Windsurfing Movie 2 Soundtrack

Just watched the Windsurfing Movie 2 for the second time, and as the first one became the soundtrack to my windsurfing sessions I decided to compile the sountrack for this one (as i couldn't find it anywhere) enjoy!!

Windsurfing Movie 2 Soundtrack

Intro: Clash - bankrobber

Maui: Leftfield- Inspection

Jaws: Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls

The Gorge: Dandy Warhols - Boheium Like You

California: Spoon - Don't you Evah

Barn: Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal

Mark Angulo: Wolf Like Me - TV on the Radio

Keith Taboul: Jesse Cook - Paloma

Kai Lenny: The Who - Baba O'Riley

Tahiti: Friendly Fires - Paris (Airplane Remix)

Baptiste Gossein : Teddybears STHLM - Cobrastyle

Marshall Islands: Thievery Corporation - Richest Man in Babylon

: Temper Trap - Resurrection

Asking the Chief: Spoon - Got Nuffin

Levi Siver: INXS - Don't Change

Credits: Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me

The 4.7 Skank

View of Llanfairfechan and the Menai Straits

Summer days and early starts go hand in hand, and with the lack of desent forecast for so so so long, I decided last week that I'll wake up almost anytime to score some wind. so this weekend it was a 5:30 wake up!!

With NE blowing theres not many spots that work, but with the review from Stu and Carl on iwindsurf.co.uk I decided to try Llanfairfechan a spot that i've driven past hundreds times in a SW on the way to rhossy, but never really bothered as it was flat as a pancake.

In a NE though it deliver waist high + ramps which was pretty awesome! Started on my 4.7 but had to switch to my 5.4 as the wind dropped which seems to be a occurring theme of lately but at least I got out, the current eventually over came by planing ability so i packed in by 11:00 and home by 1:30.

Best rigging spot in the North-West

Sipping

After the 3 mouths of zero wind the good stuff is returned and allowed me to sip on the fine thing that is windsurfing

Last Wednesday (see previous blog post) was absolutely bonkers. Me and four others from the west kirby crew tried to do battle but with a huge tide and 40kts winds, there was no real fun to be had, absolutely freezing with a crazy rip into the rocks of the car park. After an hour i had enough and decided to mince around the lakes car park and talk crap - a fine art!!! A few ventured onto the lake including Bubble and Dixon - check out their vid shows what the wind was like when it dropped.

Monday the called was made for some Mid-Wales action, which delivered some fluky wind and a soft tiny wave to play with, but this wasn't at all to bad gave be a reason to try my new moo - It's a keeper, slashy like a teenage self-abuser but floaty enough to keep -well floating when the windys playing tricks, two thumps up to Jon

A Super View

wind!!

Looks like that 3.7 was worth buying after all, looks like it'll blow knickers of the entire NW of the UK tomoz, heading to west kirby as a moosive tide is about.

Thursday looks a little less - maybe time to christen carbon moo with some Leasowe waves.

Moo

At the end of last year I decided too have a change of equipment. The freestyle board has gone as i'm just not into it waves are the future!! So to replace the early planning of the freestyle board I decided it was time to give Jon (Moo custom) back his board which I think he accidentally sold me two years ago and get this new one shaped.

I spent ages talking to Jon about what I was looking for and couple of weeks later a full carbon compact twin is delivered in team moo livery.

The service and quality Jon delivers is freakin awesome, just need some wind to use it!!

Surfsation

Stu Pulling in

With snow blanketing the UK resulting in most of UK closing including my work. Stu made the call to go surf Hellies. Although driving though Walse the mercury reached -10 oC i thought it wasn' going to be such a good idea.

After applying the neoprene, the surf shaped up super sweet with some over heads surfsations. As the tide pushed and the surf turned into shore break,

and with the Eddie fresh in our minds it was late pull ins in the close outs awesome

but punishing!

blurry but brill

Just before going for a dip awesome photo from stu

Bling!

New Post New Sail, Bling!!

Best way to start a post, with my new 3.7 Simmer Icon. Loving my new sails, the colour, the handling just everything about them, they're getting a top score of two thumbs up!!!

blogs been a bit slow but it the same story of uni work and lazyness, but this will change had my last lecture before christmas and i'm starting placement so i should be able to score some more sessions and more posts and the best news is that the daylight hours are increasing!!

The most recent and most memorable sesses (although could be over a mouth ago) where at Leasowe with Jon (Moo Custom) and one at Rhossy.

Rocked up to Leasowe after lunch not really expect anything, but with a WNW Lefts (or Uppers) was firing, although it took me a while to realise, who was scooting around in front of the car park. Although once i realise it was wave-o-rama out there good jumping and good riding of nice head high waves, (still waiting on photos to prove this form nick but they do exist).

Last warm sess at Rhossy bolt-onshore and big!

The sess at rhossy was a bit crap to terms of rides and jumping but it was pretty good just to score what was probably the last warm one of the year. The wind was bolt on which turned the bay into a bit of a obstacle course with some big ones rolling in, although managed to avoid a swim so all was good!!

Broken Toe

Thrusday last week saw a cheeky surf sess in Mid-Wales due to a cancelled uni lecture and sunday saw some classic 4.2 Leasowe, Although i think its going to become more popular. more to follow

The Photoshoot

A really pants day for it but thanks to Nick for making it look awesome

Loving this, wind waves and crosby in the background

It's Gayaerial Time

Simmer Iron and Icon

Study Time

Stock Picture (no time for photos this week)

Uni started last week and being my final year i'm trying to knuckle down to some solid study, and with the crappy timetable i've been given in every weekday I guess I got no choice.

But being the first week many lectures have just been short intros so I've managed score three sessions, which kicked me in the teeth on sunday as i had ten tons of work to do and a invitation to go surfing with stu and mike (check out how that went), decided to study.

Monday night I scored Leasowe 5.3 weather on a tiny tide with some good jumping to be had, at the moment i was trying to crack my forwards and everything just seemed right tried one on every run out. Didn't get any but they gonna come soon well I hope

Friday afternoon I scored the West K lake, and to be honest I think I'm over lake sailing, someone isn't though is Max who managed to land his first Vulcans on his New Moo must be the board!

Saturday saw a super low descend over the UK and initially i was going to try and score somewhere in Mid-Wales but the forecast looked like it was going to become onshore by early afternoon so I decided to hit Leasowe. With a high tide 2nd bay was working and it was on fire cross-shore riding logo high at times but most waves at least head some of the best riding i've had and who would of though at leasowe

Awesome Weekend

With these high pressures sitting over the UK resulting in no waves and no wind, it means it's SUP cruising time.

On Saturday me Shelly and Stu did 9.5 miles on the SUP shelly's still feeling the pain. It was awesome to cruse up the river having a look at all the sights same it was slightly raining but you can't have it all.

Cruising up the River Dee

On the way back Stu and decide to hit a rope swing we had spotted on the way up, found a new way to get onto the SUP's check out the video!!!

Swinging like an Ape

Running on Water

After Saturday and another forecast of zero wind it was time to go around Hilbre. I've done this a couple of times before on windsurf longboard and a open top kayak but this was the first time doing in on the SUP. You could really feel the effects of the the tide on the way up to Hilbre but with the seals ushering us on to the tip of the island where it always getting choppy when the tidal streams on the Mersey and the Dee meet which made for some interesting paddling.

Hilbre What a View

Stu off Middle Eye

On Monday I decide to head to Rhossy for to top of the weekend actives and to test out my new sails. Started of on my 4.7 but there where most no/tiny waves due to the super high tide, but as the tide dropped the wind picked up (onto my 4.2) and it turned into classic Rhossy. The my New Simmer 2010 icons rock paired with my moo twin i was all over the wave face hahaha, nice having some sails which go dead.

Keeping it Local

Stacked at Leasowe, by Max

Loving the orange!

It's been crazy windy and perfect weather for testing out my new sails simmer icons and so for the rock!! (may do a mini review in a while)

Thursday saw 35kts+ knots from the west, turned into a bit of a survival contest rather than windsurfing. I started of in the bay which I've never really bothered with always waiting for the beach ahead of the carpark. It's awesome longer bigger and meatier waves than infront of the carpark.

Friday I hit west kirby the wind had dropped slightly and some good ramps where about turned into bit of a loop fest, stu was pulling of some super forwards, inspiration!! but just a bit two over powered!

Commiserations to Max who managed to snap and mast and put a hole through his sail, hope he doesn't do the dirty to his new Moo Custom, it looks sweet as!!

Rob's Super-Duper Mega Bonus Sale

Gaastra 2007 sails owed but 2 year all in excellent condition wanting a new home!! £115 each or all three for £315

4.2 £115

5.4 £115

4.7 £115

leave a message if your intrested!! or send a email to robshennessy@googlemail.com

5 Weeks!!

5 weeks and it's all over well for me! For the last five weeks I've been sharing the knowledge and teaching little guys and girls and big guys and girls to windsurf and sail. Some where crap ( I mean they found it challenging) but others where awesome.

Stand out week was the third, I had a group of under 12's who all fully embraced surf culture, radical and shaka gestures all over the show!!

A few days where cancelled but not as many as last year, so I only managed to get a few days on the lake. Max managed to mix it up on his beloved grove-rider kit most days must be because he likes men!

Looking forward to making the most of my free time before Uni starts and the forecast looks awesome

Tushingham 400 Mast

I've decided to sell my tush mast

check it out ebay

Liverpool One but this ain't no shopping trip

On sunday Shelly me and Nick and family went for a £5 walk (1.40 for a car) through the Liverpool tunnel to celebrate its 75th year. After 45 minutes of walking though the tunnel behind some really unfit people who couldn't really hack the uphill part of the journey. Nick and me decided to Liverpool one and the Echo Area for some urban biking.

Honestly some of the best mountain biking I have had got super confident by the end and started jumping 10 sets, although nick had to go one further and hit the stairs outside John Lewis

Nick doing his thing!

Riding the Landrover

It's Looking Good!!!

Mini Surf Break

Shelly's account:

Shelly SUPing

Quarry Beach, Abersoch. This beach is one of my favourite places to SUP; clean sandy beach and plenty of clear flat water. The sun was shining, making it a perfect session for me!

Sunset at Porth Oer

Sunset at Whistling Sands: Robin had eaten has freshly caught lobster which looked delicious! I, mistakenly in my hunger, ordered lasagne!...The view out of the local pub in Aberdaron showed waves lapping in, so we finished the evening by heading through the winding single track roads to the small beach at Whistling Sands. We were joined by hundreds of funky lil bouncing bugs which just looked like jumping sand! Unfortunately for them they were gobbled up by the possy of starlings which emerged as soon as the sun set.

My Account

The Surf

Shelly always manages to have perfect timing

(Tuesday Morning)

We decided to go during the week to avoid any crowds, but after talking to tim the lifeguard I started to have my doubts, and sure as tim predicted it was packed about 40+ surfers out on a monday morning. i decided to launch straight out the middle and paddle towards the cliffs and soon enough find a peak almost to myself, pretty awesome chest high and no wind lasted about 4 hours. Later on i decided to give it another go and it was going off on the dropping tide over head high and still no wind tired to stay out as long as i could but my arms where like noodles.

Tuesday saw good waist high surf but loads of Jellies, which kinda scare me after last years hospital visit after being stung. Wednesday saw again chest high surf but it was closing out which was pants good thing about a SUP is your can ride a the unbroken wave also gave be plenty of opportunity to try and learn to do some re-entries almost there i guess

What Kind of People am I Attracting?

Checking my google analytics the other day to see how many hits i'm getting and how people are find me.

I guess the person using google must of been disappointed when they stumbled upon by website after typing in ..... well se below

Just Scored

Just scored Leaoswe perfect 4.2m weather!! jsut what the doctor order especially after yesterday evening which was an act of desperation. well not as desperate as the surfer i saw down at Leasowe i guess he was planning on pulling in the glass tubes of leasowe