Mantas 3 Posted January 11, 2008 Author Share Posted January 11, 2008 Wave pools...mmmm I saw one in action in action in Hawaii, a flow rider that is. After surfing on the North shore for 2 weeks I wasn't about to fork out $20 US to surf a little board with no fins on a out of control stormwater drain! I will be impressed if they produce a rolling swell of 2 meters though. Till then I'll take my chances with the Yakkas. Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 bit slow in getting some pics up, but this is from our xmas-new years trip... not telling where! we surfed here for about 3 days, then a neighbouring beachie when the swell got too big and closed out the whole bay in a straight line from about 100m beyond the rocks. the biggest problem around these parts is finding somewhere that's managing the swell. on this day the swell would have been running at about 1-1.5m, so god knows where people in these parts surf in winter for the most part we surfed by ourselves, maybe with 1 or 2 others out. this is the busiest we saw it, but i was waiting for the light to get nice for pics. we were pretty pleased with the crowd factor, especially as this is one of the busiest times of the year. unfortunately there's a speck on my camera lense and a spot on the photo, but i'll get a graphic designer mate to clean that spot out for me Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Nice pic. The right looks inviting but all the crew are in a diff possy. Were ya surfing that or the left running into it? Wavepools.. We have a flowrider here and they are so gad damn hard to master. I have tried a few times (on a lid) and it's nothing like the real world! The line up is so long that wait 30-45 mins to get spat out after 10 seconds just didn't make it seem worth it in my book. Would be fun to book it for a private function. Conversation I heard by one of the wavepool locals " How are the waves today?" Pissed myself laughing after hearing that! Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Originally Posted By: Indo Nice pic. The right looks inviting but all the crew are in a diff possy. Were ya surfing that or the left running into it? surfed the empty right, and also floated around a bit closer tot he rocks in the background and there was another right that would bounce off the rocks and stand up those blokes sitting in the corner were waiting for some smaller rights that would peak up. dunno why they weren't surfing the bigger pic, but more waves for us! the first 15 minutes i paddled out there i just marvelled at the amazingly clear blue water. it was spinning me out Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted January 14, 2008 Author Share Posted January 14, 2008 Nice photo Spook, I love surfing beachies when they have a bit of shape and punch. Better clean all that fly shit off ya lens before you take anymore shots. Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 it's something internal methink. just a little pocket camera that has been trashed over the years Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted January 14, 2008 Author Share Posted January 14, 2008 Check these out. Morro Bay California, 4th Dec 07. Costal Patrol on a 'training exercise. Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 damn! where'd you find those pics? they don't look real to me... surely that ship would have been smashed Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 My mate emailed them to me. I dunno, those boats are pretty well unsinkable. Could be photo shopped, but I doubt it Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 They may have been photoshopped. I have seen a photochop done on a boat in a huge sea before. But it could be real. If so, that is bullshit.. *puts jaw back in place* Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I've seen a doco on those guys doing training.. nutters. Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 well if it's real it's freaking mental imagine being thrown around on the boat, they'd have to be harnessed inside the cockpit so they don't get flung around and break bones Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 madness! I've seen those boats get popped upside down by smaller surf, and then right themselves and keep on going. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Check these pics of Pipeline screaming!!! Awesome! http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?p=727527#post727527 Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Originally Posted By: Indo I've seen a doco on those guys doing training.. nutters. one of my best mates from HS is in the coast guard and is a S&R diver. He said some of the waves/storms they have been in have been insane so I wouldnt be surprised that theyre real!! Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted January 19, 2008 Author Share Posted January 19, 2008 That is hellish Pipe Bushy. Not much competition for waves that day I'll bet. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Love the pic of the peak throwing over and the crowd on the sandbar.. Gotta see that one day.... Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 pretty damn sweet eh! I love that shot too Indo Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted January 20, 2008 Author Share Posted January 20, 2008 A nice session today. 3-4 foot bowling rights (backhand for me). For once I was the dude getting all the boomers, and not watching everyone else get them. Another shark hanging around out the back again, just 20 feet away, it been around for days, only 'little' though. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 only little?!? A whitey? Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 No, a little friendly whaler. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Nothin to worry about! I thought you were talking a man eater! Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Some sik waves in the harbour today. Only lids out. --- Link to post Share on other sites
Mantas 3 Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 I've never surfed there but seen it going off. It's a heavy spot to surf when it's big. A few solid ones up here too. I grabbed my 6' 8" by mistake and really struggled out there today, but still jagged a few, there was no-one else out. I needed my 7'2" for sure. I'll have another crack at it tomorrow Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I have never surfed it either. I dont like the idea of bashing my head on a lump of sharp steel or something.. some more pics. I made lots of mistakes but am learning heaps. doh! Link to post Share on other sites
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