Airborne
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| posted on 5-6-2004 at 15:57 |
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Croyde Blown Out?
I went to Croyde Bay on Bank Holiday Monday and immediately i went for a sponge. The waves were pretty good for bodyboarding, with a
fairly good wall and a nice break of left and rights. That surf session only lasted around 20 mins though 
Next morning i go to the beach only to find that the waves are below 2ft....more like around 6inches-1ft. And another thing, it was
really messy! Loads of white water. I was anything but stoked.
The next day (wednesday) i went in, the surf hadn't really improved apart from it had more power and still was messy, there was a
really big undercurrent as well! Then I got stitch so I came out anyway for a bit.
I just couldn’t believe my luck. I don’t live near the coast so I only get to bodyboard on holiday and rarely when I go to
the polluted area of Sutton-On-Sea. So, for about 2 months I’ve been sitting, watching the sick surf on the Croyde-Surf-Cam and
then the very week that I go to bodyboard, the moment I wait for all year and the surf and swell magically decides to stop and turn
sh***y! To make matters worse, there was a light onshore wind with hardly no speed anyway!
Why me? At least I got some better surf on Thursday….but it still wasn’t the well known surf Croyde Bay is famous for. I
nearly considered buying an atuna skimboard, but I thought I’d be rubbish at it. It sounds a bit dangerous.
So, does anyone else have any stories, surf sessions to moan or gloat about? What did people get up to this bank holiday surf wise?
Looking forward to your replies.
Cheers, Airborne.
P.S. does anyone know where I can find skimboard online tips/tuition? Eg. A website or something.
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Thodd
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I was catchin waves at abersoch on the bank holiday! not huge ones but a great deal of fun! and the waters warm!!! YYeeeHaaa! didn't
need gloves! and i've got a nice tan on my face! But the jelly fish were out in force.......bugger!
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rob
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i saw a jelly fish the other day!! horrible looking things!! needless to say i was soon out the water! (yeh yeh take the p*ss!!) it
was only a small one, but i've seen bigger that have been washed up on the beach which led me to believe that this little one's mom or
dad could be fast approaching my legs for a quick snack!
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Airborne
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I know what you mean! One year at Croyde the beach was full of 'em! Under the seaweed, floating in the water, on the
rocks...EVERYWHERE!
Luckily the full wetsuit mananges to stop them, but its not that nice when they float right next to your board and gently head towards
your leg!
That reminds me...at least it wasn't that great white shark that was supposedly seen near Baggy Point at Croyde Bay! 
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Thodd
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Registered: 14-11-2003 Location: Manchester Member Is Offline Mood: itchin to get wet!!!
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Jelly fish really are 'orrible creatures! useless in my opinion..... I know they must add to the eco-system in some way (like eating
algae or something) but lets face it... they generaly just get swept up onto your board or slap you in the face if a wave breaks.. and
then the little gits have the nerve to sting you! filthy beasts!
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