http://www.surfboardsuperstore.co.uk/blog/ Weblog for Surfboard Superstore Staff en-us Nucleus CMS v3.32 � Weblog http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.surfboardsuperstore.co.uk/blog//nucleus/nucleus2.gif http://www.surfboardsuperstore.co.uk/blog/ http://www.surfboardsuperstore.co.uk/blog/index.php?itemid=12 The fact is that I know full well that as it's September when the surf does come it's likely to be pumping. And that was indeed the case over the weekend, with a decent four foot day on Saturday and then a trip to Fistral on Sunday saw some set waves rolling in at double overhead at the North end. Fitness wise I felt fairly good considering I hadn't seen any waves in over 14 days, however I was cursing only taking my shorter board over there as speed wobbles were the theme of the day, it look as if many others were also limited by their board as the size of set waves much bigger than predicted. So my resolution for the future is to do a little more upper body fitness and get my big wave equipment in order.

There have been a few more products added to our website. Check out our Accessory Section where we have added wallets, tools, storage and travel items. We also have a brand new section for Luggage and Backpacks where there's items ideal for day trips and shortbreaks with more to come in the near future.


How good was the final of the ASP at Tresltes with Kelly Slater making a come back after being in a combo situation. It's almost certain he'll pick up his 9th title now at the age of 36. As I'm only a year behind him in age it's certainly insperational to see that he's still pushing back the limits of what can be done in surfing, a true legend.

The next leg of the tour is only a day away to held at Hossegor France set to start on September 19th and to be finished by the 28th. Check http://www1.quiksilverprofrance.com/index.php]]> General http://www.surfboardsuperstore.co.uk/blog/index.php?itemid=12 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:27:12 +0100 http://www.surfboardsuperstore.co.uk/blog/index.php?itemid=11

The Website
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I¡¦m still in the process of adding extra product lines. We now have a large selection of Gorilla Grip Tail Pads and some new Stretch covers are also in stock.

Surfing things out of the sea.

How good were team ¡¥GB¡¦ in the olympics, it¡¦s good to see the passion of those involved in there own sports just as so many of us surfers are soo passionate about surfing. Giving us that focus in life, to look at diet and training for those big days. However I have to say that I¡¦m pretty happy for surfing not to be included in the olympics as more publicity means more surfers to have share waves with, bah humbug ƒº

For the next few week I expect I¡¦ll be checking out spots in photo section on magicseaweed.com checking out where there from, typing it into Google Earth, doing a search to find out how much it costs to get there and then cursing the damn credit crunch.
]]> General http://www.surfboardsuperstore.co.uk/blog/index.php?itemid=11 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:22:48 +0100 http://www.surfboardsuperstore.co.uk/blog/index.php?itemid=8 The Rip Curl WQS competition on at Fistral last week starting on the 4th August. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of that week saw some pretty favourable conditions. I managed to get down there to catch some of the action on Wednesday and although there were only a small handful of spectators because of the rain it was being touted as the best conditions the WQS surfers have had so far this season. The last few rounds resumed when the surf returned on Saturday and Sunday, this time conditions were not so perfect with a large swell accompanied by strong onshore winds. Which left me thinking what a shame it is that the Rip Curl Boardmasters competition couldn’t be more mobile like the WCT event also ran by Rip Curl ‘the Search’. If it were then they could have been showcasing the final in clean 4-5ft waves that were happening around the corner in Newquay bay.

If you want to check out the Rip Curl competitions of the last couple of weeks then Rip Curl TV is the way to go.

Also with Ripcurl Boardmasters you get the music festival at Watergate. Friday not only saw the best day for bands but the weather was far superior, with the rain on Saturday turning the venue into a mud bath. Who'd have thought while watching the sunset on Friday night and anticipating the forthcoming awesome set by Droove Amarda that the weather could change so much. Although it was worth the admission fee just to watch all the nutcases sliding in the mud.
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For myself the surfing week started off quite frustrating , family and work commitments meant that every time I had time to go surfing I’d hit the wrong tide or the swell had dropped momentarily. On Tuesday 12th August all was good again when I caught Tolcarne when it was pretty epic, with some sick sets coming through. I love the challenge of surfing somewhere different, Tolcarne pushing on the bank means a steep wave that often closes out but means a change adapting a different bottom turn a getting in one big maneouver ( maybe more if lucky )before close out, good fun.
Polzeath 14th August - only a couple of foot but offshore.
Some enjoyable sessions where to be had yesterday and the day before aswell as we’re being treated to some offshore winds. And looking at the forecast for the up and coming week it looks like being epic, so even though the kids might be going nuts with nothing to do as the weathers miserable; if you’re into surfing all is good.

Surfing things to do out of the sea.

With constant swell predicted there won’t be time for much else surely. However you could check all Rip Curl action over the last few weeks at Rip Curl TV


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Hi, as one of the web designers for this website I have been asked to write a regular blog. I will be attempting to do this on weekly basis and will try and document any website progress in the previous week or forthcoming week, a rundown of events coming up and summary of surf conditions.

The Website

We're almost there on the website now and should be adding several more boards to our collection, which will mostly be from the Chris Diplock collection.
Payment wise you can use PayPal Payments, we unfortunatly had to pull the plug on Google Checkout for the moment as order placement has not been sending us confirmation, hopefully this will be sorted shortly.

The Surf

WEDNESDAY

Wednesday the 24th July we awoke to the kind of day we all dream about, and there was a huge early morning contigent to show for it. Suprisingly no one bothered the next morning even though it was still a lot of fun on set waves with a shortboard and most definatley would have been an excellent wave for longboarders. I can only guess you were all worn out from long sessions the day before, otherwise an investment for a longboard may be the way to go.
SUNDAYSunday morning threw up one of those days when the waves were much better than it looked on the forecast with clean 3ft set waves rolling in. And the weather was so nice it may have been just possible to venture in with just boardies on, though I opted for a shorty. There won¡¦t be many days like that this year ƒ¼
Although on Monday the surf had reduced to a weak foot and a half, I still went in as I recieved my new board designed by Chris Diplock. My board of choice I had been riding prior to this is a 6¡¦4 3 fin thruster, which does what I want it to in around 4ft- 7ft waves and I am aware that at other times I am not surfing to my optimum. So on my board wish list was to have a board for the summer that is a bit shorter and that I can get some big hacks in on and fins out on the right waves.
My first day in on a new board and a important lesson was learnt. And that was to make sure to put tail pad on. Until riding without one I didn't realise how much I use it to put extra power into bottom turns and pushing off the lip.
Conditions wise it wasn¡¦t a great day as it was only a foot or so big at Polzeath and a little weak; Borderline conditions for this board, I¡¦d expect it may well perform at this size if it was a punchier break, however on some waves I could definatley feel the potential of the board.
My next opportunity was Friday evening and the surf although fairly choppy on set waves were a good 3ft with a half decent clean face. It only took a couple of waves at this sort of size for me to come to the conclusion that ¡§I LOVE THIS BOARD¡¨. Losing a couple of inch¡¦s off the board will no doubt make the paddle a little harder, and catching waves a little more difficult also but once up and running this thing flys. On shaping the board for me I¡¦d explained to Bro (Chris Diplock collection)my surfing style what I wanted it to do, how I surfed and in what conditions I¡¦d be using the board etc. The board he made me as well as other things was shortend and had more curvature. On the waves I caught in this session I got a glimpse of the extra speed I could get quickly off a good bottom turn and it really gave me some lift in my snaps ( I still need to get that tail pad sorted though. ) Other than that my speed and turns were much improved on my back hand also.


Surfing things to do out of the sea

I've just grabbed a copy of Wavelength Magazine with the free MVPII DVD, so that's sure to cheer me up on a day the surf's not good enough. And for the other days the WCT Ripcurl Search which kicked off a few days ago is bound to epic, with Kelly Slater going out yesterday to Tiago Pires, the others of the tour will be looking to make some ground. This Monday will see the start of Ripcurl WQS event in Newquay and for once it looks like there might be a decent amount of swell, let’s hope some of the British boys can go a little further this year as the last couple of years ther’es been quite a few 1st round exists. Russell Winter is back after his wrist injury with a win at Surfstock last week so hopefully he can return to some of his former form before previous injuries.
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