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2006-04-14 Britain
Surfer blown from Wales to England
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Posted by Oztralian 2006-04-14 06:39|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Even though I did not have any money, a couple took me off to a pub and bought me some beer.

"There I was sitting in a pub, completely soaking and in my wetsuit but no-one batted an eyelid."
We'll win.

Posted by 6 2006-04-14 07:59||   2006-04-14 07:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Wind Surfer blown blows smoke up rapporteur's a$$.

68 kilometres = 42.25 miles
Posted by RD 2006-04-14 08:09||   2006-04-14 08:09|| Front Page Top

#3 And, how the heck does that translate to a 400+ km round trip for his wife to pick him up, unless England has a lot fewer coastal roads than we do? I'm not sure...just truly asking.
Posted by BA 2006-04-14 08:41||   2006-04-14 08:41|| Front Page Top

#4 It's complicated, BA. You'd best leave the calculations to the professionals.
Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious  2006-04-14 08:42||   2006-04-14 08:42|| Front Page Top

#5 I once windsurfed from Australia to Cambodia. I know because it's seared, seared in my brain...
Posted by John Fn Kerry 2006-04-14 08:55||   2006-04-14 08:55|| Front Page Top

#6 He cut straight across the water. His wife had to drive along the coast.
Posted by lotp 2006-04-14 09:36||   2006-04-14 09:36|| Front Page Top

#7 That is he cut across a channel and there are no bridges over the channel for about 100 miles. Here's the directions and a little map.
Posted by Snenter Uneck2137 2006-04-14 09:43||   2006-04-14 09:43|| Front Page Top

#8 "Surfer blown from Wales to England"

Am I to assume this occurred while he drove cross-country in a '60s' era VW Van?
Posted by Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-04-14 10:00|| http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com]">[http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com]  2006-04-14 10:00|| Front Page Top

#9 Thanks for the laugh, JFK.
Posted by wxjames 2006-04-14 10:39||   2006-04-14 10:39|| Front Page Top

#10 #1 - well put "6", and pithily correct. Couple this bloke with the former Royal paratrooper walking around the world, and things don't look so bad. I wonder which Sura covers necessity, mothers, and invention?
Posted by Thrise Flasing4235 2006-04-14 11:57||   2006-04-14 11:57|| Front Page Top

#11 "Aw gnarley!"
Posted by eLarson 2006-04-14 12:21|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com]  2006-04-14 12:21|| Front Page Top

#12 
Stunned locals near Lynton, on the north Devon coast, rushed to the aid of the exhausted windsurfer after his three-hour, death-defying ordeal - by taking him straight down the pub.
Ya' gotta love the English! :-D
Posted by  Barbara Skolaut"> Barbara Skolaut  2006-04-14 12:55|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]  2006-04-14 12:55|| Front Page Top

#13 "Stunned locals near Lynton, on the north Devon coast, rushed to the aid of the exhausted windsurfer after his three-hour, death-defying ordeal - by taking him straight down the pub."

Now there's people who know proper first aid! Perfect treatment for the condition. Spot on!
Posted by Oldspook 2006-04-14 13:03||   2006-04-14 13:03|| Front Page Top

#14 Totally blown away
Posted by 2b 2006-04-14 13:51||   2006-04-14 13:51|| Front Page Top

#15 Looks like the Brits should contact Rep. Young or Sen. Stevens for a "bridge to nowhere" to bridge that gap for future windsurfers' wives, lol!
Posted by BA 2006-04-14 15:04||   2006-04-14 15:04|| Front Page Top

#16 Surfer blown from Wales to England I bet his wife almost got lockjaw.
Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues  2006-04-14 18:42||   2006-04-14 18:42|| Front Page Top

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