As many of you are aware the wave at crab island is under threat.

It is feared by local surfers that a new construction proposed by Clare County Council will cause the wave to become unsurfable.

West Coast Surf Club has proposed a Win – Win situation.

“A design where the ferries have a pier that meets their requirements and does not damage the waves with backwash. Simply moving the pier back towards the existing one by about 50m and dredging a little deeper inside the pier should achieve this. It would also have the added effect of lessening the amount of damage done to the pier by the massive winter swells that pound this stretch of coast.”

In order for Clare County Council to take this proposal seriously the West Coast Surf Club is asking surfers to sign a petition. The petition can be signed here.

http://www.petitiononline.com/Doolin10/petition.html

Is you wish to read more about the proposal and views of the locals you can read this thread in Longboard Ireland.

http://longboardirl.2.forumer.com/index.php?showtopic=5816

If you are interested in viewing the current plans, please check out the following link.

http://www.clarecoco.ie/planning/planning-applications/search-planning-applications/FileRefDetails.aspx?file_number=108006&LASiteID=0

The more signatures the petition has the stronger the case for Doolin will be. Please sign.

http://www.petitiononline.com/Doolin10/petition.html

The Surfrider Foundation Europe supports the proposal put forward by the West Coast Surf Club.

West Cork Surf Scene from Sean Phair on Vimeo.

Thanks to all those who attended – Shane, Maya in Ozzys arms, Paul Whiting (Vice-chair holding flag!), (Gerard W Clark, Chair – holding flag), Tommy Madden, Niamh Mc Mahon (Yoga Instructor), Nubia Clark, holding Samuel G Clark and Elva!

On June the 2nd We were contacted by a group of local surfers, who had heard that Kinsale Energy was planning on closing Inch beach so that a new gas pipeline could be installed. This pipeline would take gas directly from a platform offshore to an existing site near Inch beach.

The Pipeline would cause the beach to be closed for a period and Local surfers fear that it may cause the beach to become un-surfable.

It is also believed that the construction of the new pipeline would be allowed as planning would not be required as a gas pipeline already exists, which the proposed new pipeline could run alongside of.

This is the project proposed by Kinsale Energy. http://www.kinsaleenergy.ie/downloads/Kinsale_Energy.pdf

Links.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/pse-eyes-euro500m-natural-gas-storage-facility-121226.html

http://www.rte.ie/business/2010/0601/kinsale.html

INTERNATIONAL SURF DAY, LONG STRAND , IRELAND (20-JUN-10)

16:30 Meet Up/Brief people on the schedule for the day
17:00 Brief Talk by Ecologist on the importance of caring for the beach followed by Beach Clean Up
18:30 Choice b/w Yoga class for Surfers and Local Shapers available to talk about shaping and their boards
19:00 Prepare for Paddle Out
19:15 Paddle Out Photo Opportunity
19:30 Choice b/s Paddle Out / Show by local musician (Gavin Moore) / Picnic on the beach
20:00 Finish at Long Strand / Move to Clonakilty
21:00 Social evening begins at Scannell’s bar in Clonakilty with local DJ (Joe)
23:00 Finish