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alakaboo wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 16, 2020 9:53 pm

Sure it wasn't 1967, Nick?
There were about 5 cyclones that year, some of which went extra-tropical.

Yep.
That was Dinah's year.
Late January.

Legion wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 13, 2020 2:19 pm

It was that big when I visited

A bit smaller when I was there but apparently the day before was like this.
Ocean Beach was still enormous.

A bit smoky but there's some serious swell for this much to get around the corner from Ocean Beach.

Steve, how do the "smart" drum lines work? You asked shearer but I guess he missed it. Smart drumlines have 4g responders attached to the drum. There's a hook drifting a couple of metres under, baited with fish, usually a whole mullet. The whole thing is placed around 500m offshore. When a shark hi...

There was a case where the guy's legrope went into the sharks mouth first and apparently it took a moment to spit it out, giving him time to move.
I don't remember whether he suffered any injuries.
But he lived to tell the tale.

Steve, how do the "smart" drum lines work?

fuschia Millenials again!

steve shearer wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 07, 2020 12:42 pm

summer pisses me off, I think it's bad form to stink up the joint with bad vibes.

never stops Sunstroke.

steve shearer wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 07, 2020 12:19 pm

I checked in twice last summer.

it was wall to wall beanpole with a smattering of Cranked...

I'll be checking out again once daylight savings hits.

What has Daylight Saving got to do with you taking a sabatical?

Definitely the best in a few years.

Nick Carroll wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 29, 2020 10:57 am

well fuschia look out I'm back

Complete with a wettie glove. This isn't gonna be pretty for anyone.

And Bang.
Just like that.
The start of Sydney's longest flat spell in years.

Surf report for Maroochydore this morning was 0' - 0'

And pretty accurate.

The Mighty Sunbird wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 21, 2020 4:00 pm

Well statistically you’re fine then

Or his odds are running out.

Aren't the sea temps taken a few Klms out to sea.
I always thought the in shore temps were colder than those recordings.

Boardies and Rashie today.

You live on the Sunshine Coast, Trev. Don't even need a wetsuit. Sunshine plus Scottish skin. I wear one for Sun protection if I'm out in the middle of the day. And maybe five times a year when it's single digits temp and strong swesterlies. Don't forget I mostly surf before you even wake up. I've ...

bobjs wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 18, 2020 7:50 pm

You could just buy a 3/2 back zip steamer, cut the legs off and stitch it up.

Which is what I do with all my worn out steamers.
But I cut the arms off as well.
Who the hell wants a a long sleeved spring suit?

Yeah Steve. It was a fun day. The banks there are pretty good and seem to keep on keeping on. Maybe something to do with all the sand pumping they've been doing on and off over the last year or so. Anything up to shoulder/ head high works great. Mid week of course. 😃 Sand pumping filled up the corn...