just curious,i sometimes go surfing in the cornish sea when i am lucky enough to holiday there,anyone else use their well earnt swimming skills for surfing or indeed any other water sport....fighting waves is hard work!!!!!
Originally posted by jsm545
i am going to move to wrightsville beach in july, i surf a good bit and i think it helps build a lot of muscle in your shoulders but u just gotta transform that muscle into swimming muscle for it to do ne good, i dunno if that makes ne sense to you but i think surfing helps swimming, thats what im trying to say
How far can one surf on 1-3' waves at Wrightsville? NC beaches aren't exactly surfing hot spots, unless there's a hurricane in town.
no doubt about that aquageek,surfing really takes it out of you,were lucky in England,when i go to cornwall(400miles from home)the waves are very good,if you get a good swell and time the tides well ,theres professional waves to be rode.I surprised myself this year and caught loads of waves and got stood up on the board most times without falling and rode right into shore........lookout aussie pros ....sparx doesnt only swim!!!!!
Aquageek,
Actually, North Carolina has some good waves and has produced a fair amount of pro surfers. Probably the best surf on the East Coast. Because the waves break further out on the East coast they often seem smaller than they really are, but don't be fooled. I can't tell you how many times I have seen NC going off the hook. However, as with most places (including California), it is usually flat in the summer. Either you have only been there in the summer, or haven't been as often as you say, because NC gets some good waves in the fall, winter and spring.
Sparx,
Your not supposed to be fighting the waves. It is a lot easier when you go with the flow and let the waves do all the work, including finding rip tides and waiting between sets before paddling out.
Hook'em
Blue
I went swimming in the North Sea In South Shields in July-August last year and I thought it was a quite bit colder than the water in Catalina Bay in the Pacific and that was 65 degrees in August. No wet suit. I lasted about an hour and was cold for several hours after.
Originally posted by Blue Horn
Also, the college in Wrightsville was listed as on eo fthe top surfing colleges in the nation by Surfer Magazine. Do you think those guys might know something about surfing?
Horn:
It's obvious you have spent a great deal of time both at Wrightsville Beach and NC in general. How else would you know the University of North Carolina at Wilmington actually goes by the name of college of wrightsville? Maybe I have been confused my whole life into thinking the "W" stands for Wilmington when it really stands for wrightsville beach. I'll go ask my next door neighbor, his daughter goes to UNCW and he has a house there.
So, if you want to call me a jerk please feel free. Just be sure to get your facts right as well.
The barrier islands in NC are beautiful, along with the Outer Banks. However, as far a surfing mecca, you are far from finding decent waves in NC. Of course, someone from Texas would be the ultimate authority on that, right?
Bug:
While I appreciate your support I must, unfortunatley, fall upon my own sword and give Horn his due.
I spoke with my neighbor and have surfing news to report. It seems that recently, while in waist deep water at the college of wrightsville bait n' tackle satellite campus, a huge wave came crashing over him causing a small amount of water to enter his beer can, rendering it undrinkable. This immense wave was so high that even when he bent his knees and lept skyward 12 inches he could not fully get his beer above the foaming cauldron of an angry Atlantic ocean. Not only was his beer fouled but his swim trunks actually slipped slightly downward.
Many know the Outer Banks as "The Graveyard of the Atlantic." I propose to my aquatic brethren that we rename The Barrier Islands "The Graveyard of Beer."
Actually, according to imdb.com (the best source of worthless entertainment trivia) Sudden Impact was a Clint Eastwood movie, the last in the Dirty Harry series. In this particular one he played a surfer from North Carolina.
