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When it's 8' or over there aren't many options in Newcastle. The waves off the Newcastle ocean baths right in town can hold some size, but Ladies is the name of the right hander at Merewether, which is where it's at when the swell is big. The take off area for Ladies is out front of the north end of...

tonks wrote:This might sound like a stupid question, but will they have boards for solid 12ft Margs?

No excuse with this much notice.

Trev wrote:Just to give you all something to laugh at, I learned to drive in a Vanguard.

Our family car was one of those when I was a kid, dad called it the guard's van.

What about G-land joschka? it's part of Indo too. Was it worth it?

I wasn't counting, and that's an attempt at a friendly jibe, be kind andy.

That's OK too, just saying what I would find more interesting that's all.
I have an inkling Mr. Braithy has more to say than pro surfing and surf industry commentary.
Anyway, shouldn't you be at your cyclist kissing booth or something?

Yyyeees? what I mean is, it's Braithy's party, let it rip Braithy.

gcuts wrote:

mentone mansions wrote: Hope Craig is brave enough to go where the audience wants it to go.

Well yeah, but I'll be more interested to see where Braithy wants it to go rather than where the readers want it to go.

I like the variety in the subject matter Braithy. Variety is good.

Well not really. Instead of saying, 10 x more calcium than a glass of milk per 2 tablespoons of Chia, I mean a nutrition breakdown for the finished mug of chia gruel. Per recipe. And numbers. Five hundred times the chromium of the square root of Latvias GDP in đồng multiplied by the atomic mass of ...

Anyone ever had a board shaped in PU foam then taken it somewhere else to have it glassed in epoxy because your shaper doesn't do epoxy?
I like the weight of PU boards but sick of them getting beaten up on planes.

alakaboo wrote:Anyone got a 24 foot+ shark cat?
Asking for a friend.

Did a lot of fishing from a mate's 31 Noosa Cat, formerly known as Sharkcat.
The old Sharkcat boats were quite variable in design and quality.
Bit of a history here,.. http://www.yachtandboat.com.au/news/sha ... -23-review

the sharks have got me worried just a tad. IM heading that way real soon for a surf, might just fish as I like my arms and legs Anyway digger, don't worry about sharks, they're all on the east coast now, you have more chance of being run over by your own bus. See you there. Are you heading to SA cr...

Check out the surf report on SW this morning for newcastle, and especially the pics...clean 8' glorious..http://www.swellnet.com/reports/austral ... /newcastle

Oh I agree BP, town is the goods but there are just soooo many good surfers and a bit of size doesn't alleviate the crowd like it does at a lot of places. And keeping on topic......57 http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd5/chin1_6/mere7.jpg http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd5/chin1_6/mere.jpg htt...

I always found it funny in Newcastle you had Bar Beach Locals, Dixon Park Locals and Merewether Locals then in between all of these sub species. All on basically one beach about the length of Bondi. Plenty of good surf though. I never used to surf in town, didn't like it and didn't have to, lots of...

Great pic, lotta character in that young face.

Braithy wrote:nick carroll once said pull ups/ chin ups are the best surfing/ paddle exercise one could do. he also recommended you buy one of those bars which wedge in your doorway and just go for broke every. single. chance. you. get.

I remember him, I'll do it!!!