Raves & Rants . . from Penzance

It was morning, and work timings had unusually left me free for a couple of hours. That would normally mean the surf was onshore, or blown out, or flat or something, adhering as it usually does to the First Law of Surfing . But not today. Blue Rinse Today looked like a bleak, grey, midwinter day with (from a brief glimpse of the sea on the school run) a weak looking swell and the wind threatening to go onshore. But I had time. Time to take pictures. So I trawled along the coast looking for surf or seascape images, but found very little. Until I came to the reef. Which, oddly, seemed to be firing. Fryer  Several locals and some of the Aggy crew were making the most of a small day before the expected 'Hercules II' storm at the weekend. An acceptable peak Empty Dan Joel Mole getting critical Captain Fryer on a set wave A chill wind cut through the grey pall that hung over the break, warmed slightly by the relaxed atmosphere. Styling ...

There's nothing better than sitting down and watching a surf movie in a real cinema. Waves just look spectacular on a big screen, rather than squinting at the scratchy output at home from your shonky old video player. Especially when there's loads of like minded surfers hanging out there too, for mucho surf banter. Check out these sessions being run once a month in St Ives by The Surfscreen . There's a range of different films that should cover your wave riding vehicle of choice. Full screen surf porn, why wouldn't you go? Return to Ocean-Image

SO everyone was out storm chasing, instead of sitting in at home like a good little bunny and not going out unless ' Your journey is really necessary', as a lot of TV and radio reports urged. This being the biggest storm in living memory for this area, a drive about with a camera was warranted. The south coast was pretty sheltered really, but the north coast was going ballistic, with the wave bouy reading up to 56 feet, and a force 10 onshore wind, the beach, cafe and harbour at Sennen were really taking a battering. Huge amounts of spray flooding the village and blocking out the sun. Creamy wind driven spume rolled in on top of ragged whitewater waves. The setting sun giving it all an apocalyptic sheen. Certainly the biggest waves I've ever seen. This image appeared in the Daily Mail online, Daily Star, Daily Mirror and the Times, and in the US National Examiner. Many thanks to Apex News Pics for getting it out there. Please get in touch if you'd like a print. Whilst ...