TW Blog :: Archives for September 2004

Surfing with the Beeb

Relates to Surfing

Just completed the first set of building Autumn tides on the Severn Bore. Although we are currently on the downturn of most significant lunar cycles for the equilibrium tides, the sporadic rains through August produced a reasonable level of fresh water and reopened some major channels. This provided plenty of mileage on waves from 2 to 4'.

An unusual addition to our troop of muddy river riders was a collective BBC film crew capturing the experience of bore surfing with our local river guru, Steve. The outcome of the filming will be in BBC Midlands Inside Out on 11th October. There may even be a cut of me driving Steve's boat!

The programme will now be shown as part of the final episode of the current Inside Out series on Monday 25th October. A number of other regional channels have shown interest in the segment so it may broadcast nationally.

The programme has now been postponed until January 2005 due to more pressing current affairs! Hope it will be worth the wait…

Posted on Saturday, Sep 04, 2004 at 00:39:27.