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Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Tue May 31, 2022 1:34 pm
by BA
It's only 7 degrees on the coast here at the moment. And with a howling wind, the apparent temp is probably more like 2. Getting an outdoor job just as winter was starting probably wasn't my smartest move.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Tue May 31, 2022 1:41 pm
by Tom Waits' Liver
buddy wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 11:27 am
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 it but its not really appealing to me, wondering if I'm missing something.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Tue May 31, 2022 1:51 pm
by buddy
Tom Waits' Liver wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 1:41 pm
buddy wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 11:27 am
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 it but its not really appealing to me, wondering if I'm missing something.
Fun enough if you live in Melb or are there for another reason.
I wouldn’t FIFO it or travel there as the main reason.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Tue May 31, 2022 2:09 pm
by Beanpole
A mate got smashed there. Very small take off area. Went to take off but the guy on the previous wave had just eaten it on the take off. My mate had to try and dodge him. He got pitched into the concrete wall and dragged down the side. He can surf pretty good but it was on the heavy setting. Fcuked his arm up.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Tue May 31, 2022 2:29 pm
by channels
Beanpole wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 2:09 pm
A mate got smashed there. Very small take off area. Went to take off but the guy on the previous wave had just eaten it on the take off. My mate had to try and dodge him. He got pitched into the concrete wall and dragged down the side. He can surf pretty good but it was on the heavy setting. Fcuked his arm up.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CeALTmlp2c7/
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Tue May 31, 2022 2:33 pm
by channels
Tom Waits' Liver wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 1:41 pm
buddy wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 11:27 am
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 it but its not really appealing to me, wondering if I'm missing something.
Been three times, twice on the way to the airport after work trips to Melbs and once with a mate I hadn't seen for a few years due to various state border closures.
Not in a rush to go back again though.
Intermediate is fun enough, Advanced Turns has more push, steeper drop and a bigger wall. Advanced is effectively a short barrel. Saw Beast/Expert mode and didn't feel the need to fcuk around with that setting. Advanced Turns is probably the best setting.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Tue May 31, 2022 5:07 pm
by Beanpole
channels wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 2:29 pm
Beanpole wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 2:09 pm
A mate got smashed there. Very small take off area. Went to take off but the guy on the previous wave had just eaten it on the take off. My mate had to try and dodge him. He got pitched into the concrete wall and dragged down the side. He can surf pretty good but it was on the heavy setting. Fcuked his arm up.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CeALTmlp2c7/
My mates a natural but you get the idea. That’s on the middle setting isn’t it?
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Tue May 31, 2022 7:12 pm
by The Mighty Sunbird
Looks pretty fucken soft if that’s middle
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Tue May 31, 2022 7:29 pm
by Beanpole
The concrete wall wasn’t
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Tue May 31, 2022 7:39 pm
by Cranked
It didn't drop below 27C last night and my AC started icing up it was so humid!
I'm doing it tough here guys!
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Tue May 31, 2022 9:41 pm
by jimmy
Nice little wrap of around here from lately.
https://youtu.be/H9NcZkccW-Q
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Tue May 31, 2022 9:55 pm
by marauding mullet
Fcuken good stuff. I would have moved back to the Goldy years ago but my wife doesn’t like the humidity because it makes her hair go curly.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 12:22 am
by swvic
And to think, I blessed you last night. She's an abomination
Please, just don't ever tell her where I live
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 9:37 am
by channels
It's been a while since I've seen this vid but I love the tenacity of this bloke after getting smashed so many times on the rocks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwWoGtCfzB8
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 10:25 am
by alakaboo
Great ad for the guy who glassed the board.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 12:34 pm
by Beanpole
An oldie but a goodie.
Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2022 9:44 pm
by PeepeelaPew
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Re: Just general surfing stuff
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2022 3:24 pm
by steve shearer
Gunna get up in the dark tomorrow morning for a dawny.
Drink coffee and listen to the Cure's A Forest at full volume through headphones before I paddle out.