Surfs up in the Hebrides

February 12, 2008 on 10:12 am | In Kayak Surfing |

Ahhhh ! it is good to have been out in my boat again. Sunday saw the wrap round of the massive swell running on the west side, so the breaks on this side were working. We dropped into the water on the break at Tong and what a session.

Tong is a sand bar at the entrance of the river and is the longest break in the islands. You get on and exhausted, off three weeks later with a beard. It is a left hander which is usually fast and steep, Sunday, it was fast but not too steep, good for me as I hadn’t been in a boat for a while.

It was setty but when they were coming through there were enough to go round as it was a little busy with about seven people out.

So I am now looking at the predictors to see when the next swell is due, although I do need to paddle my sea kayak as the deadline for the guide book to the Outer Hebrides has been set and we need to get writing and taking pictures.

Tim Pickering
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