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Show me a wave pool capable of creating what I surfed at north Newport all day today, and I'll show you something worth paying for. Until then, I'm afraid I remain extremely sceptical about wave pools, artificial reefs, and almost every company and person who touts 'em. There have been numerous atte...

Jesus H Christ wanto, that god damn pony is making you skittish.

what are the orange buoys for at chopes? to mark the edge of the reef/drop off? The orange buoys are used by the dumb arse spectator boats as moorings and by the dumb arse photo boats to mark the Edge of Reason. :roll: On big days, on wide big sets, tied off craft can be pulled underwater on the sh...

Thanks Matt -- I really enjoy interacting with my fellow surfers -- probably why I started writing for the mags in the first place! ABOUT TILTING YOUR BOARD FOR DUCKDIVE: Ive never understood this one. the board NEVERRRRRRRRR goes down when i tilt it. IT makes it 100x harder. What are you talking ab...

How about someone putting up an actual argument? Because nobody gives a flying f**k, sunshine. This was undoubtedly the most boring thread in history until Wanto livened it up with his crazy new equine companion. I reckon the challenge is on. What's next, midget triplets? Meanwhile, all you slavish...

NC a 3 wave hold down in a hawaiian swell (24 seconds?) is in my mind quite an achievement: at least a minute underwater while burning all your energy fighting! they should put that challenge in survivor. The swell woulda been 17 seconds, so yeah, about two and half of those intervals. Much too lon...

OK, bugger it. At the age of 23 I went surfing at Sunset bloody Beach one early morning in a 10-15-foot NW fresh swell, thinking I was king s**t as always. Only about 10 guys out, high tide. Got a couple of beauties. God I am soooo good, I thought, I'll paddle really deep and close in. Then you bet,...

Sick, big heavy barrels and carves, and whole waves put together right.

btw Penultimate, what the HELL are you talking about?

Velzy was a great bloke. Unlike so many Septic SoCal old schoolers, he was totally not up himself. Dale loved a ciggie (not recommending 'em, you understand) and rather than mount himself up somewhere as a Living Legend to be trundled out at tradeshows and the like, worked his latter years out in Sa...

Oh come on filthbarrel, put 'em out of their misery.

Hi Squid! Everyone's got good points here. Catching waves is more about positioning than paddling speed -- but greater paddling acceleration gives you more options in the takeoff zone. It's really more about that -- acceleration, not pace -- which is why some people use the ol' sink-the-tail-and-pop...

Suspect there are greater differences between individuals than between the genders, ma'am. I know plenty of blokes who're psychologically cruel. Cripes! Just surf Newport Peak.

Perhaps it's sexual competition you're flagging.

collnarra wrote:All this forum faux-coreness shits me.

Gold.

Yes you can NC - and as the years roll by and its 50 gone .. and 55 .. and then 60, you realise that what you've done is about as permanent as the footprints you leave in the sand - and the game owes you bugger-all . Surfing is fashionable and trendy .. The industry is worth billions in both appare...

Well it's probably never a good idea to typecast -- behind the stereotype, you'll usually find a human being doing his or her best. But, God, man ... some Saturday mornings, as you're watching those X5 Beemers roaring up Barrenjoey Road, roofracks laden with silver-bag-sheathed Modern Longboards, Al...

A couple of quick tips for duckdivers in disarray: - Watch the wave's "bounce". Have you ever been very close to a hard-breaking wave, yet found yourself slipping through it as if it were barely there? You just capitalised on "bounce". When a wave breaks with force, the energy bounces like a tennis ...

Thanks everyone for your fabulously considered replies! Hi Ms Purple, now we have your attention, here's one for you and any other females reading this thread: I agree re the presence of females in the water having a civilising influence on the male populace. Fricken much needed in my humble opinion...

I notice quite a few girls and women contributing to surf related forums elsewhere, mainly in the USA ... which is one reason I'm intrigued at their absence here.

Anyone else with further thoughts?