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Alastair Mennie
ISBN: 9780956503909
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Alastair Mennie
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Before Alastair Mennie, Northern Ireland had no history of big wave surfing. He was the pioneer. The fact that he would become the first European to compete at the World Tow-In Surfing Championships in Chile makes his story remarkable. This book tells of his big wave exploits at Half Moon Bay, Madeira, Nelscott in Oregon.
Becoming Europe's most successful and respected big-wave surfer is one thing. Coming from a small town in Northern Ireland to do so is another. This is Alastair Mennie's story...Surfing looks like fun. And it is. But in recent years, the world's so-called 'big wave surfers' have raised the bar to insane new heights. Put aside the Beach Boys and carefree, sunny California - a new breed of surfer is travelling to the ends of the earth in pursuit of waves the size of buildings. And among them, an unassuming 6ft 6' Irishman. Slater; Hamilton; Parsons; and, Gerlach - and now Mennie. For all of these men, the consequences are severe. The decisions in the water are life and death: '...the wave exploded on me, splitting my glass fibre helmet and ragdolling me for what seemed like an eternity in complete darkness...' Alastair, when things went wrong, Sligo, Ireland Dec 2009. This generation has witnessed a quiet revolution in Irish surf. Al Mennie personifies that picture. His is an honest and ego-free account of what it takes to surf waves that are big enough to sink ships. Before Mennie, Northern Ireland had no history of big wave surfing. He was the pioneer. The fact that he would become the first European to compete at the World Tow-In Surfing Championships in Chile makes his story all the more remarkable. This book tells of his big wave exploits at Half Moon Bay, Madeira, Nelscott in Oregon and Alastair's now infamous life-threatening encounter with 60 foot waves off the Sligo coast in the winter of 2009. Surf talk is cheap. In this book, the waves do the talking.
| ISBN | 095650390X | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | ISBN13 | 9780956503909
(What's this?) | | Pages | 208 | | Publisher | Alastair Mennie | | Published in | Portrush | | Imprint | Alastair Mennie | | Height (mm) | 234 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 156 | | Publication date | 01 May 2010 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY | 797.32092 | |
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This is an awesome book. What this man enjures in both his personal and surfing life is inspirational! Putting himself in ridiculous situations and explaining them in graffic detail for the reader is amazing. It is a great personal story of focus, determination and success against all odds. I especially like how he views situations and scenarios that to most sane people would seem like the end of the world. Mennie turns them into positives and literally goes with the flow surviving life threatening wipeouts and scenarios like it is normal! I couldn't put it down and I can't wait to read his next book. - Trevor Beattie Write a review
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