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It's an area I still need to work on as well, but in saying that, I got a fair bit of practice during a trip to Fiji a while back. Surfed Hideaway (short fast righthander) for three days at 3-5 foot & generally hollow. I found that grabbing the rail & squaring the shoulders towards the direction I w...

To me these clowns are que jumpers, just like those that arrive in our country on fishing boats. yep, your an idiot alright. Unless of course you wanna explain, which people from which country what fishing boats and what queue are they jumping? I suspect however it was just a glib line, thrown in a...

Never seen fins down but it seems a board is "crisper" if rinsed .... as with lettuce . Salt messes with the definity of crystalline structures and gradually alters the cell walls . farken 'ell! Now I've heard it all... answers... 1. there are a lot of anal people in the world and those with gear f...

You serious?

He will be missed. 48? He never struck me as being a candidate to check out early, unlike a few of his peers

just because I can...

Three things that have worked for me: 1. A new board. I've found in the past if Im riding something I'm not happy with it affects my level of enthusiasm. At $700 or so a pop, you'd probably want to get it right first time. I custom ordered one last time around & got a beauty. 2. A decent session. Mi...

Speaking of long hold-downs... this just reminded me of an incident from my days of kookdom. Once a long time ago I wiped out in front of suck rock and got held down for two consecutive waves, and then as I burst upwards for breath got a slap of whitewater in the face just as I was breathing in. :s...