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- Wed Mar 17, 2010 5:36 pm
- Forum: Travel & Health
- Topic: Climbing Mt Fuji
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7981
Re: Climbing Mt Fuji
haven't been to fuji. mates who did it said it was harder than expected, and temperatures changed a lot from start to finish. in tokyo, have to go see the shibuya intersections in peak hour. will trip you out. roppongi if you are into that sort of thing. good normal bars too. akihabura (sp?) - elect...
- Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:16 am
- Forum: Weather & surf forecasting
- Topic: World First
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2348
Re: World First
as far as i understand, it works by measuring the wave height from a vidcap in pixels, then using the distance from the camera and some trig they work out the height. can't see how it would work at all well unless it was perfectly perpendicular, so swell direction will be pretty critical. i'd want i...
- Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:30 pm
- Forum: Weather & surf forecasting
- Topic: Ului
- Replies: 48
- Views: 16201
Re: Ului
was a serious response to what was apparently a sarcastic question...LONGINUS wrote:alakaboo wrote:Longinus:
Costa Verde, 10 Orton Ct
LONGINUS wrote:Can anyone recommend a good place to stay in 1770? Whoops..now I've gone and done it
- Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:58 pm
- Forum: Weather & surf forecasting
- Topic: Ului
- Replies: 48
- Views: 16201
Re: Ului
wistari reef?
just try not to look like a turtle. seen a tiger shark eat one in 2 mouthfuls in the passage.
just try not to look like a turtle. seen a tiger shark eat one in 2 mouthfuls in the passage.
- Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:56 pm
- Forum: Weather & surf forecasting
- Topic: Ului
- Replies: 48
- Views: 16201
Re: Ului
Longinus:
Costa Verde, 10 Orton Ct
Costa Verde, 10 Orton Ct
- Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:36 am
- Forum: Weather & surf forecasting
- Topic: Ului
- Replies: 48
- Views: 16201
Re: Ului
trev, fong, digger, donweather: if you're thinking of the same spot I am, then send me a PM or email. I'm interstate now but spent a lot of time around there, and can point you in the direction of some less (in)famous spots that won't be crowded. I can't get there, but that doesn't mean this system ...
- Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:36 pm
- Forum: Shortboarders only!
- Topic: C - Drive Fins
- Replies: 115
- Views: 126103
Re: C - Drive Fins
looks like a cutaway fin, only for a fin system instead of a finbox. can't see why it wouldn't work. i love smallish (6-7.5 in) cutaways in my small single and 2+1s. not big on the terminology so might be using the terms out of place, but you get the drive from the depth, but can turn a lot better i...
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 9:23 am
- Forum: Travel & Health
- Topic: short arm short leg wesuit in Indo - too hot?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3479
Re: short arm short leg wesuit in Indo - too hot?
make sure you drink enough if you wear the springy, it can be easy to get heat stroke if you go for a long surf.
you'll be surprised how warm the water is, and how much of a difference it makes...
you'll be surprised how warm the water is, and how much of a difference it makes...
- Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:22 am
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: Seal in the surf at North Avalon last night
- Replies: 45
- Views: 11997
Re: Seal in the surf at North Avalon last night
couple of mates of mine on their boat yesterday in the heads fishing, a seal destroyed one of the Kingys they had hooked, mate managed to get some cracking footage on his camera, will post a link when he puts it on youtube. had the same thing happen to me on albacore off jervis bay. the bloody thin...
- Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:46 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: Seal in the surf at North Avalon last night
- Replies: 45
- Views: 11997
Re: Seal in the surf at North Avalon last night
seals freak me out in the surf! not because of what they eat, but because of what eats them.. they don't get out of the way when you ride towards them, just stick up their big dopey-looking head and blink at you as they ruin your wave. kind of like bondi most mornings... saw a group of teenagers mes...
- Mon Feb 15, 2010 2:38 pm
- Forum: Travel & Health
- Topic: Intermediate surf spot - Bali/Lombok
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11767
Re: Intermediate surf spot - Bali/Lombok
gerupuk is the go for beginners, or some of the breaks on gili air (although they will normally be small). although I don't know about winds, i've only ever been to indo in june-august stay at kuta (lombok south coast), have to organise a bemo and a boat to get you out there. definitely helps if you...
- Fri Feb 12, 2010 3:56 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: Video: Surfing Boscombe Pier, Bournemouth, UK - 06.02.2010
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6482
Re: Video: Surfing Boscombe Pier, Bournemouth, UK - 06.02.2010
i was thinking you guys were a bit over the top, but having clicked through i think it got off lightly. no wonder they all move to sydney, if that was an epic day i'd take up street-SUPing "You now owe me 3 minutes 20 seconds" you made it to the end? :shock: 20 secs in i was feeling physically ill
- Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:57 am
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: What's the largest wave you've ridden?
- Replies: 151
- Views: 30623
Re: What's the largest wave you've ridden?
biggest on a bodyboard was a lot bigger. don't ask me to measure it, I'll just annoy Iggy. It was at Nungas in Sumbawa, around the corner from Lakey Peak. We arrived at night and the swell was apparently 10-12 foot that day. The noise of the swell kept us awake a fair bit (thinking WTF are we doing ...
- Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:34 am
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: What's the largest wave you've ridden?
- Replies: 151
- Views: 30623
Re: What's the largest wave you've ridden?
biggest on a surfboard was about 2 1/2 times overhead, but that was on a reef in south california (about 9th st del mar for those who know the area) that was pretty mellow for the size. more of an open face, but the speed was astounding, especially on a 9'1" high-per longboard! Had only been standin...
- Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:16 am
- Forum: Shortboarders only!
- Topic: At last something more annoying than the SUP
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3782
Re: At last something more annoying than the SUP
don't let laird see it, airboard for kooks...
found half of one of them on the beach at seal rocks, too me friggen ages to figure out what it was!
found half of one of them on the beach at seal rocks, too me friggen ages to figure out what it was!
- Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:52 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: Whats the LONGEST wave you've ridden?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 13025
Re: Whats the LONGEST wave you've ridden?
a large sandbar in central QLD. the swell has to be cyclone big, it has to squeak between the top of Fraser and the bottom of the reef, and the tide has to be right, and the takeoff in the mouth can be very sharky. but if it all comes together, and you have a board with a bit of volume and length, y...
- Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:31 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: Worth a few cents...
- Replies: 47
- Views: 11824
Re: Worth a few cents...
BD, you can use the following to check out the way prices have changed. Whack in the price and the year, and it will tell you what it would cost now. http://www.rba.gov.au/calculator/calc.go Actually shows that surfboard prices have increased faster than the index. Not quite that simple though, too ...