S-MAX Extreme

Month: August 2008
Organiser: K38 UK
Where: Hayle, Cornwall, England
Why you should go: One of the UK’s only advanced training centres for personal watercraft, K38 UK teaches people all the rescue and safety skills they need to excel in jet skiing. This is the first step before progressing to tow-surfing.
Contact info: k38ukrescue.blogspot.com; 078 7541 3722

Month: September 2008
Where: Bundoran, County Donegal, Ireland
Why you should go: Head for Tullan Strand to see some of the best tow-surfers in Ireland. Last winter, periods of low pressure made for exceptionally big waves – some recorded up to 55 feet high.
Contact info: donegaldirect.ie

Month: October 2008
Where: Mavericks, California, USA
Why you should go: This world-famous big-wave spot near the village of Princeton-by-the-Sea in northern California has been a mecca for the world’s most skilled big wave surfers for many years.
Contact info: mavsurfer.com

Month: November 2008 (until February 2009)
Where: Nazare or Cabo Razo, Portugal
Why you should go: This event could tale place any time between November and February. The world’s elite in tow-surfing will congregate on Portugal’s Atlantic coast for this APT world event, so expect some death-defying shredding. Bear in mind that tow-surfing events have a three to six-month holding period so they can coincide with the best surfing conditions, which means the date could change at the last minute.
Contact info: protowsurfers.org

Month: December 2008 (until February 2009)
Where: Peahi, Hawaii, USA
Why you should go: Hawaii is the birthplace of tow-surfing so it’s the perfect venue to see the elite in action. Again, the holding period applies so the date of this event could change at a moment’s notice.
Contact info: protowsurfers.org