Surfing Waves

does anyone else not like surfing when its really windy?? I've only been out once in the wind, it was about 25-30mph and I really struggled to even get my board in the water, then spent most of the time paddling around to stop myself being blown down the beach!

But I feel guilty when there's swell and I don't want to go cos of the wind!!

Ellie wrote:I've only been out once in the wind, it was about 25-30mph

30mph winds? Surfing?

Nope, time for the pub. Or at least finding a more sheltered spot.

drowningbitbybit wrote:

Ellie wrote:I've only been out once in the wind, it was about 25-30mph

30mph winds? Surfing?

Nope, time for the pub. Or at least finding a more sheltered spot.

WRONG! time to go windsurfing!

oh and kitey will tell you it's time to go kitesurfing... ignore him.. he makes pink surfboards

No i prefer to go kitesurfing when it's 45 knots!








KS

Yeah - no point in paddling out if it's all just windchop.

el_timmo wrote:

drowningbitbybit wrote:

Ellie wrote:I've only been out once in the wind, it was about 25-30mph

30mph winds? Surfing?

Nope, time for the pub. Or at least finding a more sheltered spot.

WRONG! time to go windsurfing!

oh and kitey will tell you it's time to go kitesurfing... ignore him.. he makes pink surfboards

It's gonna get up to 70mph up in tynemouth this weekend, pub is deff best option...

and what's wrong with pink surf boards? mine is pink!!!

Just ignore tim he's pinkophobic!

nobody likes to surf when is windy, i guess...
it's not so fun, you get tired and your board could be a dangerous element when you fall..and usually the sea is all messy...

i surf when its windy, otherwise id miss the whole winter. Different wind directions make the difference if you can find some sheltered spots, and some places dont get affected as badly by the wind, theres plenty of places here which get spoilt if theres the slightest breeze, but theres other places which break fine even in howling onshore gales, its just a matter of local knowledge

kitesurfer wrote:Just ignore tim he's pinkophobic!

I'm not pinkophobic..... I am just not a fan of the pink lifestyle. I mean, some of my best friends are pink, and I think they're cool! Honest!

nice pics by the way kitey... great conditions

[quote="el_timmo"]I'm not pinkophobic..... quote]

But I am! It's the worst colour ever invented! Truly horrible! And I just can't understand why it's always women of 'epic proportions' (ok, fat!) who feel the need to wear it, do they WANT to look like a giant marshmallow or what?!

Sorry, rant over! what can i say?....it's quarter to five on a friday and i'm sooooooo ready to go home!

I love pink! Not cos im a particularly girly girl but just cos its nice and fun!

I'm not pinkophobic..... I am just not a fan of the pink lifestyle. I mean, some of my best friends are pink, and I think they're cool! Honest!

...lmao .. quality bro hehehe

on the surfing in winds Ellie .. my first year was spent in white waters on the windiest of days thanks to my bro's annoying ability to pick the worst blown out days poss' to try and teach me to surf !! i guess if youve no choice then any time in the liquid is good time but for the most part .. " hit the pub instead of the beach "

Thanks very much guys - nice to know I'm not the only one who thinks 'pub'!! Don't mind a bit of wind, but its a steep walk down a cliff at Cayton and the thought of whacking my board on the railings if the wind catches it gives me the heebie-jeebies!

Libby wrote:I love pink! Not cos im a particularly girly girl but just cos its nice and fun!

Judging by the pic in your avatar, I'd say you at least look like a very girly girl. Which aint a bad thing at all.

I think she looks like a Ninja

Nah im not really, bit too lazy to be a really girly girl!