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by swvic
Fri Jun 09, 2023 12:24 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where did you surf today ?
Replies: 29980
Views: 10562390

Re: Where did you surf today ?

Greg Long could set you on the right path. Did you surf with him?

Other than that, what is the work connection? Okay if it's not for public consumption
by swvic
Fri Jun 09, 2023 12:17 am
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: Fish
Replies: 202
Views: 150953

Re: Fish

marauding mullet wrote:
Thu Jun 08, 2023 5:43 pm
At least one person listens to me
:lol:
by swvic
Thu Jun 08, 2023 1:26 am
Forum: Travel & Health
Topic: Ears
Replies: 140
Views: 183261

Re: Ears

All the best, iggs. Based on my shoulder replacement nearly 2 yrs ago, the prescribers are a little less liberal with the prescriptions than they once were. I didn't have much fun after the need; not much fun at all

Stock up on your crazies. Or don't 🍄
by swvic
Sat Jun 03, 2023 1:35 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Just general surfing stuff
Replies: 11579
Views: 5877783

Re: Just general surfing stuff

Name the most interesting person in surfing for the last 25 years and why. I actually cannot think of one. I think people in modern surfing are so boring and have not much to say. I think that’s why surfing may suffer commercially. I think Mick Fanning might be an intelligent guy but, poorly educat...
by swvic
Wed May 31, 2023 2:17 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where did you surf today ?
Replies: 29980
Views: 10562390

Re: Where did you surf today ?

Great to be alive. I look back with thanks that we didn't even have mobile* phones in our clueless thinking

*Excepting Control shoe phone technology. They were so so advanced
by swvic
Tue May 30, 2023 9:51 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where did you surf today ?
Replies: 29980
Views: 10562390

Re: Where did you surf today ?

I surf a few places that have had attacks around here but the sharkiest “feeling” place I’ve surfed was Pelicans in Victoria. swvic will know it. And lighthouse near there also felt pretty dodgy paddling across the channel. Haven’t surfed SA or WA though. Yes. Did you ever surf Back Reef down Petet...
by swvic
Mon May 29, 2023 7:10 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Just general surfing stuff
Replies: 11579
Views: 5877783

Re: Just general surfing stuff

Pants wrote:
Mon May 29, 2023 2:33 pm
It's like watching paint dry.

Wave pools are akin to Sir Edmund Hillary scaling the wall in a climbing gym.
:lol:
by swvic
Mon May 15, 2023 7:49 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Nth NSW sharks. Can they p!ss off already?
Replies: 2708
Views: 2106200

Re: Nth NSW sharks. Can they p!ss off already?

Back at work today after a bit of leave. My boss was there. He'd surfed earlier that day. Was there with his son who took part in a school surf comp Up where I am now, he took a couple of new employees out on the boat. He dived. I asked if he'd been edgy. The answer was, "Yes" I've been out with him...
by swvic
Thu May 04, 2023 12:12 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where did you surf today ?
Replies: 29980
Views: 10562390

Re: Where did you surf today ?

Sure do, BA. Magic indeed
by swvic
Wed Apr 19, 2023 12:32 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: are surftech boards any good??
Replies: 180
Views: 41262

Re: are surftech boards any good??

Maybe I'm deluded, but there's a "pop" in coming off turns (particularly bottom) the feel of traditional construction has. JD (apologies) shapes have that. Some older boards I've had end up losing it despite it's otherwise condition. "Pop" is good
by swvic
Wed Apr 19, 2023 10:17 am
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: are surftech boards any good??
Replies: 180
Views: 41262

Re: are surftech boards any good??

Another couple of things about JD and the I'll stfu; He told me if the laminate is punctured, get it out of the water and here asap. Probably wouldn't have charged. Great guy

The also have a vent to accomodate heat expansion/contraction. I imagine it's a real problem for EPS cores without them
by swvic
Tue Apr 18, 2023 3:12 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: are surftech boards any good??
Replies: 180
Views: 41262

Re: are surftech boards any good??

pinhead is a mate of JD. If he was still about, his comparative inputs would be well worth the read
by swvic
Tue Apr 18, 2023 3:10 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: are surftech boards any good??
Replies: 180
Views: 41262

Re: are surftech boards any good??

Josh's are EPS. Lighter than PU, but way stronger. Mine is excellent for heaving beachies. Wide point slightly forward, narrow round pin. Did a Sth coast NSW trip with it as my only board. Chucking some small fins in it was okay for smaller days too. Don't surf it much these days, but barely a mark ...
by swvic
Tue Apr 18, 2023 1:48 pm
Forum: Logs, eggs and alternatives
Topic: are surftech boards any good??
Replies: 180
Views: 41262

Re: are surftech boards any good??

I still have a JD. Epoxy, but timber railed. It's a small step up (6'2"), but goes well from 4'. Has twang

Only other poxy board I've ridden was one of Hayden's on loan at Lord Howe. Not a Hypto, but it was fcuked for paddling in. Seemed to just want to cork at the top. JD's nothing like that
by swvic
Thu Apr 13, 2023 11:10 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Just general surfing stuff
Replies: 11579
Views: 5877783

Re: Just general surfing stuff

Collective noun;
A Bondi of kooks
by swvic
Mon Apr 03, 2023 7:44 am
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Just general surfing stuff
Replies: 11579
Views: 5877783

Re: Just general surfing stuff

1st
$50, leg rope and a block of wax
by swvic
Thu Mar 23, 2023 8:51 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where did you surf today ?
Replies: 29980
Views: 10562390

Re: Where did you surf today ?

Jimmy's post marries perfectly with the Israelis I've met. Orthodox crew could not wait to disengage. Religion and the Palestinian situation hadn't even been broached. I hope this isn't seeming stereotypic as it's simply an observation based on a very small sample size

Go Cranked!
by swvic
Thu Mar 02, 2023 11:08 pm
Forum: General surf discussion
Topic: Where did you surf today ?
Replies: 29980
Views: 10562390

Re: Where did you surf today ?

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