I’m not sure what draws me to these mad missions but after years of trudging backwards and forwards to Ireland, I still feel I want to be a part of any big wave chase and sometimes it is much better to go than to sit at home wondering if the guys are scoring or not. When you travel over twenty four hours to a spot and it’s not happening, it’s not like you can just turn around and quickly head back home. This is a commitment, a huge amount of speculation and after many years, the calls you make are hopefully more calculated than just going on a whim. This time round we arrived at the break, in a real state of apprehension, this gamble was a pretty hefty one and when I saw clean lines with the wind just starting to fill in, I was actually even more nervous that this might be a ‘teaser’ and one of those days where the conditions are right on the edge. After an hour or so playing the waiting game, Timo was out there, dropping into his first wave, it was clean as a whistle and loaded with power. I could tell by his body language, the way he kicked out at the end of the ride, that he had just ridden a really special wave and it was ‘game on’ !. Finn and Katie McAnena were soon to follow catching a golden window of sunshine, wind and perfect waves. A huge rain squall with its associated rainbow eventually marked the end of the magical session but for those few hours it was world class out there and a stand out session amongst all my years