Charity fins for Vanuatu

[haysie]

Hey gang, hope you're all wet and frothy with juice from the swell this last couple of weeks.

I'm headed over to Vanuatu on the 8th of July, and was taking a board with me to see if I could find a wave anywhere.
Then I realised that surfing sucky live coral breaks probably isn't the best thing to be doing right in the middle of my sport season, particularly as I've had injuries galore so far as it is. :?

I read a few articles about the limited surfing gear that is available to kids in Vanuatu, and I thought "If I can't surf it, someone should at least be able to!". Thus, I hatched a plan to take one of my boards over with me and donate it to the kids in the village that I will be staying in. I'm not too worried about the cost of lugging it there, it'll pay for itself when I see the joy of the kids.

The only problem is that I don't have fins for this board, or a bag to get it there!

So I'm putting the call out to the Realsurf clan, does anyone have any unused FCS fins or a bag they're willing to put to the cause?

I'll definitely be getting photos should this come to fruition!

[Animal_Chin]

My mate Eddie has a bag for you.

[Nick Carroll]

Never quite Understood the logic in encouraging locals to surf and potentially ruining the potential of uncrowded surf holidays.

Yeah right, imagine if Duke Kahanamoku had thought that way.

Never quite understood how you could put your holiday ahead of stoking out a bunch of kids. Actually I take that back. I understand it exactly.

haysie if you are serious about this gimme a PM.

[steve shearer]

Haysie, I can't understand why you just wouldn't take a functioning surfboard and go surfing, leaving it for the kids when you leave.

You'll mostly find small fun reefbreaks, barring a rare direct SSE groundy.

[Nick Carroll]

Never quite Understood the logic in encouraging locals to surf and potentially ruining the potential of uncrowded surf holidays.

Yeah right, imagine if Duke Kahanamoku had thought that way.

Never quite understood how you could put your holiday ahead of stoking out a bunch of kids. Actually I take that back. I understand it exactly.

haysie if you are serious about this gimme a PM.

Biter.... Onya Nick, get sand in your vag this morning??

[Natho]

Hey Nick care to donate a couple of boards to my 2013 late season Hawaii trip? Looking for a couple of boards in the 7'2 range. They will go to a great cause. A couple of AB channel bottoms would be fine

[brendo]

haysie, the kids at pango village have a small shop/clubhouse thing going. i went over there 6yrs ago, almost gave my spare board to the chef where i stayed, but its my all time fav, so it still sits in the rack at home. i reckon lets get this thing happening. i got a 6'3 in good nick ill send over, i reckon nick would have a board or two. who else has stuff to send? those kids are stoked on surfing and have fark all else to do and come from poor homes.

[aaronn]

send my best

[haysie]

Are the brush turkeys and early morning coffee on Hastings getting to you Fong? Why so cynical?

[haysie]

you can have one of these, as long as you pay postage.

I wouldn't wish that shit on anybody

[Beanpole]

Shouldn't we encourage them to go finless on alias. Then they can make them themselves.
Send a few adzes over.

[pridmore]

be keen to help out for sure...actually gave the groms over there a foamy when my step[dad went about 2 years ago, it was only a foamy but still would have been fun for them I reckon...apparently the grom who scored it first paddled out with no fins in it yet and plastic still wrapped around it...so they are already going finless...maybe PM me and I might be able to get something to you to take...I also know a guy who has a ding reapir business who may be able to help with somethin....

[Nick Carroll]

so yeah Haysie, how did this go?

I sent you a set of fins. Most interested to see the photos of the kids who got the board etc.

[Animal_Chin]

so yeah Haysie, how did this go?

I sent you a set of fins. Most interested to see the photos of the kids who got the board etc.

[haysie]

Cashies? Who do you take me for?

I put them on gumtree. More profit that way!


The trip ended up going ahead, but without rasing the amount of support we were hoping for. Ended up going in a different capacity (With no-where near as much water time as I would have hoped!)

Dropped into NC's local the other day while on the Northern Beaches and was finally able to return his fins to him, unfortunately not in person but I'm hoping the SLSC was good enough to pass them on.

Also, apologies for raising an old thread but I figure Fong gets away with this sh*t all the time so I'm in the clear!

[Beanpole]

Dont worry. If you use fongster as a benchmark you can't go wrong.