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- Mon Jul 20, 2015 12:37 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: Ask Carroll
- Replies: 6904
- Views: 1858781
Re: Ask Carroll
That was a live - "We are greater than I" moment as J-Dub paddled out to help his mate. As a piece of reality tv , it had more suspense than a Hitchcock classic - for all money, I thought we'd see blood in the water after that wave passed through (Just to clarify, I'm so glad that we didn't). Today ...
- Sun Jul 19, 2015 11:36 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: Jeffreys Bay Pro 2015
- Replies: 618
- Views: 119066
Re: Jeffreys Bay Pro 2015
That was mental - I thought for all money he'd at best get bitten. As that wave passed through the line up and he disappeared from view - One lucky fella.
There might be something to the yum yum yellow theory after all.
There might be something to the yum yum yellow theory after all.
- Thu Jul 02, 2015 1:40 pm
- Forum: FOR SALE - BOARDS & STUFF (incl Lost & Found)
- Topic: Firewire Tomo Vanguard for Sale
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9482
Re: Firewire Tomo Vanguard for Sale
If you can't get hold of the caveman, check this page:
https://www.facebook.com/kim.b.adams.18?fref=ts
There's a 5'6 Tomo going for 450 I think....
https://www.facebook.com/kim.b.adams.18?fref=ts
There's a 5'6 Tomo going for 450 I think....
- Thu Jun 25, 2015 12:00 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: Ask Carroll
- Replies: 6904
- Views: 1858781
Re: Ask Carroll
or even fallen backward a bit. Yep, wtf is with that. Hasnt happened for a while, but christ, its a bag of shit when it does,. Had the worst case of that recently. Took a surfing lesson which was great. Video footage was shown, with some screaming examples of errors that were simple to fix with per...
- Sun Jun 07, 2015 9:15 am
- Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
- Topic: Midlengths
- Replies: 2580
- Views: 1130408
Re: Midlengths
Yup, great store tucked away at the northern end of the D
Cenny coast
Cenny coast
- Sat Jun 06, 2015 9:03 pm
- Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
- Topic: Midlengths
- Replies: 2580
- Views: 1130408
Re: Midlengths
Saw an XF webber diamond at the beach this morning. Felt good under the arm, lots of volume in the 6'8. The owner was late 50's - more than competent, fit the bill perfectly. He was stoked with the board. He was running a regular thruster set up. Best part was that he picked it up for $499 at Toukle...
- Sat Jun 06, 2015 8:56 pm
- Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
- Topic: Midlengths
- Replies: 2580
- Views: 1130408
Re: Midlengths
The 4a is 9". Works well. I now have an alkali Lovelace in there - 8.5". To be honest I can't tell much of a difference between the 2. Not like the difference between a 4a and 4c.
- Fri Jun 05, 2015 4:22 pm
- Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
- Topic: Midlengths
- Replies: 2580
- Views: 1130408
Re: Midlengths
8'2 - it's a sherbert, a bigger version of the V-Bowls with a squarer nose. This is it here: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/a0/08/43/a0084394a62b8a9b48bbc467e0f099e1.jpg It takes a few waves to get used to it cos the deck is dead flat, but it taught me to appreciate rails. I got it second...
- Fri Jun 05, 2015 10:55 am
- Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
- Topic: Midlengths
- Replies: 2580
- Views: 1130408
Re: Midlengths
Unlike a hull, the V-Bowls has a hard edge in the tail - best of both worlds. Easy to ride, difficult to master, but a load of fun in the right conditions.
- Fri May 29, 2015 12:51 pm
- Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
- Topic: Midlengths
- Replies: 2580
- Views: 1130408
Re: Midlengths
Good call, someone mentioned to me that the MR twins went well with it. From memory you had a lot of love for bonzer side bites ??Cuttlefish wrote:Since the eps/carbon construction with its thickness on the one I had likes to sit up on the water more I'd say the area of the fins wouldn't be enough to control it.
- Thu May 28, 2015 7:54 am
- Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
- Topic: Midlengths
- Replies: 2580
- Views: 1130408
Re: Midlengths
How do you reckon the Soar twin plus nubster would go with your old DVS 8' All rounder?
- Fri May 01, 2015 4:16 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: Where did you surf today ?
- Replies: 30106
- Views: 11401878
Re: Where did you surf today ?
Why is his motto "designs to free your mind", but there aren't too many open minds amongst the McCoy crew? I've also heard the crew blow up over Cheyne Horan, how he has his own board designs. The common argument is that a surf team is like Formula 1 - you wouldn't buy an F1 car from the driver, you...
- Wed Apr 01, 2015 5:14 pm
- Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
- Topic: Neal Purchase Jnr Quartet
- Replies: 114
- Views: 137701
Re: Neal Purchase Jnr Quartet
They have them on the cenny coast at Adrift - a coloured board was 1100. A clear would be less. How does it compare to a Bonzer - for price and then for functionality?
- Wed Mar 18, 2015 1:40 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: snapper pro
- Replies: 329
- Views: 71301
Re: snapper pro
Nice writing Braithy, I just read your peace on the live webcast for the ASP. Funnily enough, I forgot about the WSL event - got to see the Duct Tape Invitational streaming through Swellnet instead - with decent waist high waves, ridden on craft designed to excel in just those conditions. Troy Mothe...
- Tue Mar 17, 2015 1:23 pm
- Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
- Topic: Non standard longboards, show them here
- Replies: 31
- Views: 16207
Re: Non standard longboards, show them here
Full hipster single fin - ryan lovelace vbowls. 7'11, 23, 3 - has a crazy foil. Really thin nose - hence no nose riding at all...But incredible speed in anything from ankle to chest high. It's stringerless, so i don't go any bigger than that. I've often contemplated selling or swapping for a dedica...
- Thu Mar 12, 2015 10:15 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: snapper pro
- Replies: 329
- Views: 71301
Re: snapper pro
Glenn Hall takes a dive that would challenge anything on the soccer pitch...then gives Medina a mouthful of expletives...UMINA gold right there...Mt Druitt by the sea! Jeezus, Almighty God how short is your memory? Slater on Parkinson, on a WAY better wave at the same event a couple of years back. ...
- Mon Dec 08, 2014 1:24 pm
- Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
- Topic: Midlengths
- Replies: 2580
- Views: 1130408
Re: Midlengths
In short I'm not a small guy, and coming down from a longboard or a mid length it's an easier transition - cos the widths and thicknesses were pretty much the same across all my boards. Smallest fish I rode was 6'3. He's not alone in making big fish - Skip makes 'em and they're functional boards. "T...
- Mon Dec 08, 2014 1:08 pm
- Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
- Topic: Midlengths
- Replies: 2580
- Views: 1130408
Re: Midlengths
I've got a couple of bigger twin keel Mackies, a classic 6.6 which I suspect may have been snapped but the previous owner swears it wasn't, and a 6.8 sidecut which is 3 and a half thick (!!), with Chine rails and a real beak nose. Looks like a really interesting board. The 6'6 went well for me when ...