"We had a very windy week on our trip to Cornwall, and Poseidon was also very favourable to us in terms of waves. In fact, it was almost too much of a good thing at times. On the last day, we briefly considered whether we should test the durability of our equipment in waves breaking over mast-high in Gwithian, but then decided in favour of the supposedly more harmless option.
We had fond memories of Daymer Bay from previous trips. North of Newquay is an estuary at the end of which many ships have sunk on the so-called Doom Bar, a sandbank. The area is correspondingly popular with surfers, especially as the current conditions at high and low tide are not without their problems - and sometimes cause considerable waves.
We were lucky, apart from a local windsurfer, there were only two surfers in the water directly in front of the rocks. And they were also very relaxed, cheering each other on when one of them caught a good wave. After a short session, I grabbed my camera and - looking at my watch because we still had a ferry to catch - sent my travelling buddy Flo Luther right in front of the rocks again. In the hope of catching one of the incoming and alarmingly rocking fishing boats in the background during a jump or wave ride. However, the timing wasn't right for this, but it was perfect for a backloop over a wave ride by a relaxed local. No surfers were injured for the picture - so having fun together on the water is possible."
We'll be presenting Chris' big Cornwall spot guide in one of the next surf issues.
