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by marcus
Sun Jan 18, 2004 11:29 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Handpods for bodysurfing - any experiences?
Replies: 15
Views: 3613

maccas trays

hey guys any of you tried this? we used to do it at cronulla all the time out the island and the patch, and big cronulla point lefts. get yourself a maccas tray, ride it sort of like between a bodyboard and a hand surfer, and it rips.. you can free fall with the tray out for a landing, bottom turn a...
by marcus
Tue Jan 13, 2004 7:14 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: whats a kook?
Replies: 33
Views: 8797

antithesis of a kook

its hard to define what a kook is, but i know of a few guys that definately dont act like one. Laird Hamilton ; rides surfboard, tows in, surf ski, sailboard, bodyboard, canoe, outrigger with a kite, hydrofoil and a pioneer of jaws, plus lately surfing toehpoo on a tandem board with a paddle. Mike s...
by marcus
Tue Jan 13, 2004 6:59 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: whats a kook?
Replies: 33
Views: 8797

kooks

any one who thinks there better than anyone else in the surf and anyone that rides a bodyboard and is over the age of 6 what about old guys in the pub complaining about bodyboarders, when they should be out surfing themselves. yeah i agree sometimes 90% of people who own a bodyboard are kooks, just...
by marcus
Tue Jan 13, 2004 6:29 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Artificial reefs, one for North Wollongong beach?
Replies: 31
Views: 11131

Artificial reefs, one for North Wollongong beach?

Gday all Just thought id share a thought with those that are interested. ive been splitting my time between my home town of cronulla and my new home of 5 years at north wollongong. what really gives me the willies, is surfing the reef at north wollongong and it just doesnt break properly, it has its...
by marcus
Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:44 am
Forum: Weather & surf forecasting
Topic: hawaiian swell on the way
Replies: 3
Views: 2700

hawaiian swell on the way

has anyone else seen that swell heading for hawaii in 2-4 days?
20-35ft on the bouyweather.com bouys prediction.
lucky bastards
cheers
marcus
by marcus
Sun Jan 11, 2004 7:00 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Whose wave is it?
Replies: 33
Views: 8545

just to clarify

just to clarify my point, im not in favour of snaking at all, and should only be thought of being used as a last resort. whoever has the wave first or has been waiting in position for the longest time gets the wave. if it is a heavy wave and i think a person who has rights to the next wave will dog ...
by marcus
Sun Jan 11, 2004 6:47 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Whose wave is it?
Replies: 33
Views: 8545

snaking

taking off inside someone who allready has the wave is called snaking. it is wrong, and only deemed ok by surf bullies, or i will do it at my home break if a person is being a problem and its time to get them to go in. at shark island we have our own rules to deal with this as a kook in the water ca...
by marcus
Sun Jan 11, 2004 9:44 am
Forum: Bodyboarders only!
Topic: hey. im the first here Cronulla BB club
Replies: 8
Views: 3359

hey. im the first here Cronulla BB club

hey guys does anyone know how old cronulla bodyboarding club is, its the oldest in australia, i think it was 88 or 89.
i remember chris stroh taking a group shot one day.
anyone think its a good idea to get all the old faces back for a party/ reunion.
Marcus