Raves & Rants . . from Penzance

A quick blast to the Emerald Isle as part of the Doom Bar Big Wave Project at very short notice produced some amazing results for the few intrepid tow-assisted surfers who made the effort to get out there. Huge lumps of water pounded the reef at Aileens, ramping up to what the Guardian and the Irish Times were calling 50ft. Mole Ben Some amazing beasts were ridden by Dan 'Mole' Joel, Ben 'Skindog' Skinner, and Tom Doidge-Harrison. Check the latest edition of Pit Pilot surf magazine for the full story, bigger waves and plenty of pictures, out at the end of the week. Return to Ocean-Image.com

I was out on a shoot last week, which just happened to be at a secret spot which only works once in a blue moon. It was a rare sunny, blue sky winter's day with a light offshore breeze grooming the swell perfectly onto a cranking A frame bank. Of course, I had no time to go in, stopping only to grab this picture before sadly driving away, crushed, under the cursed weight of the First Law of Surfing. The First Law of Surfing states simply, that : The size and quality of the surf will be inversely proportional to your ability to get to it. In other words; busy all day with no window of opportunity ? It'll be six foot and going off. Got the day off and time to search for a decent wave? Blown out two foot mush everywhere you look! Oh well, at least I got a picture this day...... Return to Ocean-Image.com