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by brendo
Sun May 14, 2006 2:18 pm
Forum: Travel & Health
Topic: CLOUD 9 - Phillippines
Replies: 7
Views: 4664

been twice in the 90s. it can be fickle. first trip no bigger than 3ft for 2 weeks. 2nd no smaller than 3 and up to 10+. i went 2yrs apart and the place had changed dramatically then. the crowds were bad, and the local government was promoting surfing heavily., including a surf comp. the place is a ...
by brendo
Sun May 14, 2006 1:56 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Billabong Pro
Replies: 34
Views: 8425

i reckon the judging system is c.r.a.p. semi finals - fred gets to get through with 10 points. taylor knox is knocked out in other semi with 16.5 or so. and in the heats guys were being knocked out with 14 or 15s and guys were getting through with 5 or 6 points???! due credit though, bobby ripped th...
by brendo
Thu May 04, 2006 7:44 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Lost my mojo
Replies: 71
Views: 17198

i know what your goin through coll. i moved to syd from the north coast 7yrs ago. before i did i knew of a few guys who had come down here, and stopped surfing. and im talking local rippers and sponsored guys. at the time i couldnt beleive it, then i moved........... nothing is more unsatisfying tha...
by brendo
Thu Apr 27, 2006 6:19 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Surf Mags
Replies: 38
Views: 10210

tracks used to be awesome back in the late 80s when i was a grom, but these days it has definetly sold out. its full of ads and mostly poorly written 'boys own adventure' stories. and really, who gives a sh)t about the bra boys. tracks rams them down our throats month in , month out. they make them ...
by brendo
Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:04 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Byron Bay bans jet skis
Replies: 26
Views: 10751

i can tell you guys that the tow ins arent going on in byron, its lennox, where the reserve stretches to. there is a small group of local chargers who are all respected born and bred locals. they have done the yards paddling in, and anyone who has surfed the point at solid 8+ will know about the rid...
by brendo
Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:44 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: North Coast Swell
Replies: 5
Views: 1619

sunday is lookin the goods with an easterly swell. whole east coast should be on. far north coast especially. you lucky bugger!
by brendo
Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:21 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Swell of the YEAR BABY - big old sth coast bombs yesterday
Replies: 48
Views: 11602

heres an idea.....someone rings up a current affair and has a bitch. tell them about this thread. tell them their is a dvd 'bastard child' with the usual suspects surfing 'ours', wpipping into the lineup with plenty of paddle ins around....that show thrives on that type of shiite. and in case your w...
by brendo
Wed Apr 12, 2006 9:33 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Miss the recent swell????
Replies: 17
Views: 4704

hey mj, what do you base YOUR forecast on?? a low forming in the tasman saturday has a high squeezing up its backside, with quite a long fetch, its groundhog day of last weekends event, only on a smaller scale. we WILL get swell and mondays charts are showing light offshores, but hey, youll probably...
by brendo
Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:54 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: 2day
Replies: 25
Views: 7407

i have some awsome pics of cloey bombie from this arvo, bit how the hell do i load them up on here?? in 2 hours, i saw 3 broken leggies, which led to the boards being destroyed on the cliffs, and 1 broken board. also 3 guys got pulled by a lifeguard on a ski,all at once, they were close to being sma...
by brendo
Fri Mar 17, 2006 5:52 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Nice swell, shame about the banks!
Replies: 25
Views: 6604

anyone that lives out of syd, will agree that it has the WORST waves on the east coast. can anyone tell me when anywhere on the south side between bondi and the bra doesnt close out?!! and if it is good(few times a year) its packed to the rafters, and 90% kooks. sure there are a few good breaks nort...
by brendo
Fri Mar 17, 2006 5:42 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Nautical/ Marine Charts
Replies: 4
Views: 1944

beef, i just went through what your doin now, and theres little about. i bought the boaties ' rocket guide to vanuatu'. it cost 80 bucks, and was pretty useless. has some sat pics of islands, but high up and low res. it does have some depths though. i foung google earth ok. there appears to be some ...
by brendo
Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:06 am
Forum: Travel & Health
Topic: Vanuatu
Replies: 2
Views: 1858

ive been twice. first time, waves every day for 11. usually onshore was up by 10. second time, 20 knots onshore day/night for 12 days, didnt even get wet. its fickle, but if you get it on............