Just general surfing stuff

[Yuke Hunt]

Saw a review of the Edinburgh Wave Pool. Actually looked pretty good…..
Although:
Air Temp minus 1
Water Temp 4.

Feels like: The third stage of death.

[steve shearer]

Third surf in Geger lefts. 2-4ft with random 5-6ft sets.
Indo glass.

4-5 backpackers on the end bowl, no-one up the reef where I sat.

Bali still feels reassuringly analogue- you pay with cash, people give you little paper receipts. Walking past semi-decrepit blocks with dogs and monkeys and those brown Balinese cows with doe eyes and sacred demeanours.

Only problem is the plastic pollution.

I had no idea I would be surfing uncrowded waves in Bali in 2024.

[Cranked]

Looks like I'll have to hit Nusa Dua in the wet season. I new it was a good time for waves, but assumed it was crowded. I'm never been there from mid Nov to mid April.

It also has good, quiet back roads to Ulus

[Drailed]

it is crowded, Steve is just being steve.

Uncrowded waves, authentic balinese experience etc etc etc

[Skipper]

Decoupling fixed views is a sign of strength, not deception.

[Cranked]

Well, if he's lucky Steve might score Sanur, the wave that Shaun Tomson called the best right hander he's ever surfed.

I got it really firing with my mate Paul back in the 80s. It was big and only two out. As we paddled out both surfers came in.

Paul caught a few, I held back. He said the take off is easy, I'll tell you when to paddle. Then when you catch it you've got about 30m to pull out of the first barrel if it looks like its closing out. But don't enter the second barrel as it is closing out.

It was just as he said and we had wave after wave.

Got both barrels on later surfs... its a fantastic wave

[PeepeelaPew]

Decoupling fixed views

This is a brilliant rephrasing of "shifting goalposts". I can see steve adopting it everywhere.

[steve shearer]

it is crowded, Steve is just being steve.

Uncrowded waves, authentic balinese experience etc etc etc

I'll paddle down and surf the right this arvo.

Some of the lefts were like Cloudbreak this morning.

Only problem is the water is so damn warm you cook out there.

[Beanpole]

Well, if he's lucky Steve might score Sanur, the wave that Shaun Tomson called the best right hander he's ever surfed.

I got it really firing with my mate Paul back in the 80s. It was big and only two out. As we paddled out both surfers came in.

Paul caught a few, I held back. He said the take off is easy, I'll tell you when to paddle. Then when you catch it you've got about 30m to pull out if the first barrel if it looks like its closing out. But don't enter the second barrel as it is closing out.

It was just as he said and we had wave after wave.

Got both barrels on later surfs... its a fantastic wave

Rabbit said it was the best wave on Bali. I think Mitchell Rae might have said similar.

[marauding mullet]

From what I’ve heard, Sanur is packed with aggressive local regulars who are all over it when it’s on.

[Cranked]

Of course, just like everywhere in Bali.

Surf-forecast has been forecasting quite small swells lately

[Beanpole]

Everywhere except where Steve surfs.

[steve shearer]

popped a hamstring busting the fins loose this arvo.

I think I'm done.

Anyone here done a hammy?

[foamy]

A mild strain, it still bloody hurts, should be pretty ok in 3 or 4 days.

[godsavetheking]

What was the manoeuvre steve? Bottom turn?

[PeepeelaPew]

Banged his leg on the towball while getting the boards off the roof rack

[offshore1]

Reminds me of Realsurf:

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair."

[Yuke Hunt]

Reminds me of Realsurf:

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, oh fuck I've done me hammy"