Where did you surf today ?

[steve shearer]

I ummed and aaahhed, the beachies were still a bit wobblie, though unattended and a sly left had a rip running through it , leapin Leroy the dairy farmer stabbed a few through the neck.
Col the busdriver got a nice shack through the middle section.
There was some fun, no bikinis on the rocks, just an honest competent working mans crowd.
Everyone seemed to have fun despite the fact it is 2012.

[crabmeat thompson]

I learned long ago, Steve. Never follow a dairy farmer. Anywhere. Given it is 2012, even more reason to remain vigilant.

Let us give praise to Jesus that you survived. This time.

[Trev]

Much more fun today up my way. But jeez it's getting crowded as all the shortboarders turn up for some local knowledge before the Pa and Ma bendall Comp at Easter.
Cleaner, marginally smaller but still bloody heavy if they hit you.
Watched a young kid take off on a serious peak. he was a fraction late and went out and down with the pitch ...... and made the drop.

[Donweather]

Nice to see you getting some juice Trev. I surfed Palmy yesterday. Utter poo. Tide not shallow enough for the outer bank but too shallow for the shorey. The usual Goldy crapola of late.

Surfed a completely different location this morning. Whilst there was blokes either side of us, myself and my mate shared a peak that ran for a reasonable distance. Got way better on the bottom of the tide. Today made up for the shit I surfed yesterday.

[Trev]

Marginally smaller today but great long rides.
I had to cut the session short after about an hour and a half though.

[Donweather]

OUCH!!!! Shame about the foot, but I'm impressed of the little damage to the FCS plugs.....particularly the front one. I did the same thing on my Maldives trip last year and had to do some serious repairs on the front FCS plug as it had compressed into the deck. Was back in the water in a few hours though after a reasonable self repair job if I may say so myself.

[Trev]

I figure I hit it pretty hard to drag it out past the grub screw like that. You can see the gouge in the plastic of the tab where it was forced out.
Only 5 stitches but no surf till they come out the day after Easter.
I rode one wave like that before I realised I had done more than bruise myself. Then another one in to the beach after I saw the blood and felt the flesh flapping around.
Only saw the fin when I was putting it in the car.

[otway1949]

Only saw the fin when I was putting it in the car.

Not the one following the chum trail

[otway1949]

T'was our town's centenary so had a small quality surf before the Easter Hordes begin to arrive and between surf entertainment was provided for me to photgraph,
A Lockheed Super Constellation landed at the airport behind the beach and the RAAF Roulettes rolled out their Roulette routine. Then coffee and a surf comp to shoot tomorrow

[Trev]

Only saw the fin when I was putting it in the car.

Not the one following the chum trail

Didn't see one of them. Not that I wasn't looking for it.

[Nick Carroll]

Had a couple of surfs out the Peak. Flawless 3' waves from the ene, light NW wind.

N+ contest was on, so I cheered on the competitors and caught the waves they missed or gave me.

Surfed a 6'0" Stu Kenson singly made as a tribute to MP about 10 yrs ago. Stub nose round squaretail, deep fin about half way up the box. Surfed that board for about an hour then switched to a 5'9" MC deep concave. V trippy switching, the singly glided in and out of turns, the MC felt springloaded.

Tom was in a heat riding a board Kelly gave him up in Qld, a short round pin, he had it set up as a four with one of those little nub fins, he was ripping on the thing but thought it should be a thruster.

Grommets heats slightly down the beach. After the surfs I had a sausage and bacon roll and watched a heat. Felt a deep connection with surfing and everything about it.

[Natho]

Few fun waves today.Lovin a rounded pin on a shorter small wave board.
Rode a 5'8 slightly stubby rounded pin shaped by Pete Daniell for one of his team guys.EPS/epoxy construction. The thing was a ball of fun.Pretty flat but still went vert with ease.Thruster set up but with the speed of many quads ive ridden.I was like a kid with a new toy.Just suited the fun cleaner waves this morning.Even ran over a bloke who dropped in and not a mark on it.

[ledge71]

OUCH!!!! Shame about the foot, but I'm impressed of the little damage to the FCS plugs.....particularly the front one. I did the same thing on my Maldives trip last year and had to do some serious repairs on the front FCS plug as it had compressed into the deck. Was back in the water in a few hours though after a reasonable self repair job if I may say so myself.

Did the same thing last weekend Don. Some bush repairs and we're ready to go again today. It aint pretty though!

[Beerfan]

After a long shitty run, the ENE swell the last few days has been great. Took my round pin longboard out, only a few surfs as a single ( 10'' big kahuna fin from shapers, it is MASSIVE haha ), so wasn't sure how it'd go in some decent waves. Went frigging unreal, no spin outs, took the drops sweet as, and drivy as all hell. Had no problems turning the board either. Becoming my favourite board. Gunna be fun switching from my 9'1'' Poly longboard to my 5'9'' josh dowling keel fish when it gets here!!!!

[steve shearer]

T'was our town's centenary so had a small quality surf before the Easter Hordes begin to arrive and between surf entertainment was provided for me to photgraph,
A Lockheed Super Constellation landed at the airport behind the beach and the RAAF Roulettes rolled out their Roulette routine. Then coffee and a surf comp to shoot tomorrow

Lockheed Constellation.jpg

Roulette's cross.jpg

Love that airport. Went up in a light plane from there to do some aerial footage of Eden for an environmental doco.

Lovely part of the world Otway. That left gets pretty good to eh?

[otway1949]

T'was our town's centenary so had a small quality surf before the Easter Hordes begin to arrive and between surf entertainment was provided for me to photgraph,
A Lockheed Super Constellation landed at the airport behind the beach and the RAAF Roulettes rolled out their Roulette routine. Then coffee and a surf comp to shoot tomorrow

Lockheed Constellation.jpg

Roulette's cross.jpg

Love that airport. Went up in a light plane from there to do some aerial footage of Eden for an environmental doco.

Lovely part of the world Otway. That left gets pretty good to eh?

It's hardly a secret where I yam but SSSH good thing the fickleness of the ..........bula left and the even more fickle ...........bula right and the distance from warm water helps a lot.
If you ever do another doco down this way hook up we can discuss southern cows, wombats over Merkin coffee.
There seems to be a north south, Bega to Byron migration that follows the seasons. the Bega crew are replaced by the Melbourne crew coming north up until easter, next weekend sees that over for another year.
Just PM

[steve shearer]

will do.

Love that part of the world.

and same same if you're heading north.

[daryl]

... If you ever do another doco down this way hook up we can discuss southern cows, wombats over Merkin coffee ...

Is Merkin instant coffee? ^^^

U may not have much to discuss otherwise ...

Oh, yeah, still the cows and wombats.

That has a ring, but no, it's arabica.