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Post by SteveH » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:18 pm

The surf season is approaching, booked for my annual trip to Devon at Easter and thought you'd appreciate a clip of me last year :shock:
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RE: Surf

Post by shineydave » Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:59 am

lol, now you KNOW that couldn't be a UK coastline, no Floaters or Toggies anywhere in view
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RE: Surf

Post by Alps » Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:45 am

Ah yes. The season is almost upon us :D

I got a little carried away last week when the temperature went up and thought about booking a trip in next month to Devon :) Then this week came along :roll:

Steve where abouts do you go in Devon? I was last there 2 years ago down Woolacombe and Saunton Sands. Since then I went Portugal (Sargres) and then last year Sri Lanka. I'm still a novice so some of the waves in Portugal and Sri Lanka were a little too daunting!

But this year its back to Devon as my trip abroad will not be for surfing but swimming with Orcas :D

Oh, and Steve, check out a mexican restaurant in Barnstaple called Jalapenos - absolutely amazing food :thumbs:
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RE: Surf

Post by SteveH » Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:02 pm

Mainly all things woolacombe, croyde , saunton, puts etc...

I cheat a little in so far as I use a white water canoe, so I'll be wearing my dry-cag and aim to be bone dry throughout the weekend. But at least with paddles I can steer my way around other people and cathc three time more waves!! Great fun.
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RE: Surf

Post by bobjebb » Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:02 pm

Thanks Steve, I've noe spent the best part of the day watching videos!

This is when gears are a such a great idea.

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RE: Surf

Post by k5turbo » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:13 pm

Great place to go surfing i was based at the royal marine barracks at chivenor for 6 years and i loved living down there

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RE: Surf

Post by david7m » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:18 pm

That video is awesome:thumbs:

I'm going to RTTS in Newquay on May bank holiday, but not surfing ;)

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Post by Alps » Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:45 pm

Well just seen the video (aint got access to funky stuff on work computer :roll: ) I've seen it before and all I have to say is what I said when I first watched it... F*CK ME :shock: I think its from either Billabong Odysey or Riding Giants documentary.

That'll be me surfing the wave soon ;)

Noticed something this time though - the video didn't show if he survived the fall :?

PS Steve you cheating wimp :P - put on a wet suit, grab a board and jump in the water. You'll love it mate :thumbs:

PPS David7M the above applies to you too :)
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Post by K2 » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:03 am

I will be getting the boards out and heading down to Croyde at easter, may see you :)

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Post by K2 » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:35 am

the clip was done on the billabong odysey, sends chills down my spine each time i see it....awsome Think it was shot on Pipeline + the guy comes out on his boad ok

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Post by Alps » Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:17 am

I've had billabong odysey sitting on the shelf for almost2 years now - but I refuse to watch it until I've got all 101 of my speakers set up :D

K2 let me know roughly when youre going over to croyde, will defo be good to meet up. Also gona try and hook up with Zero.
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Post by SteveH » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:15 pm

PS Steve you cheating wimp - put on a wet suit, grab a board and jump in the water. You'll love it mate
LOL... I do surf as well, but admittedly normally on a body board, have a few surfers in our usual clan. A real photo from last year here

For a few years we used to do an annual surf trip to Rhossili in January, now thats cold! I will always remember when I had to bail out my boat in a storm, the surf was superb, but my boat literally blew away off the top of the wave and when I hit the water my body froze instantly and I could'nt move my legs because of the shock of the water temperature, thank god one of my buddies was nearby to tow me in. Never been back since surprisngly as that one was a little too close for comfort, great laugh though.
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Post by SteveH » Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:30 pm

billabong odysey
Hunted it out and bought it here for a fiver
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Post by K2 » Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:00 am

K2 let me know roughly when youre going over to croyde, will defo be good to meet up. Also gona try and hook up with Zero.[/quote]

Going down on 04 April for a long easter weekend, staying in a place just down from the car park on the way into croyde. Usually get a few good days surf around this time of year.
Have a look at some of the photographs on this link of croyde and surrounding beaches,... fantastic images from sunsetsurfer. :D
http://www.sunsetsurfers.co.uk/coppermi ... m=5&pos=13

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Re: RE: Surf

Post by GrimReaper » Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:26 am

david7m wrote:That video is awesome:thumbs:

I'm going to RTTS in Newquay on May bank holiday, but not surfing ;)

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