I’m with a crew who are all prepared to pay their dues. Win some, lose some, the chase is all part of the allure. As the saying goes, you have to be ‘in it to win it’ and none of us like being the ones stuck at home wondering if the rest of the guys are scoring or not.
A mere 13-hr. drive from Portsmouth was all took it to transport us up to this harsh coastline and, over three days, our aim is cash in on two back–to-back weather systems that hold promise in setting alight some of Scotland’s best kept secrets.
For this is an area riddled with points, headlands, slabs and reefs that can handle anything the North Sea can throw at it.
Since a few major surf competitions have put this small Caithness town well and truly on the map, Thurso has become the Mecca of Scottish waveriding and the breaks in this area a steeped in local folk law, with only the hardiest souls making it their quest to discover its magic.
