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You need to stop bailing when paddling out

Or falling off

Sounds great- I’m both already over the hill and only competent enough for longboard waves.

Bores the shit out of me. It’s like watching repetitive gymnastics. ‘But there is an Australian in it, so we will only show snowboarding for 5 hours and then repeat it the next day. No one is interested in sports that don’t have australians’ Ch 7 executive (Yes am aware of their much better website)

SP lager is literally the worst i’ve tasted in the world (after 12 years in the navy, i’ve had a few shit beers). Go the export variety and make sure you drink it quick while it’s cold. When I was flying to PNG in the early 1990s, we would take off from Cairns and as soon as the seatbelt sign went ...

Beanpole wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 10, 2018 6:54 am

That's you're Slobbo.
I'm a fountain pen man myself.....but you're right Im not getting on any Good Ship Venus.

Just make sure no one has looked up and been inspired by the (v NSFW) /r/buttsharpie reddit forum before the trip.

Friend of mine has a seaaxe, seems like a great board. Can’t believe how light it is though. She is a 66yr old who only started surfing 6 years ago, so that’s good for her .... But I’ve had a short (2 wave) surf on it and, based on that extensive experience (!) have recommended it to a few people lo...

I often wondered what happened to Keith because he had a lot to do with how I turned out as a person. there was an Industrial technology Teacher Keith Porter at St John Bosco College until around 2016 (having been there for 'over 25 years'); then he moved to be Industry Partnerships Manager at La S...

ajohnsen wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 02, 2018 6:04 pm

Yeah, when I push him in, it's fine. I reckon softboards probably aren't for bellyboarding and that's part of the problem.

Ah, if he is bellyboarding then perhaps it’s different-maybe he just needs a bodyboard?

My kids started getting into the 6' Grommy softboard I bought them last year. They were just riding on their stomachs. My daughter was doing fine, but my son couldn't not nose dive. I tried many techniques with him, but there's only so far back on a board you can lie before it's a tombstone. It has...

Worst was a bloke coming in. Gut sliding, which was sensible, until right near the shore, about 5m away from a 10yr old kid, tried to pop up in the whitewater and his board goes flying and spears the water about a metre from the kid. I made sure to keep at eye out after that. Generally it was bloke...

Cranked wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:59 pm

Nick Carroll wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:17 pm

I was going to say. Like how do any of you manage to get out of bed in the mornings. "Oh God what are these shoe things with their unbearably complex 'laces'!" "Oh dear! I am likely to fall down the 'stairs'!"

Laces! Don't get me started.

https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/knots.htm

diggerdickson wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 20, 2017 4:55 pm

There’s got to be some protected spots maybe

Maybe look at Burnie or around that area.

Even in Tasmania they make jokes about Queenstown.

steve shearer wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 07, 2017 8:58 am

But after all that, this morning I feel fresh as a daisy. Light and loose.

DOMS takes 24 to 72 hours to peak...

Lucky Al wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 29, 2017 11:19 am

Are you saying we whities blow-ins should stop dropping in on the locals and go home Steve?

no drop-ins in a wave pool

just saying

Ive only been to Brisbane twice. Once for work and once when my airplane blew up and I had to spend the night. Thats the closest I've been to Bribie.

Although when I lived in HK I knew a person called Breebie. Does that count?

Curse? It becomes tony abbots favourite wave

ISO 22810:2010 says that 50m watches are only suitable for ‘shallow’ water activities (although that includes swimming) and should not be used for activities involving high-velocity water or submersion below shallow depth; 100m is recommended for surfing So 50m is fine so long as you don’t duck dive...

What’s cheap? These are a good deal but are $80 so cheap??

https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/342591