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    Anyone ever gone surfing. I have booked a week in Lahinch trying it out with classes etc. Any tips etc or experiences.
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    Irish Surfing Thread

    Sounds like fun good luck with it.

    There was an Irish Surfing thread started just recently. Maybe these guys can give you some help.
    http://foot.ie/showthread.php?t=79583


    Apparently 'Sick' means good.


    Is it true that Wednesday is the best day to go Surfing? or is that just the pacific coast?
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    haha coincidentally i just booked a lesson for myself yesterday for next sat in lahinch too.i've done some snowboarding before so i'm hoping that it'll be pretty similar.have wanted to do some surfing for a while but none of my mates were up for it so decided to do it on my own

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    Let me know how you get on, as I am going to go Holy week and make a week of it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NeilMcD View Post
    Anyone ever gone surfing. I have booked a week in Lahinch trying it out with classes etc. Any tips etc or experiences.
    I've been a few times, the hardest part is standing up on the board without falling over. If you're on the heavier side of average, you might want to do a few push ups before you head down to give you the strength to stand up quickly.

    Also, Lahinch has a swimming pool with a sauna and jacuzzi which can be a nice spot to visit to warm up after a few hours in the sea.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bald Student View Post
    I've been a few times, the hardest part is standing up on the board without falling over. If you're on the heavier side of average, you might want to do a few push ups before you head down to give you the strength to stand up quickly.

    Also, Lahinch has a swimming pool with a sauna and jacuzzi which can be a nice spot to visit to warm up after a few hours in the sea.


    Have I met you before Bald Student ha ha. Good tip on the push ups thing thanks for that. Yeah going to stay in Lahinch for 5 days and just do the lesson in the morning and chill out for the rest of the day. With a Bank Holiday on the Monday and Good Friday on the Friday, the whole week can be taken off without much dent into the Annual Leave too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NeilMcD View Post
    Let me know how you get on, as I am going to go Holy week and make a week of it.
    no problem,will do

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    I just started in September. Best decision sports wise that I've ever made.

    Strandhill in Sligo is where I started off, although I also recommend Streedagh, whih is out beside Lissadell.

    I took lessons with these guys.
    http://www.strandhillsurfschool.com/

    Best of luck!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SligoBrewer View Post
    I just started in September. Best decision sports wise that I've ever made.

    Strandhill in Sligo is where I started off, although I also recommend Streedagh, whih is out beside Lissadell.

    I took lessons with these guys.
    http://www.strandhillsurfschool.com/

    Best of luck!
    how many lessons did it take before you kinda got the hang of it?next sat is my first

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    2/3 ish

    You should be standing up by the end of the first and it's all go from there really.

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    Oh now the pressue is on. Better keep up with the push ups. Cheers for the advice on this Brewer.
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    I didn't give the push-ups advice.
    Must start them myself, getting up on my Bic is a pain in the arse.

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    my lesson is cancelled this weekend because of bad weather,was really looking forward to it too! will have to reschedule

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