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There are heaps of people who get to the stage of having a decent pop-up and cruising across the wave, and that’s when they give it up. They give it up not because it is too hard, but because they don’t find surfing compelling enough to continue. They enjoyed their surfing foray, but now prefer to d...

Cranked, I was just referring to the time elapsed between starting from zero and being able to ride an easy wave. The very stable board, the big paddle and no pop-up solve a lot of problems.

SUPs are more a bicycle equivalent

Bicycles are a great design to give easy self-propelled transport for the masses. I wasn’t allowed a bicycle growing up because we lived in a very hilly area. When I was 45, I got up early and taught myself to ride a bicycle and was competently cruising around a very large resort within 40 minutes. ...

I’m sad to read that John Shimooka has died. The Hawaiian who moved to Cronulla. Condolences to family and friends.

The perfect pop up.

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Very low hipster component. It’s seems like every Tom, Dick and Carrie including the groms.

I’m spending a few days at Rainbow Bay. I have surfed here occasionally since 1971. This weekend has easily had the longest average length of board I’ve ever seen. The waves have been longboard suitable, but still, all these teenagers carrying giant surfboards. I’ve been surprised. I don’t get out e...

Thanks mate. It looks very good, and I love the colours.

Also, I’m very confident summer will bring a lush grass cover to your lawn. Particularly with the daylight saving. When it happens, photos please. Stick it up those naysayers!

I remember, while he was competing, Fanno was asked about heat strategy. He said, “Well, you’ve got to stay patient, but you have to keep busy. I really have no idea.”

I would have thought the magazine, Surfing World, would have published some photos.

My guess is the photo is from the big ECL in early September 1967.

Mario, when you get it, we would like some photos.

With eating dead whales, that shark timidity would seem to be mostly timidity towards other sharks. Sharks generally appear careful to defer to bigger sharks. Even relatively small differences in size seem to be acknowledged in setting up the pecking order.

And they’re coming up from NSW!!!

Nick, why weren’t the nets up?

Let’s not forget one thing in this apocalyptic crisis, a bushing is a type of bearing.

At 6am at the Sunshine Coast Airport this morning it was 6 degrees Celsius. You are allowed to wear a wetsuit.