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Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 8:20 pm
by crabmeat thompson
Wave heights are such a dick measuring comp.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 7:20 am
by The Mighty Sunbird
How do you guys measure dicks?
Discuss
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 7:24 am
by andy2476
Usually with a Rabbitohs scarf
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 7:33 am
by crabmeat thompson
The Mighty Sunbird wrote:How do you guys measure dicks?
Discuss
With a sundial ...
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 8:46 am
by andy2476
Would you like to eat my scarf too?
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 9:18 am
by crabmeat thompson
what about horse?
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 1:03 pm
by foamy
From Coastalwatch, good story from Tom Carroll about being 12 years old and being unexpectedly tasked with taking MP surfing.
http://www.coastalwatch.com/surfing/143 ... om-carroll
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 2:31 pm
by Hatchnam
That's more like a solid six to eight foot.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 3:06 pm
by The Mighty Sunbird
Solid from the Iggy Solidity Scale?
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 9:32 am
by Hatchnam
Some questions on Tassie.
Planning a trip there in October. Mix of surfing and nature/sightseeing.
Board size is limited to 6'0 only as Jetstar only allow for 6'2 incl. board bag. - therefore board size dictating a viable upper-limit of wave size as being a stormy/shifty 5-6 ft, or super-clean-and-orderly 6-8ft, then right down to 1 ft peelers.
Will surf either/all sides of the island, as I'll hire a campervan.
So. Given the upper reaches of wave size I'll be able to tackle, and the season (spring) - where are the "must surf" or "keep a watch on" spots that I should be focusing on. ?
(( Yes, the fun is in discovering for yourself and all that - but I've only got a week, so I don't want to waste time scoping out the whole island either. ))
Also, the "must sees" for natural beauty etc. ?
Any help appreciated.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 9:36 am
by Beanpole
Was supposed to be in Tassie this weekend but had to go to a funeral. Put off till November. Too cold for me unless perfect and with a 3-4ml wetsuit boots and hood.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 12:43 pm
by foamy
Hatchnam, maybe you could put your enquiry in Ask Braithy.
http://forum.realsurf.com/forum/viewtop ... &start=234
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 1:11 pm
by Hatchnam
Good idea . Done
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 1:14 pm
by BA
Braithy will be your best bet, but we went there a couple of years back. Just tourist stuff. Absolutely beautiful place. Obvious stuff. Cradle Mountain (walk around the lake). Freycinet Peninsula. Great beaches, not just Wineglass Bay. Stanley. Port Arthur area. Do the night tour.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 1:17 pm
by BA
Oh, and fish and chips at Dunalley. A must do.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 1:23 pm
by Hatchnam
Thanks . What's the water temp like in comparison to vic ?
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 1:43 pm
by BA
Pretty much the same. More wind chill though.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 9:40 am
by foamy
Matt Warshaw on twitter has recommended this article on the 2013 Mavericks Invitational.
It is a lovely piece of writing by Alice Gregory. 5 stars from me.
https://nplusonemag.com/issue-17/essays/mavericks-surf/