Just general surfing stuff

[steve shearer]

Bowlines are tricky

kidding?

[Cranked]

Bowlines are tricky

kidding?

I always get the rabbit and the tree mixed up

[ctd]

Brilliant, subtle trolling by ctd.

No, I was serious

Absolutely

I'm a cube monkey, this practical salt of the earth stuff is beyond my ken. I get IKEA to put things together for me

Although the fact that there have been 28 different suggestions is thought provoking. I need to look into it more.



(Some of the above may not be true)

[alakaboo]

Why do you lie the side of a cot on your roof?

[Davros]

Yeh wouldn't the baby fall out?

[Nick Carroll]

well that's that then

From the WSL's Saquarema PR this morning:

Kelly Slater (USA), 11x WSL Champion, has withdrawn from the event due to a back injury. He has been replaced by Bino Lopes (BRA), second injury replacement from the 2016 QS rankings.

“I have been working through some injuries the past several seasons and, unfortunately, I need to take some time off to mend my body,” Slater said. “I won’t be in Rio and I don’t know how long I'll need. My lower back has been in constant pain for the last three years and although I’ve been able to fight through it with short stints of rehab, it hasn’t fixed the problem. If I don’t do this now, at some point, I’ll ruin my body. I’m spending the next five weeks rehabilitating with WSL Doctors in Australia and we’ll see how I feel after that. I’m hopeful that I will be in top form again this season at some point. Thanks everyone for the support.”

[PeepeelaPew]

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[Nick Carroll]

Saquarema gets good mate, you might be surprised

[brendo]

so age is finally catching up with Kelly. probably clapped out L4/L5, L5/S1 joints like most blokes his age.
5 weeks isn't going to cure a back problem that's been nagging him 3yrs.

[JaM71]

so age is finally catching up with Kelly. probably clapped out L4/L5, L5/S1 joints like most blokes his age.
5 weeks isn't going to cure a back problem that's been nagging him 3yrs.

But he is the messiah brendo. So what's the lesson here? Pointy needle nosed al merricks are bad for your health? Or is it the FW?

[Nick Carroll]

The lesson here is we're all human.

[PeepeelaPew]

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[carvin marvin]

so age is finally catching up with Kelly. probably clapped out L4/L5, L5/S1 joints like most blokes his age.
5 weeks isn't going to cure a back problem that's been nagging him 3yrs.

But he is the messiah brendo. So what's the lesson here? Pointy needle nosed al merricks are bad for your health? Or is it the FW?

I reckon the lesson is stance width, those modern low volume short boards have dictated wider and wider stance widths.
I was watching a video recently and the surfers heel centre to heel centre stance width, must have been 26'' or more, then there is that unnatural pressure on the inside of the right knee with the right leg now at a more acute angle.

[JaM71]

Now there is a thought Marvin, continually out of alignment with frequent bursts of pressure. MP Spoke about thrusters being bad for surfers backs due to the positioning of the fin cluster

[Davros]

Adriano's stance was/is so wide it detracts from his rad surfing. But does anyone really care about style?

I've come to the conclusion (incorrectly no doubt) that a HPSB doesn't really work over say 32 litres max, Hybrids maybe at 36 litres max. Hence the HPSB is for light weight people and therefore heavier people say 80 kilos should leave the HPSB and more shortboardish hybrids in the rack.

[Nick Carroll]

umm yeah OK. Top end pro surfers who weigh 80kilos or more:

JJF
Gabriel Medina
Parko
Fanning
Jordy Smith
Seabass
Owen Wright
Zeke Lau
Connor O'Leary
Michel Bourez
Jack Freestone
Bede Durbidge
Frederico Morais
Julian Wilson
Nat Young

[Davros]

85 kilos?

Normal people

[Nick Carroll]

There's no theoretical upper limit for a high performance shortboard as far as weight goes. The limit is more on the ability and/or willingness of the rider. I've seen mega porkers absolutely rip on such craft. You just gotta know how to use your weight.