Having experienced as a spectator, winter tow surfing in Ireland first hand, on a "small" 15-18ft day, I have an idea of what it takes: large cojones, a lot of skill and a tolerance to the cold all help. But tackling a monster swell at an unridden reef 2kms offshore in a North Atlantic winter takes it to another level again and this is exactly what Richie Fitzgerald is doing. Heres our press release:
"Northcore Europe Ambassador Richie Fitzgerald and two other teams of jet-ski's ventured out into a recently discovered new wave yesterday. The spot named 'Prowlers' breaks on an undersea reef about 2km off the North West Coast of Ireland and has the potential for being one of the countries, if not Europes, biggest waves.
Richie and the boys have been waiting 5 years for the type of conditions required to surf it and yesterday 08th November waves were in the 40-50ft range and the conditions were perfect due to the massive swell generated by Hurricane Tomas. One photo of the session made the cover of the Irish Times this morning and more will be used in various surf magazines to come. Watch this space for more information on Prowlers!"
Richie Fitzgerald was born and raised in Bundoran, County Donegal, which has become known as a world-class surfing destination largely due to Richie's exploits as the undisputed face of Irish surfing. Having represented Ireland at both World and European Championships, Richie now concentrates on big wave surfing and owning and managing Ireland's first intermediate/advanced surf coaching academy.
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