100 Foot Wave - SKY Documentary.

[mickd1961]

I’ve enjoyed this, something a bit different.

The story about a surfer who’s spent his life hunting down a 100 foot wave to ride.

Late in life he discovered a little know place in Portugal called Nazare where in winter, monstrous waves of a 100 feet or more can occur.

It’s the story of how he planned and conquered this behemoth.

One of my great regrets is that I never learned to surf but through my 30’s and 40’s I spent a lot of time in the sea at Watergate Bay in Cornwall doing some quite extreme bodyboarding.

Often in mid winter and often with me being the only person in the water in some pulsating seas.

I’m extremely wary of water and the sea in particular but I became a self taught expert of that bay and it’s currents and I knew how to judge the limits I could cope with.

I’ve never found anything close to the pure adrenalin rush of riding a big wave, scoring a goal didn’t even match it.

Even if you’ve never ridden a wave, if you enjoy the wild and Mother Nature this programme is a very good watch as and the filming is breathtaking.

[Q165]

Thanks Mick, I will definitely give that a look.

In my younger days I swam in Watergate Bay but had nowhere near your experience.

The first time I witnessed surfing was at Woolacombe. It looked incredible. I was in my ****s then but last year I returned. I had told my son about it and was very pleased to see nothing much had changed. Body boarding seemed the thing to do and both my son and 9 year old grand daughter were into this. I am a strong swimmer and was perfectly happy swimming out a distance and then treading water looking about me. It was a fantastic experience. The waves were extremely high and I was continually lifted up and down. The sky was a clear blue and seemed darker than usual. All in all it was a beautiful time. Hopefully I will get to go back and this time I will be sure to take a bodyboard.

Cheers again Mick.

[WBA1955]

We had a week in Fistral Bay in 1989, the surfing contest was just finishing on the Sunday we arrived. For the first few days the sea was very rough and the red flag was flying. Our hotel was the Bay Hotel and overlooking the bay, the roar of the sea at night was deafening.
I bought a book while we were there called The Cruel Cornish Sea. You certainly wouldn't take risks with it.

[DaveP67 is back!]

Got into surfing quite late, as a tall person it was very difficult to get up on the board so like you Mick found bodyboarding which I had previously thought was just for kids, totally wrong as wearing a pair of short fins really allows you to attack the wave, best surfing I ever had was south west France near Arcachon, probably 15 foot waves rolling in, unbelievable power and a real thrill, taught my kids to surf there they both love it. A great spot not too far from Tenby is freshwater beach, never too old to bodyboard!
As for the big wave stuff, knowing the odd washing machine ride from a 15 foot wave wiping out at anything over 50 feet would be bad!

[baggieal]

I’ve enjoyed this, something a bit different.

The story about a surfer who’s spent his life hunting down a 100 foot wave to ride.

Late in life he discovered a little know place in Portugal called Nazare where in winter, monstrous waves of a 100 feet or more can occur.

It’s the story of how he planned and conquered this behemoth.

One of my great regrets is that I never learned to surf but through my 30’s and 40’s I spent a lot of time in the sea at Watergate Bay in Cornwall doing some quite extreme bodyboarding.

Often in mid winter and often with me being the only person in the water in some pulsating seas.

I’m extremely wary of water and the sea in particular but I became a self taught expert of that bay and it’s currents and I knew how to judge the limits I could cope with.

I’ve never found anything close to the pure adrenalin rush of riding a big wave, scoring a goal didn’t even match it.

Even if you’ve never ridden a wave, if you enjoy the wild and Mother Nature this programme is a very good watch as and the filming is breathtaking.

Surfing is a great life! I used to work in Fuerteventura for about 5 years and they say it’s one of the best places to surf in the World!

Oh for the days of life in the sun and being a beach bum and now I get soaked in the rain watching s hite football!

FOL