O'Neill Cold Water Classic 2010 Scotland- Sam's Blog 3

First of all of course Sam Lamiroy has to show us the biggest bull in the world… He has a morning of surfing and gets a sun burn in Scotland. He lets us know how surfers relax after a day in the freezing water… by shuttering the tranquillity on the Thurso Golf Course! The surfers can also enjoy a hot tub at the beach after their cold and gruelling surf. For Sam it is an emotional day: getting through the next round and his birdie. He does his best to lose but unfortunately he gets a good scor...

With the sun shining, a solid three to four foot swell at Brims Ness and light winds, this is no ordinary day at the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Scotland. Jarrad Howse tells us about the first day in Brims Ness, Thurso. For him Thurso is the perfect canvas for the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Series with its icy water, powerful waves and slaty reefs. In Heat 4 Kevin Sullivan (HAW) progresses to the next round with a solid heat score and some tube time. In Heat 6 German surfer Nicolaus Rupp (DEU)...

Three meter swell, strong offshore winds and right handers peeling almost all the way to the beach from way out to sea provides the perfect platform for some of the most talented young surfers in the world to showcase their skills. In some of the best conditions this competition has seen so far, Stuart Kennedy takes out the 2010 O’Neill Cold Water Classic Tasmania in emphatic style with the highest combined heat total of the event. The 20 year old from Lennox Head, Australia scores 18 points...

The second event of the series is an important highlight on the calendar of the surf pros: the Cold Water Classic Scotland 2009 will take place from April 28th to May 06th 2009. The world's most northern surf contest will be held at the very North of the British Isles at 59 degrees north at Scotland's Thurso East. Already known in the previous year as the "Highland Classic", this event throws over any cliché about Scotland: instead of whiskey, kilts and bagpipes, it's all about wetsuits, surf...

Following an unexpected lay-day yesterday at the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Scotland, the surfers are back in the water today as the competition moves to the famed Thurso East in windy, 4 foot but absolutely freezing cold surf. In stark contrast to yesterday’s designated sightseeing day – whiskey distillery tour and castle dinner included – it as an early wake-up call for a 7.30am start as the round of 96 at this 6 Star ASP event gets underway. Jarrad tells us that in Heat 1 Blake Thornton (A...

THE MOST NORTHERN, THE MOST SOUTHERN, THE WILDEST, THE COLDEST & THE MOST CLASSIC SURF CONTEST ON THE PLANET Vancouver Island, Canada, October 26, 2009 As the rain cleared overnight, the cold winds and swell picked up as Tofino awoke to two and a half meter surf and strong onshore winds. But stormy seas were never going to stop the ONeill Cold Water Classic Canada from getting the best out of the conditions.

Despite howling winds, pouring rain and freezing cold temperatures, it is the surf that takes center stage on this fifth day of competition at the O’Neill Cold Water Classic Scotland. Jarrad Howse tells us about the wild weather in Thurso East, but the swell increases to 4-5 foot and they manage to get through 22 Heats. In Heat 2 of Round 48 we see Blake Thornton (AUS), last year’s CWC series champ, and Shaun Joubert (ZAF) progress through in these freezing conditions. With solid and stylish...

The Nixon Surf Challenge 2014 in association with Monster Energy, Reef and Lomography headed to the Russian Far-East, with William Aliotti (FRA) edging out 2013’s winner Vincent Duvignac (FRA) in the shadow of Kamchatka’s volcanoes to be crowned Overall Winner of the week-long, peer-judged surf contest and adventure. With decent swell all week long and somewhat changeable weather conditions, the invited surfers charged hard in the 1-1.5m waves from the outset, despite frigid water temperat...