Cribbar
Coordinates: 50°25′30″N 5°05′56″W / 50.425°N 5.099°W
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  Cribbar Cribbar shown within Cornwall | |
| OS grid reference | SW799629 |
The Cribbar (Cornish language - kribow: Reefs), 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 ft (9.1 m).[2] The Zorba is a reef 2 miles (3.2 km) further off the coast and can create even higher waves.[3]
Surfing
According to local folklore, the Cribbar was first surfed in 1966 by Ric Friar and Australians Pete Russell and Johnny McElroy as well as American Jack Lydgate.[4][5]
Location and webcam for the Cribbar: www
References
- ↑ 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."
- ↑ Ford, Nick; Brown, David (2006). Surfing and social theory: experience, embodiment and narrative of the dream glide. Taylor & Francis. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-415-33432-7.
- ↑ http://globalsurfadventures.co.uk/2009/11/the-zorba-reef-newquay-a-big-wave-spot/
- ↑ The Surfing Tribe: A History of Surfing in Britain by Roger Mansfield (Orca Publications, 2009)
- ↑ The Cribbar by Steve Kessell (Visit Newquay)
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Clothing brand dedicated to the Cribbar: www