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Okay, apologies...it was a bit shallow and inappropriate. The point I was trying to make is that all these extreme sport participants are taking huge risks. They know it, we all know it so when something like this happens it should more or less be expected. Round the world solo yachtsmen, base jumpe...

Yeah, bad luck brother...that's what you get. I know I'm having heaps of fun in Sydney 2 - 4 ft mush. I love it when we get a good 6 - 8 ft at the Bower. I love it up the coast at 4-6 foot. That's surfing. Go out in insane big shit to prove your manhood and come off second best....bad luck, you were...

Monkey, I've got a Webber Minifish that I've fallen in love with. Just back from Crescent where it ripped 6ft Racecourse. Just too fast. I'm 51 and 95kg riding a 6'3" and I reckon I could go down to 6'. The only change I would make is to go thinner in the tail because it sometimes feels a bit corky ...

No mention of the methodone or other drugs found at his bedside.

Who cares. Who in this forum knew the dude or even met him? There's heaps more people in the world more worthy of getting upset over. So he could surf better than me (maybe), that's no reason to go join some stupid paddle out. I didn't go round shooting a gun in the air when those Australian soldier...

Speaking of Obama, whether you like him or not, he seems like a good bloke trying his best to do the right thing. Go back through the Republican presidents this century, though, and they all seem to have this shameless "I'm here to rule the world and make myself some money" thing going on, all made ...

That's the chicken vs egg thing, Olds. Take Hey Hey for example. Is Daryl Sommers a cultural icon for coceiving that grand show, or is he just feeding off the general public's desire for more "culture"? Or is say, Ian Fairweather a dud painter because the vast majority can't be bothered taking a min...

The "culture" attributed to any society is due to the contributions of about .5% of that society, the rest are mindlessly following their own interpretations of what that .5% actually represent. In other words, 99.5% of people in any society are just dumb fcks going about their business trying to ea...

Why don't you just buy one off the rack instead of fcking it up yourself?

Base having trouble selling Simons hmmmm not sure about that. More like the phantom shapers struggling to keep up with demand. I guess when youve even got Jordy surfing em (with JS sticker) it tells you something. Fixed. I heard Greg Webber in an interview saying hand shaping does his back in and h...

The universally acknowleged level of British commitment to sporting excellence extends to surfing, I see. Where's the wobbegongs when you need 'em.

How serendipidous, having a film crew from Discovery channel AND a shark spotting expert at the scene. I reckon he's stepped on an actor in a Wobbegong suit.

[quote="dUg"]I think the worst examples of snaking are pr1cks who are on the outside but closer in to the beach, who look over their shoulder at you and paddle across your path from outside to inside. This move may delay you for a moment, causing you to be out of position or back off for a couple of...

I surfed South Palmy today with about 23,000 other people, 22, 960 of whom should not have been out there. I'll give them credit for paddling out in decent size but fu<k, a bit of decorum please! How come as soon as it gets over 4 foot everyone thinks it just becomes a free for all? The bomb set rol...

I've copped it. Got a 9 inch scar on my back to prove it. I'm English/Irish heritage so I'm just asking for it I suppose and I'm more careful these days. In 1989, my then girlfriend, now wife, noticed a mole going funny. I saw my G.P. who cut it out, sent it off and said it was okay. We left for 6 m...

Yeah Chill, you know the clubbies always put the flags up right in front of the best bank. Having said that, you can always surf Kooksville if your from Experiencedville and do whatever you bloody well like...practice drop ins, snake waves, ride down the face on your hands and knees with your mouth ...

Places like Manly, Bondi and Byron and others with a high kook:experienced surfer ratio should have a Kooksville section specifically for learners, backpackers and dickheads. Like swim between the flags.They'll all get more waves because 4 or 5 people per wave doesn't seem to bother them and nobody ...

It would be an interesting study, I think, to determine exactly how much rail is being used at any instance while actually turning a surfboard through a series of different turns. Even to the extent of different technique from forehand to backhand....different plan shape for left and right rails per...