by Newquay Surfer on December 3, 2011
The Cribbar breaks rarely…perhaps a few times a year… if you’re lucky.
Unless you live close to Newquay and keep a keen eye on the surf reports the chances are, you could miss it. The reason it breaks so rarely isn’t (as far as I’m aware) about voodoo or spells, it is just that alot of factors have to come into play simultaneously in order to create the right conditions.
Good surfable waves at the Cribbar are not just about a big swell, but also about the swell direction, the wind speed, and direction of that wind…all of these things come into play. Once you have all of these things happening, the next ingredient you need are surfers skilled and crazy enough to surf it!
On the 30th of October it was one of those lucky days.
When I got up I noticed that even the weather was exceptionally warm for the time year. As I looked out of my window I could see large crowds gathering up on the headland. I left the flat and was glad I bothered to lug a heavy camcorder and tripod up the headland, because when I looked down over Cribbar rocks mother nature had decided to conjure up near perfect big wave surf conditions.
30ft faces smashed down a 100m away, there were bright blue skies and the atmosphere was electric. People hooted and cheered, it was like a Cornish version of Half Moon Bay, this was our Mavericks.
And to top it all there were guys like Ben Skinner and Richie Sills, amped up to tow in to monster waves.
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by Newquay Surfer on September 28, 2011
Lots of people try out surfing and usually they get the bug and want to get better…perhaps hoping one day they might rip like Newquay’s Alan Stokes (pic above)
However not everyone lives by the beach, and not everyone can surf regularly. So a common question is ‘How can I improve?’
I believe surfing is different to some other sports. The amount of time you need to spend physically learning is quite high, so anything you can do to improve little by little is important.
Here are 7 tips on how you can begin to improve your surfing…
1. Make sure you have the right kit
If you are learning to surf you need to be warm enough. So to ensure you can stay in the water as long as possible, a good wetuit is a must.
In addition to this you will usually want to learn on a soft foam surfboard with lots of volume.
If you are learning to surf and weigh anywhere between 120 -200lbs you should opt to learn on a foam surfboard between 7ft and 9ft long for the first 10-20 sessions.
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by Newquay Surfer on June 27, 2011
Surfing is a sport fuelled by passionate individuals, but sometimes the passion can spill over…onto the streets, onto the beach, into competition heats…and even into parties.
In the world of surfing there are some that can blow your mind with their speed, power and flow…then chill your blood with their tough-guy reputation.
These are the guys you do not want to cross. They can carve a perfect line, but they aren’t scared to deliver a swift blow when required either.
Drop in on them? You’d have to have to be insane – or have a death wish…
Either way, it won’t end well…
So in no particular order here are Newquay Surfer’s top 6 tough guys of surfing.
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