what do you think of cornwall

by **nick long** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 6:30 pm

i am a beginer to surfin and have never surfed outside of cornwall apart for one time in france before

and i was wanderin what do you think of cornwall

by **k mac** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 7:23 pm

i love the beach .the sun the surf just i moved here in the summer hols and i wa lovin it untill i got to skool an discoverd what LOCALISM really is but i can hold my own and havent taken any real s**t off them but i had 4-5weeks none talkin to me and dirty looks and even teachers a little bit funny with me imr upcountry!its the 6 skool ive been to and the the most dam hardest to get accepted by the people there any way onthe whole it aint that bad !

by **k mac** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 7:27 pm

oh i forgot to say are you still at skool ? if so living in hemoor do you go Mounts Bay (where i go evil place ) or Humprey Davey (chilled out kinda place decent atmosphere) - k mac private message me if you can

by **nick long** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 7:51 pm

as it happens i am still in school and i fo to mounts bay to (nice place)

who would want to go to humphy davy (s**t whole) lol

what year are you in
im in year 10

by **k mac** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 8:02 pm

erm bit of a coincedence me at mounts bay year 10 i tink you must be in the other half of the year !!! and i aint bin there a whole lot of time any way ill get your msn or pm or somat
finally someone my age who surfs and goes my schol im glad im already sat down !!

by **nick long** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 8:29 pm

i didn't even know that there was you a new surfer tlkin to me and i didn't even know you surfed or you went my school

by **PapaW** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 9:38 pm

Not gong to vote at all...

It would be better to hav an additinal option as being 'overrated' Which it is!

Just cause its more consistant than other areas everyone thinks it amazing. Sure its got some good spots that produce nice waves. If everywhere was as consistant as cornwall then it would proberly be a fair way down the list in UK terms.

by **nick long** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 10:57 am

were do you like to surf? because if there is anywhere better than cornwall then i want to know about it and only if it is the uk

thks

by **PapaW** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 1:42 pm

I come from Woolacombe area hence the name... Surfed all over the southwest, north and west coast

Done some in Scotland, not ventured to east coast yet.. done south wales but its north wales that i'v explored the most. There are so many spots that under the right condidions produce some of the most amazing waves i've seen. Its just so unfortunate that ireland is in the way all the time! less consistant.

I'm not saying cornwal has bad surf cause it doesn't.. it gets loads of swell. I jsut feel many of its breaks are overrated.

by **k mac** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 5:40 pm

Im hearing you there , ive heard of plenty of people about scotland and even ireland and many other breaks other than cornwall , i think like you said its just the consistency of the place (aloutgh i beg to differ over the last few of weekends ) also the warm waters compared to every where else in england and the popular with tourists who all go to the surf schools here and rave on about how its the best place ever and wear i luv kernow tshirts and baseball caps ,and then go get a bumber sticker with the flag on it and then the final insult to all the cornish out there buy up houses and only live in them 2 months a year and maby even rent them out to people for holiday lets therefore pushing up the price of houses here and a cheap affordable house is no longer possible :evil:

anyway went a little of tangent there but hey the surfs still better than back in Manchester (NEAREST BEACH BEING BLACKPOOL )

by **surferdude_scarborough** » Sat Nov 27, 2004 9:01 pm

ive liked the time ive spent in cornwall however i cant really get there less often than id like but its always been a bit too crowded for me. i like the east coast better very nearly as consistant n less crowds n good breaks!

by **nick long** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 11:22 am

it aint always that crowded you should come for a surf some time in gudrievy it can get to 11 foot which is a nice size

by **Phil** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 2:22 pm

overrated ????

never it has such a varity of breaks from point breaks to beach breaks reefs its probably one of the most consistent places in the uk and at this time of year the south cost can work as well so theres nearly allways some were you can score i decent cleanish wave plus the waters also pretty warm

i wouldnt say it was overated at all

by **nick long** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 4:38 pm

and neither would i

i don't think anyone can say it is overated seeing though everyone knows were it is and knows what it is like

IT AINT OVERATED!!!!!! ITS AMAZING

by **PapaW** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 4:41 pm

Phil wrote:overrated ????

never it has such a varity of breaks from point breaks to beach breaks reefs its probably one of the most consistent places in the uk and at this time of year the south cost can work as well so theres nearly allways some were you can score i decent cleanish wave plus the waters also pretty warm

i wouldnt say it was overated at all

Please re-read my post as to why I feel its overrated.... You seem to have missed the point. Its only like that cause of its consistancy... If other areas of the UK had the same consistancy that the SW & Cornwal gets cornwal would be just another place to surf with a few amazing breaks.

by **nick long** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 4:55 pm

i suppose but it still has amazing surf

by **Phil** » Sun Nov 28, 2004 5:01 pm

its overrated becuse its consitently good that makes no sence what so ever mate

by **PapaW** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 9:38 am

No the breaks that are there.... are overrated. You can find the same if not better setups, esp reefs elsewhere in the UK.If you go looking ;)

Anyway I'm done trying to put my view accross, I'm not saying your wrong just that how I feel.

by **nick long** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 5:16 pm

i have had enough of your view anyway
you may think it is just another place to surf but a lot of people will disagree with you and say it has amazin surf even if it don't show it on the poll question because i know a lot of cornish surfers

thks for your view anyway

by **PapaW** » Mon Nov 29, 2004 8:30 pm

Aiite fair enough and I appreciate your open mindness to ther peoples opinions! :D