May 13, 2006
Surf's Up
This afternoon in Lahinch, Co.Clare, the world surfing record was broken - i.e. the greatest number of surfers on the same wave. The previous record was 42, and as you can see from the shot above, there's nearly fifty surfers 'hanging ten' on this wave (which was the one declared the record-breaker). Well, it was actually Hector O hEochogain, the garrulous MC of the event, that declared it a record - he was standing beside the nice lady from the Guiness Book of Records roaring into her ear, and I think she would have said anything to get him to stop, well, hectoring her.
I'll post a gallery tomorrow. Now, if this was Hawaii, it would be an excuse to post a set of pics labelled "Hot Chicks in Bikinis" but it's the Atlantic Ocean that laps onto Lahinch's shore (requiring full-body wetsuits), so expect a demure gallery that would pass muster in Iran instead. As for the slack-jawed boyos who sat indoors in Lahinch's pubs gawping at the football; yes, I know it was a good match but surely a world record was worth stirring outside for. As I write this, I suspect that the world drinking record is getting tested in Lahinch and Lisdoonvara - folks, ye deserved it.
UPDATE [21 May 2006]: Lahinch Surf Gallery is finally up.
Camera = Canon 5D , lens= Canon 24-105mm@35mm, ISO=400,Aperture=f8,speed=1/500 sec.
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