This morning started with an hour surfing at Compton and no one out but me, the Fulmars, Cormorants and Oystercatchers. Anyone that knows me will understand that for me it doesn’t get much better than that. Un-crowded waves and wildlife all around me as the sun comes up. A nice little autumn swell that grew […]
Sep 25, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs, The Noughties | Tags: 2010, 25 Sept, 25 September, 25/09/10, 25/09/2010, 25th Sept, 25th September, Atumnal, autumn, Bay, blackley, blog, Chris Court, compton, Compton Bay, Dave Downer, history, IOW, Isle of Wight, Jamie Whittle, joe truman, longboard, paul blackley, people, Phil Chase, photo, photographs, Sept, September, stoked, Surf Trip, surfboard, Surfer, surfing, swell, The Noughties, waves, wetsuit, wightsurfhistory | Comments Off on Compton – 25 Sept 2010
In 1991 I managed to persuade Stuart Jones and Richard Harvey to do a surf trip to the South of France. At that time Stuart and Ritchie in my opinion were among the best surfers on the Island…..
As is often the way the very next day the swell came up and it was cranking. We were all bleary eyed, very hung over and the waves coming through on the left were some of the best I had ever seen. When two guys started to paddle out we could see it was a good size too. We soon got ourselves together. This was what had come for, so we got into our wetsuits and paddled out…..
The swell lasted nearly all week and it was soon obvious that we were staying at one of the best set ups along the coast as one day a load of pros including Tom Curren, Lisa Anderson, Michael ‘Munga’ Barry, Paul Russell and others turned up with Maurice Cole and a few Surf Photographers to surf our left hander.
Sep 20, 2010 | Categories: Surf Trips, The Nineties | Tags: 1991, aerial, air, Airs, Alcohol, Alex Williams, Angus, bar, Barrells, Beach Break, Beer, Biarritz, Bidart, Biere, Birthday, blackley, Body Board, Body Boarder, Body Boarders, British Surfing Magazine Wavelength, Bryn Saunders, Camp, Camping, Canon, Chantilly, Cherbourg, Cote de Basque, Damien Hardman, Dave Jacobs, Dino Andino, Dune, English, Festival, France, French, Fun Fair, Girls, Guethary, hang over, Harvey, Hossegor, Hung over, impact zone, IOW, IOW Surf Club, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Surf Club, Jones, Keith Williams, La Barre, La Tranche, La Tranche sur Mer, Lafatania, Le Vieux Port, Lisa Anderson, Maurice Cole, Messanges, Michael 'Munga' Barry, Michael Barry, Munga, Paddling, Party, Paul Russell, photographs, photography, photos, Pine Forest, Pine Trees, Port D'Albret, Rave, Respect, Rich, Rich Harvey, Richard, Richard Harvey, Rip Curl Pro, Ritchie, Ritchie Harvey, Sables D'Olonne, Sand, Sand Dunes, September, Sid Pitman, South of France, steve williams, stoked, Stu Jones, Stuart, Stuart Jones, surf, surf photography, Surf Scene, Surf Scene Magazine, Surf Shop, Surf Trip, surfboard, Surfer, surfing, swell, The Nineties, Tom Carroll, Tom Curren, Vieux Boucau, VW Camper, VW Campervan, VW Combi, Waterproof Camera, Wavelength, waves, wetsuit, wightsurfhistory, Woman | Comments Off on France 1991
South coast surfers spend long flat summer days dreaming of September swells arriving from far-off tropical storms and hurricanes
Sep 03, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs, The Noughties | Tags: "jason swain", back-light, back-lit, blog, compton, Compton Bay, history, IOW, IOW Surf Club, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Surf Club, joe truman, longboard, Paddle Board, Paddle Boarder, people, photo, Sept, September, silhouette, stoked, SUP, surf, surfboard, Surfer, surfing, swell, Swell lines, The Noughties, waves, wetsuit, wightsurfhistory, wipe, Wipe out, Wipeout | Comments Off on September Swells Photo Blog (JS) Part one.
The start of September and we have a lovely little swell to get us all back into water. This morning I got up early and was in the water before 6am, although not first in the water as 5 guys went running past me at speed desperate for waves. Still a little wait between sets but like they say, ‘good things come to those who wait’. Shaun Jones came down with a jet ski to practice some tow in surfing. Keep practicing Shaun, at least it kept us amused, in between sets.
Sep 03, 2010 | Categories: Surf Blogs, Surf Videos, The Noughties | Tags: blackley, blog, compton, Compton Bay, history, IOW, IOW Surf Club, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Surf Club, joe truman, longboard, out, Paddle Board, Paddle Boarder, paul blackley, people, photo, Sept, September, stoked, surf, surfboard, Surfer, surfing, swell, Swell lines, The Noughties, Toby, waves, wetsuit, wightsurfhistory, wipe, Wipe out, Wipeout | Comments Off on September Swells begin