I heart WOTD
Sprout wrote:
AW, is that KISS mob any good or better off just doing it yourself?
Today's by Luke is dreamy!
Sprout. Hi mate. Hope you’re well.
Do it yourself, there’s nothing hard about where to go and how to get around.
That’s the best way, you don’t need to bring fanfare on arrival.
The jungle drums work well, the minute you land with boards, they’ll already know your intentions, talk is quick.
Great folk, very friendly and sharing as long as it’s reciprocal.
Get yourself a little local map beforehand or from the little touro place. AW
Awesome mate, thanks so much for that. Hope to get there next year just me and the misso.
I surfed today's wave in the worse possible conditions, everyone stayed at the lodge except me, upon arrival it was just me and a father son combo from RLZ. It was pretty cool actually, my own boat ride and some quiet time. At that stage I had a 4mo son so it was cool sharing some reflections with an experienced dad. Got it pristine as well but it's funny how the memory recalls the funky session first.
Pic from Thursday night but yesterday was bigger and lining up good.
I very much like today’s photo by Andrew Shield. It’s a good ‘surfing is special’ capture.
As I age the girls are riding bigger waves and deeper while looking ever more smoking hot... I think the world is improving
andy-mac wrote:
Is that the Sunshine Coast?Not today!
Not often either. Where you live throws out a few beauties like that occasionally.
seeds wrote:
Is that the Sunshine Coast?Not today!
Not often either. Where you live throws out a few beauties like that occasionally.
Seeds. It’s down here. I know where but not sure I should blab. AW
Edit. It’s no secret, it’s very well known.
old-dog wrote:
It could be unlucky for some?
A good surf spot to a tee. AW
seeds wrote:
Being facetious guys.
Seeds. Hi mate . Two Old Dogs have given you plenty of clues.
It will be pumping there tomorrow. AW
…. and here I was thinking it was further down that beautiful road to a place that I love with a passion
seeds wrote:
Is that the Sunshine Coast?Not today!
Not often either. Where you live throws out a few beauties like that occasionally.
When it's good it's good, just not been happening enough lately! :)
A nice gouge from his hand drag !! 10 Points for trying to slow down on that beast.
Nice pic. Is that a hold down or an early cray dive in the foreground?
MidWestMonger wrote:
Nice pic. Is that a hold down or an early cray dive in the foreground?
Where he is there's no whitewash from the previous wave, so I'd say it's an early cray dive.
surfing carbon neutral is one thing, but seeing AW out on his McTavish getting tow-ins from trained thresher sharks is next level.
basesix wrote:
surfing carbon neutral is one thing, but seeing AW out on his McTavish getting tow-ins from trained thresher sharks is next level.
Basesix. Hi mate, well, ‘I’m lettin the ferret out for a run’ this coming Sunday, got 4-5ft of swell and good wind from the Swellnet crew.
Last weekend, had a good look and feel of it, duck diving certainly will be interesting.
It’s a thick beast, but a beautiful one at that. AW
Base 6
Good report , keep them coming , please .
A. Blue Bird Wallace . would have Threshers ( and all other sharks) , ensuring the Botanic One , gets his fair share of waves , 4 sure imho !
The "Ferret" sounds inappropriate , as it's not a native !
My Macca Fireball , is like me , a thick Beast and it's also 3'8 thick (9'1 , 23 , thick stringer and tonnes of Glass ) .
Bob called it The Beast !
The locals in the water are calling me Big M , true ( remember that ad campaign :) .
Duck diving a Beast , is an art , AW ( especially into white water , quickly ) .
Like the GBR , you will adapt to the change , quickly .
Diving under a lip is easier for me , just keep going in the same direction and you're
into and under , the wave :) .
Get a new Leggy AW .
Duck diving , without a board , works a treat 2 .
As Bruce Macca would say , AW flying on the Blue Bird is " Beautiful and Delicious " !
Looking forward to the Sunday afternoon report !
You can get it setting a trim.
You can get it pulling in.
You can get it taking a dive
A hard-core surf needs a big cold rush..
And the best cold rush is Vic.
tubeshooter wrote:
You can get it setting a trim.
You can get it pulling in.
You can get it taking a dive
A hard-core surf needs a big cold rush..
And the best cold rush is Vic.
Noice
tubeshooter wrote:
You can get it setting a trim.
You can get it pulling in.
You can get it taking a dive
A hard-core surf needs a big cold rush..
And the best cold rush is Vic.
Tubeshooter. Hi fella.
Very clever.
Before you know it the Gruen Transfer will have you on their books.
You can get it pulling a plough, matter of fact I’ve got it now, and the best cold beer is Vic, , Victorian Bitter. AW
tubeshooter wrote:
You can get it setting a trim.
You can get it pulling in.
You can get it taking a dive
A hard-core surf needs a big cold rush..
And the best cold rush is Vic.
Tubeshooter. Hi fella.
Very clever.
Before you know it the Gruen Transfer will have you on their books.
You can get it pulling a plough, matter of fact I’ve got it now, and the best cold beer is Vic, , Victorian Bitter. AW
Pop Down wrote:
Base 6
Good report , keep them coming , please .
A. Blue Bird Wallace . would have Threshers ( and all other sharks) , ensuring the Botanic One , gets his fair share of waves , 4 sure imho !
The "Ferret" sounds inappropriate , as it's not a native !
My Macca Fireball , is like me , a thick Beast and it's also 3'8 thick (9'1 , 23 , thick stringer and tonnes of Glass ) .
Bob called it The Beast !
The locals in the water are calling me Big M , true ( remember that ad campaign :) .
Duck diving a Beast , is an art , AW ( especially into white water , quickly ) .
Like the GBR , you will adapt to the change , quickly .
Diving under a lip is easier for me , just keep going in the same direction and you're
into and under , the wave :) .
Get a new Leggy AW .
Duck diving , without a board , works a treat 2 .
As Bruce Macca would say , AW flying on the Blue Bird is " Beautiful and Delicious " !
Looking forward to the Sunday afternoon report !
Pop Down. Hi fella.
Our daily ‘in house’ Bali Gazette (not Gazelle), even though you are a bit horny, I’m told.
Well, I’m letting the Bandicoot out for run then, sounds better.
Definitely new and thick legrope.
I don’t know what’s going on with a particular brand of Australian legrope company.
Last week at Winki my mate surfs a brand new board with the brand new leggie, snapped first wave.
Two years ago on a huge day 6-8ft Lances Right, I’ve got a brand new leggie (same Australian brand ) on a 6’10” quad, paddling up the face of a set wave to its crest and then just making it up a step into the next wave, I make it over, board gets ripped out of my hands, it goes over the falls and I feel the twang, halfway out to sea and no board.
Leggie snapped clean in half , board rolls safely in white water over the lagoon whilst I cop 6 set waves on the head in boardies, in a surging draining to and fro current, I get pummelled to the bottom and almost drowned through the lack of air.
Never using that brand again, I’ve gone Dakine since.
I’ll give a roving report Sunday night PD.
Hope you keep on keeping on in Bali.
Ahh,… I can smell the Frangipani and clove cigarettes from here, the serenity. AW
Last time I surfed that place, it was 1ft and I could barely get going on a fish. That's gotta be the Day of Days.
His shot of the place of mud looking like ocean beach is pretty mental too.
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.