8yrs on and this still helps me sleep ❤🙏

It is amazing. North berwick.

This is amazing.

Looks wild !😊

Beautiful. Used to live there and go to all these places. Knew the Marr's well and often went out with them on that launch AND I was probably a part of that sandcastle competition !

Rockin' in the free world Alan, ha ha.........How yer doin' Pal? Long time no see, too long.

Mr Carbonoloy UK On It!

Looks like it was a primo run!

Very nice, Mr. Hunter. Most of the time it looks to me like in order to stay off shore you are working a little across the bigger swell coming from you left that is headed toward shore (looks pretty dang big toward the end of the video!). Does the prevailing local wind tend to often work in that direction there?

Epic long runs.

Huck it!!

Full On!

Wooooo!

Is there a time you don't want a leash from you to your ski? Getting worked in breaking waves close to shore maybe a situation where you want your leash to fail or not be secured to your person. Glad you didn

hope the boat is ok......jesus!

go wan..... Happy new year!

I've broken two leashes in the past year. My theory is that attaching the leash in the middle of the ski causes the ski to pull sideways on a wave which exerts much more pull than if the leash is attached at the tail, allowing the ski to clock around and pull through the wave. So now I use a waist strap to attach the leash to me, and I run the leash over the deck to the rear handle. You can still break a cheapo leash this way, but at least the damn thing is out of the bucket where it gets all tangled. I know downwinders like the ski to be parallel to the swell to remount and the leash in the middle kind of keeps it that way, but for me in the surf I'd just as soon have the ski end up perpendicular to the next wave. Some examples of home made leashes would be great to see. Store bought ones usually intended for SUP users are pretty much a crap shoot quality wise.

Glad the paddler was ok and the ski hopefully not too badly damaged. As for the leash though, this is why I make my own.

Alan, I believe there is a lot of variety in leash strength and quality. There are some leashes whose construction I trust that do not have metal joints, swivels, etc. whose internal condition is not easy to inspect. I do not trust coil leashes where the coil is simply some solid plastic. I much prefer those that have something like a dyneema core that is far stronger than any of the plastics used in coil leashes. And the kinds of bungie/webbing leashes I have found for foil and kite boards can be very strong. They don't compress and stay out of the way quite as much as coils, but I have found the ones I use to be workable (I use them for waist leashes). That said, I still think it is not a bad idea to replace important safety equipment like a leash periodically as a relatively inexpensive precaution.

Jeez Alan, you make it look too easy. Even when you wallow, two strokes and you're off! Mad skills.

I want to do this!

Moving to Edinburgh this summer ('22) - is there a surf ski community?

Sunshine and great waves, Alan - looks like a great run! Plus a little remount practice close to shore, but nothing like being tied to a whipping post at all...

Wow what an awesome video with the fancy 360 degree pan! Thanks Alan!

Hi Alan ... Will you be reviewing the BOOST X?

Good day!! My name is Lee Ryan Lauder of Bass, one day I will visit with my family! Peace

Nice review. What were the two chair-like racks on which the ski was resting?

Amazing skills, fair play to you!

Great bit of fun guys, I noticed you have old lendal kinetics, what size was that and I would love to know your opinion about them, thanks..

ALAN WHATS THE FIRST TRACK ON THIS VIDEO CHEERS

GREAT FILM ALAN. FIRST TIME IVE SEEN THE BASS ROCK UP AS CLOSE. THANKS

Nice, Alan! Not a lot of paddling. Hope you turned around into the wind to get some exercise 😉

Wow!

Canned Heat need to change the lyrics to "out on the sea again".

Super video!

Which make and model of Kayak are you paddling in? It looks great!

Just keep going until you hit France and then stay there you twat

Love the black and white, creates such lovely textures of the landscape.

I am writing to you regarding the 3DXL 3D Projector Adapter that you present in the video. I have a question if you would like to sell this adapter. I would like to buy it and I can't find any offers for sale anywhere. Regards and waiting for a reply.

Hello, I used to live in Dunbar, so I appreciate this, it is usually hassle to get on there with the tides, cudos. North Berwick I think was the nearest point to the rock I think.

Bit of passion in that "Yes" 💙💙💙💙Looks fantastic out there Alan

Is there a lighthouse keeper all the time on the rock?

I’d love to hike on this grand Bass Rock💙💙💙💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Wheree are all the birds? The last time I sailed round the Bass Rock there wer thousands of gannets, cormorants, puffins, etc.

Home to over 180000 gannets, well that's a lot fish. You can't walk on the Bass Rock, all that bird shit.

Where have the birds gone? Who cleaned all the shite especially for this video?

`I worked at J R Dale and Sons, Seacliff and lived at Seacliff in 1976. The Bass was green as in this video back then but the Gannets seem to have multiplied many-fold by today, because the Bass is bereft of vegetation and looks like an iceberg sticking skywards out of the depths. A whole lot has changed since those days and not much for the better. The old landmarks and buildings are mostly all still there though. Love going back to see what are now literally old friends and haunts. I was only 18 when I stayed there, nearly 400 miles from home and long before mobile phones. I remember seeing the first Ford Fiesta in the garage opposite the turn into the High Street. Had to go to the kiosk at Whitekirk to phone home once a week.

I loved my visits to the Bass. The fun of cleaning guano from the solar panels.

Amazing! Just stumbled on this one, looks like a hell of a lot of fun! 😂👍. Brilliant!

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