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Surfers from Devon...
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Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:39 amby wiiiiilllll
I live in plymouth and im pretty new to surfing. I was just wondering where the best beaches around here are coz ive only been to a few and im getting pissed off driving soo far each time i go.
Also...where do you look for surf forecasts?
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Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:41 amby fletcher
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Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:47 amby wiiiiilllll
cool thats a nice site...
found this pic on there...thought it looked cool
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Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:26 amby fletcher
yeah its cool pick
still its crowded to f**k
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Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:33 amby sinistapenguin
That looks like Saunton Sands and if it is, then that's not crowded!!
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Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:34 amby wiiiiilllll
all the surfers look like liiiiitle ants
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Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:37 amby wiiiiilllll
yeah it is saunton...i might go there sometime if i feel like a trip
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Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:40 amby sinistapenguin
If you ride a shortboard you may struggle - Saunton has really long rides, but they are not steep and pretty slow which makes it ideal for longboards and mini-mals.
I tried to surf there on my 6'6 shortboard a few times (my friends all had longboards) I caught about 2 waves in 4 hours and they had some of their best sessions.
Actually one time I met a guy in the lineup who took pity on me - he told me to go back to the car park, find his VW camper and get the mini-mal off the roof!
What a top bloke!
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Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:41 amby wiiiiilllll
ooh i should be okay there on my 7'10 mini mal then
haha... thats cool. I would share surfboards if i had a camper.
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Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:32 pmby Phil
saunton is my fav wave in the uk i love it really long peeling waves perfect for those long hang 5's i very rarely surf anywere else apart from a few secret spots when all else is blown out
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Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:07 pmby wiiiiilllll
any idea how long it would take to drive from plymouth to saunton?
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Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:11 pmby sinistapenguin
According to
http://www.theaa.com it would take 2hrs 12 minutes.
From Plymouth you're better off heading into Cornwall! Although looking at BeachWizard you've got a lot of breaks nearby - Bantham being a popular one.
Check out
http://www.beachwizard.com/beach.asp?country=England&beachid=1270
There are loads of spots there - also move west into cornwall and you'll have tons more.
Try getting a wave near Leamington Spa in the Midlands - it's a much harder task!
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Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:18 pmby little waves
found this pic on there...thought it looked cool
WHOA!!! talk about a crowded line-up!
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Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:23 pmby wiiiiilllll
i havnt surfed any of the local beaches yet coz everytime i have tried to they have been flat
I read on a website that bantham is one of the most consistant breaks in south devon...ive never seen anything good there so maybe they meant consistantly bad.
I usually go over to perranporth...its an easy drive so im not too bothered and its a nice beach anyway. I might have a look at penhale point next time im there.
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Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:56 pmby Phil
add an hour to get through banstaple
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Fri Aug 26, 2005 12:48 amby Broosta
Saunton
- Shortboarder hell!
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Fri Aug 26, 2005 2:36 amby calisurfer
i wud never be able to surf there it wud make me cry
at the site of how many people
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Fri Aug 26, 2005 8:28 amby Phil
it very rarely gets that crowded ive only seen it like that a few times and ive been surfing it for over 2 years now its quite easy to get the line up allto your self even in the summer, with a bit of size to the sets it allways thins out the crowed
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Fri Aug 26, 2005 9:06 amby sinistapenguin
I bet if they'd taken a picture around the point at Croyde it would have been twice as bad!!
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Fri Aug 26, 2005 11:09 amby PapaW
Thats a winter crowd by the way ....