soubriquet 0 Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 I'm off to the northern Miyagi coast for a swim next week. Looking good. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 Don't forget to pack your haevos Spook. Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 is that like cojones? Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 Yeah espaniol for eggs. I think I spelt it wrong. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted September 2, 2007 Author Share Posted September 2, 2007 I just got my hands on some photos of that little session we had at the beach last week. They have turned out to be very interesting. My mate Simon is an ex pro, so he still attracts some attention when he surfs, hence the photographer on the beach that took these shots. Simon doing his thing. Here he is riding switch in the barrel. (the guy shits me) Now this is where it starts to get interesting. What do you think this grey object is ?????Mantas is surfing about 100m on the right, just out of shot. This thing probably went straight by me! The object on the left is a dolphin. Interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 well it isn't a dolphin fin that's for sure! Is that Simon Law? Still ripping by the looks of things. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 where was this? Yup, I'll stay out of the water thanks!! Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Probably up Newwie way.. Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted September 2, 2007 Author Share Posted September 2, 2007 Yep . Simon Law. He's the same age as me and still rips. (prick) Yes bit north of Newcastle TB Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Look at this beauty. Looks like they scored! Spook should be getting some goodies this weekend (asshoole!) Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted September 2, 2007 Author Share Posted September 2, 2007 That could well be Spook right there......nah.....hang on. No. The head's not big enough Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 that noah pics is gnarly mantas - that fin definitely looks like a shark. phew, that's hairy how sharks are sighted near where you surf... ah well, after i talked it up i had a very disappointing weekend of waves... guess i deserved it for getting ahead of myself! not sure where that pic was taken on saturday, as the wind was W (onshore). the swell was weird - open ocean breaks were huge, but it wasn't really getting into the protected bays and points. had a lackluster 30min surf at rocky point in the morning. i haven't surfed that wave for about 5 years, and as soon as i paddled out i remembered why - inconsistent, fat and busy with kooks. oh well. still did a few ok turns, so not too bad. went down to gracetown in the arvo. north point was 10ft onshore and nasty, so surfed cruddy huzza and south point. a couple of fun ones, but not what i was hoping for. this monring, it was BIG. strong offshore in the morning was blowing most places out, so waited around til lunch. alot of spots weren't handling the swell, and the few that were were packed (north point looked epic, but had 50+guys on it). tried to surf big yals, and paddled like a madman for 40 minutes to get out. got one nice solid right, then copped 5 8010ft waves on the head and got washed in. was actually pretty pleased that the hold down was mellow and my leggie or board didn't snap (i am a pussy and bailed). couldn't be arsed trying to get out again. all in all a rather frustrating weekend, and i'm not as stoked as i woulda liked. however, i am taking a zen-like approach to it. it was good to get my ass whooped and put me in my place. it just makes me more determined for next time it's pretty amazing how agitated you get when you should be getting good waves but are just getting skunked. very annoying will hit the metro beachies tomorrow for a quick one before work Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 he's natural ( regular as they say here!) I just love the colors in the wave, till it smashees you, at least. Link to post Share on other sites
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Mantas 3 Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 It's like that here to Spook. Big swells are often useless as nowhere really handles it well. 4-7 foot is optimal size. Swell direction is probably more important than the size here. Gave you a good whooping to put you in your place eh? Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 yeah, i've been surfing lots of small waves lately, so it was good to get the heart pumping and realise how insignificant you are. got some fun ones this morning, so am feeling happy again. this pics is from margarets yesterday i copped a couple of sets about half this size on the head at yallingup. yals is ALOT more mellow than margs but the sweep makes it very hard to get back out Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 that pic os simon law surfing switch is pretty sweet manatas. i remember seeing pics of him switching at big pipe and stuff too. it's a bit of a lost skill, and it's a shame not many people do it. there's a hawaiian kid called jamie o'brien who surfs big pipe switch. he's a bit of a madman - he's got a vid called freakside which is worth checkin out. big barrels, big swich barrels, an all sorts of air trickery in small stuff Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 Like I said "the bloke shits me" You'd think he would have lost some of it 20 years after his prime. Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 that hack is pretty ace too. buckets of spray Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Too bad Spook. That Margs stuff looks like ti was going off! I know what you mean about Rocky Point. I have only ever found it to be like that. Was the Farm not getting any swell? Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 i hate the farm. it's always soft and full of clowns. to be honest, i didn't even check rockies before hoofing it out there. we were staying in eagle bay so we just toddled down, and i thought it would have been bigger. ahhh, it's not a great wave, but it's fun to surf sometimes. if it's big there's some nice drops. you just need to try and get it without too many people on it. in hindsight i should have checked boneyards. now that is a siick wave. when it's starts slabing out at 4ft, it gets pretty hairy i had a fun surf at scabs this morning, so i'm pretty happy1 where'd you surf? Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 I might be getting the names mixed up. Is that the beach break out front of where you are having your wedding thing? We surfed on the Sea of Japan in Hamada (Shimane Prefecture) Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Holy Shit! Quote: Eighty-four surfers caught the same wave at a Brazilian beach on Sunday to smash the former world record of 73, set last year in South Africa, the event's sponsor said. http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/surfs-up-in-brazil/2007/09/03/1188783120990.html Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 sweet. knowing brazilians, they probably all went to the beach and beat the crap out of eeach other afterwards. boneyards is further past the farm as you walk along the beach. it's often a scary death closeout in knee deep water, but when it's head high there are some sick thick, hollow pits. cos it's all churned up in the rip, it's normally brown with sand, and the tubes are black inside. kind of cool, but deceptively nasty Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 "The sea of Japan" makes it sound very official! Did you know that the guys in that pic were all related! Link to post Share on other sites
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