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ECS

East Coast Surf Shop

About Me


About us really. We (East Coast Surf) are a small, independant surf shop in Norwich, providing hardware and clothing to the East Coast surfing community. We Rock. Apart from work we generally surf all the time, party about as much, and try and get away on as many trips as we can. Our shop is at 12 Dove Street Norwich, so if you find yourself in the area feel free to come in and say howdy! By the way the photo is of me (Stu), i'm the young, good looking one...

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My Interests

Surfing first and foremost, Travelling, drinking ranks pretty highly too! Music, chicks, all the usual stuff really. Mark has a keen interest in pornography.

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I'd like to meet YOU!

Music:

The Go Team, Cinematic Orchestra, The Rakes, Bloc Party, The Shins, Jack Johnson, Broken Social Scene, DJ Shadow, Blue States, Four Tet, Razorlight, We Are Scientists, The Futureheads, Pavement etc etc etc (I really hate it when people have a huge list of bands written here.)

Movies:

September Sessions, Big Wednesday, Point Break, Wanderjahr, Endless summer, Goodfellas, The Godfather, Get Carter, Alien Trilogy, La Haine, Taxi Driver, Carlito's Way, Leon, Anchor Man, etc etc etc

Television:

The Office (coz mark looks just like Tim!), Spaced, The Green Wing, Corrie, Pheonix nights, Ten Minute Freeview, Little Britain, etc

Books:

In Search of Captain Zero, Yellow Pages, Paradise Lost, Picture of Dorian Gray, Bustin' Down the Door, Eddie Would Go, Art Brewer Photography, Razzle, Readers Wives.

Heroes:

Winston Churchill, Margo (legend), Ricky Gervais, Bruce Irons, Family...

My Blog

Update

Nicks Costa (Rica not the coffee place) Surfing Adventures... 5 days in he landed a cushy job at a surf shop in Tamarindo, which he stuck at for a whole two days.  Apparently working conditions a...
Posted by ECS on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:25:00 PST

Where did the Winter go?

So, where did the Winter go?  The sea is a good 2c warmer than it was last year.  If this is global warming I'm gonna go home & leave my fridge open.  Actually, not really 'cos we a...
Posted by ECS on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:21:00 PST

East Coast Surf News (if you can call it news)

- The trip to Portugal was fun fun fun.  Check a few photos here... www.eastcoastsurf.co.uk/portugal.jpg - Chris J is back from Morrocho after scoring the points well overhead for almost 3 weeks ...
Posted by ECS on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 06:25:00 PST

It's On!

It's on!  Sneaked in a few good sessions at Praa last few days before picking up a few boards and making the long tedious 8hr drive home...  I'm off to Portugal 2morra morning.  B...
Posted by ECS on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 02:54:00 PST

Pumpin'

Whats goin' on... Surf was pumpin' yesterday so we are all stoked (well, only me really as Gee had to stay in the shop) I'm off to Cornwall on Thursday as theres a classic swell and I gotta pick up a ...
Posted by ECS on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:31:00 PST

1st update this year (apart from the other one)

Ok, so the surfs been pretty gay so far this year but It's all going to change next week.  At last, a good solid Northerly is on the cards... Chris is in Morroco with the boys from Croyde.  ...
Posted by ECS on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:19:00 PST

Surf Widows

One thing I've learned is that whenever your missus books something for you to do 'together' it's always pumping.  Forget swell charts & wave bouys, this is a much better indicator of the sur...
Posted by ECS on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 02:58:00 PST

This weeks blog...

This week in the world of ECS... Cookie is home from the Goldie and is back in the water & shredding & shaming us and our measly surfing "skills"... The 1st East Coast Open  surf com...
Posted by ECS on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 05:25:00 PST

At last, a new update...

Haven't done one for ages so heres an update... Stu has left OZ for NZ and is currently searching for waves and a van to live in for the next 4 months... Chrissy J has returned from a life of squalor,...
Posted by ECS on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:04:00 PST

Stu in Cornall (again)

Another 'business' trip to pick up some custom orders from Factory 52 and maybe catch a few down there!  Stu will be there all weekend so if you happen to be in the area, feel free to drop in/sn...
Posted by ECS on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 03:01:00 PST