tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30898502010-04-05T15:50:03.210+01:00Day to day [?] log of the personal surfing exploits and relavant happenings of a middle aged UK surferwollockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12554293572962345079noreply@blogger.comBlogger202125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3089850.post-13948232141397880812010-04-05T15:38:00.002+01:002010-04-05T15:50:03.222+01:00

I had wondered whether Satdee may produce a good enough wave on the south coast, and a lunchtime text from Gav confirmed this suspicion.A quick decision was made and after bundling Suz into the van to offset a potential afternoon nap on her part; off we set.En route I'd resigned myself to the possibility that my phone; and hence further comms with Gav; had been left at home. But, having found a

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Quite a fortnight when you think about it. The Assessment at the NSS went OK but I knew deep down that one or two others there were more suited to the nature of the role(s) on offer. That I haven't heard anymore hasn't come as a surprise.Two days later I went for another interview at West Country Fruit nr to Falmouth. This meant having to turn down some 6 weeks worth of work for a builder in

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A double century of posts is reached and the news is mixed.Parky came, saw, liked but went away on Sunday morning without a surf to remember. It had promised much from the forecasts all week, and looked as if it would deliver as we suited up overlooking Gwithian around 4pm on Saturday.The tide had turned an hour or so before and there looked to be some waves to be had judging by the clean lines

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The Parkster will be on tour this weekend and has added an extra date to the schedule on Satdee; an afternoon surf in West Cornwall & overnite stop at Troon.

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Having opted not to have a look at Gwithian yesterday, I just couldn't resist this morning with a light SE and some swell still showing. Lobbed in the still wet from Monday togs into Boris and headed towards the National Trust car park at Godrevy around 10.30. On arrival, there was a clean 2-3' wave to play with although I did wonder if it may drop off some as the tide flooded (it did). Haste was

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Two sessions to report since last post.With a light WNW breeze dropping off as Saturday afternoon drew to a close, I made the snap decision to head over to Gwithian to try and work on the confidence thing from Thursday. I'd been there in the morning on the ebb to walk the hound and seen a usable 2-3' wave if a bit choppy and a similar scene greeted me.No great shakes, but in fading light I did

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Missed out on last weekends' swell..or was it the week before? Time seems to flow differently down here ;o)Did though manage to get in at a near perfect looking Pete's yesterday around 4pm for an hour or so with Gav. Wasn't the greatest session personally as this dip in form continues which is now starting to bug. The early trashing by a larger set didn't help; setting me up as it did for a

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Ooops. 48 hours after the event but I can at least plead mitigating circumstances.I did ultimately head to Praa on Saturday afternoon with Suz and the hound; this time in plenty of time before dark!On arrival we found a clean wave for sure with plenty of plumes of spray coming off the tops, although it did look a bit closey. Low tide here can often produce this effect by all accounts and from the

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There I was yesterday afternoon around 3.30 minding my own business when in comes a text from Gav the equivalent of a maritime maroon being launched. I'd been keeping an eye on Magic Seaweed for the north n south coasts and the signs were promising not only for the (then) present, but for several days to come. The wind locally though had deterred me from venturing Gwith-wards and, with the time

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Having missed out yesterday on meeting up with Gavin at a certain spot near to PZ that rarely works, I received another text this morning saying it was still working today; could I get?Well it'd have been rude not to and, having sussed it out yesterday anyway, a quick light lunch was had before scraping off the layers of ice off Boris's windscreen. We hooked up at said spot a little after 1.15

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For those that may not be aware, Suz and me have finally cracked it and have now got ourselves moved west. In the end the deed was done in a rush over the 25th-26th November when our buyers had a fit of the vapours quite un-necessarily, threatening to pull the plug if we didn't complete on the Wednesday. As it was we managed a bug free move courtesy of Affordable Removals of Lincoln and, having

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It's not often that I could come back from Cornwall having had six consectutive days of good swell, offshore breezes, lovely autumnal weather and a major dolphin experience and yet with my mind occupied by other more exciting things. This then is the exception!We haven't afawk tempted fate yet, but it looks as if we may have cracked it on the moving west front. Having spread the net wide to begin

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Could this be it? Could Suz and me finally be on our way to Kernow? I think we can be excused for thinking so after a quite extraordinary month. The day after I last posted here, our property was officially launched onto the market for what for us felt like a potentially fruitless latest attempt. Within 45 minutes of the sign being erected, the estate agent had already been in contact for a first

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The unthinkable has happened...Ems has a wettie and bodyboard! Having categorically stated in the past that she'd never ever be seen in one, let alone get into the sea; it was announced via text a couple of days back that this situation had reversed completely. Good for you girl, and well done to Ben in opening the lass's eyes to the joys of the waves!

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Well, Jnr has just picked up his board and wettie in readiness for his and Ems' week in North Cornwall. Looks as if he will have some waves on offer for most of the time down there; if of varying quality. Just wish we could be there as well, only circumstance doesn't allow on this occasion. They're due to set off in the early hours to try and miss the bottleneck at Bristol en route to the digs at

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Over the years it seems that Spring really does usher in new beginnings, particularly in recent times, around mid May. This weekend just passed has only added to that feeling/observation, with Ben (and of course Ems) flying from the roost and bringing to some sort of conclusion an era that began nearly 19 years ago; nearer 20 if you take it back to the womb!It has been on the cards for some time

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Have added a link above to the Stadium for Cornwall website to promote a cause that is dear to my heart. The Duchy is one region in the British Isles that lacks a top notch sporting venue that can host national or even international events. For an area that is rich in sporting history and produces many fine athletes this simply has to change. The Stadium for Cornwall website provides the hub for

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Have installed a revamped swellchaser with one or two minor revisions to follow shortly. Hope you like...

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This blog is rapidly (or not!) just becoming a Quarterly feature isn't it?! Can't be helped of course and certainly isn't aided by opportunity to surf here in the east..for me personally at least I did actually venture back over to Sandilands early in March iirc, but the session and conditions were so poor for a variety of reasons, that I just didn't bother posting details. The rot though did

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Not for the first time in recent years a lack of surfing opportunity leads to the neglect of this blog and gives the impression that I have given up on my surfing and my dreams. Well I'm here to tell you the reader, here and now, that both couldn't be further from the truth!OK, so yesterday was the first time that I'd donned a wetsuit since mid September and enjoyed an hour and a half of 2-3'

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continued from posting 16-9-08 below...........Maybe Widdy (Friday 5th) would be worth a peep on our way back. You bet yer granny on it...it was brewing nicely.....Upon pulling into the car park around 4.15 it was clear there was something very interesting brewing. What little breeze there was, was offshore, and looked to be dropping completely; and as for the swell well. It was as clean as you'd

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It's fair to say that the journey back from Cornwall on Saturday was a tad morose as ever it is, though perhaps with extra reason(s).Dependant on holiday allocation for (now) Ben and his laydee of course. And notwithstanding the slim possibility that maybe; just maybe, Suz and me can at last get the Show on the Road and take advantage (if there is any!) of the 12 month window on Stamp Duty and

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I'll post a full report on our trip tomorrow sometime with any luck. Suffice to say we got back on Saturday night already 'down' from having to return (let alone a day before we could have!) only to be greeted with a problem with the car which put a spanner in the works; particularly as it was needed by Ben to start his apprenticeship on Monday. That and one or two other niggles which did little

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Barring the mowing of the grass (extra crop to allow for 2 week absence) the chores and loose ends seem to be completed which means....I can now load up a cleaned out Boris and get in a more desirable mood. A late call on Wednesday night scuppered any plans to do it yesterday, but then work can never be turned away..can it??Either way, the prospect of a mellow if small longboard wave to greet our

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The countdown begins around now for our latest Cornish adventure. Just as well considering there haven't been any surfing opportunities this way since last I posted. The boards are already in the van (well they live there as a rule anyway) but the main packing will be done during the day on Friday. Also considering whether to take Ben's minimal as a third board for a bit of fun.Whatever happens,

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