tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262055162012-01-07T19:43:09.347Znisurfkayakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15666981666361235325noreply@blogger.comBlogger1481100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-1658488120717375502012-01-07T19:43:00.001Z2012-01-07T19:43:09.354Z

andymcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717253630168386515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-74009927153654354012012-01-07T19:42:00.001Z2012-01-07T19:42:09.577Z

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwlSt_Ko3rY&feature=youtu.be

andymcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717253630168386515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-12847712356434221992012-01-07T19:41:00.001Z2012-01-07T19:41:52.971Z

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwlSt_Ko3rY&feature=youtu.be

andymcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717253630168386515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-62383685933426657682011-05-31T20:51:00.001+01:002011-05-31T20:52:48.552+01:00

andymcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717253630168386515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-76944238662001841042011-03-05T23:25:00.000Z2011-03-05T23:25:35.254Z

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-21005220290430407132011-02-19T13:39:00.002Z2011-02-19T13:42:57.009Z

One of the best surf sessions that jonny and gerry have ever had. It was a real good day alright. Flat calm in the channel and a fast pitching 3 ft wave racing across the bar with only the 5 of us on the water.It doesnt get any better than that.">

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-19201167628522185722011-02-08T23:13:00.002Z2011-02-08T23:18:29.449Z

Heres another session with the onboard camera. Surfed along with Corin and Marty and about 20 others. That was fun when the sets came through. Hopefully the next day i go up it will be back to just a few in the water.">

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-41848701896675359322011-02-08T13:48:00.000Z2011-02-08T13:49:17.440Z

andymcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717253630168386515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-9117406594378156292011-02-02T09:48:00.002Z2011-02-02T09:54:48.867Z

Not a bad way to spend a Monday morning. No one out but e and all those waves going through unridden. Maybe next time i will get some company. If you werent surfing at the start of this week you were missing out.">

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-28610489956045316502011-01-23T23:59:00.002Z2011-01-24T00:03:58.740Z

My first surf of the year. Tullan was still to big so plan b was the peak. Only a few surfers on it. Surfed with Marty mc Cann on his newest toy and man can he surf that thing. Hitting the lip every chance he got. Dessie">

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-69036879415134076242011-01-19T23:38:00.002Z2011-01-19T23:51:29.931Z

A great little session. Not sure when it was filmed but i remember everywhere being big and blown out and this was the only spot with any shelter. I got so many beatings that day and Alan chipped his boat on the inside. Check out the beatings handed out to me at the end. Its sure to make you laugh.">

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-19344739586468760982011-01-19T22:16:00.002Z2011-01-19T22:24:11.950Z

Footage from the Rosnowlagh comp a few years back. Lots of action from the novice class rounds. The Novice class has been a great way of getting paddlers into competition over the years. The winner of the Novice class wins a new composite boat from our sponsor Mega. The winner from this year was Stevie Devlin.The NISK have a fleet of plastic surf boats available at each event so come along and

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-20725074581244482412011-01-07T00:36:00.002Z2011-01-07T00:44:33.043Z

The last of the footage from the 2004 movie and the first one of 2011Clips from most of the surfers. Theres a few big barrel rolls from back in the day and a good wipeout section towards the end. Theres a slight glitch in the editing with a clip from the start and end seemed to have swapped. Check out the spoof helicopter rescue and the size of the wave that jonny has to dive under to get out of

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-59671751801023191042010-12-29T01:28:00.003Z2010-12-29T01:32:04.604Z

Part 4 now online.This time the surfing is from Stevie Doherty, James Newell, Kevin Quinn, Stevie Campbell, Ashley Hunter and Aisling Shannon.The plan was to do the whole movie in 4 parts. It looks like there will be a least 1 more to complete the series.">

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-79141465578722077132010-12-20T00:59:00.002Z2010-12-20T01:02:58.129Z

Anyone who got the clubsurf dvd a few years ago will have seen this movie. I hope it still relevant as its a few years old and the boats look very dated today.">

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-35639360616905821632010-12-17T01:17:00.002Z2010-12-17T01:20:33.356Z

Surfers this time are Nic Harkness, Mike Barton, Al Owen, Jonny Bingham, and Richard Hobson">

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-46423901636674259872010-12-16T22:07:00.002Z2010-12-16T22:10:31.775Z

Another 7 mins from back in the day. This time its Harry in his xxx. Me in the old venom, Willie Ward charging in a trident and Ross Bell ripping in the old Radical moves boat.">

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-69488574320568658912010-12-16T01:53:00.002Z2010-12-16T01:57:17.383Z

The 1st of 4 clips that are the complete 2004 movie

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-53401762229263668372010-12-13T01:02:00.002Z2010-12-13T01:06:09.072Z

This is a few years old now but its much better resolution than the old one.

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-56975065910434934652010-11-23T01:29:00.002Z2010-11-23T01:34:14.315Z

Solo session up in North Donegal a few weeks ago. Filmed from the deck of my boost. Took some huge hits from the set waves getting caught to deep most of the time. Check out the speed of the drop and bottom turn on the 3rd and 4th waves.

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-5679576016414420722010-11-20T11:41:00.002Z2010-11-22T09:14:57.569Z

andymcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717253630168386515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-42857618464212969292010-11-08T16:14:00.001Z2010-11-08T16:17:33.280Z

Have a look at this video from Paddy King of the event

Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12546938723763640361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-49228614452566196522010-10-01T00:41:00.002+01:002010-10-01T00:44:30.817+01:00

Had a great session today on the Outers. 20 on the main break only 3 the wave i was surfing.Good times.

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-4303626505359101722010-09-14T23:29:00.003+01:002010-10-01T00:54:49.646+01:00

This is the footage from the movie project that i was working a few years back. Most of the sessions have been put up already but there is some new not been seen footage on here. Its a whopping 27mins long and i think i can put it up in a higher resoloution later on. Two of the sessions were filmed in real windy conditions. If only we had got some of the sessions captured with less wind, this

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-37088913486837150862010-07-15T14:46:00.003+01:002010-07-15T23:05:59.293+01:00

Harry filmed this session last week.Ive been wanting to see how the different number of fins would affect the boats surfing during a session. The one thing that i did learn was that it will need a few more sessions before i get it right. The first trip to the water was with a 5 fin set up. four 2.5inch in the outside boxes with a 3.5 in the middle. Right away i thought the boat little

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-73417717729524686042010-07-13T01:17:00.003+01:002010-07-13T01:25:44.291+01:00

New Go Pro front mounted Camera. Clips from a few Bundoran sessions at Tullen and the Peak.Looking forward to getting it out in some bright sunny waves to see how it comes out. Need to work on the settings to improve the quality for youtube.

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-32280532249389854662010-07-11T14:54:00.001+01:002010-07-11T14:54:50.796+01:00

andymcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717253630168386515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-80725351567123730092010-03-29T11:27:00.003+01:002010-03-29T12:22:32.997+01:00

andymcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717253630168386515noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-70100105836473302512010-03-24T09:27:00.001Z2010-03-24T15:48:51.279Z

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Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12546938723763640361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-77769770136147677222010-02-23T18:50:00.002Z2010-03-24T16:09:46.605Z

andymcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717253630168386515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-83003527586879346132010-01-18T22:32:00.000Z2010-01-18T22:33:38.634Z

Corin, Jake and Andy training with Jonny at East Strand, Portrush

andymcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717253630168386515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-64718341761097822432009-11-23T09:03:00.007Z2009-11-23T10:01:29.241Z

Jonny Bingham and Andy Mc Clelland on one of the North Coasts quieter waves."North coast doing what it does best.. again! video doesnt do it justice but the wind was 30-40mph and gusting 60mph!"

Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12546938723763640361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-18088544403874432172009-11-07T16:27:00.001Z2009-11-07T16:30:17.519Z

Jonny and myself scored some real nice, big waves at east today

andymcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717253630168386515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-62474057397156701692009-10-16T16:10:00.002+01:002009-10-16T16:10:45.031+01:00

andymcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717253630168386515noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-85408492579713040772009-10-13T23:50:00.002+01:002009-10-13T23:53:40.427+01:00

I havent put a video up in a while, so here is a few of the heats from the Irish open.Its most of the semi finals. Harry filmed from a different angle, and the plan is to edit the two together. I will try to get it done in the next week or so. Anyhow here is what i got.Irish Open 2009 from dessiesurf on Vimeo.

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-68972808366605334732009-09-15T17:13:00.002+01:002009-09-15T17:14:21.226+01:00

andymcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717253630168386515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-39095482329605457902009-09-14T16:28:00.002+01:002009-09-14T16:40:39.630+01:00

I've attached a few photos taken on the day as well as at the prizegiving.click on image for slideshowAnd some Photos of the prizegivingclick on image for slideshowBig thanks to Jonny, Harry, Chloe and Dessie for ensuring the day went smoothly.Gerry

Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12546938723763640361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-83575530338372839412009-08-16T15:24:00.002+01:002009-08-16T19:25:42.089+01:00

The oul boys worlds video

Corinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13747999563809515491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-70052773841983375232009-08-15T16:36:00.001+01:002009-08-15T16:52:01.406+01:00

Mens Short Boat Final. Andy

andymcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717253630168386515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-57628417385422273922009-08-15T16:25:00.000+01:002009-08-15T16:26:34.481+01:00

Junior Short Boat Final

andymcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717253630168386515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-76742167947324714722009-08-14T15:14:00.001+01:002009-08-14T15:16:25.729+01:00

Some waves from the 2009 world championships. Unfortunatly i didnt get everyone but i included everyone that i could. Andy

andymcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717253630168386515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-34084275772526523832009-08-11T12:46:00.002+01:002009-08-11T13:02:48.722+01:00

A wee vid of me best waves at the worlds

Corinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13747999563809515491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-69577965141223624122009-08-10T20:27:00.003+01:002009-08-10T20:34:10.321+01:00

welcome home to the ni surf kayak team. super trip had by all i think and a special thanks to the support team for beach dances, tlc, cheering, video and photos. well done to corin, andy mcclelland, dessie and jonny for their podium spots in the finals and congrats also to the team half of which had never been to a worlds before - roll on 2011.click on image for slideshow

chloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16805862280663813299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-12828614003218867402009-08-04T20:54:00.002+01:002009-08-04T21:40:47.246+01:00

Home now and have been asked the question "how did they compare to previous worlds?". Not really sure but thought I'd put down my thoughts on the positives and negatives.Firstly the Ocean Spirit festival must be the biggest watersports festival in Europe and I don't even think the ASP get facilities like we enjoyed. This in turn gave us access to the judging system (refresh I think?) that allowed

jonnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13769932978224182317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-48041517106633399882009-08-01T17:59:00.002+01:002009-08-01T18:09:22.830+01:00

Today rounded up an excellent event for NI. Was brilliant to see Corin doing so well and winning the Junior IC and Andy getting a second. Also enjoyed being in the final of the World Champs against Dessie. Was a tight heat with the lead swinging 3 different ways and finally the Basque surfer Urkto coming out on top. The only unfortunate part was the quality of the waves which have been excellent

jonnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13769932978224182317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-35724713387443863552009-08-01T15:31:00.002+01:002009-08-01T15:43:29.057+01:00

The surfing at the world championships is over for another two years.Corin King is the new junior IC world championAndy Mc Clelland is no2 in the Junior IC class.Corin also surfed in the Junior HP final and finished 2nd behind Adam HarveyJonny and me just missed out on the IC title. I was 2nd and jonny 3rd. The winner was the Basque paddler Urko Otxoa.The mens Open (hp) title went to David

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-10867095782395683762009-08-01T07:54:00.002+01:002009-08-01T08:00:19.648+01:00

Its 8 o clock in the morning and we are just getting ready to head up to the contest site. Jonny and me will be on in our semis sometime after 10 o clock. Im not sure if we are in the same heat or if we have managed to avoid each other. Wouldnt it be great if we managed to avoid each other and met for the first time in the final. The swell is down this morning and its the first morning that we

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-14699955367989847712009-07-31T18:54:00.002+01:002009-07-31T19:17:27.897+01:00

This years worlds are coming to an end. The team event finished today and the English took the title and fully deserved it. We were in the running right up to after half way, and then the results went the wrong way for us. Not to worry as third is a result to be proud of. Special mention to Shalene, who claimed her first heat win of these worlds in the Ic, against some highly experienced

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-43058405458908582732009-07-31T18:29:00.002+01:002009-07-31T18:32:15.837+01:00

16 hard fought heats see a delighted NI team finish 3rd in the 2009 World Championships.1st England2nd Basque Country3rd Northern Ireland4th Jersey

jonnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13769932978224182317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-57180460719213793872009-07-31T07:37:00.002+01:002009-07-31T07:46:43.750+01:00

Were at the business end of the worlds today. Its the mens quarters this morning. They are all extremely tough heats. We have Andy, Ashley and me all surfing in the mens open. Then straight after that is the mens IC and me and jonny are in heat 2 and 4. As soon as that is finished its the Team finals. So the action will run untill at least 5 o clock today. At the minute 7.40 am there is a decent

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-71515318697673981052009-07-30T17:24:00.003+01:002009-07-30T17:57:12.301+01:00

tough conditions today with big dumping waves and plenty of swims (the photo of me is after mine) none of the photos really do justice to the size of the waves today.chloe

chloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16805862280663813299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-61737718863678957322009-07-30T16:49:00.002+01:002009-07-30T17:00:16.379+01:00

It was a tough day of competition today. Big Big surf on the main site and big closeouts on the south site. Big congrats to Ashley and Andy on making the Quarter finals of the mens open class. Its Ashley's 4th worlds and this is as far as he has made it in the individuals. Andy has come through the prelims and has made it through 4 rounds so far and both the guys are in the running for a top 10

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-13359779018257453872009-07-30T15:45:00.002+01:002009-07-30T15:53:09.198+01:00

Several rounds of the individual competitions ran today before the kite surfers decided that they wanted the contest site.Men's IC round 2Jonny Bingham 2ndDessie McGlinchey 1stAndy McMurray 4thMen's HP round 2Ashley Hunter 1stDessie McGlinchey 1stAndy McMurray 2ndJonny Bingham 3rdLadies IC quarter finals Chloe Hamilton 3rdJunior HP semi finalsCorin King 2ndAndy McClelland 3rdQuarter finals in

jonnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13769932978224182317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-5770900381473612412009-07-29T19:32:00.004+01:002009-07-29T19:43:41.615+01:00

well done everybody today. another big day for indivduals tomorrow should hopefully run through to finals for everybody - then finals day on fri for team and individuals.more pics tomorrow hopefully not as busy as today.chloe

chloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16805862280663813299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-68529151965280587562009-07-29T18:46:00.000+01:002009-07-29T18:52:11.829+01:00

18 months after the last worlds in Bakio, the same four teams make the final out here in PortugalThe line up for Fridays final is England Basque CountryJersey N. IrelandWe would love to have the finals seeded, that means you paddle against the same ranked paddler from the other 3 teams. This used to be the format for the finals but it hasnt happened at the last 2 worlds.Jonny Darren Edu and Chris

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-7964966343607076962009-07-29T17:54:00.004+01:002009-07-29T18:02:00.946+01:00

NI team reached the final of the World Championships today after a hard fought second day. Some super surfing from the whole squad saw the team just pip Wales into that all important 4th spot that allows us to compete in Friday's final. A big thanks to the Welsh guys for surfing so well and being such good sports. Results etc to follow.

jonnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13769932978224182317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-81068443783099827902009-07-29T17:54:00.001+01:002009-07-29T17:54:28.548+01:00

jonnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13769932978224182317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-28913292820481213832009-07-28T20:15:00.004+01:002009-07-28T20:35:09.342+01:00

today saw the start of the team event and finished with 12 mens hp heats to go hopefully tomorrow morning. challenging conditions and hard fought heats probably more of the same tomorrow. will let you all know when we know where we stand for round 2.chloe

chloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16805862280663813299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-90658073963340591872009-07-28T14:07:00.003+01:002009-07-28T14:13:25.663+01:00

Team event now live at:http://www.santacruzoceanspirit.org/OS_LIVETV.htmlIndividual results so far here:(thanks Denzil)http://www.refreshjudging.com/ospirit09/kayak/menshp.htmlhttp://www.refreshjudging.com/ospirit09/kayak/womenshp.htmlhttp://www.refreshjudging.com/ospirit09/kayak/juniorshp.htmlhttp://www.refreshjudging.com/ospirit09/kayak/mastershp.htmlhttp://www.refreshjudging.com/ospirit09/

harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099094066145894269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-85643837737590560712009-07-28T08:12:00.004+01:002009-07-28T08:15:36.568+01:00

About to head down the beach for the first round of the team event. Fingers crossed NI goes well. Unfortunately the swell looks to have dropped off a bit. Will post results up later.Live link yesterday waswww.santacruzoceanspirit.org

jonnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13769932978224182317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-67067398406563630562009-07-27T16:16:00.004+01:002009-07-27T17:04:51.747+01:00

ok so todays update:andy mcc 1stcorin 2ndjake 3rd - yes all in the one heat putting andy and corin through to the next stagejack 3rd in his heat means he bows out at this stagejonny 1st mens hp 1st round with the token one handed bing bong pictured abovethe heats stopped at 1pm today to allow the kite surfers to complete their competition in the building afternoon wind. this leaves andy mcm,

chloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16805862280663813299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-62099250124874781082009-07-26T22:19:00.002+01:002009-07-26T22:36:59.760+01:00

Well done to the Andy and Corin making the final of the junior IC. Jake just missed out on the final 4 after being called for an interference, being honest none of us would have called and id nearly go as far as saying it wouldnt have been called at any of the last 3 worlds, but each worlds is different. All 4 juniors have made the quarters and fair play to Andy Mc Murray on getting through the

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-87736178413962726302009-07-26T18:07:00.002+01:002009-07-26T18:15:49.395+01:00

A few results that I can rememberJuniors IC Semi finalsCorin King 1stJake King 3rdAndy McClelland 2ndJunior HP 1st roundCorin King 1stAndy McClelland 1stJack Pothecary 2ndJake King 2ndLadies IC 1st roundChloe Hamilton 2ndShalene Ward 3rdMen's IC 1st roundDessie McGlinchey 1stAshley Hunter 3rdAndy McMurray 2ndJonny Bingham 1stMen's HP trialsAndy McMurray 1stIn each case 1st and 2nd progress to

jonnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13769932978224182317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-61152080115191971852009-07-26T15:48:00.003+01:002009-07-26T16:03:18.844+01:00

another successful days surfing for ni kayak surfers with dessie, jonny, andy mcm, andy mcc, corin, jack and chloe all through to the next round of the compeition. waves provided very challenging conditions in most heats with two sites running at the same time.more results with rankings and updates to follow laterthe festival atmosphere continues with music concerts every night and good food on

chloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16805862280663813299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-58453469347436610762009-07-25T23:40:00.002+01:002009-07-25T23:51:06.418+01:00

The contest action hots up in the morning. With almost everyone paddling at least once tomorrow.The juniors are up 3 heats in a row in the morning on the North site and Ashley kicks off the IC in the first heat at 9am on the south site. Jonny is up next and then its Andy and Shalene is on at the same time on the North. The wind wont be just as strong tomorrow and by the end of the evening we

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-11564905035443225042009-07-25T17:18:00.004+01:002009-07-25T17:50:35.004+01:00

The contest got off and running today some 2 hours later than advertised. Andy Mc Murray was up first in the prelims for the mens open. He surfed a solid 15 min heat which saw him pull and land a big re-entry and we had him in 1st place right up to the last min or so when he was overtaken by an Australian paddler. Then it was up to the other end of the beach to see Shalene paddle in the womens

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-24977575538889456082009-07-24T20:04:00.002+01:002009-07-24T20:19:04.860+01:00

Another sunny day in Santa Rita.The swell has dropped a lot today. The opening ceremony was last night and it was late before things got going. There was an impressive fireworks display around midnight with the music on the main stage still going at 2am.Were going to give tonights party a miss and the bbq is lit. There is a band setting up on the beach outside our hotel so we wont have to go far

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-6643830831508857862009-07-23T20:12:00.004+01:002009-07-23T23:45:47.626+01:00

chloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16805862280663813299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-32817495360170530552009-07-23T20:07:00.001+01:002009-07-23T20:11:46.917+01:00

chloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16805862280663813299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-82948662322844942009-07-23T19:54:00.006+01:002009-07-23T20:06:18.032+01:00

rained all day yesterday but super sunny again today. big surf arrived this morning with next to no wind all day with the right amount of kickings and shore dump. "its in the game!" Andy McMboats all checked and stored on the beach.more photos laterchloe

chloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16805862280663813299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-9123636968187986012009-07-23T11:01:00.002+01:002009-07-23T11:04:57.825+01:00

The sun is shining and the weather is hot. Good to see the old surf up. About to try the old long boat for the first time this trip. Looking forward to the opening cermony and getting the action underway. Hopefully by tomorrow night team NI will have some good results to post.

jonnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13769932978224182317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-50513909862318485722009-07-23T10:51:00.002+01:002009-07-23T10:59:42.711+01:00

This mornings session was the best so far. Big glassy waves. Ashley was paddling the Bullit s and able to get on any wave he wanted.(great boat choice for these beach break conditions) I reckon there was quite a few people intimidated by the size and power of the surf. That didnt stop Jake the Snake and Cunning Corin King getting on some large ones. I was sitting out back when a huge dolphin came

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-42819912129798084892009-07-22T18:47:00.005+01:002009-07-22T18:59:03.154+01:00

No more surf sessions today. The wind got up to at least 25mph this afternoon and doesnt like its going to back off today. The swell has increased a lot from this morning and the only people having fun in the water are the Kiteboarders. The contest site is almost fully built and its an impressive site to see. The Ocean Spirit kicks off tomorrow with registration starting at 1pm and then a

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-15000044178141389292009-07-22T10:05:00.002+01:002009-07-22T10:11:09.064+01:00

The NI team were showing their eagerness this morning we were in the water just after 7 for our first session of the day. The swell is bigger than yesterday with it expected to build all day, the wind has changed direction and strengthened from the sw.Just finished breakfast and were heading back up for a look and possibly another hour in the water. Last night we had a cool bbq just on the beach

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-42122444908933679112009-07-21T14:24:00.002+01:002009-07-21T14:26:38.366+01:00

Took this pic earlier today its Harrys Canadian cousin Chatting to the english and americans

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-30727071540328009862009-07-21T14:01:00.005+01:002009-07-21T14:12:33.878+01:00

Just recieved word that our remaining boats have arrived out on this mornings flight. Now how do we get them to the beach. Aerlingus say that because we are more than 50km from the airport they are not responsible. Hmm.Anyhow if they dont deliver them we can get them lifted later tonight. So all being well we will be on the water by tomorrow morning.The picture is some of the marquees that are

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-17600648139559966762009-07-19T21:47:00.003+01:002009-07-19T22:02:25.180+01:00

Just received the first update from the Worlds in Portugal, texted to me by Andy McClelland. Thanks AndyHarryWe (mcclellands) arrived yesterday to 33degrees of heat and strong northerly winds. Checked the beeches and everywhere was flat bar peniche which had about 5ft messy very onshore waves. 25degrees today with less wind. Scored some realy fun 5ft waves in baleal today, surfed with just a

harryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099094066145894269noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-58931545221702358732009-07-14T00:16:00.002+01:002009-07-14T00:21:39.402+01:00

A nice Sunday evening session on the outer reef down Sligo way.Meet up with Andy and we got a good hour just as the wind dropped off and it went glassy. My last session before we all head to Portugal next Monday. Some great colours through the waves with the setting sun. Surfed right up untill 11pm. Isnt the summer just great.http://www.vimeo.com/5582660

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-37277555097502791672009-06-19T09:29:00.001+01:002009-06-19T09:29:50.471+01:00

andymcchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717253630168386515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-71644458255290566992009-05-31T08:26:00.004+01:002009-05-31T20:46:13.645+01:00

Here are the photos from the latest squad training. Tullen was big and powerful and yes the sun was outClick on image for slideshow

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-44203106671367638342009-05-10T14:30:00.001+01:002009-05-10T14:34:45.763+01:00

Here is some of the footage from Saturday. I would have loved to have got more water footage but the lens steamed up after 20 mins in the water.Surfers include Jonny, Edu, Andre, Bruno and others.

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-83976156637039327082009-05-09T15:49:00.006+01:002009-05-10T14:29:32.337+01:00

Heres the footage from the mens final at this years kayaksurf contest from the Basque Country. Sorry its a bit shaky all the footage was handheld and not on a tripod. Damm i wish id brought the tripod.

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-47217083295298920922009-05-05T15:52:00.002+01:002009-05-05T15:56:32.060+01:00

12 o’clock midnight on the 22nd of April saw the start of what was to be a super trip to Mundaka for the annual European surf kayak championships. Dad and I collected Jonny in Bushmills and headed to Belfast to meet the King boys and Gerry. Despite the careful planning from Gerry, making sure the car park would be open, we managed to encounter the first problem of the trip... the car park was

Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12546938723763640361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-74929621719180228822009-04-29T18:03:00.003+01:002009-04-29T18:23:00.373+01:00

Thanks to Oskar, Txema and the rest of the organisers for a great event again this year.Congratulations to the Juniors who once again proved that the NI Team will be a force to be reckoned with in the future.The NI results were:Corin King 1st place Junior HPJake King 2nd place Junior HPAndy Mc Clelland 1st place Junior ICDessie Mc Glinchey 2nd place Open ICJonny Bingham 2nd place Open HPI've

Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12546938723763640361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-39213336111979141692009-03-03T00:46:00.005Z2009-03-03T23:03:07.412Z

Finally, the first part of the British Open. Action from the men's semis, ladies, masters and junior finals. Not everyones waves were on the tape so if you were in one of these heats and your not in the movie, apologies.Thanks to Mark Taylor for the footage.

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-75736115168972205872009-02-13T23:31:00.001Z2009-02-13T23:33:34.867Z

Action from the mens finals. Thanks to Mark Taylor for the footage.

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-17347786197345671382009-02-04T23:47:00.003Z2009-02-04T23:52:54.384Z

Fun Session Down in Sligo today. Only had a 45mins in the water. There was so much power in the waves today. Got my ass handed to me 5 times one after another. They didnt make the edited down movie. It sure was cold, Check out the face after the first roll.

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-70623933020893880352009-01-21T23:44:00.002Z2009-01-21T23:52:13.167Z

Scored a great session today. Check out the clean swell. I havent had a day surfing like that in so long. Went in to work with a smile from ear to ear.Sorry about the music on the british open movie. Ive taken it off and will change the music. No Rage against the machine this time.

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-21574529333217848922009-01-14T23:50:00.002Z2009-01-15T00:00:30.771Z

The first club surf event of the year. Big windy waves at Magheraroarty North Donegal. Chris,Jonny, Andy Mc Murray, Andy McClelland, Dessie, Jack, Corin and Jake all getting some screaming lefts across the reef. Thanks to Harry for filming from the end of a very windy pier.

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-78156960123594940912008-10-28T00:01:00.002Z2008-10-28T00:06:30.533Z

Heres the first peek at the some of the waves caught during the first days filming of the latest canisurf production. Hope to have it all filmed edited and ready to view on dvd by march 09. The next days filming will have jonny chris corin and a few others.

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-32468845339403060412008-10-27T23:45:00.005Z2008-10-27T23:57:38.756Z

BRITISH OPEN, NI OPENA promising swell with off shore winds gave a weekend of quality sets and surfing. Thanks to all who organised, judged and enjoyed.click on image for slideshow

chloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16805862280663813299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-82085412783912468002008-10-15T00:08:00.002+01:002008-10-15T00:13:58.120+01:00

Whiterocks in the afternoon of the squad training, last Sunday. Gerry got in the water with the new waterproof housing and got some footage.

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-85063577271266888402008-10-14T23:38:00.002+01:002008-10-14T23:41:45.613+01:00

Harry got the fins on and got in the water with the new waterproof housing. It was a super clean swell and very busy in the water. I just sat inside and got lots of waves that the boardies were paddling for. Hope to get lots of more of this type of filming done before the water gets too cold.

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-33735806742786325382008-10-14T23:13:00.002+01:002008-10-14T23:16:55.162+01:00

Heres some of the waves from the open final. The wind had dropped off and the waves were becoming real glassy. Great surfing from all three paddlers.

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-74291259099890630502008-10-14T14:20:00.002+01:002008-10-14T14:24:10.288+01:00

Here's a few photos taken at Sunday's squad training session at Whiterocks in Portrush.Thanks to Andy & Ian McClelland and John Johnson for the photos.click on image for slideshow

Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12546938723763640361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-52559942110297368642008-10-14T00:22:00.002+01:002008-10-14T00:27:59.051+01:00

Heres the mens IC final from easky left.I also have some of the waves from the mens Hp. I will post it in the next few days. Congrats to Chris on doing the double.

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-15302708718264615452008-10-08T12:12:00.007+01:002008-10-08T14:37:18.005+01:00

Thanks to Morgan, Noel and everyone at the ICU for the Irish Open held at Easky last weekend. Great waves were had on both days, pity about the rain on Saturday.A full list of the results from the weekend can be found on www.paddlesurf.ieI've added 2 sets of photos from the weekend to our flickr account, the photos can be viewed by clicking the photos below.Gerryclick on image for slideshowclick

Gerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12546938723763640361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-67627264568932895402008-09-15T22:43:00.002+01:002008-09-15T22:46:36.817+01:00

heres a few of the waves caught at the end of a 3 1/2hr session. the tide was getting a little low when this was filmed. was even bigger closer to high tide.

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-16043581807804937432008-07-17T16:55:00.002+01:002008-07-17T16:59:55.766+01:00

The latest outing with the waterproof camera. Only managed to get one of harry racing along on his ski. Next time out i will lower the view of the camera. Check out the last clip, a punch out under the lip.

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26205516.post-7323614792364333602008-07-15T23:45:00.002+01:002008-07-15T23:49:11.218+01:00

Here are the quarters from the world cup in 2006. It was the first time that id seen 2 man heats and it worked real well. Check out jonnys waves, he was on fire in this heat. I was sitting in the channel watching and i saw him do a super paddle out take off, didnt get it on the camera though.

dessiesurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01590030780929849542noreply@blogger.com0