I heart WOTD
Wonder if he was feeling optimistic or pessimistic in that moment?
Still holding the rail, Rabs.
I'm sure he's got that famous takeoff by AI at Teahupoo in his mind.
ryder wrote:
Alternative caption - 'The honeymoon is over baby...'
hahah
Some people just don't know how or when to let go.
And that yarn above from AI is, err, gripping stuff.
Rabbits68 wrote:
Thanks for posting that AI clip Stu. Incredible moment.
+1
Wow Thurston, blast from the past, cool to see still charging!
Nice shot, looks fun but a bit smoke a mirrors, this wave is a very rare even at this size it only breaks a couple of times a year if lucky as only breaks on biggest swells of the year as tucked way inside a hidey hole.
It was probably a 15 minutes wait or longer to get this shot and if he missed this one and out of position for the next waves in the set it would be another 15 minutes wait or so.
Yeah sorry still an idyllic shot and would still nice to be that guy waiting for that odd one, i like waves like this there is something special about catching a wave even at 2ft at a spot that rarely breaks.
Just saw the fucking know it all’s post, man is there fucking no lengths the prick will go to shit over everything?
It might be rare, but it still gets the juices flowing.... talk about idyllic
GuySmiley wrote:
Just saw the fucking know it all’s post, man is there fucking no lengths the prick will go to shit over everything?
No topic is safe
indo-dreaming wrote:
Yeah sorry.
Haha. In jest. I like the fact that it isn’t perfection in a sense.
goofyfoot wrote:
Just saw the fucking know it all’s post, man is there fucking no lengths the prick will go to shit over everything?No topic is safe
Not sure how anyone can read into comments of consistency as shitting on things?
I did also say "still an idyllic shot and would still nice to be that guy waiting for that odd one, i like waves like this there is something special about catching a wave even at 2ft at a spot that rarely breaks."
Cant believe how butt hurt some are over the weekend results though, such sore losers.
#livingrentfreeinyourhead #australiahasspoken #outoftoucthwiththemajority
@indo , a mate was staying near where you have invested and he said he got good waves but it was a long long time between sets . He surfed most waves in the area stayed 3 weeks and got that right that barrels pretty good but inconsistent , said he found it harder to ride than lacerations which is not the easiest of takeoffs. What do you recommend as best time of year up there ? Is it just the usual June July August ?
If its the same right I'm thinking of then anytime from May thru August is good - this year however May wasn't good in my 7 years of going there for some reason. So bad in fact that we had to postpone our trip till late June based on the forecast. The 6 other years we got pumping waves in May. The wave in question needs a certain swell direction to work and always seems to be inco but geez pretty bloody nice when they come. Def a tricky wave unless ur name is Luke or Phil :)
Supafreak wrote:
@indo , a mate was staying near where you have invested and he said he got good waves but it was a long long time between sets . He surfed most waves in the area stayed 3 weeks and got that right that barrels pretty good but inconsistent , said he found it harder to ride than lacerations which is not the easiest of takeoffs. What do you recommend as best time of year up there ? Is it just the usual June July August ?
The higher quality hollow waves are generally more tucked away like the right you mention so yeah can be longer waits between sets but the more exposed spots i don't think the wait between sets is any different to say Mentawais.
Its been over 20 years since ive surfed lacerations but yes very similar type waves, like mad dog said its certainly better and easier on certain swell directions, i think swell period, size and tide also play a factor.
Personally i have days there where i dont have issue's with the take off and have the best surfs, other days i find the take off really hard even while it seems others are having little issues especially Luke and Phil from camp there.
Its a perfect bit of reef and a perfect shaped barrel that stays open until the very end but its a pity its so short and doesnt handle a crowd very good but luckily you can surf it on any tide most days which helps spread things out.
Yeah June, July, Aug are good as better waves need decent swell, but winds are also a factor, being on the equator its generally a mix of winds, but certain years can get a predominate wind directions like this year was mostly south winds which kinds of sucks as limited options so if a year like this year its better early in the season for winds before June, so a bit of a trade off sometimes.
Thanks for replying, might venture up that way sometime next year .
Gotta love that wave especially getting good after the 3:30am alarm and drive from the MP
Jeff perfectly positioned: top shot from Judy
Andy had a similar shot from there a few years back. Times his trips well!
Not only that. As was brought to my attention by Gra Murdoch, the shot has a similarity to one Shieldsy took at the same place many years ago. All details eerily alike except for the surfers' stance.
Munga vs Louie.
stunet wrote:
Not only that. As was brought to my attention by Gra Murdoch, the shot has a similarity to one Shieldsy took at the same place many years ago. All details eerily alike except for the surfers' stance.
Munga vs Louie.
Surfed there all through 90's. Munga was the man. Ralph Pullinger and Darren Hill also major standouts!
It's a great angle. The: glad-I-didn't-go/shoulda-gone moment of the drop-in.
I see that it is the spot I was thinking of. Great effort shooting from the water there. Don’t see that very often.
Todays W.O.T.D just keeps getting better the more i look at it.
Absolute Fijian beauty.
The wave of the day does it for me big time. Nice work Steen Barnes , Shaun Anderson and Swellnet.
In one photo you've encompassed everything nice about surfing. If I was a wanker I'd say that it was perfect except for the fact he is in a wetsuit. Which it is , it's perfect .....except for the fact he's in a wetsuit.