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Best accessories for surfing in Scotland  ! Hi everyone ! Welcome back to another Empty Peaks Surf Blog ! If you are new round here make sure to check out my the rest of my blogs, including a post about my recent trip to Cornwall ! It's beginning to get to that time of year where the evenings start getting darker and the sea starts getting colder. I surfed yesterday in a beautiful little long boarding session, and while it was great fun, I started to notice how cold it's getting both in the water and in the air. By the end of the session I was shivering in the water and figured it was time to get out ! I thought I'd share with you guys some little accessories that I've found that make surfing in Scotland that little bit more comfortable and easy ! Some of these might be things might be applicable to surfing anywhere in the world but a lot of them are specific to the freezing cold waters of Scotland !  So here goes … Fin Bag/ Accessory holder A great way to keep all you

  10 Things only Scottish Surfers will understand.  Hey everyone ! Welcome back to empty peaks surf, If you're new round here, be sure to go and look at my previous posts ! In my last post , I chatted about my recent trip to Cornwall and the differences between surfing in competitions and free surfing, so be sure to give that a read ! Todays post is inspired by my latest surf trip on the east coast of Scotland. Surfing in Scotland can be tricky sometimes, in this particular trip we spend the day trying to find a good spot in a big but messy swell. There were definitely surfable waves around however Scotland's quickly changing tides and cold weather made us work hard to get the few waves we got. With hectic paddle outs, clean up sets and funny locals, this particular session was something all Scottish surfers know all to well.  While the trip wasn't the most fruitful, it's made me think about the unique things us Scottish surfers see, hear and experience on a regular bas