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- Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:27 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: swimming to shore in big surf
- Replies: 45
- Views: 13172
Nearly drowned myself on two separate occasions in big top-to-bottom surf at DY point after losing my board. Both times were after having had the flu and, in my enthusiasm to catch one last ride, staying out too long. I only just got in. I had absolutely nothing left. If I’d been caught by the rip a...
- Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:13 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: A Surfer's Style
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7225
- Fri Jul 06, 2007 4:36 pm
- Forum: Shortboarders only!
- Topic: What's the biggest wave you've ridden?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 13737
Triple overhead, but that was almost 16 years ago. These days my max would be a couple of feet overhead tops, and that would be assuming I'm fit which I'm not at the moment due to a nagging shoulder injury. Heck, I haven't even been wet for almost three months. Suffering major withdrawal symptoms. :x
- Fri Jun 29, 2007 6:35 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: Please learn to duckdive.....Properly!!!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3160
Mate, you're being rather polite about this. I had some mid-teens chick do the same thing to me on a 5-6 foot day at South Steyne last year, and it took a chunk out of the bridge of my nose. Could easily have been an eye. :roll: Getting bounced off your board in the duckdive by the lip I can forgive...
- Wed Jun 27, 2007 3:03 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: A 5 word story about surfing!
- Replies: 109
- Views: 22842
- Tue Jun 26, 2007 6:01 pm
- Forum: Bodyboarders only!
- Topic: Koby Punches Rawlins In Face on the weekend
- Replies: 90
- Views: 39330
:? Well that depends on the legal system and how much you trust it :?: JD just got off and how many charges did he have against him :?: I'm not sure I'd say "got off": there was a guilty plea to several of the charges. However, I'm less impressed than ever with the police. They didn't do the basic ...
- Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:35 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: Annoying salesmen!!!!
- Replies: 60
- Views: 15427
- Mon May 14, 2007 12:55 pm
- Forum: Shortboarders only!
- Topic: what is your favourite part of a wave?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 15794
Right about now I'd settle for any part of the wave. Haven't been wet for 6-7 weeks. :evil: It's been a combination of working stupid hours and being too fatigued to even think about it, then getting sick on a Friday from being so run down from said work schedule, and then finally slapping my pushbi...
- Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:47 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: When is a surfer no longer a surfer?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 15543
I think the only thing that will stop me being a surfer is father time. I can't imagine being physically able to surf a long board in my 90's. Say that to Tom Kirsop. I dare ya! :lol: :lol: He's at least middle 70's in the shade, and regularly disappears for sufing jaunts to the Maldives and other ...
- Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:11 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: BRA BOYS Premier
- Replies: 211
- Views: 49096
- Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:38 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: SHOULD DAVID HICKS BE FREE ?
- Replies: 161
- Views: 34163
Did anyone see that doco on the ABC earlier in the week on David Hicks vs George W Bush? It was a very interesting "road story" of David Hicks' father travelling to the middle east to find out what happened to his son and then on to Guantanimo Bay to try to see him. It was intercut with readings fro...
- Sun Feb 18, 2007 1:53 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: SPONCERSHIP
- Replies: 71
- Views: 15409
Sure, the guy ought to be encouraged to follow his dreams. No doubting that. But it's not just about raw ability. Take a look at Davo. Raw ability in oodles. But he's a sponsor's nightmare because of his character. Can't keep his aggression in check. Besides, I wasn't talking only about sponsorship....
- Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:43 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: Retrak: The retractable leggie.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6224
- Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:38 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: SPONCERSHIP
- Replies: 71
- Views: 15409
I can tell you one thing kid don't ask a bunch of kooks online how to get sponsored they only know how to correct english, not surf. The advice about spelling is not as way off the mark as you think. Being literate and having attention to such minor :roll: details as correct spelling is vital when ...
- Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:31 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: SPONCERSHIP
- Replies: 71
- Views: 15409
- Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:24 pm
- Forum: Shortboarders only!
- Topic: Chris Davo
- Replies: 62
- Views: 17729
...just pity about him not competing in WQS events in Hawaii. Self-inflicted. No sympathy whatsoever. And inevitable if you ever saw the way he carried on at NN. I do agree with the comments about his talent, though. Awesome. The problem is there;s plenty of that out there, so much of it wasted lik...
- Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:38 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: Richard Dawkins
- Replies: 182
- Views: 31222
my grandpa once said a true genuis is someone who can simplify the most complex of topics. Wasn't it Einstein that said things should should be simplified as much as possible - but not more? There's simple - and simplistic. Dawkins' tactic is old and well-tried: set up a straw man, and then knock h...
- Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:34 pm
- Forum: General surf discussion
- Topic: BUUULLLSH!T
- Replies: 65
- Views: 15667