Category Archives: Surf

One to one surf lessons in Newquay

I wanted to let you all know that I am offering one-to-one surf coaching and video analysis for developing and intermediate surfers in the Newquay area. Most people have an enjoyable introduction to surfing in a group lesson on a foam … Continue reading

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Total Immersion: A Cornish kitesurfing holiday

I am delighted announce the details of Total Immersion, a trip designed to take you away from it all so you can concentrate purely on your kitesurfing at the best locations around Cornwall. Continue reading

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Big Wave Boot Camp: “Am I ready for it?”

***Scroll down for a video of surfing the Cribbar and other bombs around Newquay!*** As you may know, Rob Small and I are running the Big Wave Boot Camp weekend on 13th-14th April at Crantock Beach, Cornwall. The event has … Continue reading

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GoPro 3 1080 60fps wide video mode

That headline doesn’t make much sense unless you are an aficionado of the little silver box of wonders called the GoPro Hero camera. If you have a GoPro, you’ll know that 60fps means you can slow your video playback down … Continue reading

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The Four Lensmen of the Kernow-pocalypse Pt 1: Wilky

This winter has been a belter so far, but a while back I sold my GoPro 2 so haven’t been able to capture things in the usual way. Far more handily though, I’ve been enjoying knocking about with four supreme … Continue reading

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Danger never takes a day off!

Added a few items to the kit locker for the one to one lessons that I run. What we have here are O’Neill buoyancy aid impact jackets, Gath surf helmets with removeable ear pieces, rescue tube for the obvious, Gul … Continue reading

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Big Wave Boot Camp #BWBC

I am delighted to announce the surfer’s Big Wave Boot Camp, a practical approach to surfing big (or bigger) waves with a European focus. This course combines ocean based and indoor training to help you ‘step up’ to meet the challenges … Continue reading

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Is the Newquay Bay really that bad a place to surf?

The Gay Bay, The Nay-Bay, Poofter’s Patch, these are just some of the terms of affection people-who-surf call the Newquay Bay, in fact my great mate Smiler, after I asked him if he wanted to surf there, replied ‘I’d rather … Continue reading

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Surf Sanctuary Ocean Confidence Course

 Hi crew, well I’ve been training and racking up the hours in the sea as usual, getting in and out of all sorts of scrapes, helping the odd person out here and there, reading and researching and learning about how … Continue reading

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With your cold bare hands

Yesterday, the Cribbar was very much awake. Swell conditions were perfect: 1.8m at 16 seconds which combined with 18 degrees of sunshine meant the Towan Headland was packed with hundreds spectators waiting to see a bunch of surfers drop into some … Continue reading

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