39 am
Ouch.  The Mavericks footage scares the bejesus out of me. 

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#1222 Re: One for the surfers
July 20, 2010, 10:18:47 am
I think that proves you are sane.

Some good stories around the wave, esp Jeff Clark surfing it alone for 15 years http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavericks_(location)

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#1223 Re: One for the surfers
July 20, 2010, 10:24:47 am
Ouch.  The Mavericks footage scares the bejesus out of me.

Check out Powers of Three about three mates surfing some of the huge waves on the West coast of Eire.

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#1224 Re: One for the surfers
July 20, 2010, 10:37:24 am
Ouch.  The Mavericks footage scares the bejesus out of me.

Check out Powers of Three about three mates surfing some of the huge waves on the West coast of Eire.

Seen it slackers  :thumbsup:  one of my fav surf films.  Really engaging characters and some insane surfing  :o

 

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