Aileen

Aileen.

A huge 40ft wave compared to a wet and wild mountainslide that breaks on the Cliffs of Moher. Only the bravest and most talented surfers dare to attempt this wave. The surfers are dragged to the wave by a jet ski and a tow line and when they are in the optimum position they are detatched from the jet ski and prepare for the wave to hit.


This wave is not just an average wave though. It's a wave that has brought fame and tourism to a small Irish town called Lahinch. Surfers will travel from all over the world just to conquor this, staying and spending their money in the nearby towns and shops. 

Also the newly built and updated Cliffs of Moher visitiors centre has videos and advertises the top surfers riding this wave and gives you information on the wave itself and goes more in to the geographical science of the wave. 

this link willlead you to an interview with top surfer John McCarthy: http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/wonder-wave-infamous-aileen-woos-surfers-26472528.html