NEWS FLASH!

Hawain professional surfer, Garret McNammara has recently broken the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed. The wave measured in at 100 feet tall. The wave was surfed in Nazere Portugal.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/new-record-set-biggest-wave-surfed-article-1.1250687

Acknowledgements

Thank you to all of the people who took these photos, thery were all taken form google images. Thank you to exproductionsireland for the video of Richie Fitzgerald, this video was taken from youtube.

Big Wave Surfing in Ireland (Video)

 Here is a video form youtube of a Irish big wave surfer Richie Fitzgerald. In this video they are tow surfing.

Big Wave Surfing in Ireland

   There are big wave surfing spots in ireland many of them are travelled to by many big wave surfers all over the world. Most of these spots are on the West Coast of Ireland. some of Irelands More famous Breaks are kown as,  Irelands Biggest Waves

• Aileens, the cliffs of moher.
• Crab, of crab Island.
• Mulaghmore, Sligo.
• O'Reilly's, Doonbeg

   Some of irelands more famous beaches are:

• Bundoran, Co. Donegal
• Lahinch, Co. Clare
• Inch Strand, Co.Kerry
• Brandon Bay, Co. Kerry
• Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo
• Garretstown, Co. Cork

 Keel, Achill Isalnd

Aileens Wave, Richie Fitzgerald. 

The West of Ireland

   On the Wets Coast of Ireland the surfing is much better becuase of the wave quality. The qualiity is so much higher because of the exposed North Atlantic. this gives a larger range for storms to comence in the ocean because of the bigger area. Some of the top surf spots in Ireland are here some of whick include

• Lahinch
• The Cliffs of Moher
• Brandon Bay

        For more information on surf spots and forcast see: http://magicseaweed.com/

  

Irelands White Water

   In Ireland due to the amount of rainfall in this country we have a large amount of white water. here are some of the spots in the country and there rating.

• Blackwater/boyne river

          Grade: 2-3        Location: Co. Meath         Length: 7-10km

• Upper Derg River

          Grade: 3-4       Location: Co. Tyrone         Length: 10km (depending)

• Six Mile Water River

          Grade: 1-3       Location: Co. Antrim          Lenght: 9km

• Slaney source

          Grade: 4         Location: Co. Kerry             Length: 3km        

Water Sports on the East Coast of Ireland



Map of the Irish Sea



   On the east coast of Ireland the ocean not a very rough on a day to day basis this because the ocean on the east coast of Ireland is not a majorly wide ocean. it is actually very much so closed in, this is because the gap that is between Ireland and Britain that is the Irish Sea is narrow and not exposed as the Atlantic Ocean. This means that not that many storms can happen without affecting the coast of Ireland causing bad conditions. There are also no cold currents coming up to suround Ireland. This results in poor surf condtions on the east coast of Ireland. Surf schools do still exist though (eg. east coast surf school)   http://www.eastcoastsurfschool.ie/

   There is also some inland water sports on the east coast on the rivers. White water river kayaking is popular in mountainous areas, such as the wicklow mountains, there are many spots at the youthful stages of these rivers. for more information on these rivers see, Irish white water my next blog post.