[Closed] Surf Trip by Bike?

We did a bike tour of the Western Isles a few years back - had a fantastic time but as someone who also enjoys a surf it was quite a frustrating place to be without the means to get out into the waves. Mile after mile of empty beaches and lovely breaks. Since then I've had a real hankering to go back there and surf, but it would be a shame to miss out on the joy of exploring by bike too.

Since then we've had a little boy so may need to defer that trip for a while but I'm wondering at the practicalities of combining a shortish family tour with surfing and maybe planning a mini-adventure around this in the spring.

So... to practicalities. Having used them previously I reckon conventional bike surf racks are really only suitable for short trips...a cargo trailer may be an option but go to bear in mind weight of camping kit too. There is also the question of wrecking my decent board... so I reckon taking a full size board is out.

I picked up a beater board a couple of months back which I reckon could be the ideal vehicle for this - it's basically an oversized bodyboard - twin fin, foam top, and really light. Great fun but sketchy as all hell to ride, particularly as I normally ride a 7' Magic Carpet. I reckon I could rig something to fit it to a rack without any problems though and it would easily sit on top of other stuff on a standard cargo trailer.

Another minimalist option I'm considering is a handplane and fins for some body surfing - one of these is on my Christmas list alread 😉 :

http://www.ottersurfboards.co.uk/products/handplanes

Anyway just wondering if anyone on here has done successfully managed a UK surf trip by bike and wants to share their stories...