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Stories of 2 near drownings in the recent swells....and second last paragraph from Jim Banks getting the bends !

https://www.swellnet.com/news/swellnet- ... d-dog-down

https://www.coastalwatch.com/surfing/25 ... at-uluwatu

Finally Manly and not closeouts.

Well Parra are currently playing like a bunch of babies.................

Small at Manly but worth the trip.

Nice photo.....taken when ?

https://beachgrit.com/2018/05/amendment ... mbination/

Nice little peak amongst the backpackers, learners, SUP and others (who all drifted north of it).

40 years on from Big Wednesday

https://theconversation.com/big-wednesd ... king-95859

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wave at Campbell Island off NZ at 23.8 metres

https://www.smh.com.au/environment/weat ... 4zej6.html

yep, the NEster. Out at Manly in the morning, guys in boardies and felt and looked just like summer (but the crowds were very low).

Well not at the Surf Ranch - watched some highlights of the Founders Cup on Foxtel for day 1. Interesting but a bit flat - the waves were machine like, the surfers all knew where the tube would be, how many seconds in there, it felt and looked a bit the same although the women did seem to surf with ...

ahhThe Peak........wandered out once there many many years ago (back in the very early days of the plus, Hynde and Co) and didn't catch a wave. Never been back.

Well that's probably the end of this event on the tour (another one gone). leaves JJF ranked number 26 on the tour so pretty hard to retain the title. statement from WSL - they do say a chance to finish the event later in the year but not clear where and how http://www.swellnet.com/news/swellnet-dis...

Manly close outs (again)

The instragram link has the car park 'confrontation'

https://www.coastalwatch.com/surfing/23 ... rit-animal

And agree all the surfers are playing to a formula - neat, loyal to sponsors, thankful to be here, blah blah

From my recent surfs I would consider this short side trip.

JJF (currently ranked 26 on the tour)is going to wonder how that that heat got set up.

Just crap banks and close outs.....this autumn is starting to annoy me.