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A mate in the snow know tells me Japan is looking like opening for non tour visits, in time for the snow.

Giddy up !!

The price is right

no surf today anyhoo

First surf since I got Covid, fun uncrowded 2 footers, water was still a tad brown

ok, I've never ridden one so really it's just armchair observation and applying what little I know about board design and came to the conclusion that the tail being so broad would suit more drawn out turns, not something I would imagine me doing on a small beachie. Also they start at 5'10" which is ...

looks interesting, never ridden a bonzer, doesn't look like a particularly manoeuvrable shape for small waves to me

I'd still have one though

I guess I see those as being the attributes for a fish board. I like riding the pod, keeps me off the mini mal as much as possible.

a kid's board ? Not sure I understand what you mean

lol "ok to ride", if I worried about what people might think of my boards I'd never go to the beach.

My fishiest board is a 5'10 Al Merrick Pod, I guess it's 33 litres. Discontinued now, there is a variant called the pod mod of which the subtleties would be lost on me, no doubt.

I can only handle any surf comp footage in tiny doses, just never been interested. I'll watch youtube vids for inspiration from time to time but its pretty rare for me to get past 5 mins

Yeh, I've heard from a few queenslanders who sillily booked trips to Melb recently and booked in. Was already significantly colder than the ocean when I went, Easter weekend, and I went at 4pm on the day 3 of 29 degree days. Imagine the Wales one in winter. is it any good ? I've watched footage of ...

I'd come but I'm a little wary of el rancho being there, I could lurk in the shadows

First one was at Shelley ?

Will this be the second one ?