Theres been talk of this secret spot in the west of ireland for giant waves for surfers, its just off the Mullaghmore head county Sligo ;). A few boyos from the North have found the location and filmed there last weekend.
Some footage below, incredible :o
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/northern_ireland/9173797.stm
This was the picture from the front page of the Irish Times yesterday
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rmp75lAiOi8/TNlrEG459EI/AAAAAAAAARc/mRFI9Ebzrak/s1600/cotty3.jpg)
This was 1 of the guy's that surfed it :
http://andrewcottonsurfer.blogspot.com/2010/11/prowlers-today.html (http://andrewcottonsurfer.blogspot.com/2010/11/prowlers-today.html)
And another one:
(http://www4.clikpic.com/aaronpierce/images/prowlers001.jpg)
RTE sent their correspondent to the Cliffs of Moher . Oh dear.
Quote from: seafoid on November 10, 2010, 12:52:42 PM
RTE sent their correspondent to the Cliffs of Moher . Oh dear.
There's another massive wave down there ("Aileen's" I think it's called that people have been surfing for the last few years).
It was initially hushed up as the surfers don't want it getting too crowded, so I guess the Cliffs of Moher was as good a guess as any.
Was that wave the other day, basically not just a storm? They had big waves in Dun Laoghaire as well.
Quote from: mick999 on November 10, 2010, 12:48:04 PM
This was the picture from the front page of the Irish Times yesterday
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rmp75lAiOi8/TNlrEG459EI/AAAAAAAAARc/mRFI9Ebzrak/s1600/cotty3.jpg)
This was 1 of the guy's that surfed it :
http://andrewcottonsurfer.blogspot.com/2010/11/prowlers-today.html (http://andrewcottonsurfer.blogspot.com/2010/11/prowlers-today.html)
And another one:
(http://www4.clikpic.com/aaronpierce/images/prowlers001.jpg)
1st picture is class
Never mind your surfing. Ireland has some of the best wave resources in the world for producing electricity. Far more potential then Oil and Gas.
(http://www.aquagen.com.au/Images/wave_map.jpg)
Quote from: Peter Solan the Great on November 10, 2010, 01:44:20 PM
Never mind your surfing. Ireland has some of the best wave resources in the world for producing electricity. Far more potential then Oil and Gas.
(http://www.aquagen.com.au/Images/wave_map.jpg)
i know we are in a bad way but fcuk me we are not even on that map
Quote from: the Deel Rover on November 10, 2010, 01:45:51 PM
Quote from: Peter Solan the Great on November 10, 2010, 01:44:20 PM
Never mind your surfing. Ireland has some of the best wave resources in the world for producing electricity. Far more potential then Oil and Gas.
(http://www.aquagen.com.au/Images/wave_map.jpg)
i know we are in a bad way but fcuk me we are not even on that map
Looks like Cú Chulainn came back and finished building the Giant's Causeway across to Scotland :o
Quote from: Tubberman on November 10, 2010, 01:49:56 PM
Quote from: the Deel Rover on November 10, 2010, 01:45:51 PM
Quote from: Peter Solan the Great on November 10, 2010, 01:44:20 PM
Never mind your surfing. Ireland has some of the best wave resources in the world for producing electricity. Far more potential then Oil and Gas.
(http://www.aquagen.com.au/Images/wave_map.jpg)
i know we are in a bad way but fcuk me we are not even on that map
Looks like Cú Chulainn came back and finished building the Giant's Causeway across to Scotland :o
makes sense materials are a lot cheaper now that we are in a recession
Quote from: gallsman on November 10, 2010, 01:01:11 PM
Quote from: seafoid on November 10, 2010, 12:52:42 PM
RTE sent their correspondent to the Cliffs of Moher . Oh dear.
There's another massive wave down there ("Aileen's" I think it's called that people have been surfing for the last few years).
It was initially hushed up as the surfers don't want it getting too crowded, so I guess the Cliffs of Moher was as good a guess as any.
doesn't the wave have some name in Irish ?
The location might be Achill island high waves are usually there this time of year.
Quote from: ross4life on November 10, 2010, 04:54:03 PM
The location might be Achill island high waves are usually there this time of year.
Err, no. As Sligonian said its off Mullaghmore in Sligo.
Quote from: magpie seanie on November 10, 2010, 05:01:07 PM
Quote from: ross4life on November 10, 2010, 04:54:03 PM
The location might be Achill island high waves are usually there this time of year.
Err, no. As Sligonian said its off Mullaghmore in Sligo.
Fair enough i thought he was assuming it?
Quote from: Tubberman on November 10, 2010, 01:49:56 PM
Quote from: the Deel Rover on November 10, 2010, 01:45:51 PM
Quote from: Peter Solan the Great on November 10, 2010, 01:44:20 PM
Never mind your surfing. Ireland has some of the best wave resources in the world for producing electricity. Far more potential then Oil and Gas.
(http://www.aquagen.com.au/Images/wave_map.jpg)
i know we are in a bad way but fcuk me we are not even on that map
Looks like Cú Chulainn came back and finished building the Giant's Causeway across to Scotland :o
Fionn Mac Cumhaill was shite alright... about time they sacked him ;)
Quote from: Peter Solan the Great on November 10, 2010, 01:44:20 PM
Never mind your surfing. Ireland has some of the best wave resources in the world for producing electricity. Far more potential then Oil and Gas.
(http://www.aquagen.com.au/Images/wave_map.jpg)
Jaysus where a funny looking shape on that map, looks like the North is stuck to Scotland? might explain why so many scots ended up north :P
And why is Iceland shaped like the batman symbol
Quote from: magpie seanie on November 10, 2010, 05:01:07 PM
Quote from: ross4life on November 10, 2010, 04:54:03 PM
The location might be Achill island high waves are usually there this time of year.
Err, no. As Sligonian said its off Mullaghmore in Sligo.
maybe it was a mayo sligo wave off the enniscrone coast , fcuk it i'll claim it as a mayo wave ;) :D
Quote from: ross4life on November 10, 2010, 05:03:54 PM
Quote from: magpie seanie on November 10, 2010, 05:01:07 PM
Quote from: ross4life on November 10, 2010, 04:54:03 PM
The location might be Achill island high waves are usually there this time of year.
Err, no. As Sligonian said its off Mullaghmore in Sligo.
Fair enough i thought he was assuming it?
Most of my Sligo friends are surfers, but these lads were from all over the world, they filmed it on jetskis over the last few days, there is a spot at the back of the headland were 2 currents meet that is the new massive wave spot. Im sure there more than one on the west coast. It featured in waveriders the movie aswell.
Quote from: the Deel Rover on November 10, 2010, 05:24:12 PM
Quote from: magpie seanie on November 10, 2010, 05:01:07 PM
Quote from: ross4life on November 10, 2010, 04:54:03 PM
The location might be Achill island high waves are usually there this time of year.
Err, no. As Sligonian said its off Mullaghmore in Sligo.
maybe it was a mayo sligo wave off the enniscrone coast , fcuk it i'll claim it as a mayo wave ;) :D
Im sure if it was football related youd have no problem claiming enniscrone is mayo but mullaghmore might be pushing it.
Sligonian is right. It was of Mullaghmore Head.
Was surfing myself last weekend in Bundoran and Rossnowlagh and there was chat about it then.
QuoteMost of my Sligo friends are surfers, but these lads were from all over the world, they filmed it on jetskis over the last few days, there is a spot at the back of the headland were 2 currents meet that is the new massive wave spot. Im sure there more than one on the west coast. It featured in waveriders the movie aswell.
Mullaghmore head featured in Waveridershttp://www.waveridersthefilm.com (http://www.waveridersthefilm.com) but this new wave 'Prowlers' didn't
Photos & video of it here;
http://magicseaweed.com/Prowlers-Breaks-Cover-Content/2933/
Quote from: 5 Sams on November 10, 2010, 05:10:18 PM
Quote from: Tubberman on November 10, 2010, 01:49:56 PM
Quote from: the Deel Rover on November 10, 2010, 01:45:51 PM
Quote from: Peter Solan the Great on November 10, 2010, 01:44:20 PM
Never mind your surfing. Ireland has some of the best wave resources in the world for producing electricity. Far more potential then Oil and Gas.
(http://www.aquagen.com.au/Images/wave_map.jpg)
i know we are in a bad way but fcuk me we are not even on that map
Looks like Cú Chulainn came back and finished building the Giant's Causeway across to Scotland :o
Fionn Mac Cumhaill was shite alright... about time they sacked him ;)
Shure didn t we send Setanta off to Australia!
Huge waves of Mullaghmore last weekend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-MP9G9KbII&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-MP9G9KbII&feature=player_embedded)
Would you not freeze out there?
The water is not that cold this weather.
A 5-3 winter wetsuit, gloves, booties and a hoodie with some underarmour.
Snug as a bug in a rug