Graham Marsden on OMBE Surf Co

Graham Marsden

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

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Posted

10 Jul 03:59

I got down to the Pump Track again and this time, although it was sunny, it was a hell of a lot less humid!

I'd been checking out videos on technique and it took me a few goes to get sorted, but, eventually, I managed to achieve a new record distance 👍

Ok, it's not perfect, I'm still too much on the back foot and not getting my head low in the corners (and it was only on this run that I managed to just get over that last big hump!), but I'll take the win 🙂

https://youtu.be/JcSwEbqkzA4

Posted

01 Jul 08:28

Latest news about The Wave in Bristol.

It's getting messy... ☹️

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/wave-bristol-surfing-lake-sold-10305983

Posted

26 Jun 04:10

I finally got to have another try at the local Pump Track today.

I had hoped to improve my performance as I had been working on my compress and extend when surfing last week.

Unfortunately, even though it was overcast, it was *way* too humid and after about 10 tries and getting less far than I'd gone in the past, I had to quit ☹️

At least I'd just got the air conditioning in the car fixed, so I could cool off on the way home... 🥵

Posted

11 Jun 01:33

I'm going to be at Croyde from the afternoon of Tuesday 15th until the Friday morning if anyone's interested in joining me for a surf 🏄‍♂️

Hadyn Wood

Posted

16 May 08:50

I'm going to be at Croyde from the afternoon of Tuesday 20th until Saturday the 24th.

If anyone is around and wants to meet up for a surf or mutual coaching, please reply here or drop me a message 🤙

Posted

12 May 01:38

For anyone in the UK, Surfers Against Sewage are organising countrywide paddle-out protests to complain about the state of our rivers and seas next Saturday, the 17th of May.

https://www.sas.org.uk/water-quality/our-water-quality-campaigns/paddleoutprotest/

I'm planning to be at the Hayling Island event, look for the guy with long grey hair in a pony tail 🙂

Posted

07 Apr 20:13

Apparently I now qualify for an Over 60s Bus Pass in the UK!

Can you take surf boards on buses...? 😁

Posted

06 Mar 23:25

I hope the OMBE crew are battening down the hatches!

I've just seen on the news about cyclone Alfred which is about to hit the Gold Coast.

Take care 🤞

Posted

16 Jan 01:15

I never thought there would be much connection between surfing and skiing, but...

I'm in the Three Valleys in France at the moment, but I'd been having problems controlling my line and speed on pistes that are steep or icy, so I decided to get a lesson.

My instructor pointed out that I wasn't pushing my knees down and into the front of my boots enough and that I should reach forward and down with my inside hand.

Light bulb!

"Oh, you mean compress the front leg and push the coffee cup through the turn!"

I then had to explain about OMBE and surfing, but using that simple thing, which i already knew, made it so much easier 👍🙂

Posted

24 Aug 03:01

This is something that's only obliquely surfing related, however I thought people might be interested (it's a bit of a long story, but stick with it 🙂 )

Part 1: When I was surfing at Croyde last week, I managed to flatten the battery on my car fob (I'd lain on it in the Aquapac inside my wetsuit) and had all sorts of problems getting into the car.

So I went to a local supermarket to see if they carried spare batteries. They didn't, but a bloke behind the counter said "I'm a nice guy, I think I've got one in my car, hang on..."

A few minutes later he comes back with the battery, so I say "What do I owe you?"

He says "Don't worry about it."

So I said "Ok, how about I give some money to the RNLI?"

"Sure," he says.

(The RNLI is the Royal National Lifeboat Institution whose volunteers are present on Croyde Beach during the daytime in the summer to help surfers and bathers.)

So, no problems, I make a note to do this...

Part 2: Yesterday, on X/Twitter, someone made an obscure and arcane reference in a reply. I happened to recognise what they were talking about and made a joking response in a similar vein.

To my amazement they then said "I'd made myself a deal that if anyone got one of my references, I'd donate $100 to their favourite (genuine) charity."

"Seriously?!"

"Yes."

"Ok, give to the RNLI!"

So, because a random guy did a stranger a favour, the UK's water safety charity is now $100 better off!

AWESOME! 🤙