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Doughmore Co Clare Warning
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07-09-2012 9:23am#1On Wed I went out with some good bodyboarders to Doughmore,paddled out to the big mofkers.
Im not experienced,but only lately I started to progress to the bigger waves in Fanore,Lahinch and Spanish Point.
I got hit by one wave breaking and this thing was the height of a two story house.... and in the middle of the beach the last wave was even bigger,we were at the north end of the beach.
But looking south they were monsters I'm told only the kayaks are good enough for those.
Doughmore is the Ferrari or Zziplex of the beaches in Co Clare.
These waves are faster bigger and way more powerful than the other beaches there's no compromise,you need to be experienced and strong.
No wonder its such a great spot for fishing etc no trawler in their right mind could come anywhere near here.
Anyway for me ill stick to where it's comfortable.
The good thing about it though is it thought me a lesson not to be too big for my board.
Doughmore deflates the EGO
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Getting bashed on the head by some big waves is a great way of learning your limitations!
How long was the hold down on the big wave? There's nothing like being held down for ages and getting rolled around like a rag doll. When I say there's nothing like it, I mean that in an 'I dont want to do it again' kind of way!
As an aside, waves always look bigger when you are looking at them sideways
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Getting bashed on the head by some big waves is a great way of learning your limitations!
How long was the hold down on the big wave? There's nothing like being held down for ages and getting rolled around like a rag doll. When I say there's nothing like it, I mean that in an 'I dont want to do it again' kind of way!
As an aside, waves always look bigger when you are looking at them sideways
Is say I was held down for around 8 seconds,thought I'd never get out of it.
My friend showed me how to duck dive those big ones after,but I had enough lol
I knew these waves were massive.
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I checked doughmore at around 4pm on Wednesday. It looked pretty wild out there and the sets looked heavy for sure. I only saw one person catch a wave, some bodyboarder got a heaving left before it swallowed him! I should have gone back down later by the sounds of it.Northclare wrote: »On Wed I went out with some good bodyboarders to Doughmore,paddled out to the big mofkers.
Im not experienced,but only lately I started to progress to the bigger waves in Fanore,Lahinch and Spanish Point.
I got hit by one wave breaking and this thing was the height of a two story house.... and in the middle of the beach the last wave was even bigger,we were at the north end of the beach.
But looking south they were monsters I'm told only the kayaks are good enough for those.
Doughmore is the Ferrari or Zziplex of the beaches in Co Clare.
These waves are faster bigger and way more powerful than the other beaches there's no compromise,you need to be experienced and strong.
No wonder its such a great spot for fishing etc no trawler in their right mind could come anywhere near here.
Anyway for me ill stick to where it's comfortable.
The good thing about it though is it thought me a lesson not to be too big for my bo
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Man it was a complete zoo at lahinch that evening. Bodies everywhere. Even saw Ben (of the surf clinic) get hit on the head by some fools board who dropped in on him and ignored his shouts.
Lahinch ...nothing changes!
Found a nice quiet spot for myself, was sweet to get out after two years abroad. Be a great country for surfing if it wasn't for all the friggen onshore westerly wind, like a non stop machine it is, tough to find a few clean hours here and there.0 -
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