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Auckland has better waves than Sydney Christchurch and Dunden too... speaking as the former dunny dave from dunedin, i have to ask, have you looked at the water temps (and swell size) down that way? just pretending to be a surfer in dunedin is a heavy commitment. are you already in a 2mm steamer in...

I enjoy walking in to their stores on the rare occasion I pass one. Its a bit like Gowings was before it went belly up. These elite high end products for the adventure lifestyle. Couldn't imagine ever buying anything there though. Their wetsuits appear to be built for Antarctica and the boards are ...

I just go to my shaper, chuck him the old board and go I'll have another one. Then he says - "Step on the scales" :oops: i used the webby-net to find out who is the best shaper in the world for my craft, then followed merkin's strategy. it might be time for a visit. the groms were lauging at how be...

24-27 swell period in north america! bugger fiji. nearly worth jumping on a plane to watch rex huffman out at big rock in san diego. ....Holy feck me. How's the longevity this storm is forecast to produce over 50 ft seas!!!!! The whole of South and North America's west coast is gonna be going banana...

stick a pair of kneeboard pads on your board. you can leave it anywhere, for any length of time and no one will nick it.

as my mate from newcastle used to say "ace, ace untold"!
at least for a while. closed out once the tide dropped.

if we don't hear from you again, i think it'll be fair to assume you were swallowed by a whale.

Davros wrote:Saw a sea turtle at DY today, then a penguin, and thought geez whats next.

no one to drive me around today, but i got up early and before the wind. so i at least paddled out. still seemed to the wrong place at the wrong time.

steve, are you left-footed?

a guy in a van was yelling at me as i left my place. turns out he's also kneeboarder. so i threw my board in the back and we had a drive around.
wind was into everything and it was all closing out. i left the board on the sand and went for swim.

i could have used that advice last week. anyone have the number of a good mohel.

daryl wrote:...I wouldn't tarzan's grip the board shorts tho.

i've lost one pair that way -- after three years use. i had plenty of warning that the connection was slipping but ignored it. anyway, as soon as you see any movement there -- put some tarzan grip on and it's all fixed. for the vision-impaired "waterman" these things are a miracle. getting a pair of...

i've worn seaspecs for a few years. i wear them with a prescription lens. they work really well.

i think they're around $60 without prescription lens.
http://www.seaspecs.com/

they listed and mapped every break in the gong on their second or third issue. i couldn't believe it. some of those breaks you don't even dare look out at when driving past if you're not a local.

alakaboo wrote:Key reason why I cancelled my Smorgasborder subscription.

width isn't a problem. 24" width fits into the steepest, tightest waves. don't know why, don't know the theory behind it. it's thick and fat under the knees. but very pulled in and thin front and back. not much fin area. you don't need fins. there is plenty of volume to get you on a wave. but they a...

nice wave!
that's easy -- 5'10" x 24" x 2 3/4" rounded pin with flyer, 2+1 set up. nothing better for getting deep on small barrels.

yeah, i thought the sweet potato was a summer "fun" board. a bit skittish.
webber looks a much better choice. have fun.

spongeInside wrote:

purple pyramids wrote:what the hell are you doing standing up? get a kneeboard. short, wide, and plenty of volume to get onto waves. see, it's your perfect board.

except it's a kneeboard

you can lead a whore to culture...enjoy the mini-mal because that's where you're headed.

what the hell are you doing standing up? get a kneeboard. short, wide, and plenty of volume to get onto waves. see, it's your perfect board.