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I've been hearing normal people use the word stoke for a few years, it annoyed me at first, cause I suspect that the surf industry got them using it along with wearing boardshorts

Lowers was the one I surfed, long right short left, all pretty gutless though good fun.

Surfed Trestles in 86, very fun wave. probably less crowded then, only 70 out. South swell, over 20 waves in a set.

Go to bunning, get whats in the pic from the shelf aisle .

Funny thing is she does not taking many surfing shots SW, shes off doing landscapes. I don't like photos of myself anyway, the way it feels is usually way better than it actually looked. The 11'4" scared the shit outa me. It was one of the heaviest experiences ever, I didn't catch a wave, just getti...

I'm lucky my wife took up photography, so she is more than happy to go to a new place, I surf she plays with her cameras, I buy a new board she buys a lens. This year she insisted we go to the bluff, whatever makes her happy.

This photo has just about paid for the last trip.

Just got these delivered, 7"0", 7'6" and 8'0" woohoo ready for Autumn

Didn't realise there were so many chicks on here ... great to see, should post more often! Irrespective of gender, be careful wishing for your partner to surf. When you have kids, there will be a fight for who is looking after the groms and who gets to go surfing.... selfish but true! And also as s...

Go to an optometrist, they have the frames and they will put suitable lenses to fit your needs and when need be you can get the lens replaced. Most of the glasses you buy off the net and surfshops the lense can't be replaced.

crustt wrote:

steve shearer wrote:

crustt wrote:this is a gun

One of Kirks?

How big?

Not sure how big, was back in Nov.95, 10' something maybe 11. I'm 5'8".
Yes it is one of Kirks personals, He lent it to me so I could go out with him as I only had an 8'8". It had never been used so I had to promise to pay $700 us if I broke it.

11'4"

yeah, last time i went was late feb ,march and a bit of april, was very relaxed and very cleam conditions.

How crowded is the north shore of ohau now? Is the average surfer still able to get waves? haven't been there for 10 years.

Jocko's was one of my favourites when I stayed there, it is a place where you can get waves when it is bigger as the rip starts running taking everyone out past the take off, so if you can pick off one before you get dragged out with the pack ya laughing.Natho a good tip for rocky point is go for th...

Head first, sometimes just get compressed into my board, I have a strange stance leaning forward. But it works.

Beanpole wrote:In fact theres a whole category of mystery surfers who give you bum steers on the quest for secret discoveries.

Wouldn't be a secret if he told you.

grew up surfing bells and winki, calling it a surfing reserve is a joke , if it was any sort of surfing reserve the carpark would be on the other side of the road and it would all be bush land up where the carpark is now. With the crapping in the bushes that is not a tourist thing, it is done by sur...

Have a chat to the other guys sitting in the line up, there probably as bored as you and it will stop you thinking. Maybe learn to meditate.

HaHa, this bring back memories I was sharing dinner with the bloke that did the interview with Occy , I don't know about kong, but I think the same thing happened to him. This Journo was telling me of life with the top 16 it was 85. He was interveiwing Occy nd asked him what he reckoned of the ameri...