Flow-Riders - Good Thing? Bad Thing?

The action for the O'Neill Highland Open by Swatch is a little slow today owing to Brims being uncharacteristically lacklustre. However, things can change rapidly here so hopefully the contest will be called on again at 5.00pm.  Here are a couple of nice shots from yesterday.

Meanwhile, I hear that top Welsh surfer Gwen Spurlock might be about to sue Swansea Leisure Centre over an injury she sustained while riding its new flow-rider. Apparently she suffered a serious head injury, though according to this link the leisure centre say they've heard nothing about it. Does anyone have an update on this?

Flow-riders look deceptively perilous to me but here's some footage of one of Gwen's comrades from the Welsh surfing scene, Beth Mason, getting to grips with the one in Swansea.

Comments

[Kat]

Have asked Gwen about this…she's out of the water for a while, had a bleed in the brain and had to have an op, two holes drilled in her head…saw a picture, gnarly. Not stopping her, she says she wants to get back on the tour asap, but yes, they're talking to lawyers about it. Interview to come in the next issue of SurfGirl.

[Alex Wade]

Thanks Kat, one to watch and I'll look out for SurfGirl.
Thurso East working nicely today.
Cheers
Alex

[Kat]

No worries, she's not the type to let this stop her I'm sure!

Fistral barely a foot and onshore at lunchtime. Joy.