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Big wave surfing video at the Cribbar Newquay

December 3, 2011

Share 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 [...]

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7 simple tips to help you learn to surf better

September 28, 2011

Share 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 [...]

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Uk Surf competitons: Dates for 2011

August 28, 2011

Share SurfingGB have put together a handy PDF with all the UK & Ireland surf comps for 2011 listed. There are quite a few surf competitions coming up in September through to November in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The next event after the King of the Groms, at Fistral beach in Newquay is the [...]

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Surfing on busy days in Newquay

August 11, 2011

Share Busy times in Newquay are upon us… Most of August gets very busy in the water in Newquay, so here are a few pointers in finding a surf spot if you want to free surf. Surfing at Fistral beach: Its important to appreciate that about 1/3 or more of the beach can be allocated [...]

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Russell Winter wins Nike 6.0 night surf

July 10, 2011

Share The Nike 6.0 night surf attracted a huge crowd tonight on Fistral beach for the finals. The big news was Russell Winter’s victory and Ben Skinner – who managed to land a fantastic air on a longboard during the finals! The organisation and planning of the event by Nike was pretty impressive. A large [...]

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Newquay Surfer’s photos from Nike 6.0 cash for tricks

July 9, 2011

Share This year’s night surf event was sponsored by Nike 6.0 and held at Fistral beach, Newqauay on the 8-9th of July. As part of the event a ‘Cash for tricks’ competition was run – this format encourages surfers to try out radical manoeuvres, with their best 3 moves counted as the surfers overall score. [...]

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57½ reasons why people surf

May 22, 2011

Share The American philosopher Jim Rohn once said that ‘reasons come first…answers come second’ and this idea lead me to a big question…why do we surf? Is it for the adrenalin rush surfing gives you, or a pursuit for inner peace? Is it escape from the daily grind or the fact that you can enter [...]

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What the fu*k should we do with stand up paddle boarders?

May 11, 2011

Share There has been a real surge in the popularity of stand up paddle boarding in the last few years. The sport has become more and more popular in Cornwall and perhaps nowhere more so than in Newquay. With some talented local SUP-ers and shapers based in the town, the sport has gone from strength [...]

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What surfboard to do you ride in the UK?

May 9, 2011

Share Each country has its own variable conditions with different coastlines…with the changing seasons thrown into the mix having the right type of surfboard can make the difference, between having a fun surf and a frustrating one. Can you really have a one-board quiver in the UK and surf 90% of the time? Now I [...]

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‘The Hunks’ TV show filming locations map in Newquay & people ask: ‘The Hunks’…are they gay?

May 9, 2011

Share This week I received a few emails about ‘The Hunks’ TV show. They included questions about when and where it was filmed in Newquay. If you’ve not seen the show before it features the lives of 10 guys (Andy, Dom, Florian, Idris, Jamie, Marc, Sam, Samy, Sean and Vaughan) all holidaying together in Newquay. [...]

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‘The Hunks’ TV Show: 10 more vain ‘kooks’ holiday in Newquay?

May 3, 2011

Share Love em or hate em reality TV shows are everywhere these days, so its come as no big surprise a new one has been made in Newquay, and its called ‘The Hunks’. The show features 10 single guys (Andy, Dom, Florian, Idris, Jamie, Marc, Sam, Samy, Sean and Vaughan) aged from 18-30 who were [...]

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Surfing News Weekly Round Up – 3/5/2011

May 2, 2011

Share English Nationals Surf Competition Postponed Well the bad news this weekend in Newquay was that the English Nationals at Watergate Bay was cancelled due to poor surf. It would be fair to say that the surf picked up a bit towards Saturday afternoon but the morning conditions from Friday through to Monday were pretty [...]

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Finding Good Surf Shops in Newquay

April 12, 2011
Thumbnail image of map of Newquay

Share Finding a shop that sells a decent wetsuit or surfboard can be a tough task in many cities inland. Try buying a wetsuit and surfboard in Birmingham city centre and you’ll certainly have your work cut out. And when it comes to buying a wetsuit in particular, its important to be able to try [...]

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Justin Lee Collins Learns to Surf – Sky TV show

April 12, 2011

Share JLC becomes a pro -surfer? Well sort of! Some folks may have seen this when it was originally broadcast on Sky TV in 2009. Its Justin Lee Collins / JLC’s brave attempt to learn to surf from scratch and then enter a UK PST surf comp a few weeks later (having spent some time [...]

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Newquay Sunset – Over the Headland this time last year…

April 11, 2011

Share Below are some images of the Newquay Headland at exactly this time last year in 2010…We had a couple of pretty awesome sunsets this time last year and from memory the sea water was a fair bit warmer than it is this year…But hey, with a bit of luck it’ll soon warm up quickly [...]

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