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Tiree rules the surfing waves

Its reputation as a surfers' paradise has earned it the nickname Hawaii of the North. Yesterday, the Scottish island of Tiree lived up to the hype as the 2008 world cup of the waves got well under way.

Its reputation as a surfers' paradise has earned it the nickname Hawaii of the North. Yesterday, the Scottish island of Tiree lived up to the hype as the 2008 world cup of the waves got well under way.