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[pault]

Sounds like a torrid session Thaya I bitten sand many a time when just going over the crest of a wave and it breaks, certainly gives a beating, but makes you all the more determined.

Chin up though, you know the next session will be epic, you'll be craving the place up

I managed to get out on sunday at Tynemouth, it was only 2ft but it's better than nothing. I also found out how unforgiving surfing can be. The last time I was in was Christmas and I did alright, but this time I just couldn't get to my feet, well for more than 2 seconds. It Felt like I was back to square one.

But hey loved being out in the water, even though it kicked my arse Roll on the next session.

[drowningbitbybit]

At one point I did actually think that I was completely insane as the shoredump was higher than me, so I turned back, sat down and watched it for another 10 mins.

Then I decided that having just driven 50mins and got into my wetsuit I may as well give it a go... after all, all the blokes out back were having a blast.

I drove two and a half hours to k-bay yesterday, sat and watched it for two hours, discussed the options with some locals, then accepted (as I'd known two hours earlier) that it was death in there over the reefs, and it was time to go home.

Disappointed, but very much alive, I drove two and a half hours home.


Now, trying not to moralise or sound a smug flesher, but - Get rid of the immortality complex and realise that the ocean doesnt care and you'll drown if you go out in conditions you cant handle. Sometimes you have to walk away. Lecture over.

Give it a little while, maybe wait until its a warm spring day when its fun rather than scary, and get back in there.

And pick somewhere without a beachdump. They hurt.

[thaya]

Now, trying not to moralise or sound a smug flesher, but - Get rid of the immortality complex and realise that the ocean doesnt care and you'll drown if you go out in conditions you cant handle. Sometimes you have to walk away. Lecture over.

Lesson very much learnt

*hangs head in shame and shudders as she recollects the experience*

[essex sucks]

haha glad i did not go now then was it that bad

[Phil]

got in at bantham today nice head high peeling waves just a shame at the amount of snaking and droping in that was going on

[Milo]

Went to boscombe on sunday, i found that hard going.

[Dec]

Waist high clean and hollow!


(I retract all statements I made about small waves) I am really desperate here!! It's ridiculous...this is the first wave that is catchable in like 4 months!

[Adrenaline Fueled]

Glad your ok thaya, sounded mega nasty!

Had a great day at New Quay, Wales on saturday. There was a great vibe in the water, everyone was chatting and sharing waves. Sets were coming up to around head height, and had a few fun waves. Still happily stoked, even though I'm in work

[sal]

I retract all statements I made about small waves) I am really desperate here!!!

Hahahaha fleshin' ha!

[Phil]

Waist high clean and hollow!


(I retract all statements I made about small waves) I am really desperate here!! It's ridiculous...

if only we could have signitures on the forums i think this one would be mine, never gonna let you forget this Dec

[Stone Fox]

Unfortunately my bad shoulder said "no" and had no strength to go anywhere very fast.sly meaning NO)

Surely if you don't wait for your shoulder to heal fully then you risk damaging it further?

and he walked off (men eh ).

<sighs> Women.

Learn to tell the truth. If you're not alright SAY SO!

Sorry to hear you had a bad day out though. Better luck next time.

[thaya]

[<sighs> Women.

Learn to tell the truth. If you're not alright SAY SO!

Well I couldn't exactly say (whilst crying uncontrollably) "no I'm not ok, I nearly died out there, I actually can't move, i can barely see or hear you and I might just need an ambulance in a few secs as I'm blacking out" now could I? What would he have done (other than leg it very quickly)?????

AND... besides it was totally obvious that I wasn't ok and that I was just being polite because I didn't want to freak the guy out (especially as he was holding his poor board in two pieces and had enough to deal with).

i wish men were more perceptive

[Dec]

Ok well..there is desperate as in...ooh I will go out in waist high because it's fun with friends or (for me) i haven't surfed in 4 months..anything is good.


But may i remind you of Hawaii?

Ps. Dbbb...Love the name

[surferdude_scarborough]

mm south bay scarborough this morning. sets up to about head high n offshore breezes. was a bit fat n lacked power so i struggled to catch waves on my shortboard. had a blast after i pulled out the funboard though got some amazing waves!!! ill post pics when i figure out how to get them from my phone to my computer.

[essex sucks]

good at cromer 2ft too 4ft good fun waves

[Brian]

last week, I surfed ridiculously sucky crappy 4 footish waves, got barreled then absolutely wasted...washing machined right into a shallow sand bank, good thing is, that i have a little war wound now (something to brag about )..then on another wave went over the falls and had my board spear me in the side...

going surfing today, but will probably be butt crowded, damn public holiday long weekends..

[libby]

Got out at Runton again today, was absoloutley freezing! Hood purchase imminent me thinks

Popping up no problem most of the time again today but went to paddle out to catch some green waves but bottled it as there were some quite big sets coming through (well for me, i'm sure Dec wouldnt even consider them surfable) and the wind was howling and it was all a bit choppy and messy. Got some good pictures of the guys i was surfing with though- yey!!

Am nice and toastie and warm now and very sleepy. Best feeling in the world

[Ellie]

mm south bay scarborough this morning. sets up to about head high n offshore breezes

Yum!! I'm very jealous.

Hope it holds till tomorrow when me and Sean are off to Cayton!

PS. I think tis now time for me to invest in something more substantial than a 3/2....if you don't hear from me again its cos I've become an iceberg in the North Sea.....Sean will send his love to you all memory of me

[surferdude_scarborough]

I think tis now time for me to invest in something more substantial than a 3/2

er yeah

[northswell]

I think tis now time for me to invest in something more substantial than a 3/2

er yeah

I'm further north tomorrow, but yer gonna freeze, hoping to check a few reefs out in the NE, a day of surf and few crowds, yipeeee