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OFFSHORE HOWLERS
Photo: Gemma Chalmers
A beautiful sunny Sunday. I had a head full of cold I was in a bad mood. But, I had new gloves, a new hood, and I really wanted to go for a surf!
Arriving at Godrevy, 2ft and HOWLING off shore winds. I battled my way down the beach against the wind with a crew and our collection of surf craft.
OFFSHORE HOWLERS
Photo: Gemma Chalmers
Photo: Ellie Woodward.
Paddled out, getting rained on by ev rainbows through it. First wave, a again! Second wave, didn’t get to my feet, rode lying down along the clean right hand wall. Everyo Great fun little session!
OFFSHORE HOWLERS
very passing wave sending a heavy shower of spray off the back. I LOVE that. I love seeing the a little left hand beauty. INSTANT mood uplifter! So worth getting in. Sinuses clear. I could breath one around me getting waves all over the place. Longboards, bodyboards, shortboards, handplanes!
BOARD
MATTERS tell us about your favourite board.
1. What is your personal favourite board/craft on which to ride waves? 2. What is your most memorable moment or session using it? Send us your favourite image of it. Write couple of sentences about it and we’ll share it with The Slideshow readers!
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Kai Thomas, 11 yrs, Coast Rica
My favourite surf board
made by Luke Hart, is
5’8 x 20 x 2’ 7/16. I like this surf board better then my old boring white board, as it has multi-coloured splats of paint. This
makes it more funky. When I was surfing in Carmen (Costa Rica)
Pelican decided to dive down for its breaka
fast right next to me, it was really scary but funny. This was my most memorable moment so far.
BOARD
MATTERS MY BOARD IS A 8’ MINI LONGBOARD. IT HAS A CLASSIC OUTLINE, A ROUND TAIL AND I USE IT WITH SINGLE FIN. IT’S BEEN HAND SHAPED BY AN ITALIAN SHAPER. I LOVE BEING CLASSIC!
I HAD A LOT OF MEMORABLE MOMENTS WITH MY BOARD. I ALWAYS HAVE FUN WITH SMALL AND GLASSY WAVES. BUT THE FIRST EPISODE THAT COMES TO MY MIND IS ONE DAY IN PORTUGAL. WAVES WERE A LITTLE BIT BIGGER AND TIDE WAS PICKING UP. I WAS HAVING SO MUCH FUN BECAUSE THE WALLS WERE GETTING BIGGER AND I FELT THE ADRENALINE COMING. BUT ANYWAY I DECIDED TO END UP MY SESSION BEFORE BREAKING MY BOARD ON THE SHORE!
Marta Tomasini, Italy
GUARDIANS OF THE SEA
Photo: Marta Tomasini.
During a trip to Rome for the Liquid Vision Retro Surf Meeting, Surfragette blogger Marta Tomasini had the pleasure of meeting a militant of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Italy, who was fundraising for the organisation. Valentina, 29 years old, explained the goals of the organisation and the importance of their latest action...
globalanimal.org
“SSCS deals with protecting
marine species in risk of extinction. In particular it’s committed
SSCS’s volunteers, nicknamed “Bay
guardians”, are committed to the
“Infinite Patience” campaign trying to stop
to fighting against Whaling, illegally done in
these murders and they keep the world
Japan behind the “scientific research” mask
updated about this massacre every day.
for too much time now. But whales are not
(http://www.seashepherd.it/cove-guardians/
the only ones to be saved. In fact every
cove-guardian-reports/)
year dolphin slaughter happens in Taiji (Japan), almost unknown until the movie “The Cove” and Sea Shepherd’s pictures (published in 2003) became popular. The few dolphins that don’t end up being meat in supermarkets, are condemned to a suffering life in some dolphinariums.
There are no international laws dealing with small cetaceans’ defence, or they’ve been ignored, and this allows their free murder.
Moreover SSCS is committed in Galapagos Islands in different fields such as the
marine reserve patrolling to stop illegal fishing and suppressing “shark finning” activity. Last but not
least, we can’t forget the other big campaign dealing with the defense of seals - fur
”
market victims . Read the whole of this interview at surfragette.blogspot.co.uk
MONDAY MADNESS
PRAA SANDS. MONDAY. MID AFTERNOON. SUPER-CROWDED. 50 + SPR
READ ACROSS THE PEAKS. DOES ANYONE HERE HAVE A JOB TO BE AT?!
MONDAY MADNESS
HERE COME THE GIRLS
PERRANPORTH. 10:30 SATURDAY MORNING. SUNSHINE. SURF CH
PEACHY. SUITED, BOOTED, HOODED AND GLOVED. DROSKYN STEPS. ROCK JUM
HAPPY.
PADDLE BACK OUT. SIT. WAIT. PEAK INCOMING. TAKE OFF.
HANNA’ TING MORE SHAPE. LOVING IT. STILL SUNNY. HOOD OFF. W PADDLE OVER. LAUGHS. PADDLE OUT TOGETHER. SIT. WAIT.
BIGGER SET. ROLL BOARD. ICE CREAM HEADACHE. ROLL AGAIN. HEAD PAIN.
GIRLS ON THE PEAK. LONGB STEP. NAILED. ENTER MEL. BLUE BOARD. SITTING HERE COMES CATHERINE. LADIES ARE OUT. CONCHA PADDLES OUT. GIRLS ARE RIPPIN HOOTING INTO WAVES.
TURN. STEEP WAVE. PUMP. TURN. BOSH THE WHITE WATER. STILL UP. DUMPING WAVES. SHOULD GET OUT. ONE MORE DEFINITELY.
WAIT
PADDLE HARD. UP. TRIM. OFF. HEAD IN. SHALLOWS. LEASH OFF. WAVE TO TOP OF CLIFF. TIME CHECK. 13:10. LOOK BACK.
LINES. CLEAN.
HECK ON CLIFF. HIGH TIDE DROPPING OUT. CLEAN LINES. WAIST TO SHOULDER HIGH.
LEFTHANDER. PERFECT. TRIM. TURN. FUN. TURN. CROSS STEP. WIPEOUT. SPOT HANNA. WAVE. ’S WAVE. MORE WAVES. GETTING BUSIER. TIDE DROPPING. WAVES GETWAVE ON. LOTS OF TURNS. ALL THE WAY IN. LUSH WAVE. PADDLE BACK OUT. HOOD BACK ON. BECKY PADDLING OUT. SITTING. CHATTING. BOARDING. PERFECT WAVES. BIGGER SET. TAKE OFF. TURN. CROSS
MP. PADDLE. LINEUP. QUIET. SET ON. PADDLE. UP.
G. PARTY WAVES. PADDLING. MORE PEOPLE PADDLING OUT. WAVE AFTER WAVE. SUNNY. LOTS OF YELLS AND WHOOPS.
NG.
ONE MORE WAVE.
GETTING TIRED. PADDLE. FEET.
JUST ONE MORE. WAITING. LOW TIDE. TING FOR THE LAST ONE. WAVE ON. BRILLIANT.
MEL. WALK. UP THE STEPS.
. EPIC SESSION. STOKED. Ellie Woodward, Perranporth, UK.
COSTA RICA:TIPS DO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT WAX, TROPICAL IS BEST. / IT’S A GOOD PLACE TO TRY OUT A SHORT BOARD. BECAUSE THE WAVES ARE AMAZING AND POWERFUL. / IT’S BEST TO SURF IN THE MORNING AND LATE AFTERNOON WHEN IT’S NOT SUNNY. / THE WAVES ARE BEST AT THESE TIMES AND I PREFER HIGH TIDE BECAUSE IT’S LESS DUMPY. / DON’T PUT TOO MUCH SUN CREAM ON YOUR TUMMY BEFORE YOU GO SURFING. / IT WILL GO ON YOUR WAX AND YOU MIGHT SLIP OFF A PERFECT WAVE. / IT’S BEST NOT TO SURF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY BECAUSE IT’S REALLY SUNNY, HOT AND WINDY.
KAI THOMAS AGE 11.
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