World record holding surfer, Sergio Laus, paid a trip to Gloucester late last week to surf the legendary Severn Bore. Laus, who holds the Guiness world record for distance surfing had never attempted this particular stretch of river before. It is an attractive location for surfers to test and hone their skills. The Severn Bore is cause by tidal waters being pushed up a narrow estuary. This causes water to become displaced into a wave formation, which can be riden by surfers.
Laus, who is from Brazil, is more used to surfing the amazon than a British tidal river. He was extremely diplomatic in his comparison, but clearly a British tidal river was not much match for the world longest. Laus suggested that the waves were not particularly big and that the thrill was slightly diminished by the absence of man-eating creatures lurking in the water. A particularly aggressive swan is no match for the snakes and alligators of the Brazilian Amazon. Nonetheless, Laus was clear that he had thoroughly enjoyed his experience in the U.K. and he was most certainly a very welcome guest.
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