Surfing the web
Surfing has become more mainstream than ever before. Surfing is barging into popular culture and knocking football off its top spot as a sport people desire to master and excel at. Images of surfing can be found now on adverts for new shopping centres - see St Austell’s White River complex, and even adverts on [...]
World Tour and fun in the surf
Last night we had a great BBQ, and a great day watching the ASP World Tour. It’s all systems go for the Tour. We have been at the beach surfing alongside the pro’s, and watching them at Hossegor in the comp. We are off to Biarritz today to surf and hang out. It’s great weather [...]
Heavy rain and thunderstorms, weather clearing
It was rain, rain, rain last night. About 1 inch of rain fell overnight accompanied by thunder and lightning. Luckily in our camp we have pitched our tents on a higher piece of ground, so we are dry. There are some tents by the lac which were floating around this morning! Nightmare for them! We [...]
Bonjour to the ASP World Tour
Had a great day today enjoying the sunshine. The surf was a bit blown out this morning, but the beach was hot and lovely. Going down to Capbreton this evening for a sunset surf as it’s more sheltered there for our learners. It was about 4ft here in Bourdaines today.
The World Tour bandwagon has arrived [...]
3ft and clean
Yesterday it was bigger surf on our stretch of beach, and all along the coast here, so we headed down to Capbreton to surf by the harbour. This is a more sheltered spot and we all got some good waves.
This morning we woke up early for a proper dawny, and we were rewarded with 3ft [...]
Set up camp, then straight to the surf!
We arrived at the Camp about 3pm on Tuesday afternoon and set up our marquee and tents. Then we headed straight for the surf. It was small, about 1-2 foot and a little onshore, but great to surf in warms seas so we had some good waves. The weather is hot and lovely; South West France is [...]
France surf trip 2009 starts here!
This morning, (a particularly dark and drizzly morning in Cornwall) we set off on our next surf adventure to France. Driving through the English lanes and motorways to Portsmouth in the cool air, it was hard to imagine that in less than 24 hours we’ll be surfing in the warm seas of South West France. [...]
2 weeks till our France Surf Holiday!!!!
It’s only 2 weeks to go till our France Surf Holiday!!! Check out the France galleries for pictures of previous surf holidays in France.
Check out the Seignosse webcam for a view of the amazing golden sandy beaches, and stats on current air and water temperatures in South West France. Way better than the UK!
If you’d [...]
Quiksilver Surf Showdown - August Bank Holiday weekend
The Quiksilver Surf Showdown at Fistral Beach, Newquay will take place over the August bank holiday weekend; the 29th and 30th of August.
It’s an innovative idea that sees 2 staff from each of the chosen UK & Ireland’s surf shops paired with 2 surfers from the UK’s finest 16 pro’s. These 8 teams will then [...]
Escape the rain!
Why not head to France in September with our French Surf Trip. Enjoy surfing in warm seas, hot sunny days, miles and miles of beautiful sandy beaches, and great surf. What more could you want?
It was 32C at midday on the beach! Fantastic! And its still a balmy 26C at 3:30pm. Paradise!
See the Seignosse live [...]
