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Close surf schools? That's ridiculous. Anyway, as with just about everyone else who learnt we taught ourselves. I certainly had my first go on a mates board. And then I taught myself on my first board. And I wasn't doing that by sitting on the beach, or by paddling for hours. I just paddled out and ...

There's a path from the carpark (or a few acually). You have about wto choices here. You can jump in behind the rocks (that's my best description) and paddle around, or head more directly behind surge rock and paddle sort of between surge and winki. Depends on size but I'd suggest paddle round. Don'...

No sponsors. Once got a board half price. I think I called it semi sponsored or some other delusional wankfest. I bombed out in the only conests I entered (quarters northern beaches schoolboys and regular first round loser in club contests). I soon realised I wasn't gunna make it on the world tour a...

I just had this idea to develop a "rule of thumb" calculation to determine flotation or displacement based on standard measurements of length, thickness and waist width. It assumes that the waist width represents approximately 2/3rds of the width of the board from tip to tail in that plane (in other...

Ok. We could not go. In which case the locals get nothing and they are poorer in the process. So I don't understand your objection. But, if you complain that not enough of the $$$ generated by these camps goes back to the local economy you may have something. I have no idea on that. It's one thing t...

Yep. I couldn't care less whether they get tubed or not. It's their wave. Surfing's an individual sport. They can do what they want on it.

I reckon on city beaches you just need an attitude check. People trying to apply localism at places like Bondi and Manly are just morons. I mean, does anyone seriously think some snarling and attitude are going to make the slightest difference to the hundreds of backpackers who arrive each week inte...

How can you have Carroll etc as best competitve surfers without having MR? In his day he was neearly as dominant as Slater, and probably more dominant than Curren. I mean, who else can claim to be the inspiration behind the creation of a new surfboard for the sole purpose of beating him? (Anderson c...

I'm a longtime shortboarder and recently started longboarding as well. And I'll readily admit I can't ride a longboard as well as a shortboard. I lose my balance when I start cross stepping. I can, however, do a bottom turn, top turn and cutback in control and hit the lip for a reo when the mood tak...

In the late 70's (when I started surfing) kneeboarders were far more common. In the extended group I surfed with, maybe 40-50 guys, there were three kneeboarders. Nowadays you rarely see 'em. I can only think of one guy at Bondi nowadays and I think he's nutty. At that time though they didn't get mu...

Me; 85kg and 38yoa

Boards:

Modern Mal 8'1" x 22" x 2.5"
McCoy Nugget 6'8" x 21 x 3 1/16"
Webber Afterburner 6'8" x 19.5" x 2.5"
Bliss Sticks modern fish 6'6 x 20.25 x 2.5"

'74 was far and away the biggest in my lifetime. Balmoral baths were partly destroyed. Waltons boatshed was wrecked. The net at Edwards beach was washed away. Manly wharf was destroyed. There used to be a baths at Manly (harbourside) and that was destroyed too. The surf at Chinamens Beach was suppos...

First to feet rule is stupid. While I agree that a person already up and riding should have the wave, if two people paddle at the same time for the same wave and the first "up" gets it it's simply a reward for riding a bigger, fatter board. Closer to the curl should be the rule unless a person is cl...

I just bought a tufflight. To be more accurate I'm doing a layby. It's a 6'10" by Doc Lausch. So, I guess that makes me a test pilot for the technology. As a bigger guy (mid 80kgs) with an arthritic toe the technology appealed to me. I can get a board with less volume that floats better, and get's m...

I mainly surf Bondi so any surf raging ususally comes from me. You have backpackers who believe the object of the sport is to take off on the shoulder and head striaght to shore. You have swimmers out of the flags either drowning, or getting just in that ery spot you would have landed if you hit the...

Kelly Slater reinvented surfing and has been so dominant he's got to be the best of all time. Other surfers I always liked include; Mark Richard; four time world champ. Tom Carroll; power and guts. Simon Anderson; I just loved his backhand surfing. Whenever I do a backhand snap under the lip I still...