Just general surfing stuff

[marauding mullet]

Big wild and windy in J-bay today
https://youtu.be/Nx-I0-HeM9c?si=HTNb1RuFueA2wZb8

[buddy]

Well if there was ever a swell to put Bruce Brown’s bullshitting to the test, that was it

“They told us of days when the surf broke big out by the end of the cape. Seven miles further out and rolled all the way in to where we were surfing. Can you imagine riding a 15 foot wave, shaped like this for 7 miles?”

[foamy]

I’m sure Bruce Brown did gild the lily a lot but he could also only know what locals told him. But they reckon the sandbanks there have changed a lot from when the shore was primarily coastal dunes to now heavy coastal development.

[Beanpole]

He said later in Endless Summer 11 that in reality they didn’t know Cape St Francis hardly ever broke that good and now with houses there the dunes make it worse. However J Bay was the real deal.

[Yuke Hunt]

He said later in Endless Summer 11 that in reality they didn’t know Cape St Francis hardly ever broke that good and now with houses there the dunes make it worse. However J Bay was the real deal.

I didn't know he made eleven endless summer movies.

[offshore1]

Beans was thinking of Oceans 11.

[Beanpole]

He said later in Endless Summer 11 that in reality they didn’t know Cape St Francis hardly ever broke that good and now with houses there the dunes make it worse. However J Bay was the real deal.

I didn't know he made eleven endless summer movies.

You really missed it.

[Yuke Hunt]

He said later in Endless Summer 11 that in reality they didn’t know Cape St Francis hardly ever broke that good and now with houses there the dunes make it worse. However J Bay was the real deal.

I didn't know he made eleven endless summer movies.

You really missed it.

Shoulda been here yesterday.

[Yuke Hunt]

The day before yesterday, actually.

[buddy]

Some interesting EPS discussion on the surf splendour podcast with Ellis Ericson.
Starts about 39.45 in.

[steve shearer]

whats the gist of it?

[Yuke Hunt]

These seem to be getting a fair bit of promotion on social media ...

Quobba Fins from WA.

https://quobbafins.com

[buddy]

For Steve

-Likes the feel once you get used to it.
-can cut your own rockers and replicate them
-they come in big blocks that you use a Hotwire to cut the blanks out
-can get rockers that may not be available from the PU moulds
-got into it because Greenough was into it
-can recycle all what’s not used if you do
it properly
-glasses them 6x4 top and bottom
-stringerless because putting in a stringer is extra work
-broken two boards in 7 or so years since he’s been riding solely eps, in heavy waves he reckons he would have snapped his PUs in anyway.

[steve shearer]

yep, he told me most of that at Kidmans place.

He has this cool little gadget to hot-wire blanks.

[Cranked]

These seem to be getting a fair bit of promotion on social media ...

Quobba Fins from WA.

https://quobbafins.com

A jult from the past, I recall them in WA about 20-30 years ago. Looked at them, never knew anyone who tried them.

[BA]

Haydenshapes factory in Mona Vale has gone up in flames.

[Over55yrs]

The alternative view to Steve at G land

https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/inspir ... 5e5g4.html

[PeepeelaPew]

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