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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by buddy » Sun Oct 03, 2021 1:28 pm

Or buy Guy omerod’s midlength twin.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 894207365/

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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Wyre » Sun Oct 03, 2021 2:32 pm

Lucky Al wrote:
Sat Oct 02, 2021 9:35 pm
get some good ones this arvo wyre?
Sure did Lucky Al! Once that storm cell passed, the water was a deep green/blue, the crowd at *regional classic nor-east loving reef* (packed alllll day) had departed leaving just myself and 4 others to enjoy the languid, chest to head-high sets coming through. I didn't have a lot of time, what with sorting out dinner for the children etc, but I had one of those great sessions where the light seemed to soften, and the horizon blended with the swells coming in.
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I remember some wheelchair xylophonist getting all macho about how he liked to smash absolutely heaps of Weetbix before a hard day's roofing

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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Wyre » Sun Oct 03, 2021 2:41 pm

Hatchnam wrote:
Sun Oct 03, 2021 12:55 pm
The Mighty Sunbird wrote:
Sun Oct 03, 2021 8:13 am
I think it’s time to get a mid length.

I like the look of the Joel Fitzgerald cosmic twin:

https://joelfitzgeraldsurfboards.com/pr ... osmic-twin

Any suggestions appreciated
Freeflight 2+1 for half the price, likely a lot more versatile. Sideways surf, Brookvale

https://sideways.com.au/free-flight-lotus-mid-length/
Or go twice the price for an Outer Island gem?

https://outerislandboardtrader.blogspot ... K4J345N5Ew
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I remember some wheelchair xylophonist getting all macho about how he liked to smash absolutely heaps of Weetbix before a hard day's roofing

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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Beanpole » Sun Oct 03, 2021 2:47 pm

That’s nearly what he sells them for new isn’t it?
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by The Mighty Sunbird » Sun Oct 03, 2021 2:47 pm

I’m so confused!
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by steve shearer » Sun Oct 03, 2021 3:44 pm

don't be.

try and find a mini-mal at the dump.

they go just as good for 50 bucks.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by The Mighty Sunbird » Sun Oct 03, 2021 4:25 pm

I knew you would come through with the goods stevo!
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Beanpole » Sun Oct 03, 2021 6:00 pm

steve shearer wrote:
Sun Oct 03, 2021 3:44 pm
don't be.

try and find a mini-mal at the dump.

they go just as good for 50 bucks.
I’m a bit like that with my Carver. I keep thinking about getting a midlength but really nothing goes much better than this old minimal. Maybe I should spray over the big M.
Got my fish for $80 off an Irish backpacker. Had some of the best waves in the last Twenty Years on it.

Went down for a semi late about 3:00. Not that crowded as I kind of predicted. Grand Final Day and all. Plenty of people on the beach and in the park. Scored four set waves. Long wait for the last one but it was a bit of a bomb. The rip is gouging a decent trench out of the beach.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Cranked » Sun Oct 03, 2021 7:02 pm

Image






not really... that big swell about 5 years ago
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by steve shearer » Sun Oct 03, 2021 7:18 pm

Beanpole wrote:
Sun Oct 03, 2021 6:00 pm
steve shearer wrote:
Sun Oct 03, 2021 3:44 pm
don't be.

try and find a mini-mal at the dump.

they go just as good for 50 bucks.
I’m a bit like that with my Carver. I keep thinking about getting a midlength but really nothing goes much better than this old minimal. Maybe I should spray over the big M.
Got my fish for $80 off an Irish backpacker. Had some of the best waves in the last Twenty Years on it.

Went down for a semi late about 3:00. Not that crowded as I kind of predicted. Grand Final Day and all. Plenty of people on the beach and in the park. Scored four set waves. Long wait for the last one but it was a bit of a bomb. The rip is gouging a decent trench out of the beach.
No one has really improved on the Carver.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by The Mighty Sunbird » Sun Oct 03, 2021 7:22 pm

I thought you said minimals are shit
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Beanpole » Sun Oct 03, 2021 8:28 pm

steve shearer wrote:
Sun Oct 03, 2021 7:18 pm
Beanpole wrote:
Sun Oct 03, 2021 6:00 pm
steve shearer wrote:
Sun Oct 03, 2021 3:44 pm
don't be.

try and find a mini-mal at the dump.

they go just as good for 50 bucks.
I’m a bit like that with my Carver. I keep thinking about getting a midlength but really nothing goes much better than this old minimal. Maybe I should spray over the big M.
Got my fish for $80 off an Irish backpacker. Had some of the best waves in the last Twenty Years on it.

Went down for a semi late about 3:00. Not that crowded as I kind of predicted. Grand Final Day and all. Plenty of people on the beach and in the park. Scored four set waves. Long wait for the last one but it was a bit of a bomb. The rip is gouging a decent trench out of the beach.
No one has really improved on the Carver.
Tend to agree, Steve. Those boards like most “midlengths” work really well up to a point. That point is the point when you decided to buy a midlength.
Put your big boy pants on
I mean, tastebuds? WGAF?

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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by The Mighty Sunbird » Sun Oct 03, 2021 8:37 pm

Says the mal rider
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Beanpole » Sun Oct 03, 2021 9:55 pm

Well let’s face it. If you want a high performance board you aren’t looking for a mid length.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Cranked » Sun Oct 03, 2021 10:03 pm

Beanpole wrote:
Sun Oct 03, 2021 8:28 pm
steve shearer wrote:
Sun Oct 03, 2021 7:18 pm
Beanpole wrote:
Sun Oct 03, 2021 6:00 pm
steve shearer wrote:
Sun Oct 03, 2021 3:44 pm
don't be.

try and find a mini-mal at the dump.

they go just as good for 50 bucks.
I’m a bit like that with my Carver. I keep thinking about getting a midlength but really nothing goes much better than this old minimal. Maybe I should spray over the big M.
Got my fish for $80 off an Irish backpacker. Had some of the best waves in the last Twenty Years on it.

Went down for a semi late about 3:00. Not that crowded as I kind of predicted. Grand Final Day and all. Plenty of people on the beach and in the park. Scored four set waves. Long wait for the last one but it was a bit of a bomb. The rip is gouging a decent trench out of the beach.
No one has really improved on the Carver.
Tend to agree, Steve. Those boards like most “midlengths” work really well up to a point. That point is the point when you decided to buy a midlength.
At one stage I had 7', 7'6 and 8' Surftech Carvers. That was when I was a Roti regular (which lasted for around 6-8 years).

In the end though, for me they didn't have the all round performance of the McCoys, no matter what you did there was a limit on how tight you could carve a turn and how fast they could go.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Beanpole » Sun Oct 03, 2021 10:25 pm

Kind of my point. All those boards the seventies guys made ended up working extremely well within specific limitations. They are reliable and perform basic manoeuvres really well. The long twins and channel bottoms seem to up that a notch but still work within those parameters.
I’ve tried a fair few different boards and spent a bit of dosh on some that were disastrous. Sounds like you have done the same thing on probably a larger scale, Cranky. I’ve got about three shapers that I feel confident with. Pretty keen on Billy Tolhurst shapes.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Beanpole » Mon Oct 04, 2021 1:39 pm

Managed to get a park on my second run through this morning. Somehow managed to snare a few bombs through the crowd.
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Re: Where did you surf today ?

Post by Beanpole » Thu Oct 07, 2021 2:36 pm

Nice little banks at the moment and the crowds are down. Got the feel like lockdown is lifting. However there’s still plenty of kooks on foamies who seem to think because they have learned to stand up they can become apex predators for every set wave. They don’t seem to get the concept of dropping in but have mastered the art of falling off in front of you.
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