Big Green Surf School
A little bit of Crantock history...
The Cornish coast is full of legends of ancient saints arriving in a variety of unusual vessels to set up hermitages and convert the...
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rossunnuk
- Apr 23, 2021
- 2 min
The Basics of Reading Surf Forecasts
When you are getting used to surf forecasts it is important not to get caught up with all the masses of information available, start with...
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rossunnuk
- Feb 15, 2021
- 2 min
Surfing the Wild Cornish Winter
Finding good waves in Cornwall in the winter can be a bit of a challenge especially with shorter daylight hours to find the best time to...
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rossunnuk
- Feb 11, 2021
- 2 min
Paddling Out
The majority of surf spots in Cornwall are beach breaks, which means to get to the unbroken waves you have to be able to paddle through...
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rossunnuk
- May 31, 2020
- 3 min
5 Things to do In and Around Crantock
Top 5 Things to do Around Crantock after your lesson If you have opted for some fantastic surf, SUP or bodyboard lessons with Big Green...
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Dale
- Aug 3, 2018
- 2 min
WCT07 (Men's Tour) - Tahiti Pro Teahupoo
This is our favourite event of the year - so excited that it's finally here!! The 'wave at the end of the road', Teahupoo is an absolute...
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Dale
- Jul 23, 2018
- 1 min
WCT07 (Women's Tour) - Vans US Open of Surfing
The men's and women's tour split at this stage of the season, with the ladies heading to Huntington Beach in California for the 7th stop...
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Dale
- Jul 2, 2018
- 2 min
Surfing Technique - Outback Surfing
Whilst your first attempts at standing on a surfboard might seem like a challenge (and it certainly is!), we feel that by far the biggest...
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Dale
- Jun 25, 2018
- 2 min
WCT06 - Corona Open J-Bay
Hands-down the best event of the 2017 season, will J-Bay produce the goods yet again? We certainly hope so! Regardless of the waves,...
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Dale
- May 24, 2018
- 6 min
Buying Your First Surfboard
BGSS's unmissable guide on buying your first surfboard. What to look for, what's good and bad and how to avoid buying a dudd! If you
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Dale
- May 20, 2018
- 2 min
WCT05 - Bali Pro Keramas
A new addition to the tour for 2018 - Keramas in Indonesia has long been a favourite event on the WQS. With no previous history to go off, w
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Dale
- May 14, 2018
- 2 min
Must Watch Surf Movies - Part 2
Welcome to the second part of the guide on surf movies that we think are essential viewing! Plenty of you have been in touch to say how...
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Dale
- May 8, 2018
- 4 min
Moving Gannel
There's been a lot of discussion in and around Crantock, as well as online, regarding the movement of the Gannel rivermouth as it snakes...
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Dale
- May 4, 2018
- 2 min
WCT04 - Oi Rio Pro
With the Australian Leg behind us, the WSL Circus is moving across the world to the next stop in Brazil.
Check out the current standings on
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Dale
- Apr 21, 2018
- 4 min
Surfing Technique - The Pop Up
All of you who've had your first lesson with us here at BGSS will have been taught our unique 5-Step Technique, it goes through, step by...
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Dale
- Apr 11, 2018
- 2 min
Cornish Waves - Part 1
Cornwall is blessed with a huge array of different beaches and surf-spots, regarded as the top destination in the UK for surfing. Here'
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Dale
- Apr 7, 2018
- 2 min
WCT03 - Margaret River Pro
Stop 3 on the WSL World Tour hits the water this week. The Margaret River Pro is the last event on the Australian Leg of the competition - c
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Dale
- Mar 29, 2018
- 2 min
Must Watch Surf Movies - Part 1
Part 1 of our series of blogs about surfing movies that are simply required viewing. If you're interested in surfing and love a good fil
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Dale
- Mar 24, 2018
- 2 min
WCT02 - RipCurl Pro Bells Beach
The second event of the WCT calendar hits the water this week at Bells Beach in Australia. This will be Mick Fanning's last ever event!
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Dale
- Mar 17, 2018
- 6 min
Buying A Wetsuit
If you're looking into buying a wetsuit then you NEED to read this guide first. All the info we can give you from all of our years of ex
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