Posted on: Mon 18 Aug 2008 by

One of the lads got tagged by a Weever Fish down in Long Strand last week. For those that aren't aware of these fellas check out the link above for more info.

These little guys hide in the sand in the shallow waters waiting for fish to swim by, of course for some reason they've got a venomous spine on their backs which can cause intense pain to us surfers when we step on them.

So what can you do if you notice intense, searing, extreme, debilitating pain moving quickly up your leg? The best thing, and pretty much the only thing, to do is to "cook" the poison out. Unfortunately this means submerging your foot into boiling hot water or as close to boiling as you can take. This should take about 10-20 minutes depending on how long ago you were stung.

I've seen a few people stung by these things over the past few years and it doesn't look pretty. You can do your best to avoid these fellas by shuffling your feet in the shallows to scare them away. Wearing booties might help but people have been known to have been stung with booties on!

So just be aware that these things are out there and be aware that boiling water is the best remedy.

Discuss this in the forum

Posted on: Thu 17 Jul 2008 by Enygma

GTown Surf School are running an Improver Surf Camp for Girls from the 5th to the 8th of August. The camps are designed to help women surfers develop their surfing skills. Two of Ireland's top women surfers, Ashleigh Smith and Shauna Ward will be running the camps under the Irish Sports Council's Women in Sport Initiative.

Any woman wishing to attend must have there own surfboard and wetsuit and be capable of standing up in white water. The camp cost €10 and can be booked through the Irish Surfing Association (Tel 096 49428 or E-mail info@isasurf.ie).

Surfers are advised to bring all their surf gear, board, wetsuit, towel, leash, wax etc. Woolly hat and warm jacket that you don’t mind wearing over your wetsuit. Big bottle of water. Healthy energy snack e.g.: nuts, raisins, fruit, cereal bars, wholemeal cookies etc. Big healthy packed lunch. Make sure you have a good breakfast before coming to the beach. Be prepared for lots of surfing.

Each day will kick off at 10.30am and finish at 4.30pm

Posted on: Mon 16 Jun 2008 by Enygma


Cork Surf Club are holding their A.G.M. on Thursday the 17th of July at 8pm in The Viaduct Bar. Everyone is welcome, especially if you're interested in helping out with the club.

Posted on: Fri 13 Jun 2008 by Enygma

localsurf.ie and Cork Surf Club are holding a beach cleanup on Saturday the 21st of June at Garrettstown Beach to mark International Surfing Day! All are welcome, the clean up will begin at 12.30 and will continue until 1.30

We hope that many people will come along to show their support and to enjoy a great day at the beach!

Posted on: Sat 07 Jun 2008 by Enygma

Have you been keeping your Surf Log? Well if you have then I've added a new tool for you to visualize your log. Just go to your Surf Log and click on the Surf Log Chart link at the top of the page.

The chart displays the number of sessions you've logged per month and the average rating of the sessions for the month. As usual if anyone has any suggestions or comments please get in touch.