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I grew up 10 minutes from this reef, part of the big wave challenge these days.
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Tried to surf a bit when I was at school, rugby, hunting, fishing and diving was less complicated for me. Have some good mates who have travelled all over the place surfing though. Good beach parties!
now that friken south island east coast big !!! Hell men ride this shit
How do you measure the height of a wave? I assume from the bottom to crest? Say the surfer in the above post is 6' he would conservativly fit between the crest and what you can see of the
bottom 6-7 times?
Making that a 30'+ wave in Josh's post?
Where is that?Quote:
Originally Posted by JoshC
pretty much R93 -Surfers have a look at a wave and call it -a little based on height and general volume look of a wave given a wave has a high point but for a short time .that wave is about that size for sure -its called PAPATOWAI
https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=PA...w=1366&bih=563
Waves up to 14 metres at times apparently R93. F'n big.
Between Papatowai and Tautuku Gimp.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_B-q7b4...%3D_B-q7b4_RMQ
Check Spain out Mundaka -youll see as the guy pulls in on different sections the wave grows .Great place for surf France and Spain and France is a an eye opener on the beaches -rather liberal to say the least
mundaka big - YouTube
Elb is famous in the surfing world, hes on surfs up. Hes the penguin with short legs, round body and a big head. Apparently he didnt need much of a make over for this part. Hes also plays himself in the hobbit , but there was no surfing in that movie so mite be hard to pick him out.
PS when Elb talks about long boards, they are really 6 ft thrusters to the rest of us.
Always wanted to get to Biarritz. Never made it out if the South.Quote:
Originally Posted by el borracho
north of there for beach breaks is better around Hossogor -fantastic beach breaks .Bigger waves down from Barritz lafatania and Gertari cant spell them but didnt surf them .I lived 3 seasons in Mundaka building boards -sadly drunk 5 days a week literally -god I was bad........
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Originally Posted by JoshC
Balls of fricken steel those buggers.:wtfsmilie: I was watching something the other night where these 2 mates, Ozzys I think, went around the world big wave surfing. They were not young either. Had to be towed in by jet-ski. The waves were that big and close to reefs, they wore helmets FFS!:D
awesome sound track TOOL fucken ruleQuote:
Originally Posted by JoshC
Mate now days, anything over head height, 4' is big. Prefer 2' 3' sup fun waves. I cut my teeth on Auckland West Coast waves, to me bigger was better in those days. Mind you was also younger, fitter, and more bullet proof. Oh how things change. This year Whitianga bar was 4mtrs, Son (Hot Water Beach life Guard) says lets do it Dad. Dad say says Son if I can't swim it I don't surf it, very wise.
With your age has come wisdom GA
Definitely, Rushy
Also used to Surf out your way Rushy. Maori Bay and Rimmer rd
It can stand up out there as well GAQuote:
Originally Posted by Gapped axe
the bay was my home break for years -funny how there is always a wash up and suddenly a new young crew with the fossils moved more toward the sides !!!:oh noes:
Guys where your old time photos ??????? post as theyre great to see .You can see Ive always had a love of dogs eh -and real bad hair lol
Whoa....love those 'velcro hush puppies'....i had a pair of them....haharrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrQuote:
Originally Posted by el borracho
beauties eh lol
That foxy is taller than you El B?:thumbsup:
And it still isQuote:
Originally Posted by R93
it now eats carpet also :o and not by my doing. Im only 5.4 at a stretch also R93 - bigger mouth than I am tallQuote:
Originally Posted by R93
El B the day you make 5'4" is the day you are standing on an apple crate.Quote:
Originally Posted by el borracho
Talk about FILTHY standup pits check these waves out from around the globe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqDlXEe90sc
That is just suicidal El B
I tried to learn of Rimmers Road (lived up Rimmers) a few years ago....got smashed! hahaha
Then tried down Muriwai, saw a fin....shit myself! but though nah!! Cant be!
Then saw it again. Wiping the salt spray in denial I thought "no chance!"
then RIGHT IN FRONT of me! I saw without a doubt a fin go past!
HOLY FECK!!!! Me and a mate where shitting ourselves!\
Then we saw it was a bunch of dolphins! Bloody awesome! There was about 10 of them swimming around us!
They were probably chasing a shark. ha ha ha ha
HAHAHHAHA like Flipper!
@el borracho. I have been looking for these photos for some time now. Glad I found some of them stuffed away.
Mark Martinson and Robert Weaver @ Tamarino, Costa Rica
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Tenga cuidado. Hay Cocodrilo!
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About 15 minutes North of Boca Barranca
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It was flat when we got there
Classic Mate , correct me if im wrong but isnt Wingnut got major body function problems nowadays -arthritis or some just as evil ? were there really sea water crocs in the water -scarey shitQuote:
Originally Posted by kiwijames
Yes I heard something nasty too but don't know for sure. Real nice fella. Robert August was there as well as a bunch of old school guys. I was hoping Joel Tudor would be there too but he was a no show in the end.Quote:
Originally Posted by el borracho
There were crocs and cayman
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Never saw one in the ocean but these fellas were only a stone throw away.
I played some golf as part of a surf pro-am sorta thing and asked the fella I was partnering with who fed the crocs? His reply was classic "put it this way boy, there aint no dogs around here".
you surf witches rock
Is that a Humber super snipe ?Quote:
Originally Posted by el borracho
Roca Bruja, yeah we tried but the surf was rubbish so we left the boards behind. Guanacaste had plenty of surf so it was not really a priority. Now I wish we pushed a bit harder to surf these spots.
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Chose to go after Rooster Fish instead and caught one good one.
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think it was a morris oxford from memoryQuote:
Originally Posted by 7mmsaum
Yup, i have swapped my boards for rifles, still have a couple. Surfed mainly Whiterock, Tora and Ngawi all on the south coast Wairarapa. Have made trips to samoa but the best was Wavepark in the Mentawian Islands, 5 hours from Sumatra.
Here are a couple of pics, funny thing is the last board i got made was a 7.0 and now i shoot 7mm rifles!!! diodnt happen that way..........promise
First 3 at wavepark and then the last 2 at Whiterock, sorry about size on last pic, It was HUGE that day. good 8ft plus, Only guy i saw riding it was Graeme Moody (now dead) he was a legend
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