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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Cranked » Sat May 19, 2018 12:43 pm

After nearly three weeks of good surf the swell has been dropping. Hopefully it has reached its nadir today.

Expecting a continuation of head high at the small wave spots, I went out before dawn for a walk up the coast. Got nothing. Looking on the bright side though, I do need a rest.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Cranked » Sat May 19, 2018 12:47 pm

Knocked a fin out of my board on a rock yesterday at low tide. Luckily no damage to the box or surrounds, so just swapped one over from another board.

I guess thats sort of and advantage of FCS2. I think?
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by batoes » Sat May 19, 2018 1:42 pm

So i surfed - and it was average - the waves and my gimpy arm. Could paddle, but without any strength. And then the pop up. Wow. It was like learning to surf again. Got roasted by some turd who watched me pitch on a set wave. I told him i'd been out of the water ten weeks and i hoped it would happen to him and all his mates. He laughed. Mystics is so unforgiving. No significant pain, except for one where i dug deep on a paddle and my arm bent properly - bicep tendonitis cured; but boy, it was a stinger.

Going to have another go tomorrow. Think i'll keep my clothes on.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Hatchnam » Sat May 19, 2018 5:14 pm

Mystics is the place to get to pitched that’s for sure. No room for
error.

Surfed greenhills. Long period swell lines with lotsa shutdowns but still a few shouldering peaks in the mix if you got in position when the sets came through. Surfed a chunky old 6”11 battle-axe pintail. Early roll in and straight down the line.

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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by The Mighty Sunbird » Sat May 19, 2018 5:45 pm

Classy!
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Hatchnam » Sat May 19, 2018 5:59 pm

It goes like a bullet down the line in big walled up groundswells. A few years ago I surfed Bells beach at double overhead on that thing. It was like a religious experience. Minimal input on my part. Board felt like it was surfing itself.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by black duck » Sat May 19, 2018 6:05 pm

Early afternoon down the coast, one of the better sets


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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by offshore1 » Sun May 20, 2018 12:51 am

Hatchnam wrote:
Sat May 19, 2018 5:14 pm
Mystics is the place to get to pitched that’s for sure. No room for
error.

Surfed greenhills. Long period swell lines with lotsa shutdowns but still a few shouldering peaks in the mix if you got in position when the sets came through. Surfed a chunky old 6”11 battle-axe pintail. Early roll in and straight down the line.

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I'd like to see a pic of it upside down to get a sense of the rocker. Looks almost non existent from the top but a lot of those old boards hid rocker with heaps of paddle friendly foam.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Hatchnam » Sun May 20, 2018 7:48 am

It’s got some rocker. Handles steep drops ok. Loads of foam up front and thins right out through the tail. Initially I bought it cheap just to do up as an art project and wasn’t going to surf it. But curiousity got the better of me.

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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by offshore1 » Sun May 20, 2018 7:59 am

Yep, typical user friendly old style. Before they discovered the benefits of tail rocker , but plenty of foam where it can do a lot of good. Out paddles any short board out there.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Hatchnam » Sun May 20, 2018 8:18 am

Limited turn angles, very stripped back and basic type of surfing. But it does what it does well. That is, gets in early and goes like a bullet straight down the line. Still has a lot of bite and sensitivity in the tail end, for cutting down/back on and adjusting your line.

Guessing it’s circa ‘75 ? Or perhaps earlier?
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by offshore1 » Sun May 20, 2018 8:32 am

Could be but no legrope deck plugs in 75. May have been added later.
My rough guess is early/ mid eighties. It looks to be in good nick.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by crabmeat thompson » Sun May 20, 2018 3:27 pm

black duck wrote:
Sat May 19, 2018 6:05 pm
Early afternoon down the coast, one of the better sets


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that is the wonkiest horizon line i've ever seen. please be better mate, one day we want to show all this to our kids and tell them how we ruled the interwebs with an iron fist, when Don made all our dreams here pozible.

but with those horizon lines it's going to be a hard sell.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by black duck » Sun May 20, 2018 4:31 pm

:lol:
Your'e right CT, it's disgraceful. When i use a phone, all photographic discipline flies away.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by steve shearer » Sun May 20, 2018 4:33 pm

aren't you an architect BD?
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by black duck » Sun May 20, 2018 4:39 pm

yes, that's why it's so disgraceful. Straight lines are my business.

Fcuk the island was good today. Size and angle were just right.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Cranked » Sun May 20, 2018 5:15 pm

That comment on the island brings back fond memories for me duck.

The oceans gone very calm here.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Skipper » Sun May 20, 2018 5:49 pm

i snuck into the comp zone this arvo and jagged a few before a fierce cramp sent me cowering in.


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Your'e right CT, it's disgraceful. When i use a phone, all photographic discipline flies away.
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