Surfing Around Ireland

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From RTE:

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1213/weather.html

[C. Flower]

Don't miss this. December 12th, Sligo, riding gargantuan waves between two storms.


http://magicseaweed.com/Mully-Sees-Red-Content/3637/

Why was it so big? Because the storm was so close. Why didn't they run the Billabong Tow comp? Because storm number two was too close. Morning's perfection rolled into a stormforce afternoon but not before allowing a thrills-and-spills tow and paddle session in the teeth of the storm.

"Well what a day, it had it all, we all agree it was some of the hollowest nastiest 20ft plus barrels we have ever had out there" Said Richie Fitzgerald. "Great crew, me, Gav, Paul, Nezza, Dylan, Pete, Barry, Roo, Easkey, Jayce, Lyndon, and photogs, we all had some mental waves."
... Said Mickey Smith "Next level ****."

[TotalMayhem]

Stunning photos... pity the vid is private and requires registration with Vimeo

And that looks much more than 20ft to me:

[C. Flower]

Yes - an amazing day. I got to watch the video without registering. Don't know why.

I thought much more than 20' too.

[TotalMayhem]

Yes - an amazing day. I got to watch the video without registering. Don't know why.

I thought much more than 20' too.

The blessings of a well diversified browser portfolio, IE played it for me eventually.

[C. Flower]

There guys think they can find surfable 120 footers off the coasts of Antrim and Donegal

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/t...ll-533668.html

Al Mennie, who has surfed some of the most extreme conditions on the planet, said he is waiting for the perfect conditions to surf what he believes is the largest swell on earth.

“This is my mission. The good days are few and far between – 90% of the swells are unrideable and we’d reckon that only two days each year are rideable,” he said.

“We’ve been out and ridden them. They weren’t enormous but we are waiting for the right conditions.”

Portrush-based Mr Mennie and his right-hand man Andrew Cotton, from Devon, refuse to disclose the exact locations of the waves due to the increasing number of inexperienced surfers trying to make a name for themselves on virtually unrideable waves.

[TotalMayhem]

Al Mennie in action

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skTGbUHOC7c"]Al Mennie - Big Wave Surfer - YouTube[/ame]

[TotalMayhem]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1EibvvSjSY"]Waves of the coast of Sligo 2007 - YouTube[/ame]

[TotalMayhem]

Obviously not in Ireland, but a great clip nevertheless, enjoy.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2VOK7PW0pQ"]Matt Meola - $100,000 Innersection edit - YouTube[/ame]

[C. Flower]

"Viking storm" weather conditions over the last few days have given people 35 - 50 foot waves to ride on the West coast of Ireland - Nice picture from the Irish Times and weather charts and a video of Andrew Cotton off Mullaghmore on magicseaweed.com.

http://magicseaweed.com/

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...313107423.html

[C. Flower]

Ride of the day ..

http://magicseaweed.com/video/votd.php?id=329

[Hapax]

Ride of the day ..

With a headline like that, I'm just glad it wasn't Enda in tights again.

[C. Flower]

Kite flying and kite surfing in Tramore today - photo by Mary Roche, via twitter.

[Trow]

Time for a song...enjoy.
I understand these scenes are from the West coast of Ireland.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzzCthKw_C0"]Ben Howard - Old Pine Official - YouTube[/ame]

[TotalMayhem]

Big wave surfing in Oz.