Maria Molè It's 200+ miles (and about 4 hours) from London to North Devon which is the closest place to find reliable ocean waves.

Cornwall is even further...

I don't recall hearing that, unless it's maybe to do with the effect of sunlight on darker colours?

But if you go through the "choose the right board" videos etc, maybe it'll be mentioned there.

Coryn Daniel is probably the best person to talk to.

She and others go to The Wave in Bristol which is about the only place you're going to find reliable surf without a much longer drive 😕

That's looking fantastic 👍

I'd suggest the thing you need to work on most next is your twist at the top of the wave.

You've completed the top turn, but you're still looking down the line instead of back at the foam.

As Clay says, lift your front arm and put your elbow in your back pocket.

I think your issue may actually be that you're not extending enough.

When you start the top turn your chest is bent forward and your front arm is blocking your twist.

Try bringing your elbow up and putting it in your back pocket and you should be able to straighten your back to look back at the foam.

I've just tried to upload a clip which is about 300 MB, but got the same error.

I have a feeling that the file size limit is lower than the 500 MB stated and that's what's causing the problem.

I don't know who on the OMBE team is dealing with tech issues now.

Clayton Nienaber can you please pass this on to whoever needs to see it, thanks 👍

ADDENDUM: I've just been doing some experimentation and it wasn't until my clip was less than 100MB that I didn't get an error.

So it seems that the 500MB size limit is incorrect and I hope someone can fix this.

PS I'm already an Admin on the Facebook Surf Hacks group and the OMBE Community App, so I would be happy to offer my services to help run this App too.

You do get the rail engaged a bit, but a high volume board is always going to resist it. Boards like that are usually for very small waves or for beginners who need a lot of stability. Your take off looks good, maybe think about switching to something smaller?

Michael Van Mil I wasn't being entirely serious, I just liked the idea of using an Old Person's bus pass while carrying a surfboard 😁

Giulio Bamonte Yes, the legs do the work, the arms steer 👍

Nico Remember OMBE is Ocean, Mind, Body, Equipment.

Work on sorting out the mind and body rather than hoping that a different board will solve the problem 👍