Shark Island Challenge 2009 Webcast

[gusflaps]

My (biased) vote goes to rissole or ballard winning.

rissole had a good heat for sure!

[Kunji]

Shark Island Comp - Day 1 vid

[marcus]

Shark Island Comp - Day 1 vid

nice video by robson

but urgh, bad positioning and wave choice by so many riders.
really shows the difference between locals and blow ins.
i hope the judges took points off for spins on the shoulder.

[Kunji]

So what to make of this 3m predicted sse swell on friday? Only 8 secs, though.

[Kunji]

Yeah, i use windguru too. Its the most reliable.

[miiichael]

Yeah, i use windguru too. Its the most reliable.

except they can never make there mind up about the forecast(changes so frequently), which is good and bad .

[Revolution]

I cant see this event being finished in anything other than underwhelming conditions.

[Kunji]

I cant see this event being finished in anything other than underwhelming conditions.

You're far too cynical for a 19 year old. You will be a grumpy old man soon.

[oldman]

I cant see this event being finished in anything other than underwhelming conditions.

You're far too cynical for a 19 year old. You will be a grumpy old man soon.

And that's what you get Revo for hanging out with grumpy old men on the intertubes. We have infected your soul.

[Revolution]

I cant see this event being finished in anything other than underwhelming conditions.

You're far too cynical for a 19 year old. You will be a grumpy old man soon.

Just been looking through a few forecast sites, with only 1 week or so days left in waiting period it doesn't look promising.

[steve shearer]

wierd seeing a bald bloke on a booger.

[The Dan]

why's that steve??? challenge your thinking??? Boogers are supposed to be 15 yr old kids, iwho secretly aspire to be Slater, and then trade the boog for a "real mans" board once they "see the light"???

Don't look at the Tour ratings, you may drop dead from the shock...

[marcus]

wierd seeing a bald bloke on a booger.

Gday steve
actually ballard is a pretty good rider of the shortboard too. won many if not most cronulla point board rider comps he enters. he was also the dude on the cover of the first riptide mag in 88. and he still is one of the best out island.
us older guys are not going to let those groms kick us out of the lineup at home just yet.
they have to pay their dues.

oops guard beet me to it

[steve shearer]

yeah I played a few games of touch footy with the bloke in Hawaii.
Seemed like a nice fella.
Guess you don't expect to see older people riding bodyboards...so yeah it does challenge my thinking.
Good luck to you Mr Ballard and fly your bald flag high.

[Bodyboarder-sicne-1989]

^^^
Though i saw you in the carpark, but couldnt see you behind the hood.
There was a few decent ones, but it looked better than it actually was.

[Bodyboarder-sicne-1989]

Yeah got a few ok ones, its always packed the last 1000 times ive checked it.

I was with some mates from reunion island and they wanted to surf it, so i went out there for the 1st time since 2004.

Not fond of that wave and the several sharks ive encountered there in my days as a grom.

Did you go with glowy to that left in the last solid east swell we had?
He recons it was pumping for once.

[Bodyboarder-sicne-1989]

I went far northern part of far south on friday, DEAD flat.
Got a few 2-3 inconsistent waves at a long hollow right south of the dulla.
Went central coast sat, wind changed just before the tide got high enough for Marcus D's fave spot to shoot got good, then in changed 6 times before the day (and driving around) was over.

Got Island today, small and low tide. Suck was as small as the island and more crowded than last time.
Feels like winters is over already.

[Revolution]

Day 1: http://www.vimeo.com/5574403

Day 2: http://www.vimeo.com/5888397

First Prize - Ewan Donnachie $10,000 winner takes all
Best Barrel - Dave Ballard 2 weeks stay at The Secret Sumatra – Surf Camp
Best Move - Shaun Peterson 2 week boat trip courtesy of The Surf Travel Company
Best Wipe Out - Glen Thurston $500 – courtesy of Bar 2230, Cronulla
Longest tube time - Dave Ballard Buzzing over Sydney in the world renowned Red Bull Stunt Plane

Ewan Donnachie 33.8 42.1 75.9 1st
Christian Riguccini 24.5 46.1 70.6 2nd
Alex Bunting 34.3 35.4 69.7 3rd
Jose Marquina 23.8 42.1 65.9 4th
Doug Showell 37.3 24.4 61.7 5th
Josh Pollard 27.7 34.0 61.7 5th
Brendan Ryan 27.3 33.9 61.2 7th
Shaun Peterson 17.3 43.8 61.1 8th
Dave Ballard 13.7 47.4 61.1 8th
Nick Omerod 20.6 37.8 58.4 10th
Adam Luehman 25.3 32.1 57.4 11th
Glen Thurston 27.5 28.2 55.7 12th
Ben Sawyer 17.0 38.4 55.4 13th
Alex Leon 18.8 34.7 53.5 14th
Glen Sullivan 25.5 26.8 52.3 15th
Jason Finlay ` 15.0 30.3 45.3 16th
Jared Houston 11.8 32.0 43.8 17th
Chris James 0 42.0 42.0 18th
Kira Llewellyn 13.5 9.5 23.0 19th
Mike Murphy 10.0 0 10.0 20th