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by philw
Tue May 19, 2015 11:43 am
Forum: Travel & Health
Topic: Bali For Beginners
Replies: 45
Views: 22063

Re: Bali For Beginners

Wet season Nusa Dua is great for girl friendly accommodation and a variety of waves you can walk to depending on where you stay and if you don't mind walking 30 mins or more. There's a section on the inside of the nusa dua reef that can be beginner friendly. Definitely not Nusa Dusa itself though. T...
by philw
Tue May 05, 2015 9:14 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Europe surfboard quiver
Replies: 25
Views: 9193

Re: Europe surfboard quiver

Cornwall, crowded, yes. not snapper crowded but enough to be a hassle. Plenty of footage of good days if u look around. Here's a nice clip that captures a sunny Cornwall with waves beautifully


http://youtu.be/gYYqSV5078U
by philw
Tue May 05, 2015 6:45 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Europe surfboard quiver
Replies: 25
Views: 9193

Re: Europe surfboard quiver

Cornwall. Small most of the time. Bigger usually comes with wind and cold. Any kind of hypto type intermediate short board will do. Not having a mal will severely limit enjoyment. Buy them there. I'd spend more on wetsuits. Surf can get very good, but not really worth a specific surf trip, too infre...
by philw
Wed Mar 25, 2015 8:50 am
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Twin fins as go-to boards
Replies: 430
Views: 289249

Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Well, it was a dream based on a realsurf thread so under my towel was my knob, which was also Nick Carroll, and up in the dark loft were the citizens of realsurf, naked, gibbering, masturbating and flinging faeces at eachother in a scene even Jake and Dinis Chapman would be ashamed of.
by philw
Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:16 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Twin fins as go-to boards
Replies: 430
Views: 289249

Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Nick carolls surf shop was a little like a camping and general supplies shop, but there was a loft area that he seemed keen to protect. Despite him being very tall and disinterested it wasn't intimidating though. He was a little nervous if anything. Something in the loft. What?
by philw
Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:19 am
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Twin fins as go-to boards
Replies: 430
Views: 289249

Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Last night I dreamt I was ordering a Byrne TC fish from Nick Carrol in his surf shop. He was extremely tall, and disinterested. I was wearing a towel.
WTF should I do?
by philw
Fri Mar 20, 2015 9:28 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Twin fins as go-to boards
Replies: 430
Views: 289249

Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Oh. Wow. Best 350$ ever jizzed on a board
by philw
Fri Mar 20, 2015 3:09 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Twin fins as go-to boards
Replies: 430
Views: 289249

Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

making me wish i hadn't sold the tc byrne. that shape looked quite lo fi and fish-like when it came out, but compared to todays easier riding shortboards, hyptos etc it looks sleek. i think tuflite may have been closer to getting it right than accepted wisdom suggests...
by philw
Thu Mar 19, 2015 4:08 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Twin fins as go-to boards
Replies: 430
Views: 289249

Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

the lsd twinny grovels thigh to nipple high very well. anything below that i get the 7ft foamie out. MR style twinny is possibly much more hi performance than standard e suburbs sydney lurching fatness to pointless close out type grovel (I'm including maroubra - it's probably the best in the area bu...
by philw
Thu Mar 19, 2015 3:06 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Twin fins as go-to boards
Replies: 430
Views: 289249

Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

^ sold. that byrne tc swallowtail is a fantastic shape... will hopefully get one in non-tuflite from byrne one day... did you get a tuflite ??
by philw
Thu Mar 19, 2015 1:09 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Twin fins as go-to boards
Replies: 430
Views: 289249

Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

yeah, i think it's a little more down the line, floaters and re entries sort of thing. the MR super twins look like what yr after...i've fondled a few but never tried one. t knox riding an MR twin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIJY_RFOEEM
by philw
Thu Mar 19, 2015 12:04 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Twin fins as go-to boards
Replies: 430
Views: 289249

Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

ah ok, i'll write something sensible. i got the 6'0 LSD twinny. It was about $700 from Surf Culture Bondi Junction as i recall, might even have been $650 - reduced price for some reason, most of their boards are $$$$'s. i'm about 84kg, 43 yrs old and average ability. I got young kids so surf time is...
by philw
Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:17 am
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: Twin fins as go-to boards
Replies: 430
Views: 289249

Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

^ I have one of them LSD twins. I like it. Sometimes I want to lick it.
by philw
Tue Feb 17, 2015 11:36 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Ad agency creatives lurve surfing
Replies: 20
Views: 6877

Re: Ad agency creatives lurve surfing

Hollister- surf 'inspired' fashion retail.

Compared to all the actual surf brands - killing it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollister_Co.
by philw
Tue Feb 17, 2015 9:00 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Ad agency creatives lurve surfing
Replies: 20
Views: 6877

Re: Ad agency creatives lurve surfing

Newsflash - surfing is marketing. And it's as mainstream as breakfast TV. It's more surprising that the surf brands are so bad at marketing themselves. It's all identical lifestyle fantasy based around barely recognisable sponsored pros. That goes for everything from the the thug life bro deal wanna...
by philw
Thu Jan 08, 2015 7:09 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Indo...is it worth it
Replies: 136
Views: 36613

Re: Indo...is it worth it

Petulance - Nusa Dua is hardly a secret spot. There are waves from the main Nusa Dua stretch of reef all the way up past mushroom rock to Sri Lanka ( check a surf guidebook - all are well known ). Mid to high tide and sub 3foot, there's plenty of user friendly surf for intermediates ( not great for ...
by philw
Thu Jan 08, 2015 8:06 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Indo...is it worth it
Replies: 136
Views: 36613

Re: Indo...is it worth it

Bronte reef is harder to surf than many intermediate spots in Bali. I recommend Nusa Dua area in wet season for average surfer + wife. Paddling and current aside, Nusa Dua on 2-4 ft days is a relatively easy, fun wave with a fairly benign reef. Totally different in 4ft plus as you will likely encoun...
by philw
Wed Nov 26, 2014 9:42 pm
Forum: Shortboarders only!
Topic: JS Revolution
Replies: 14
Views: 24118

Re: JS Revolution

[quote="Dirty
Dirty Dog wrote: On the it her hand I got a Monsta and hate it. I don't normally buy JS boards or off the rack but pretty happy with the rev.
Do you mean dhd monster? Why didn't you like it?