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Horse Shoe Cove:
7.9 km
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Sandy Hook:
8.3 km
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Skeleton Hill Island:
8.7 km
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Spermaceti Cove:
8.9 km
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Fishing Beach:
9.4 km
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The Bronze Spyglass
The Bronze Spyglass is given to those who don’t keep their geographical knowledge a secret, and have discovered 5 Spots for the Beach Guide.
The Silver Spyglass
The Silver Spyglass is a sign of recognition for members of the community who are willing to share their experience and travel savvy with fellow sailors and riders, and have discovered 15 Spots for the Beach Guide.
The Gold Spyglass
The Gold Spyglass is an honor reserved for esteemed discoverers who have made it their mission to spread the knowledge of the world’s best beaches, and have enriched the Beach Guide with no less than 30 Spots.
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The Bronze Spyglass
The Bronze Spyglass is given to those who don’t keep their geographical knowledge a secret, and have discovered 5 Spots for the Beach Guide.
The Silver Spyglass
The Silver Spyglass is a sign of recognition for members of the community who are willing to share their experience and travel savvy with fellow sailors and riders, and have discovered 15 Spots for the Beach Guide.
The Gold Spyglass
The Gold Spyglass is an honor reserved for esteemed discoverers who have made it their mission to spread the knowledge of the world’s best beaches, and have enriched the Beach Guide with no less than 30 Spots.
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The Bronze Spyglass
The Bronze Spyglass is given to those who don’t keep their geographical knowledge a secret, and have discovered 5 Spots for the Beach Guide.
The Silver Spyglass
The Silver Spyglass is a sign of recognition for members of the community who are willing to share their experience and travel savvy with fellow sailors and riders, and have discovered 15 Spots for the Beach Guide.
The Gold Spyglass
The Gold Spyglass is an honor reserved for esteemed discoverers who have made it their mission to spread the knowledge of the world’s best beaches, and have enriched the Beach Guide with no less than 30 Spots.
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The Bronze Envelope
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The Bronze Spyglass
The Bronze Spyglass is given to those who don’t keep their geographical knowledge a secret, and have discovered 5 Spots for the Beach Guide.
The Silver Spyglass
The Silver Spyglass is a sign of recognition for members of the community who are willing to share their experience and travel savvy with fellow sailors and riders, and have discovered 15 Spots for the Beach Guide.
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The Bronze Quill
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The Gold Quill is an honor reserved for esteemed mentors who have made it their mission to share their knowledge and experience with the community, and support other sailors and riders in their endeavors by posting with no less than 30 topics of their own.
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The Bronze Envelope
The Bronze Envelope is given to those who don’t shy away from expressing their opinion, and have posted 10 times in comment threads.
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The Bronze Spyglass is given to those who don’t keep their geographical knowledge a secret, and have discovered 5 Spots for the Beach Guide.
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The Bronze Envelope
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The Bronze Spyglass
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Recent Posts
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It's tricky being a surfer – scary hold-downs, reef and fin cuts, jellyfish, powerful rips, territorial locals, sharks and the list goes on. If you are a cold water surfer there is yet one more hazard and surprisingly, few surfers are aware of it. It's a condition known as exostosis or surfer's ear.
PHOTO CREDIT - RENGOL 134/FLICKR
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There is this myth “floating” around that to own a sailboat, you have to be rich. Wrong! If you want your own “yacht”, that’s another story, but if you are interested in a sailboat for long or short term cruising, a length of 30–45 feet should suffice. For a sailing catamaran, you want to go 35ft and above to assure stability and sea worthiness. The cost of cruising the seas will highly depend on your desired level of comfort (space, luxury, gadgets, mooring), but owning a sound, comfortable sailboat and using it as your floating home to travel (parts of) the world or spend some time in one particular piece of paradise does not cost a fortune. The tons of sailboats anchored around me are proof of that. They have different sizes, colors and nationalities, but the owners have one thing in common: they are not rich.
Simpson Bay Lagoon in St. Martin/St. Maarten harbors many different sailboats
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To say I'm a girl and a surfer is stretching it on both accounts. At the age of 45 I'm not sure I can still claim 'girl' status and as a bit of a water wimp there are many days when I'm relegated back to play in the white water when it's just too big out back. So maybe I'm not the best qualified person to be making a statement about the inequalities that still exist between men and women out in the water and in the surfing world in general.
PHOTO CREDIT - MATT
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Brits DO Surf
One of the most commonly occurring things I encounter as a travelling Brit surfer is the laughter which ensues when you tell other people where you come from. Many surfers of other nationalities assume there is no surf of any quality in the UK. Emails we receive from American (US and South American) and Australian friends when we are back home for a while normally send commiserations on the period of surf starvation we must now endure.
PHOTO CREDIT - FOSHIE
I'm not normally one to sing the praises of my home-land. The sad truth is I struggle to find things to be proud of about my country and I purposely spend much of my life out of it. But here is finally something to defend whole-heartedly - not only do Brits surf, they do so on decent waves and Britain has a home-grown surf related industry that can more than hold its own.
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Surfboard fins have come a long way since the old days when your 'skeg' was 'that 8 inch long pointy thing on the bottom of your board used for steering'. What with the advent of removable fin systems, surfers are nowadays faced with a heck of a lot of choice. Here is a quick guide to help you on your way to understanding fins better.
(c) fineartamerica.com
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As a northern Leeward Island, St. Maarten/St. Martin is a small one with a big appeal. The international airport accommodates large planes, dumping tourists from all over the world, wanting some sun and fun on the many beautiful beaches and in the numerous vibrant night clubs. The massive Simpson Bay Lagoon on the west side of the island is a safe haven for hundreds of boats, arriving from all corners of the world. Every cruiser or sailor will end up here at some point, whether it is after a crossing from Europe, a hurricane season in Grenada or Trinidad, an island hopping trip from the United States or to prepare for the Atlantic crossing (back) to Europe.
Simpson Bay Lagoon and Marigot Bay (right), seen from Fort Louis
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You've arrived in New Zealand, you've bought your van/car and you're ready for a few weeks of road tripping, surf exploration. But if you intend to escape to the middle of nowhere in your quest for empty breaks you are going to have to make sure you're fully equipped. Luckily there are many ways to get your hands on cheap camping equipment in New Zealand.
Inherited Gear
If you opt to buy your own van to use as your sleeping accommodation and transport then the chances are that you may inherit some, if not all, of the camping equipment you need. This is especially true if you buy from fellow travellers – anything they have accumulated is normally thrown in with the van sale.
At the very least inherited gear is likely to include a mattress, some bedding and cooking and eating items such as crockery, cutlery and pans.
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It was a lazy autumn morning that I pulled into the car park, overcast and drizzly, just the way I like it, and I was really excited to find a pushing tide, with about 4 feet of swell peeling off along a fun-looking right bank, just to the left of the old wreck. I remember there being a bit of an Easter nip in the air, the land breeze having gently and lovingly manicured the waves to perfection overnight ...
(c) Goldcoastaustralia.com
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For me it was hard to take. My cousin had surfed right up until she was seven months pregnant, and being my personal surfing inspiration I had planned to do the same. But when my bulge started poking out well beyond my own control, at around 4½ months, I had to give up a hard surfboard and look for alternatives.
I still remember that day. The sun was shining, Japanese spring had approached and we were all out of 5mm semi-dry steamers and into 3mm jerseys. Torami, one of our local breaks here in Chiba, was offshore, small and glassy-perfect for the new twin fin Kuni and I had received as a wedding present from shaper Ryosuke Hori. Trying to ignore needing to stretch my wetty far more than I had predicted, I kept reminding myself surfing is my key to a happy, healthy pregnancy and nothing would stop me dancing along those waves on my feet, right up to delivery if possible.
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World travellers, surf destination searchers, team photographer and writer couple; how were we ever going to keep up our dream lifestyle once the little one came along? As we began to start hoping for our first child, these thoughts were constantly running through the back of my mind.
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In my previous post, I wrote about two categories of cruisers: the one that has a steady income (pensions, dividends, interest, rental income…) and the one that needs to make money along the way. Both of these groups have to be careful how they spend their money, though to different degrees. Cruisers in category 1, who have money coming into their account (even if it’s “just” a pension), have probably figured out their financial situation beforehand and calculated their expenses in when planning their voyage. They might have a budget they try to stick to and have put some money aside for major and unexpected repairs. They don’t go overboard with what they spend, but they will make sure they enjoy the little pleasures of life: a dinner ashore, exotic cocktails, some sightseeing, and hiring an expert to fix boat problems. This is a good category to be part of.
Party with friends on Irie
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In particular, there’s one person in my life who I owe my love for surfing to. A brave woman, who in an era dominated by men would dare to show her skin in a two-piece bikini, took to the ocean like a fish and in her teens begged her inventor/boat builder father to build her a wooden surfboard.
Her name is Christine Cox, better known to me as Aunty Chris - a past inductee into Surfing Australia’s Hall of Fame, tireless promoter and pusher of women’s competitive surfing, pro level judge and surf coach for decades, supportive wife for half a century to a never surf deprived wave junkie husband, and of course devoted mother to four surf-crazed kids (all Australian champion surfers in their youth).
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Along with probably every other surfer out there in the water I can still remember that very first time I tucked a surf board under my arm and prepared to try my hand at 'this surfing thing'. In my case it probably didn't help that I was handicapped with a severe phobia of the water, having never been in the ocean beyind my knee-caps.
Aside from the hydrophobia drawback I had been a little dismissive when warned that I 'would use every muscle in my body to exhaustion' and it was 'a slow, learning curve'. My cockiness was due to the fact that I was an ex-champion gymnast and currently a very fit, professional gymnastics coach. I was used to balancing, flipping and throwing my body around to land on a 4 inch beam. So how hard could this be? Some time later I emerged from the water more spent than I had ever been in my life, having swallowed enough water to fill a bath tub and having had every hard edge knocked off my arrogance by a severe pummelling. I had spent every single second of it terrified and I had had the time of my life. From that moment on I was a surfer.
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Tapping into the ocean's energy without the use of any kind of craft or equipment has got to be one of the purest, most exhilarating thrills that surfing has to offer. Even in small waves, riding with nothing between you and the wave is a total hoot and it can really give you a a new outlook on wave riding - it's a little like becoming a grom again, where every experience is new and fresh.
So how do you go about body surfing? Even though the masters like Mark Cunningham and Mike Stewart have a knack for making it look all too easy, it's really not that hard.
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When I tell people I am living and sailing on a boat in the Caribbean, their eyebrows raise and questions arise. They are curious about a whole bunch of stuff, but the most important thing they want to know is whether my partner and I are rich. When the answer is “no” or “I wish”, the mystery remains: “How can you keep doing this?”
The author and her partner Mark at work "in the office"