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Member Since:	12 years ago
Last Online:	6 years ago
Last Updated:	9 years ago
Friends:	7

My Surf Profile

Surfing Since:	1990
Stance:	Regular
Boards I surf:	Shortboard / Thruster, Longboard, Fish
Surf Experience:	Experienced (10-19 yrs)
Surf Level:	Regular Barrel King
Surf Frequency:	Once or twice a week
Local Spots:	GOWER PENINSULA, WALES, UNITED KINGDOM
Favourites Spots:	GOWER AND SOUTH WEST PORTUGAL
My Biggest Wave:	Double Overhead
Prefered Wave Size:	Overhead
Favourite Type of Spot:	I love them all
Prefered Tricks:	Hang Ten
My Best Ever Session:	BIARRITZ, FRANCE 1992 SULTANS IN MALDIVES 2001. AIRPORT LEFTS AND ULUWATU, BALI 2005. PORTUGAL SUMMER 2006.
Biggest Fear or Wipe out:	BIGGEST FEAR - GETTING OLDER, FATTER AND BALDER.
Favourite Surfers:	MY SURFING BUDDIES.
Most Recent Contest:	DO NOT COMPETE - SURF FOR PLEASURE ONLY.

My Quiver

Shape:	Shortboard
Fins:	3- Thrusther
Shaper:	SURFTECH
Size x Width x Thickness:	6'11''
Condition:	Brand New
Make and Technology:	RUSTY T2 6'11''
Tail:	squash
Bottom:	Double Concave
Type of Fins:	FUTURES
Year Bought:	2006
My Opinion About:	SUPER FAST TRAVEL BOARD
Shape:	Shortboard
Fins:	3- Thrusther
Shaper:	SURFTECH
Size x Width x Thickness:	7'0''
Condition:	Still Sexy
Make and Technology:	BYRNE EASY RIDER
Tail:	pin
Bottom:	Double Concave
Type of Fins:	FCS
Year Bought:	2006
My Opinion About:	GREAT BOARD FOR US OLDER AND LARGER GENTS. VERY FORGIVING AND TONS OF FLOAT.
Shape:	Fish Style
Fins:	3- Thrusther
Shaper:	SURFTECH
Size x Width x Thickness:	6'10''
Condition:	Still Sexy
Make and Technology:	RANDY FRENCH SOULFISH.
Tail:	swallow
Bottom:	Concave
Type of Fins:	FUTURES
Year Bought:	2004
My Opinion About:	GREAT BOARD FOR TRANSITION FROM LONGBOARD. FAST AND YET VERY STABLE. GREAT ALL ROUND TRAVEL BOARD, GOES WELL IN SMALL SLOP AND THE BIG STUFF. BEST EVER XMAS PRESENT TO MYSELF.
Session Memories:	BARBADOS FEB 2005
Shape:	Longboard
Fins:	3- Thrusther
Size x Width x Thickness:	9'2''
Condition:	Battered and Bruised
Make and Technology:	CRAB ISLAND HYDROSKATE - TRADITIONAL GLASS.
Tail:	half moon
Bottom:	Double Concave
Type of Fins:	1 + 2 HALVES
Year Made:	2001
Year Bought:	2001
My Opinion About:	THE BEST GLASS LONGBOARD I HAVE OWNED (2 OWNED AND ANOTHER ONE ON ORDER). SURVIVED EVERY HOSTILE AIRLINE AND HAS TAKEN MANY A BEATING IN BIG SURF.
Session Memories:	TOO MAMY TO NAME
Shape:	Longboard
Fins:	3- Thrusther
Shaper:	SURFTECH
Size x Width x Thickness:	9'1''
Condition:	Well Used
Make and Technology:	DONALD TAKAYAMA - STEVEN SLATER MODEL. VERY VERSATILE LONGBOARD AND IDEAL FOR TRAVEL, THE BEST THE AIRLINES MANAGED WAS A PATHETIC TOE NAIL SIZED CHIP OUT OF THE PAINT.
Tail:	round
Bottom:	Concave
Type of Fins:	1 + 2 HALVES
Year Made:	2004
My Opinion About:	GREAT ALL ROUND BOARD
Year Bought:	2004
Session Memories:	LOADS

My Surftrips

Last Surftrips:	South Africa Feb 2007/2008. Portugal Aug and Oct 2007. Portugal May 2008 and Oct 2008. Bali Jul 2008.
Next Surftrips:	Portugal May and Oct 2009. Maldives or Mentawais 2009.
Travel Frequency:	More than 4 times a year
Travel Duration:	2 or 3 weeks
Travel Partner:	Yes, but he/she/kids doesn't surf
Search a travel partner:	No
Travel Comfort:	Lack of crowds

Personnal info

City:	Swansea
Country:	United Kingdom
Gender:	Male
Surfer Age:	Pushing it (30-40yrs)
Status:	Married
Occupation:	Self Employed
Home Town:	Swansea
Spoken Languages:	English
Facebook URL:	www.Llangennithsurfschool.com
Activities:	Surf
Favourite Music:	Anything but rap
Favourite Surf Movies:	Endless Summer
Favourite Movies:	Master and Commander, Saving Private Ryan
Favourite Books:	Viz

Surfed Spots

List 'My Surfed Spots' of Surfguy888

Favourite lists

Nb of surf spots: 68

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Surf Spot	GPS	Atlas Rate	Level	Direction	Type	SS	HS	WL

1 surf spots


Barbados
7 surf spots

Surf Spot	GPS	Atlas Rate	Level	Direction	Type	SS	HS	WL
Brandon			All surfers	Right and left	Reef-rocky	46	4	5
Crane Beach			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	16	1	4
Freights			All surfers	Left	Point-break	54	7	5
Maycocks			All surfers	Right	Reef-rocky	29	3	4
Sandy Lane			Experienced surfers	Left	Reef-coral	22	1	2
Soup Bowl			Experienced surfers	Right	Reef-coral	78	11	13
South Point			Experienced surfers	Left	Reef-coral	61	5	2
Brazil
1 surf spots
Ceara
Surf Spot	GPS	Atlas Rate	Level	Direction	Type	SS	HS	WL
Titanzinho			Experienced surfers	Right and left	Reef-rocky	7	1
France
7 surf spots
Basque Country
Surf Spot	GPS	Atlas Rate	Level	Direction	Type	SS	HS	WL
Anglet - Chambre d Amour			Experienced surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	372	12	11
Anglet - Les Cavaliers			All surfers	Right and left	Sand-bar	332	24	12
Biarritz - Grande Plage			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	455	14	25
Parlementia			Experienced surfers	Right and left	Reef-rocky	138	10	12
Landes
Surf Spot	GPS	Atlas Rate	Level	Direction	Type	SS	HS	WL
Biscarrosse			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	255	8	10
La Nord			Pros or kamikaze only...	Right and left	Beach-break	196	8	16
Mimizan			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	266	8	7
Indonesia
5 surf spots
Bali
Surf Spot	GPS	Atlas Rate	Level	Direction	Type	SS	HS	WL
Airport's			All surfers	Right and left	Reef-coral	305	19	37
Kuta Beach			Beginners wave	Right and left	Beach-break	815	17	26
Kuta Reef			Experienced surfers	Left	Reef-coral	327	11	31
Middles			Experienced surfers	Left	Reef-coral	51
Uluwatu			Experienced surfers	Left	Reef-coral	477	56	56
Maldives
6 surf spots

Surf Spot	GPS	Atlas Rate	Level	Direction	Type	SS	HS	WL
Gurus			Experienced surfers	Left	Reef-coral	6
Honkey's			All surfers	Left	Reef-coral	45	1	8
Ninjas			Beginners wave	Right	Reef-coral	16	1	1
Riptides			All surfers	Right and left	Reef-coral	9
Sultan's			Experienced surfers	Right	Reef-coral	95	7	7
Tombstones			Experienced surfers	Right	Reef-coral	12	4	6
Mexico
3 surf spots
Jalisco
Surf Spot	GPS	Atlas Rate	Level	Direction	Type	SS	HS	WL
Chacala			All surfers	Left	Point-break	32	3	9
Sayulita			All surfers	Right and left	Reef-coral	159	7	14
Sinaloa-Nayarit
Surf Spot	GPS	Atlas Rate	Level	Direction	Type	SS	HS	WL
Punta Mita			All surfers	Right	Point-break	32	1	1
Portugal
12 surf spots
Algarve
Surf Spot	GPS	Atlas Rate	Level	Direction	Type	SS	HS	WL
Amoreira			All surfers	Right and left	Sand-bar	108	7	13
Arrifana			Experienced surfers	Right	Point-break	346	41	13
Beliche			Experienced surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	239	17	11
Mareta			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	115	13	10
Martinhal			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	38	6	7
Monte Clerigo			Experienced surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	80	13	8
Praia do amado			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	273	19	10
Tonel			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	234	15	14
South
Surf Spot	GPS	Atlas Rate	Level	Direction	Type	SS	HS	WL
Malhão			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	77	10	6
Odeceixe			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	89	7	6
Sao Torpes			All surfers	Right and left	Sand-bar	58	9	7
Vila Nova de Milfontes			Experienced surfers	Right and left	Reef-rocky	44	4	7
South Africa
2 surf spots
South J Bay
Surf Spot	GPS	Atlas Rate	Level	Direction	Type	SS	HS	WL
Cape Saint Francis			All surfers	Right	Point-break	100	7	19
Seal Point			Experienced surfers	Right	Point-break	88	5	5
UK
20 surf spots
Cornwall North
Surf Spot	GPS	Atlas Rate	Level	Direction	Type	SS	HS	WL
Harlyn			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	121	4	1
Widemouth Bay			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	120	4
Cornwall South
Surf Spot	GPS	Atlas Rate	Level	Direction	Type	SS	HS	WL
Gwenvor			Experienced surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	21
Perranuthanoe			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	15
Praa sands			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	53
Cornwall West
Surf Spot	GPS	Atlas Rate	Level	Direction	Type	SS	HS	WL
Fistral			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	366	16	12
Gwithian			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	149	9	1
Sennen			Experienced surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	134	6	1
South Wales
Surf Spot	GPS	Atlas Rate	Level	Direction	Type	SS	HS	WL
Caswell Bay			Beginners wave	Right and left	Beach-break	46	3	1
Langland bay			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	43	4	2
Mewslade			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	5
Oxwich Bay			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	14
Pete's Reef			Experienced surfers	Right and left	Reef-rocky	6
Southerndown			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	10	1
The Severn Bore			Experienced surfers	Right and left	Rivermouth	7
Three cliffs			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	18	1	3
West Wales
Surf Spot	GPS	Atlas Rate	Level	Direction	Type	SS	HS	WL
Broughton			Experienced surfers			8
Fresh Water West			All surfers	Right and left	Sand-bar	56	5	6
Llangennith			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	28
Whitesands			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	47	3	3
United States of America
3 surf spots
Santa Cruz
Surf Spot	GPS	Atlas Rate	Level	Direction	Type	SS	HS	WL
Steamer Lane			Experienced surfers	Right and left	Reef-rocky	250	17	22
Kauai
Surf Spot	GPS	Atlas Rate	Level	Direction	Type	SS	HS	WL
Hanalei Bay			Experienced surfers	Right		131	14	16
Poipu			Experienced surfers	Left	Reef-rocky	106	2	4
Uruguay
1 surf spots

Surf Spot	GPS	Atlas Rate	Level	Direction	Type	SS	HS	WL
Montoya			All surfers	Right and left	Beach-break	24	1	2

Surf Sessions

Surf sessions of surfguy888

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Surf session counter: 7

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	Date	Surf spot	Wind direction	Waves height
Show	20-01-2007	Oxwich Bay	Offshore	1m-1.2m / 3ft-4ft	{TRIP_CELL}
Show	14-02-2006	Freights	Offshore		{TRIP_CELL}
Show	05-02-2006	Maycocks	No wind	1m-1.2m / 3ft-4ft	{TRIP_CELL}
Show	03-02-2006	Sandy Lane	No wind	2m-2.5m / 6ft-8ft	{TRIP_CELL}
Show	21-04-2005	Uluwatu		1.5m-2m /5ft-6ft	{TRIP_CELL}
Show	08-04-2005	Kuta Reef	Offshore	1.5m-2m /5ft-6ft	{TRIP_CELL}
Show	06-04-2005	Airport's	Offshore	2m-2.5m / 6ft-8ft	{TRIP_CELL}

Surf Trips

Surf trips of surfguy888

Surf trip counter: 3

	Surf trip title	Begining date	End date
Show	PORTUGAL	05 August 2006	19 August 2006
Show	BARBADOS 2006	10 February 2006	24 February 2006
Show	MALDIVES	09 September 2001	30 November 1999

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