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Cribbar

Coordinates: 50°25′30″N 5°05′56″W / 50.425°N 5.099°W / 50.425; -5.099
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The Cribbar
The Cribbar is located in Cornwall
The Cribbar
The Cribbar
Location in Cornwall
Coordinates: 50°25′30″N 5°05′56″W / 50.425°N 5.099°W / 50.425; -5.099
Grid positionSW799629
LocationCornwall, England, UK

The Cribbar (Cornish - 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

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The Cribbar was first surfed in 1966 by Ric Friar, Australians Pete Russell and Johnny McElroy, and American Jack Lydgate.[4][5] In January 2016, 15-year-old Kamron Matthews became the youngest person known to have surfed Cribbar.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Surfers ride Newquay's giant Cribbar wave". Telegraph. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "The Zorba reef Newquay…. a big wave spot!!!!!". Globalsurfadventures.co.uk. 17 November 2009. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  4. ^ The Surfing Tribe: A History of Surfing in Britain by Roger Mansfield (Orca Publications, 2009)
  5. ^ "Newquay Activities and experiences "in and around" Newquay - Newquay". Visitnewquay.org. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Cornish Cribbar wave conquered by teenager". ITV News. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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