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Longtom on Beachgrit is refusing to cover one more Freshwater Pro.
One of things he can’t do again is he “Can’t watch ’em squat down for that tube.”

I agree. Watching them squat down for that tube is the most dispiriting sight in surfing.

It’s going to be interesting to see what they charge. Is there a sweet spot between affordability and profitability?

Cranked wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 25, 2019 9:13 am

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Cranked wrote: ↑

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Wed Sep 25, 2019 7:43 am

Fixed.

And Braithy, from what you’ve told us, you don’t seem immune to sports-related injuries.

There’s some very skilled surfing going on, but with the mechanical wave, the rides just seem like busywork. Watching it is deadening.

“John Coleman, meteorologist and founder of the Weather Channel.” And when John Coleman says meteorologist, what he means to say is that he has absolutely zero tertiary educational qualifications in meteorology or any other field of science. He means to say that he was just a TV weatherman, the stuf...

As I understand it, in the Hawaiian scale the conversion factor slides with size.
So, a 6 foot wave may be 10 to 12 feet imperial, but a 20 - 25 feet wave is probably around 25 - 35 imperial.

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Wed Aug 21, 2019 6:10 am

I see a subtle downgrade due to duration limited fetch but a very much better outlook for Teahupo'o

“Teahupo'o”
Steve, why the apostrophe?

6-10ft Pipeline/Backdoor may be the most dangerous wave in the world, but the WSL guys surf it on pretty much the same board as they surf Snapper. That’s a lot different board to a 9 foot rhino chaser which many of the WSL chaps would never have ridden before and their surfboard shaper doesn’t even ...

Yoga.

I like those colours on the Parmenter.

Plenty of people have a skiing holiday most years.

Loaned it to AJ to try out. Not odd.
Steve, don’t you loan boards to your mates so they can assess whether they like the shape?

I might be a bit alone, but I like Pottz as well. Consistent, kind of low key, but genuinely appreciative. Those noises he makes, the grunts and oohs behind Joe’s commentary when someone does a big manoeuvre is a good soundtrack for me. And then during the wave replay, the way he glowingly highlight...

Yeah Beany, stop your misandry please.

You’ve probably all seen the JBay photos on Swellnet, but the second photo of Connor Coffin is an absolute classic JBay shot.
https://www.swellnet.com/news/swellnet- ... -jbay-warm

Swellnet also report that waves for the event are unlikely to be top JBay.

photo from yesterday.
From fijichili (Scott Winer) on instagram. Surfer is Gavin Kennelly (Keala’s brother).

Re: Carissa’s claws Kai Lenny posted a day ago “Recently the way I have been able to step up my game to the next level is thanks to the modern hydrodynamic advancements from @minksystems. I have them on every board. It has helped me go faster, throw more spray and has turned my average boards magic!...