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July 17 ISA Girls Improver Surf Camp August 2008.Irish Surfing Association Girls Improver Surf Camp Tuesday August 5th to Friday 8th 2008. We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting The camps are designed to help women surfers develop their surfing skills. Two of Ireland’s top women surfers, Ashleigh Smith and Shauna Ward will be running the camps under the Irish Sports Council’s Women in Sport Initiative. Any woman wishing to attend must be over eighteen, have there own surfboard and wetsuit and be capable of standing up in white water. The camp cost €10 and can be booked through the Irish Surfing Association (Tel 096 49428 or E-mail info@isasurf.ie). For girls under eighteen girls there will be a four day camp at Garrettstown from the 5th to 8th August inclusive. Surfers are advised to bring all their surf gear, board, wetsuit, towel, leash, wax etc. Woolly hat and warm jacket that you don’t mind wearing over your wetsuit. Big bottle of water. Healthy energy snack eg nuts, raisins, fruit, cereal bars, wholemeal cookies etc. Big healthy packed lunch. Make sure you have a good breakfast before coming to the beach. Be prepared for lots of surfing. Each day will kick off at 10.30am and finish at 4.30pm Look forward to seeing you there. Please note places are limited. May 23 Wetsuit / Board Clearance sale this Sunday at Garrettstown.Wetsuit / Board Clearance sale this Sunday at Garrettstown. We're having a massive sale on wetsuits this coming Sunday at Garrettstown beach to make way for our new fleet of suits which have just arrived. They are all ex hire / surf school suits, most in very good condition. Most of them are C-skins suits but there some other odds & ends. Prices from €20 to €100, we also have a few foam boards, body boards & other accessories to sell off also. Haggling accepted! Starts 9am til 6pm. Spread the word & hope to see you there. Jon May 16 Hi everyone. I am posting here to ask people if they would text a vote for our group, Surf 2 Heal. If you havent already heard we have set up a Surf Camp for Irish Kids with autism, this concept has proven to be very successful elsewhere abroad whereby some kids had gotten some great stoke from surfing! As surfers ourselves we are trying to do something positive within the sport this year and give these kids the opportunity to experience the joy, peace, fun and learning that we regularly experience through surfing. We entered for the AIB Better Ireland awards and have been fortunate enough to make the final 3 in the Kinsale District. Basically we now need friends, family, volunteers and the surf population of Cork / Ireland to support us by texting Kinsale C to 53099 By doing this we will hopefully secure funds to complete our fundraising program and then its full steam ahead with other aspects of our program. Texts cost 60 cent and the closing date is June 6th. We thanks you for your support in advance and welcome you to browse our website to learn more about SURF 2 Heal. www.surf2heal.com Many thanks Jon, Nollaig & Alayne - Surf 2 Heal. April 26 Table Quiz results.Table Quiz Results
April 18 Table Quiz - Massive Success.Table Quiz Massive Success!!!! Results here! The BIG THANKS goes to the 37 tables who participated and gave so generously! A great turn out for a Thursday night. This has really kicked the whole project off. We are very grateful to all sponsors and participants. I will follow this post this evening with a full list of all results etc. Thanks again to you all!!!! Ps Congratulations to Peter Murphy & his wife. He surfs at Gtown regularly and kindly organised 2 barrels of Murphys free of charge for last night! (not that it lasted too long!) They were blessed with a beautiful baby Girl yesterday! All doin well! All in all a good days work! Jon, Nollaig & Alayne. Surf 2 Heal. April 13 Surf 2 heal Table QuizTABLE QUIZ
in aid of Surf 2 Heal (a non-profit organization for autistic children)
Thursday 17th April @ 8pm in Scott’s Bar (upstairs) Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork
€40 per table of four
Contact: Nollaig Hayes (085-8270090) For more information about Surf 2 Heal, please visit www.surf2heal.com April 08 Surf Lesson Special this Weekend.Surf Lesson Special this Weekend April 12th & 13th. This weekend we are holding surf lessons at the following times: Friday April 11th 6pm (Start your weekend off with a surf!) Saturday April 12th 11am & 2pm Sunday April 13th 11am & 2pm (the 2pm lesson is for under 16's only) Anyone who books a lesson for this weekend can be in with a chance of winning a voucher for €30 to spend in Offshore Surf Shop Kinsale or winning a Voucher for a Surf lesson with us at Gtown. Just call or email us to book your place, info@surfgtown.com / 087 8768549. Hope to see you on the water! Jon March 26 Earth HourEarth Hour 2008 I just signed up for Earth Hour 2008 and I thought you might like to take a look and possibly sign up too. Earth Hour is on 29 March 2008 at 8pm. So far, as well as Sydney, there'll also be Adelaide, Atlanta, Bangkok, Brisbane, Canberra, Chicago, Christchurch, Copenhagen, Dublin, Manila, Melbourne, Montreal, Odense, Ottawa, Perth, Phoenix, San Francisco, Suva, Tel Aviv, Toronto and Vancouver all turning off their lights for an hour in the name of fighting global warming. Sign up for Earth Hour by visiting the website and joining the movement. Also check out more about Earth Hour here. Earth Hour Website March 11 Learn to Stand Up Paddle BoardLearn to Stand Up Paddle Board with Gtown Surf School. This April we are launching a new element to our Surf School. Stand Up Paddle Boarding has been around a long time but has seen a recent explosion of interest. I took it up last year and found it to be a great addition to my mainstream surfing interest. Sup / Supping for short is now hitting our shores following its growth in popularity in Hawaii & other European countries. The sport is rooted in surfing culture and combines many things such as balance, strength, tradition and endurance not forgetting to mention the thrill of surfing waves on these great boards. However its not all about surfing as you can enjoy touring paddles on those flat days and Supping is probably one of the greatest fitness workouts you can get in all of the surf sports. Trust me it is physical but incredibly rewarding. The sport appeals to kitesurfers, windsurfers, surfers, waveskiers and other water sports. Learning is fun and easy! We start the first of a busy season of courses this coming April 1st (Tuesday) The courses consist of 4 sessions at a variety of locations. The course is priced at €150 and includes the use of a Dave Kalama Southpoint SUP board, carbon paddle, surf helmet, wetsuit and of course top class tuition. This course aims to introduce people to Supping in a controlled and safe mannor and to teach proper paddle technique, surf safety & etiquette whilst getting fit and enjoying the thrill of these boards! It is important to note that Supping can be a dangerous, particular in the hands of an inexperienced paddler. Therefore we will not be running any of our courses at mainstream surf beaches as the potential for causing injury / unease with other surf enthusiasts is too high. Our classes have a limit of 5 places per course and can be booked by emailing info@surfgtown.com Look forward to seeing you on the water. Monster Monday1Monster Monday! What a day yesterday was, It was definitely the biggest swell to hit our section of coastline this winter season. Garrettstown and Garrylucas were completely unsurfable as they were so big on Monday morning. There was a brief break in the winds in the mid morning and we took the opportunity to hit a secret spot we have been hopin on for quite a while. Well we scored big time, perfect point break with some double overhead sets. A good crew in the water. Unfortunately the wind picked up pretty strong again, at least it was offshore. It was gusting so hard that it made it pretty hard to get down the wave faces. Anyhow got 5 memorable waves in the afternoon, certainly some of my biggest this winter. Looks like there will still be plenty of swell all week, lets see what else we can score. I'm off to check another spot today that I've been hopin on. February 29 My quiver gets a new addition.Another Merrick in the quiver! I have just bought a 6'6" Al Merrick Black Beauty. Got it 2nd hand in mint condition for €375. Bargain in my opinion. I had been curious about this board as I have never had so much enjoyment on a board as I have had on the 6'4" Red Beauty which I have been riding since October. I wanted a board with more rail and a more agile tail. The Red Beauty is a great surf but the rounded square tail is nice to carve with but does feel a bit sluggish. The pin on the Black beauty gives way more bite to turns. My first three sessions have been good, caught some fun waves on its maiden surf. I definitely have to work harder on the take off but whats a bit of work for a class wave! February 19 Latest Issue of the Surfers Journal.Latest Issue of the Surfers Journal. Just got my latest issue of the Surfers Journal in the post before the weekend. This is the best subscription to have out of all the surf mags. The authenticity, love & attention to quality & detail that goes into every copy is just top notch. The photography leaves all other mags in its wake. There is a class article by Joel Tudor ( One of the worlds best Longboarders) "New Dogs, Old Tricks" which is a great piece. This magazine can lead to lots of thoughts of just abandoning normal every day life and hitting the road with your board. Check it out at The Surfers Journal February 15 Interested in Whales & Dolphins?Interested in Whales & Dolphins? Evening workshop for Surfers : Intro to Whale & Dolphin Watching.
Why not learn about these great creatures that sometimes surf with us!
Title: Whales & Whale Watching in Co. Cork Date: Friday 15th Feb 2008 Time: 19:00-22:00 Location: The Speckled Door, Old Head of Kinsale, Co. Cork Admission €10, (€5 IWDG members) The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) in association with Gtown Surf School invite you to attend an informal evening workshop comprising two sessions on whales and dolphins in West Cork. The opening session will cov |
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