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Post by **el rancho** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:15 am

Lol rmb give it a rest mate

Post by **chrisb** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:32 am

Nick, while on the subject has anyone ever been in two separate shark attacks?

Statistically one is more likely to get hit by lightning and there are instances of double-strikes.

Post by **Nick Carroll** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 12:19 pm

skipper wrote:hi nick, hit me up if ya wanna share a cuppucino for our 56th year on this earth.

that'd be great cobber, I'm in Hawaii though till next week.

Post by **Nick Carroll** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 12:26 pm

chrisb wrote:Nick, while on the subject has anyone ever been in two separate shark attacks?

Statistically one is more likely to get hit by lightning and there are instances of double-strikes.

Umm yeah, sure there have. Look 'em up on the Internet.

and yeah let's none of us get all shark-experty around this scary incident eh? There's no way of being Right about it. Pretty impressed by Julian's response. You never know what you'd do in the situation.

from a very cold point of view, the WSL just scored an epic publicity hit, that's probably the biggest single global news story of the day, and everyone came out unhurt and looking like heroes.

Post by **Morgan The Moon** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 12:37 pm

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 at least, Mick has surpassed Kelly as the most well known surfer to the general public.

Post by **Natho** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 12:47 pm

Nick, what are those Triathlon wetsuits like for ocean swimming? Just getting into a bit of swimming for cross training and I have been offered a good suit for a fraction of its worth. Supposedly it will help an average swimmer like me stay on top for longer?

Post by **daisy** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 1:14 pm

Nick Carroll wrote: from a very cold point of view, the WSL just scored an epic publicity hit, that's probably the biggest single global news story of the day, and everyone came out unhurt and looking like heroes.

Agreed Nick, but I'm puzzled why the live feed went off for so long. Mainstream media had the story (and longer video) online while WSL was still off. Obviously they should do their utmost to avoid broadcasting actual footage of a death or serious injury. But why cut the commentary? And once it was clear Mick and Julian were out of harms way, why didn't the stream come straight back on?

Maybe I'm connecting the wrong dots, but WSL doesn't seem to have someone with sufficient capacity in charge of this stuff on the fly. (Or even afterwards. e.g the three heats around the Medina/Micro spat on the Goldie are still not online on heat analyzer FFS.)

I assume a lot of people were sitting there feeling pretty emotional and WSL kind of dropped the ball instead of kicking a huge goal in connecting with their audience, even though they did alright afterwards with the Mick/Julian/Kelly interviews etc. Am I being too harsh? Noone could predict this incident but surely with Chopes, the Box, etc. and the basic nature of surfing, the possibility of a serious incident is always there, and they seem very underprepared.

Post by **Skipper** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 1:31 pm

Nick Carroll wrote:
skipper wrote:hi nick, hit me up if ya wanna share a cuppucino for our 56th year on this earth.
that'd be great cobber, I'm in Hawaii though till next week.

yes, of course... found out when i heard Tom on the radio this morning.
good luck!

Post by **crabmeat thompson** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 2:15 pm

g'luck in hawaii to you and little bro.

charge it!!

Post by **marauding mullet** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 2:20 pm

chrisb wrote:Nick, while on the subject has anyone ever been in two separate shark attacks?

Statistically one is more likely to get hit by lightning and there are instances of double-strikes.

Phill "sharkbait" Horley at cactus, second time was a bump, first time an attack

Post by **steve shearer** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 2:32 pm

Whats happening in Hawaii Nick?

Post by **crabmeat thompson** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 2:39 pm

molokai

Post by **PeepeelaPew** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 2:41 pm

Post by **Natho** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 2:46 pm

Brad Gaul will win Molokai. I have two bottles of good French bubbly on it

Post by **crabmeat thompson** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 2:49 pm

Legion wrote:Oh, aren't you going too, The Brian?

nah mate, not this year ... i have to relearn how to balance when i'm under load apparently. i've been setting my hips incorrectly once my heart-rate gets up. relearning a whole new technique with my stroke etc etc ... i'm only young, it's when. not if.

Post by **Nick Carroll** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 2:50 pm

Natho wrote:Nick, what are those Triathlon wetsuits like for ocean swimming? Just getting into a bit of swimming for cross training and I have been offered a good suit for a fraction of its worth. Supposedly it will help an average swimmer like me stay on top for longer?

Well a wetsuit floats you, so it can definitely help a weaker swimmer. But like any flotation aid, it's a crutch that prevents you from improving. Any wetsuit will hamper a swimmer who has correct technique dialled in. Fool's gold I reckon, but if you don't really have a swimming goal or an interest in stepping it up, go for it.

Post by **Nick Carroll** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 2:51 pm

Natho wrote:Brad Gaul will win Molokai. I have two bottles of good French bubbly on it

Gauly's definitely the guy in unlimited, but the race this year is in stock 12' boards. That field is shit hot.

Post by **steve shearer** » Mon Jul 20, 2015 2:52 pm

Godspeed across the channel Carroll.

May the road rise to meet you.

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