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| SCOTTISH CHALLENGE, THURSO |
Venue: Thurso - Mobile
Date: 27th 28th Oct 2009
Sponsors:
Supported by: Dounreay Power Station
Takes place at one of the best venues in the world. Thurso East is a world class reef break consistently producing good wave for this event. The event is mobile and will be relocated to Brims Ness if the swell is small or a sheltered location if the conditions become challenging.
It is the second event on the 3 Degrees Tour.
Categories / Prize Money: Open - £2,000, Women’s - £500, Relentless Money Move - £250, King of Watersports Highest Scoring Wave - Sector 9 Skateboard
Status: Open, Women’s, - 1 Star Prime (10% extra points)
Thurso East Wave Information
Excellent tubing wave, more west in the swell gives barrels, more east walls. Holds waves up to 15 feet.
Best tide time to surf: Generally best from low- to mid-tide, but also good towards high tide when it’s big. Fast heavy waves breaking over shallow rocks,
Driving Access: Access via Thurso East Farm
Car Park spaces: 50 – Please respect the farm, do not park to hinder the daily operation of the farm
Price: Free
Beach facilities: Non – Toilets, café etc in Thurso town
Beach type: Rock
Break type: Reef
Left/Right: Right
Offshore wind direction: Southerly
Access: Over slippery rocks
Water quality: Good – but nuclear particles have been found on nearby beaches
Lifeguard service: None
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Past Event Winners
2008
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| 2007
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| 2006
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| 2005
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| 2004
| Llewellyn Whittaker (Newquay) | - | - | -
| 2003
| Llewellyn Whittaker (Newquay) | - | - | - | 2002
| Spencer Hargraves (Newquay) | - | - | - |
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