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Dude!

Ahead of tomorrow’s expected wavefest [graphic above].

Surf site Magic Seaweed write:

Right in the path of tomorrow’s swell we have one of the longest running monitoring stations providing wave data, the Sevenstones Light Vessel.

For this it’s typical to calculate what’s called a 50 or 100-year return period. This is simply the size of the largest waves you could expect will definitely occur at least once in that timeframe.

For the Sevenstones Light Vessel, with our long historic record, we can do this with some accuracy. In fact, analysis as early as the 1970s had already identified these values in the 36-40ft range.

 Tomorrow’s storm is currently forecast to peak at 37ft in deep water around Western Cornwall. If these values are confirmed by the wave buoy tomorrow then we are looking at an event near that 50 year return period range – that is to say ‘infrequent’ but not necessarily ‘unusual’.

Buzzkill.

How BIG will they be in Ireland anyone?

The 50 Year Storm? (Magic Seaweed)

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For the weekend that’s nearly in it.

Saturday, March 16th, 1985.

An extremley fast, fresh faced Irish rugby side – containing Mick “Kick” Kiernan, Brendan Mullen, Trevor Ringland and Keith Crossan – travelled to Cardiff Arms Park with murmurings of another ‘Tripler’ on the cards. Wales, outpaced, outthought and outskilled rolled over.

Edmund Van Esbeck of the Irish Times said:

Prior to the match on Saturday, there was a very significant gesture by the Ireland side – As they stood for the Welsh anthem, all the players linked arms as a mark of their solidarity. Never was that characteristic better exemplified than this truly remarkable match.

That night, on the jukebox? Yep!

Bonus Thornley wears an ear stud footage

Images: Ebay

Previously: Campbell’s Coup, 1982

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Some of the The Irish Winter Olympic team in Sochi, Russia earlier.

From left: Jeff Pain (skeleton coach), Florence Bell (Alpine skiing) Conor Lynne (Alpine) Seamus O’ Connor (Snowboard) Sean Greenwood (skeleton) and Aidan Woods (Physio).

Earlier: Born 1997

Previously: Ireland Expects

Via Sean O’Connor

Thanks WayneF

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And going to the Olympics.

BBC’s Colm O’Molloy writes:

Seamus O’Connor is Ireland’s first Olympic snowboarder and will be competing at Sochi. He’s a US born teenager, with an Irish dad. His mother is Russian, from a town about 100K from Sochi.My friend and colleague Franz Strasser interviewed him the week before last at his home in Park City, Utah, and made this cool video. I’d be delighted if you’d consider sharing it on Broadsheet…

Previously: Ireland Expects