The way it works at Sandside is that the brunt of the swells crash onto the wall outside the harbour, but then reform in the bay, where they grind along a slab section on the inside, which has just about enough water in front of it to bottom turn without taking your fins out – if you’re lucky.
After a brief survey, we decided to go for it with all three riders digging for their smallest sails. The wild conditions are far more of a concern by now than the radiation or contamination.
The boys will have to suit up with soggy 5mm rubber after spending all day surfing yesterday at Thurso East. It’s about five degrees above zero and the wind chill is making it feel even colder.
Timo has sailed and surfed this spot for years and the chances of getting one particle stuck down his wetsuit or wedged between his toes must be millions to one.
