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11 Shots From The Start Of Winter In Devon & Cornwall

Luke Gartside

A rare gem lights up somewhere in Cornwall

The days are short and the sound of wind and rain battering the windows is becoming ever more familiar as Winter draws in here in the South West. Despite a few weeks of consistent swell and promising looking charts, shifting banks, inaccurate forecasts and unpredictable winds have lead to many a pre-dawn goose chase yielding little but a pair of wet socks.

However, occasionally we have been reminded why we look forward to winter, why we struggle into thick (and often still damp) neoprene and paddle out into sewage filled line ups with howling wind and pounding rain- for a few moments of jubilant sliding before the waves meet the shore. Here are a few of my favourite of those moments from the last couple of weeks, featuring some of the UK’s most talented sliders:

A rare gem lights up somewhere in CornwallOli Adams, fresh from his UK Pro Tour Victory, throwing buckets on a left hand wallHarry Timson boosting during a rare evening of sunshineHarry Timson again finding a novelty pit in the bay of dreamsLuke Dillon blasts the tail off a big stormy sectionOli Adams boosts off a North Cornish rampAdam 'Bearman' Griffiths finds shelter from the rain somewhere in North CornwallToby Donachie throws his tail into the wind in DevonHarry Timson and Angus Scotney taking the scenic route back to the carA solid sand churner rolls through in CornwallLuke Dillon throws a reverse into the flats at Towan

Photos by Luke Gartside

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