Where did you surf today ?

[shaunmorrison]

What did you want me to do? Wank?

I did.

[steve shearer]

So backside Broken, eh.

other way.

[Beanpole]

Frontside Broken.

[Hatchnam]

bonzer mini-merk.

do you still ride hi-perf thrusters much anymore ?

[steve shearer]

I swapped out high perf thrusters for quads years ago and haven't gone back.

this bonzer is a really sexy little shape that surfs surprisingly high performance but you don't need to go up and down like a thruster.

for the waves I surf thrusters feel slow and limiting, compared to quads and bonzers.

I've got a 6'9" gunter rohn pintail for reefbreak tubes; thats the only thruster I have in the quiver right now.

and a 9'0" Brewer Sunset gun.

[Cranked]

Where I am HPSB thruster/quads are used by 90% of surfers, under the feet of someone good they absolutely rule, their riding and performance is just amazing.

[Cranked]

I'm sure you'll want to quibble on the 90% Steve, so lets just say the majority.

[Hatchnam]

I don't even bother with a HPS thruster until it's at least head high plus and punchy. Anything under that it's either the little single (if lined up) or a twinny (if sectioning)

[steve shearer]

Cranked the difference here was between thruster and quads.

I still ride high perf quads.

[Cranked]

Hatchy, I traded that 6'6, 30l Flyer 2 for a 6'6 LSD Chubby Cheddar. Its 20.25" wide, pointy nose, good lift in the tail, slight hip.... in fact much like a Flyer 1, and 39l.

I think this will be the closest I'll ever get to a HPSB. I've had a few shitty waves on it, I'm sure it will rip for me, but I'm riding the Flyer 6'8 as it gets me more waves

[Cranked]

Cranked the difference here was between thruster and quads.

I still ride high perf quads.

Ah, I see, that subtly escaped me.

[Hatchnam]

Rainforest walk at minnamurra, then managed to squeeze a forty min session in at the farm just before dark as the crowd was emptying out. Clean, walled up and peaky shoulder high fun. Got a couple beautifully formed lefts on the little single fin. No turns, nor any need to. just paddled in deep, then held a trim line for the full run of the wave.

[Beanpole]

Must organise a trip south soon....Might wait till there's more swell around.

[Hatchnam]

The one and only HPS thruster I have is the absolute business in clean punchy 3 to 5 foot. Great for solid beachies and reefs. Love surfing it when the conditions are on. At the moment, it's just sitting there waiting for Autumn to kick in. Think it's been about five or six weeks since I've surfed it.

[Cranked]

Well overhead sets at Ulus, big ribs up the faces, lots out but not many takers and they don't get far. Padang small and gnarly, more skill required when its smaller. About 20 out at 6pm.
I surfed Impossibles most of the day

[Cranked]

Ulus is 8' plus, sorta clean, 2 people out.

[PeepeelaPew]

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[Cranked]

Not me Legion, there's a number of reasons its never crowded over 8', despite the 100s of good surfers on the island