Bud Bud

comment by rohan, 2008-08-25 08:45:16

The name
hi just got back from bud bud, i asked the local surf boys who run the shops there and they reckoned it was because of an old bloke, who was a legend of the area and he always surfed there, his nickname was bud and so they named it after him. maybe the big waves coming in twos then became bud bud.

comment by Anonymous, 2008-08-19 16:08:55

Why Bud Bud ?
I've read that some of you were wondering about the strange name of this spot. Well, the explanation is not as romantic as some i've read on different websites but it's still fun.
20 years ago, this beach was totally unknown, hidden by the forest, there were no houses along the coast, it was wild and very difficult to find. Still, there were two houses on the roadside near the junction you use to go in the direction of the beach. On one of these houses, there was an advertisement painted on a wall for... Budweiser ! Yeah, and it was the only guess that indicated you the near spot so the locals (i was born in Vendée) used to call the spot Bud.
The nature of the wave changed during those years but originally the biggest waves came in two... so the spot was called "Bud Bud".
End of the mysterious name :)

comment by the englishman who will drop in on kooks, 2006-08-20 13:57:07

careful
locals, agro and way to busy, crowded at 6 am every morning even if you get there at first light there is always someone in. forget the weekends its always rammed, i live here and dont bother anymore, good when its on.