August Bank Holiday Weekend…

Cold √

Wet √

Windy √

Blown out junk √

Must be August Bank Holiday

Sunrise over Lundy

Amazing sunrise this morning, fog on the roads but clear at the coast, perfect 6am surf on Fish Simmons, wish I wasn't so paranoid about smashing it up, amazing combination of speed and agility. Carving turns and easy paddling, doesn't get much better… would surf it every day if it wasn't for the crowds. Like getting out a bottle of vintage port once in a while, really makes you appreciate the finer things in life. Roll on Autumn swells…

Summer peelers

Great week of dawnies last week of July, August seems to have gone flat and wet so far… seems the usual monsoon season has started… fingers crossed for some Hurricane action soon.

Nuuhiwa

Super Sunday session yesterday, late afternoon 2ft peelers. Great fun with friends not too busy, good times.

Website work going great guns so should be ready by the end of the month surf willing, lot's of new fins in the pipe too.

It's all good.

Photo JoJo

Got myself a Telephoto lens for my iPhone, bit of fun but I'm sure will be the lofi choice of auteur photographers in about 20 years time… this was taken from the cliff at low tide. 

You get a lens, tripod and iPhone cover all for $30'ish.

Photo JoJo.

We have had dense fog and bright sun this week, some stormy weather on the way. Tried my 3/2 over the last few days, still too bloody cold, dumped the hood and gloves though, won't be too long till it gets warmer, please?! Get some whilst you can…

Luxury Skip (not a Frye)…

Luxury for sale at PZ… spotted by Mr Surfy. Don't forget to support your local surfer/pancake maker from next week far superior to any other vendors in the locale.

What happened to the fog horns?

A week of fog and sea mist down here, spooky surf on Monday, 4-5ft glassy with 50yd visibility, not clever really and slightly disconcerting to say the least. Still fun though.

New website on track and should be launched in a few weeks, assuming my real day job doesn't get in the way, should be good, easier to use and bit more informative. That's the plan…

Should have mentioned this ages ago but we are happy, ney proud to help along a few great loggers down here with a few bits of finnage, big thanks to James, Matt and Josh, good luck this year with everything… you can follow their progress on their blogs, see the links bar >>

February Weekend II

The day before however was log heaven and the sun shone, shirt sleeves and smilie faces…

Last day of January… Hello February

Some beauty for the last day of January, seems to have warmed up a bit this first day of February, doubtless due to the front coming this way, batten down the hatches for the weekend. Time to plan some mischief…

Icy beaches…

Brrrr… thought we had had the last of the cold… apparently not, frigid!

Might have spoken too soon on the wave front, seems to have gone flat… pfft

Super low tide revealed all of the reefs at Seaton on Sunday and a few micro peelers looking lush for Action Man sized surfers. Time to plan for Spring!

And here's hoping for some more swell…

Week of the 17th Jan

Well that was a week to remember, best one so far in 2011, mind you that is not saying too much now. After the big weekend things settled down with some clean conditions throughout the week. Managed to get in on all but two days.

Sale has now finished… seems money is a bit tight out there, Loose Fit seem to be scaling back their operations a sign of the times? Hope not…

Keep calm… Slide on!

Big thaw…

Nice to get in so often over Christmas, hope you all managed to get some.

Sale starts on 4th January with 20% off everything, all the usual stock, no exceptions. Might even do free shipping if I can figure out how to apply that in the shopping cart, failing that a free bar of wax might be a better idea. Anyway bargains to be had and no vat increase at all in 2011. Got a feeling it going to be a tough old year so I think we all need a helping hand.

Keep calm and Slide on…

Bude'iful Day

Had another great day at the Jumble yesterday, always a hoot.

Great to see Chris Nelson with his new book (Cold Water Souls) and Martin Dorey with his book (Camper Van Cookbook) both perfect Christmas presents for a friend, check them out, both lovely fellers also!

Big shout out to Shane (Tea Appreciation Society), John from Revolver, Rob from Slide 65, Rob from Royal, James Parry top chap, finally met up with CP (Adventures in Trim) and Lee, big thanks to Cai (Gul Bude) for organising it all… oh and all the great customers who came along and made it a blast, oh and a little message to the tea leaves who made off with some wax buddies and wax, shame on you, and there were some £100 Skip Frye fins sat next to the wax, doh! another career choice maybe?

Great crack and here's to the next one!

Finally a few waves…

Not a massive pulse of swell, only lasted a few days on the North coast but very very welcome indeed after a few weeks of drought. Can't begin to describe the fun I had on a new board, grinning from ear to ear after three hours of frosty fun. Can't wait to get some bigger waves on the speed machine!

Don't forget it's the Gul Bude Surf Jumble this Saturday, if you need any fins just give us a shout, cheap and no delivery, see you there!

Rainbow sanded landed…

Box of sanded fine'ness arrived yesterday, Andreini A Flex and Cruisers from Rainbow, full of flex and ready to go. On the site Monday.

It's officially cold…

Just for the record, boots were worn for the first time on 30th October, winter suit is out of mothballs and ready for action. For some reason I'm not looking forward to the cold even more this year, maybe it's the fourth terrible Summer in a row, anyway can't put off the inevitable, stiff upper lip and all that.

Pretty great waves for Halloween, but now looks pretty poor the the week or so ahead.

Last few days of sale…

Last few days of the stealth sale, 15% off everything until the end of the month, no more reminders, just get on it! Type 'swell' into the voucher box at checkout. Next sale will be January… maybe… possibly… or February depends on how things go, you know if we have a major rush before Christmas, might be Feb, we'll let you know, over and out.

Lil' Piggy

Have been super lucky to have the loan of a Michel Junod Pignar (much thanks Mr I). I was quietly sceptical when I pulled it out of the bag, although it is decorated with some awe inspiring art by T Moe, it seemed pretty old school in terms of it's shaping. Now I'm no brilliant snake hipped, surf stylist but I was pleasantly surprised how *user friendly it was, only tried it in knee high snappers so far but paddles really well, catches waves so easily and turns great, stable and holds with a big old D. All contrary to what I had expected on first impression, Michel knows his onions, no doubt about that.

Need a few more sessions to get a better idea in some bigger stuff, hell, who knows I might even get near the nose :)

I wish boards weren't so bloody tempting… get under your skin they do, might have to get myself one from Michel, better start saving.

http://www.surfboardsbymicheljunod.com/

*Sorry couldn't think of a more 'rad' expression, pitiful I know.

Half term hoardes

Seems to get busier and busier during half term in October, nearly as crowded as August bank holiday, in the water at least. Great to see so many people having fun in the water, no really it is.

October wave count has been disappointing so far, makes September seem epic. Let's hope we have some more fun ones soon.