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first surf today in 2 months to test the back out. fat peaks up wanda way, the banks are pretty crap after the swell. tweaked the back again, so off to physio this arvo lol that guys gunna be putting a deposit on a Porsche soon

You gotta ease in to surfing without a wetty top each summer. Toughen up the trunk. im back to the 90s. gone the full deck grip, so its rashie in summer or guts torn to pieces lol the upside is forced sun protection. got a dakine long sleeve top. 1.5mm back and chest neoprene, lycra over top of sho...

buddy wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 21, 2017 5:15 pm

Surfed at Steve's point. Seems like every step I took on the way in, I stood on an urchin. Is there a particular season for them?

I thought the islanders had cleaned most of them out up there yrs ago.

Saw Doherty at the Point this morning. Fcuking hell you must be the only person in surfing who hasn't moved up here Carroll. tell me about it, I surfed heavy 10-12' waves by myself for an hour and a half this morning before a couple of the crew came out. Fcuk it was raw! But like, it's a Sunday mor...

Think I know the board you're taking about. Older tall bloke, on a grey board? If so, I had a look at the board when he came it. Mini Simmons type shape with channel bottom running about 2/3 the length of it, quad fin set right on the rails. Pig ugly board to be honest, looked like a mal cut in hal...

WSL should just capture the highlights and produce a 1 hour package on constant re run between events. The show can be sponsored and sold to pay and terrestrial TV Man, tv doesn't buy stuff like this any more, they stopped doing that around 1984. they run a 1hr highlights for mens and womens on a s...

Wish the south west winds weren't up this morning. There'd have been a bit more size and definitely more grunt a bit further south. That jibbon head must have quite a shadowing effect on south swells. Most of the size seems to make it into the top half of bate bay, but the sting has well and truly ...

ctd wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 11, 2017 2:43 pm

The enjoyment remains long after the cost is forgotten.

if you get it on, just one long barrel would be worth the cost alone. but I tshows, you don't
need to wear a balaclava to be a thief!

ajohnsen wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 11, 2017 2:15 pm

I prefer to see it as my board losing me. The board then has to take responsibility, not me.

that's gen Y attitude right there!

Samoa? yep staying both sides of the main island then the north coast of Savaii. ive managed to find out the location of whats known as the samoan superbank. an all tides reef 10min paddle off the beach. I also know of a bunch of other breaks that unless you go with one of the surf camps you probab...

Samoa? yep staying both sides of the main island then the north coast of Savaii. ive managed to find out the location of whats known as the samoan superbank. an all tides reef 10min paddle off the beach. I also know of a bunch of other breaks that unless you go with one of the surf camps you probab...

steve shearer wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 10, 2017 7:08 am

How is the crowd factor Salts?\\

I've put Bali on a lifetime ban after my last visit in Oct where the crowd was ridick.

im with you shep, dunno why people bother with that shithole. im going south pac at xmas and am worried
ill be surfing solo lol

strong SE trades in our winter across that area of the pacific jet. like shep said, cloudbreak. when do you leave?
not hard to see if there is swell headed for Fiji, just look out for lows travelling through the tasman with a long
fetch aimed NE

"To grovel or not to grovel? This is the question" Of late when it's been 1-2ft I've been riding my 6'3 CV2 fish or my DVS All Rounder (7'4) . They aren't really meant for the small stuff, a few lads on here would say the CV2 needs juice, the All Rounder is an incredible board that really has a 2-5...

good on ya brendo. Here's a bit for your back/core strength and flexibility in the pool, get some fins and do some dolphin style butterfly kicking. You don't want the trick bodysurfing type fins though they'll do if you already have 'em, just the long straight sided pool fins are good. Push off und...

got those new sleds waxed up ? not yet, a mate just came over a had a good feel up of them and was very impressed. i still gotta get tail pads and i reckon im gunna go front deck grip even though i got a block of fresh wax. i just reckon it locks your front foot in way better. and no worries about ...

been jumping in the pool at sutho to rehab my back. you know your getting old when u get in the walking lanes lol but its been real good. first day did about 400m swim and an hr and a 1/4 walking. got out and was amazed at how kinda jelly legged I was but also felt like it had worked my core. pretty...

morino has a lodge at hukuba in the wadano forest pretty much straight in from the gondola, about 10min walk.they have a dorm with 2 singles and one with 2 bunks. I tried for the 2 bedder in early feb but was taken. they said I could take 2 beds in the bunk room but need to pay for 4 beds if I want ...