Re: Where did you surf today ?
Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 8:31 pm
Surf was shite all week on the mid north coast. Best keep driving.
Si.
Spent an hour on foot around Rainbow Bay, snapper . It really is like a suburb of Rio de Janeiro there.
What happened to all your north coat GW's? And surely someone at SeaWorld can train them to selectively eat a few of your Brazilian friends?steve shearer wrote:Si.
Spent an hour on foot around Rainbow Bay, snapper . It really is like a suburb of Rio de Janeiro there.
That's pretty disappointing really. Imagine the poor local who only gets to surf it good a few times a year and a PRO gets towed back into the lineup.Brian Brainwave wrote:Nick Carroll wrote:
Hey has anybody here felt harassed in any way by jetski drop-offs during swells on the Goldie?
Even though your fishing for an article for that other mob. haha
my answer is Fuck yes.
Watching entitled, privileged pros being taxied up the point near me, while we're all in the rip doing it tough ... then they're straight back up the point for the next set. the sweep running so hard, you couldn't stay on the point in between sets, meant they got every wave they wanted, and we were back down the point hoping a pro surfer would fall off a perfect, flawless wave (hint: it never happens) so we'd get one.
Not to mention what they are doing is illegal. they come roaring through the lineup at speed and at times are within metres of paddling surfers.
there's a few out there that are way worse than the rest. There were a couple of photographers out there, who are shooting and staying clear of every one, then there's a whole plethora of fuck knuckles doing outrageously selfish things.
it'll come to blows soon. a few paddling crew are already talking about fucking up a certain crew of pros next time they're seen in the carpark.
Nick, just on your question, if you were out at snapper paddling back out and you saw a mid 20's current pro being towed back up the point what would you think about it?Nick Carroll wrote:My theory is, they are so old they just couldn't give a fcuk any more. Self consciousness has deserted them. It's as if they have become little children again, except with horrendous gouts of rancid flesh spilling down their torsos and half concealing their withered genitalia.
Anyway, onward!
Hey has anybody here felt harassed in any way by jetski drop-offs during swells on the Goldie?
I don't think I would care who it was being towed into position inside me, jet skis and paddling surfers just don't mix well. It's rude and it's potentially dangerous, and in most Australian States it's also illegal. In most surf communities there's a very clear distinction between tow and paddle, and tow/ski stuff doesn't start till nobody's paddling. In a very few cases they mix but it's always done with care and the ski always gives way to the paddle. I am a bit fascinated by why it's so different on the Goldie and why everyone's so unwilling to discuss it publicly. Like I have been contacted by a number of different surfers after this last swell, they seem really pissed off and all say they've had a gutful, but when I suggest they be quoted for a story, they immediately shy away -- the whole culture has them a bit spooked.Beerfan wrote:Nick, just on your question, if you were out at snapper paddling back out and you saw a mid 20's current pro being towed back up the point what would you think about it?Nick Carroll wrote:My theory is, they are so old they just couldn't give a fcuk any more. Self consciousness has deserted them. It's as if they have become little children again, except with horrendous gouts of rancid flesh spilling down their torsos and half concealing their withered genitalia.
Anyway, onward!
Hey has anybody here felt harassed in any way by jetski drop-offs during swells on the Goldie?
Maybe the mad hueys have everyone scared lol. I'm surprised the pros wouldn't seem embarrassed to be getting help on such a non ski worthy day. I mean surely it's not a lot to expect a pro surfer to be able to handle the sweep ?Nick Carroll wrote:I don't think I would care who it was being towed into position inside me, jet skis and paddling surfers just don't mix well. It's rude and it's potentially dangerous, and in most Australian States it's also illegal. In most surf communities there's a very clear distinction between tow and paddle, and tow/ski stuff doesn't start till nobody's paddling. In a very few cases they mix but it's always done with care and the ski always gives way to the paddle. I am a bit fascinated by why it's so different on the Goldie and why everyone's so unwilling to discuss it publicly. Like I have been contacted by a number of different surfers after this last swell, they seem really pissed off and all say they've had a gutful, but when I suggest they be quoted for a story, they immediately shy away -- the whole culture has them a bit spooked.Beerfan wrote:Nick, just on your question, if you were out at snapper paddling back out and you saw a mid 20's current pro being towed back up the point what would you think about it?Nick Carroll wrote:My theory is, they are so old they just couldn't give a fcuk any more. Self consciousness has deserted them. It's as if they have become little children again, except with horrendous gouts of rancid flesh spilling down their torsos and half concealing their withered genitalia.
Anyway, onward!
Hey has anybody here felt harassed in any way by jetski drop-offs during swells on the Goldie?
steve shearer wrote:it's hard to believe from the outside looking in that this bizarre jet ski pro orgy at the expense of paddlers hasn't been squashed like a bug.\
`you'd think it'd take a person with a smart phone about ten minutes to shut it down.
Brian Brainwave wrote: so the old school community is fragmented and dispersed, and the tightest crew in the water are now the blow in pros and their mate's with skis.