Cribbar

Cribbar

Coordinates: 50°25′30″N 5°05′56″W / 50.425°N 5.099°W / 50.425; -5.099

Cribbar
Cribbar is located in Cornwall
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Cribbar

Red pog.svg Cribbar shown within Cornwall
OS grid reference SW799629
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The Cribbar (English: Ploughed Reef), also known as the Widow Maker[1], is a reef off the Towan Headland in Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom.

The Cribbar is best known for creating annual big waves, popular with experienced big wave surfers from across the world. Wave faces can be in excess of 30-40ft. The Zorba is a reef 2 miles further off the coast and creates waves of 50ft or more. [2]

Surfing

The Cribbar was first surfed in 1966 by American Jack Lydgate[3]

References

  1. ^ Daily Telegraph, 2 July 2008: "Surfers ride Newquay's giant Cribbar wave: Adventurous surfers have been tackling one of the country's largest and rarest waves after it broke off the coast of Cornwall."
  2. ^ http://globalsurfadventures.co.uk/2009/11/the-zorba-reef-newquay-a-big-wave-spot/
  3. ^ "Surfing the Cribbar" - Roger Mansfield: Surfing consultant
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