The Truth About K!!!!!!!!!!

I've had some abuse, it's not surprising, I've put myself out in 'webland' for all to read and you can never be quite sure how things will go down. Mostly people seem to be getting annoyed with my reference and reports regarding "K".


Now lets get a few things straight....
1) K, (not its real name) is not a secret spot, not even close. Fearing I might put some peoples noses out of joint who seem to be under the delusion that it is secret, I have referred to it as K. How can a spot be secret (or protected) when every surf spot guide has detailed guides on directions waves and best conditions. And that is not to stop the mass internet information available on when K will be working! 


2) As a travelling surfer it would be complete madness to chose to travel to K. It is without doubt one the most fickle spots in the country. It basically only works on very clean groundswell which is coming in from a very limited direction. Also it is very exposed and is very badly effected by even the gentlest onshore winds, and if anybody thinks they understands the tide situation they are probably lying. I have turned up on 50% of occasions and driven home dry and I am relatively local and it can still be an hour and a half round trip. 


3) The waves at K... Well the best waves are off limits 5 days a week.... The 'Bay' is only worth a look in the HUGEST of swells when you would definitely be better off elsewhere, and the other spot can be a paddle mission on a good swell but on most occasions is best left to Longboarders. 


Being local, K sometimes provides joy and maybe that joy is somewhat exaggerated in our minds as we haven't had to drive to Cornwall that day to get some good waves. Because lets be brutal, the pier isn't really that good even on a good day. I think the anonymous comment left on my last K report sums things up....
"K, is a state of mind not a place my child.
The beautiful ketamine induced euphoria south coast surfers use to convince themselves it's firing.
Speak t'vetniary for more detailsand with respect people should not eyeball the very well known yet private K experience"  


So I think less of the abuse and more of the stoke and reality check needed I think! I am happy to publish anybodies arguments or grievousness but I wont publish rudeness.


13th October.


Surf 51/16


Had a stoke filled mellow 2/3ft sunny warm glassy session at K only 4 out! I thought it might be flat when I turned up and a friend thought it would be overhead! We got somewhere in-between. Long waits between sets which varied between 1 and 4 waves. Tide moved extremely quickly from high to low. When it was low about 15 surfers turned up but the best had already been ridden.