Watch: Reality at the Surf Ranch
The World Surf League may paint a glowing picture of high performance surfing and scorching athleticism, but the humdrum reality of daily life at the Surf Ranch is a different story.
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The World Surf League may paint a glowing picture of high performance surfing and scorching athleticism, but the humdrum reality of daily life at the Surf Ranch is a different story.
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Comments
$55,000 for a day US for your company bond. Yawn!
Crew like this..............
coming to a surf break near you SOON!!!
Smell that? 2 stroke ahh the serenity. Ya think jet skis are annoying on the Goldy it'd piss me off that thing stalking ya every wave.
still,...more interesting than the contest
Looks like a boys club for kooks.
You can't unsee that surfing...
I was proud to call myself a surfer once......not so sure now.....fuck what happened?
Agree with toneranger, more entertaining than the contest.
Smart comments up here.
The video is good fun.
So its openfor kooks as well as the pros
That brain eating amoeba is looking less "rare" by the day.
Looks like a typical w/e at Westernport but with better waves.
Pines on a good day?
... the surfing I mean, we could only hope for the waves to look like this.
hahaha...cowards cove...
I don't mind it, it's honest and interesting to see average surfers ride it, but Video's with photos in them i always find hard to watch.
Agree.
Yeah I agree and I am one to never talk up my surfing ability, and for good reason, but that was pretty bad...
if that's average then it's time for me to have a crack at the QS
Oh my goodness, what did I just see? Its the worst thing I have ever watched! even the song was shocking. who would release something like this???
Why all the hate? good see see a couple of crew getting to enjoy crowdless surf.
Just another amusement park but they all have a smile on their face!
Shoot, you fellas are a tad harsh. I've only watched without sound but looks to me like a bunch of uninhibited fellas having a cracker of a day. Good on em. Skill does not necessarily correlate with joy (thankfully for my sake also)
Yeah Id be running around smiling like an idiot too if my boss put up $55k so I could surf this place, bring that shit on anyday!
paints a picture of corporate seminars.... have fun while you make a deal..
Yeah, lets not forget you dont need a lot of ability or a massive ego, to enjoy what surfing offers.
Example, remember when you first started, and they were probably the best times of your life.
Those guys were having the time of their lives.
Yeh cool but I can watch home videos to see that or see countless examples on YouTube.
I think WSL has killed surfing.
Or maybe its just the lack of decent waves this year? maybe I should quit my day job
The Kuta crew or Pass crew have moved in muppets. I,m just jealous..
DON'T WORRY! These people won't be turning up to your favourite break when it is 6 ft and pumping, anytime soon. You can see that.
The question is............ Will you?
Who is the kook now?
Its a video of people having a chance to ride a wave most of us would crawl a mile of broken beer bottles if we got it for free.
Why carry on like they are going to be in your line up and fucking your waves. Which indecently , are not really yours to begin with. TOOLS!
Whats happening with the yeppoon pool? Need to release some plunger jokes.