



One of our favourite moments from this year's Winter Session was Matt Bromley's paddle super session at Mullaghmore back in January, but it turns out he wasn't the only one pulling into bombs under the old faithful power of paddle.

"It was a hell of a day," tells Ryan Watts. "That second one felt pretty thick, the wave was bending in on itself. I didn't think I was gonna make it as far as I did. One of the boils just got me in the end, made the wave drop out from under me and I went over the handle bars."

No doubt, like last night's curry, that scene repeated on Ryan for some time to come. He travelled some serious distance in that tunnel before a full on belly flop that the likes of Tom Daley would surely be proud of.

I was so close to making it but the foam destroyed me. I did a backflip in the barrel.

"I was moving pretty fast and hit the water pretty hard. I hurt my balls," he laughs. "So many beatings. It's not an easy wave to surf, that last wave was probably the worst. I was so close to making it but the foam destroyed me. I did a backflip in the barrel. One of those waves that will haunt me for a long time."

Ryan's got unfinished business with Ireland, Mullaghmore in particular. Unfortunately it was his expired visa that cut his stay short, flying him back to Australia. "I'm waiting for my work visa to come through and I'll be straight back," he says.

All sessions from this swell are eligible for The Winter Session. The holding period kicked off on Oct 1st and runs through 'til Feb 2015. To enter download the sting HERE and send your 90 second edit via wetransfer.com to: winter@magicseaweed.com and we'll do the rest.