Gwithian / Godrevy area. Occasionally suring Porthmeor at St Ives and Hawks Point if it massive and SW. South coast usually Perranuthnoe, Praa Sands, Penzance (when massive) and a few other spots I'd prefer not to mention!!!
Favourites Spots:
Gwithian / Godrevy - My home break. Lahinch (in Ireland) and its surrounding breaks are cool too.
My Biggest Wave:
Double Overhead
Prefered Wave Size:
Shoulder-High
Favourite Type of Spot:
Right Pointbreak; Right Reef; Beach Break; Left Pointbreak; Left Reef
Prefered Tricks:
Drop In; Bottom Turn; Top Turn; Roller Frontside; Roller Backside; Tube; Cutback; Rondhouse Cutback; Snap; Layback; Floater; Long Wall; Hang Five; Hang Ten
My Best Ever Session:
Had too many recently to remember. Have been longboarding so much recently that many best sessions are back to back. Had a sweet session a few weeks back (beginning/mid October). Perfect rights and lefts at Gwithers, lowish tide, off-shore glass early evening and just a few friends out on our favorite peak. Linking up moves on every wave and pushing the longboard limits
Biggest Fear or Wipe out:
Biggest fear - Heights. So clambering down the greasy cliff at Gwithers is not my favorite thing to do before getting we - but it gets the adrenaline running nice and early!
Worst wipe-out - 2 years ago, hung over and under gunned. Took out a 6'3" in almost double over head. Was ok to start but missed a set wave and took the rest on the head. Was dragged over Gillock rocks at Gwithian/Godrevy - bumped and bruised, swallowed loads of water and ripped my suit. Went home and picked up a bigger board and tried again (a little further down the beach at Peters Point (a fave spot) and scored nice over head surf.
Favourite Surfers:
Mark Occhilupo - My hero!
My Local Surf Club:
Hayle Surf Lifesaving Club
Most Recent Contest Date:
05/10/2006
Most Recent Contest:
Three C surf comp (Cornwall College Corp). Was an organiser, judge and contestant. Got knocked out in round 1!!!
My Quiver
All about my boards !
Board 1
Shape:
Longboard
Fins:
3- Thrusther
Shaper:
Mark
Size x Width x Thickness:
9'1" x 21.5 x 2.25
Condition:
Still Sexy
Make and Technology:
Progressive longboard for my pogression (or regression) into longboarding from short boarding. This is my first longboard, made to measure but not much cop for noseriding. So I bought a Turbo Tunnel fin which is awsome! FCS trailing fins, concave and V through the fins
Tail:
squash
Bottom:
Vee; Concave
Type of Fins:
Box and FCS Side fins + Turbo Tunnel
Rails, Specifics:
Nice hard rails around the tail, rounded further up
Year Made:
2006
Year Bought:
2006
My Opinion About:
I have ridden other longboard (friends) and mine is better (they say so too). It turns and rides just like a long shortboard. But, I can cross step and noseride. Im getting used to throwing it around!
Session Memories:
Too many. From big surf at Hayle river mouth and Godrevy to small surf at Godrevy and Perran and everywhere
Board 2
Shape:
Egg
Fins:
3- Thrusther
Shaper:
Me!!!
Size x Width x Thickness:
6'10" x 19 x 2.25
Condition:
Well Used
Make and Technology:
Shaped this one myself during my FdSc Surf Science and Technology course at COrnwall College. Luke Young and Steve Bunt of Best Ever (St Anges) showed the class how to make boads. this one worked a treat! Hard rails to the tail, nice concave through the fins.
Tail:
squash
Bottom:
Concave
Type of Fins:
FSC Occy
Rails, Specifics:
Hard rails, rounded nose.
Id Number:
0001
Year Made:
2005
Year Bought:
2005
My Opinion About:
The best board ever made. Catches waves easy, turns quickly and smoothly. Board number 1 is epic!
Session Memories:
Too Many to mention
Board 3
Shape:
Shortboard
Fins:
3- Thrusther
Shaper:
Mark Hills / Steve Bunt
Size x Width x Thickness:
6'3" x 18.75 x 2.25
Condition:
Well Used
Make and Technology:
A 'Best Ever' surfboard from St Agnes. Made to measure (as always). Spray job of flames down one side, Art Decal under neath of 'Aley' in a gold bikini (a real head turner!).
Tail:
squash
Bottom:
Concave; Channels
Type of Fins:
FCS Occy fins
Rails, Specifics:
Hard rails, slightly wider nose than the average short board, paddles in nicely. Very much a high performance surfboard. Well looked after and still good for age.
Id Number:
00025
Year Made:
2000
Year Bought:
2000
My Opinion About:
Probably the best board I have ever owned. Looks great, surfs great IS great!
Session Memories:
Lahinch 2004. Awsome!
Board 4
Shape:
Shortboard
Fins:
3- Thrusther
Size x Width x Thickness:
6'4" x 19.5
Condition:
Battered and Bruised
Make and Technology:
'Best Ever' surfboards of St Agnes. single to double concave, nice rails.
Tail:
squash
Bottom:
Double Concave
Type of Fins:
Glassed in (old school)
Rails, Specifics:
Cant remember.
Year Made:
1996
Year Bought:
1996
My Opinion About:
My first tailor made surfboard (all previous were off the rail). Awsome board, this board made a surfer of me. I progressed so much and learnt so much. Still have the board in the loft. Works real well in over head waves and have surfed my biggest waves on this board. Will still use occasionally when other shortboards are not man enough for the size!
Session Memories:
Perranuthnoe, 1999. Double over head. My first double barrel and first barrel to stand perfectly upright. Watching the lip fall infront of my eyes. Amazing - still stoked when thinking of it today!
Board 5
Personnal info
City:
Camborne
Country:
United Kingdom
Gender:
Male
Surfer Age:
Pushing it (30-40yrs)
Status:
Married with Kids
What I love:
Surfing, My V-Dub, music, my wife and my kid
What I hate:
People dropping in, crowds, bad drivers
Occupation:
Senior manager
Home Town:
Camborne
Spoken Languages:
English
Activities:
Surf; Golf
Other activities:
Swimming, gym
Favourite Music:
Rock music! Foo Fighters, Metallica, etc
Favourite Surf Movies:
Big Wednesday, Endelss Summer 1 & 2, North Shore!
Favourite Movies:
Stand by Me, 28 day/weeks later, Dog Soldiers
Favourite Books:
The Stand by Steven King, The Sleepless by Graham Masterton
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