One for the surfers (Read 722636 times)

curly ben · March 09, 2011, 10:19:11 pm

Gotta love Slater- another one in the bag!

philo · March 09, 2011, 10:23:17 pm

aye indeed, one of a kind that boy. Anyone been out recently? Had a great day last friday with a "0.5" ft swell that came clean and bigger. Sunday was good as well against the wall until 10 people jumped in and crowded out a bliss session.

fingers crossed this weekend

Baron · March 09, 2011, 11:14:54 pm

Cayton was cranking on Sunday. And the sun as out. Good call Tomo etc.

gme · March 10, 2011, 12:14:53 am

In the land down under with work for ten days.

Had a few sessions with the crowds, fun 1-2 ft swell with nice banks. Its the type of thing i wouldn't bother with at home due to the pissing around getting all the gimp suit on but here its just a 1 min walk from my bedroom in a pair of boardies and teeshirt so worth doing.

The standard of surfing over here is leagues above the UK, even the hot spots. I like to think i am an average surfer at home but i am definitely a complete punter in reality.

Falling Down · March 11, 2011, 09:01:42 am

Boardshorts.... ace! Have fun.

gme · March 11, 2011, 09:40:51 pm

You would love it FD being a fair weather surfer and all that.
Its still a bit nippy mind in the morning the air temps barely break 20 degrees first thing, i have to put a teeshirt on.

I saw a kid of no more than 14 pulling air reverses for fun yesterday, must have landed 4 out of 5. He wasn't the only one either, whilst i still flail around trying to get a few mm of my tail out on top turns.

Need a new sport i think, crown green bowls is very popular over here, maybe try that.

SA Chris · March 12, 2011, 12:46:38 pm

The best surfer is the one having the most fun

(yeah right!)

clm · March 13, 2011, 08:20:05 am

mmmm, i like royal boards

philo · March 13, 2011, 12:15:30 pm

i love the boards too. my fish was great today and Friday, some nice pier wall sessions apart from the group of about 20 people who crowded out any chance of a good session.
Today I had a nice dawnie, few of us in - then some cocks from further north got in and snaked most waves until a few lads told them to fuck off.
Worst attitude ever though and needs to be put in line, one of those days i guess but next time ill be waiting on the beach.
I got out and had a bit of a pounding at a beach break instead.

gme · March 15, 2011, 02:30:21 am

More goofy prOn from the most stylish of the new school surfers, this was my favorite section From the innersection DVD and got my vote for the winner.
Knows how to carve like he is auditioning for morning of the earth but can also do every aerial trick in the book. Best goofy around at the minute with the exception of Mitch Coleborn.

The goofys are taking over the world, no longer do i have to sit with my back to the tv watching in a mirror.

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chris05 · March 17, 2011, 12:10:30 pm

Heavy stuff:

http://santacruz.patch.com/articles/hawaiian-surfer-sion-milosky-dies-at-mavericks

Falling Down · March 17, 2011, 04:45:17 pm

Really grim..... seems to be really bad place for people getting into trouble and being lost in the melee perhaps because you can't get skis on the inside too well.

As a demonstration of how good and ballsy he was, this is him paddling into Peahi at 1:08 less than a month ago.

RIP

gme · March 17, 2011, 11:41:18 pm

Tragic. I have just read an article about him winning the north shore underground comp this winter. He leaves behind two kids as well.

I have a horrible feeling that this kind of stuff will happen more down to the fact that there are so many people surfing big waves now. It has almost become boring to watch as they go bigger and bigger, the scale has become cartoon like. Some footage of jaws maverick and waimea looklike a busy day at fistral.

Falling Down · March 18, 2011, 04:57:57 pm

Shane Dorian at Peahi at a tribute paddle out to Sion Milosky on Wednesday... how close was he to exiting this barrel?

philo · March 18, 2011, 06:03:17 pm

sick. imagine the speed in that turn he does, i love surfing

chummer · March 18, 2011, 06:16:58 pm

those last two clips completely blew me away, incredible stuff. Nice one for posting them

john horscroft · March 22, 2011, 05:48:05 pm

Quote from: chummer on March 18, 2011, 06:16:58 pm

those last two clips completely blew me away, incredible stuff. Nice one for posting them

Yeah, cool tribute, balls of steel Sion......

ben · March 30, 2011, 12:39:56 pm

SW boys - how good has it been these last few days?! Fortunately all has changed today as my arms can't take any more. Meant to be training for font next week but surfing has taken precedence. Best waves were Monday evening, came round the bend driving down to my local break and saw a head and a half barrel unload right across the bay. Not quite as epic as those clips above but enough to me spooked a few times out there

philo · March 30, 2011, 05:07:58 pm

I wonder how many people have crashed with one of those *look over the grass at the swell* looks you do as you crane your neck out of the window.

Had a fun day in saltburn today - parked in a carpark (pub) that we have before and last time we were there the landlady said it was fine. Got back to my car to find a nice *fake* penalty ticket for £60. Im not paying it though as its from a shady company called "EPN".

Idol eyes · March 31, 2011, 11:13:51 am

Not been out the water, like, 45/55 sessions so far this year!!! been well on the last week! start doing my beach lifeguard training this week!!! fuckin gnarly! can only just about swim!

galpinos · March 31, 2011, 03:48:21 pm

Quote from: Idol eyes on March 31, 2011, 11:13:51 am

Not been out the water, like, 45/55 sessions so far this year!!! been well on the last week! start doing my beach lifeguard training this week!!! fuckin gnarly! can only just about swim!

Do you not have a full stop button on your keyboard?

Johnny Brown · March 31, 2011, 03:59:25 pm

Oooh, so cynical. Can't you tell he's STOKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Idol eyes · March 31, 2011, 05:18:21 pm

Er... Morse Code?
Sickest session ever today!! No Joke!
Week long swell windo with

Idol eyes · March 31, 2011, 05:19:51 pm

...good wind's

granticus · April 02, 2011, 12:39:57 am

Quote from: Idol eyes on March 31, 2011, 05:18:21 pm

Week long swell windo with

Errrrrrrrrrrrrr. Far be it from me to be a pedant Mr Eyes

but you can have a weeks worth of swell but a 'swell windo(w)' would be something completely different that couldn't be measured in weeks. ie. A swell window is more like a description of particular coast's exposure to a range of swell. eg. Ireland's west coast has much larger swell window than North Wales which has a very narrow swell window.

Been some good sessions down here recently and I was officially swelteringly hot in my winter suit this evening's sunset session 'high tide' at that place on Exmoor that has some rather good bouldering. Question is what do you drop first gloves, boots, hood or all of the above?