One for the surfers (Read 722919 times)

philo · August 22, 2011, 03:42:33 am

been doing some research and checked a few photos:

Is this martin smith who climbs?

http://magicseaweed.com/photoLab/viewPhoto.php?photoId=30387&browseSession=a18af306922814a3fe456a0d17f2e71b

dobbin · August 22, 2011, 08:42:25 am

Didn't know Shaggy surfed. I will send him a message to find out.

dobbin · August 22, 2011, 09:56:29 am

he doesnt.

Percy B · August 22, 2011, 09:57:11 am

Shaggy doesn't surf. With his BMI, I don't even think he will float.

dobbin · August 22, 2011, 10:00:11 am

Foley has him saved in his telephone as 'Pencil'

Ru · August 22, 2011, 11:13:27 am

There is more than one Martin Smith in the country? I didn't see that one coming.

saltbeef · August 22, 2011, 11:15:45 am

on huff's stag do we went in windemere in wetsuits. we were afraid martin would perish. His wetsuit was more "hip-hop" than skin tight.
there's only one bingley bald eagle

philo · August 26, 2011, 05:11:52 pm

change of plan... here we go again east coast

philo · August 26, 2011, 06:19:41 pm

http://www.billabongpro.com/tahiti11/live-gb/ friday night in for this

ben · August 26, 2011, 07:42:46 pm

Quote from: philo on August 26, 2011, 06:19:41 pm

http://www.billabongpro.com/tahiti11/live-gb/ friday night in for this

cheers for that... friday night sorted. Not quite the scale of my lunchtime surf but can't complain...

philo · August 28, 2011, 07:29:10 pm

had a nice session today on the pier wall, clean waist- shoulder.

Drinking tea and watching:

http://www.billabongpro.com/tahiti11/live-gb/

kelly is on now

gme · August 28, 2011, 11:39:28 pm

sat up watching billabong pro. Boards in van ready for morning.

The footage from yesterday is nuts, makes us look like a bunch of wimps pulling back on UK waves.

Falling Down · August 29, 2011, 09:12:41 am

Amazing footage and photos from Tahiti. Hope you get some Gav. It's flat here in Abersoch.

Johnny Brown · August 30, 2011, 09:13:01 am

Some highlights from Saturday:

chummer · September 01, 2011, 04:38:48 pm

fuck a duck.

and I get scared when it's head height....

Falling Down · September 01, 2011, 09:40:33 pm

1:26... To call the lip a lip just doesn't seem an adequate description. It's a 25ft thick slab hanging in the air...

fatdoc · September 01, 2011, 10:06:21 pm

heaviest thing i ever saw...

gme · September 02, 2011, 12:39:57 pm

Had a bunch of good sessions over the last week, couldnt believe i was off work, a great swell arrived, good tides and the best comp for years was on live until 2 am every morning.

Managed to get five really good sessions on my favorite wave over three days. Ranged from 4-5 ft down to 2 ft on the last day. Loads of waves, loads of barrels loads of bloody people.

Autumn is upon us!!!

gme · September 02, 2011, 12:43:20 pm

And next time you pull back from a wave because you tink your to late on it, or its a bit big, think about the tow session linked above and look at the floggings they get.

I will never be anywhere near as good as they are but i can go over the falls as well as the best of them.

Always go, you may get a beating but you will live. On the other hand you may get the wave of your life.

philo · September 02, 2011, 01:31:39 pm

was a nice swell that swept through. had some long sessions in the water, 2 days of pretty much 15 hours in the water and my arms still feel like lead.
Plenty of barrels and late drop ins on a left reef have been some of the best waves i've caught this year. Managing to get much better with my cutbacks off the top in the big stuff and pumping through barrels to get out of some of the less make-able exits finally allowed me to beat my brain.
You know when you tell yourself, i'm going to float this section, or i'm going to do a big hack instead of trying to get covered up - when your brain tells you nahhh enjoy the wave, its a good one - keep it safe, stick to what you always do.

gme · September 05, 2011, 05:39:46 pm

A few pics from monday last week

Sam Lam

GME
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/67214507@N06/6116752208/]

P1017282 by Gavland, on Flickr

P1016500 by Gavland, on Flickr

SA Chris · September 06, 2011, 09:27:33 am

Looks good Gav, gutted I was away. Although by the beating of the drums something wicked this way comes. Hope it swings east.

Looks like the rpice of admission for thouse Teahupoo wipeouts were a bit heavy for one poor lass. I haven't embedded the pic as NSFSqueamish

http://www.waterhound.com/surfing/lifestyle/4285-keala-kennellys-graphic-injury-at-teahupoo.html

gme · September 06, 2011, 09:47:31 am

Hurricane time is upon us.
Thurso chart is now looked at daily.

Always had dream of following one of these storms from west Ireland to north to north coast of scotland then down the east to home but time restraints mean it hasn't happened yet. This autumn perhaps.

SA Chris · September 06, 2011, 09:54:39 am

That would be cool, equivalent of hurrican chasers; Ireland - > Hebrides - > N Coast Scotland - > Moray Coast - East Coast.

Falling Down · September 06, 2011, 12:09:47 pm

That great two weeks I had a few years back, whilst not the same swell was a tour of the Celtic NW Europe.

Chris, you and I surfed Aberdeen on the Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. I then flew home that evening and went to Spain with Gav and Jase on the red eye Friday morning and was surfing near Santander with Patter by 11am. Three classic days in Northern Spain then I drove to straight to Anglesey from John Lennon airport to meet Dave and was paddling out in perfect Easky Tuesday morning and we had seven days of perfect Ireland. Got back to Anglesey and met Nicola in Abersoch and caught a decent swell in North Wales for the weekend. Great days...

I'm keen to get some in this Autumn and up for a Thurso trip.