Haven't blogged for a long time because I'm using Instagram (@bunburysurf1) and twitter (@bunburysur1) but I'm killing time before heading overseas for a holiday in a few days and thought I'd up date some of the videos of the year so far.
SUP World Tour event in a wave pool
If you thought you were good enough to paddle a 7 foot SUP then watching this event would have changed your mind. These guys are super fit and skilled and struggled to stay upright while paddling. Good to see a WA SUPer on a WA SUP competing internationally.
There were more than a few videos floating around from the pros around the Margies Pro
Jordy from O'Neill
The alleged shark in the wave shot of Kelly via GoPro
And finally a three part doco series on Taj and Kerzzy by Red Bull
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Thursday, May 15, 2014
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Sorry
Been really slack keeping the blog up to date in the last few months. I've found Twitter and it is so much more convenient for those quick updates. I won't lie and say that I'll try harder to post but rest assured I haven't abandoned the blog.
I hope you were nice to your mother today because there could be some waves tomorrow. The blow earlier in the week has pushed some sand around and there looks to be the odd gutter here and there. BP Groyne has some of the summer sand washed away and there was just the glimmer of a shape there this afternoon.
The water will probably still be brown and there is plenty of weed around as well. I had a SUP at Fraggles this afternoon, catching a couple of waves to make a very inconsistent and difficult session worth it. However the short dump was pretty ferocious and thick with weed. Needless to say I had to duck under a triple up and came out looking like something from a horror movies. There were even things swimming in the water left in the hand well of my SUP !
The swell is dropping but is still around 0.55. It might not be big tomorrow but its a bit hard to tell how much the onshore today was blowing down the waves.
I hope you were nice to your mother today because there could be some waves tomorrow. The blow earlier in the week has pushed some sand around and there looks to be the odd gutter here and there. BP Groyne has some of the summer sand washed away and there was just the glimmer of a shape there this afternoon.
The water will probably still be brown and there is plenty of weed around as well. I had a SUP at Fraggles this afternoon, catching a couple of waves to make a very inconsistent and difficult session worth it. However the short dump was pretty ferocious and thick with weed. Needless to say I had to duck under a triple up and came out looking like something from a horror movies. There were even things swimming in the water left in the hand well of my SUP !
The swell is dropping but is still around 0.55. It might not be big tomorrow but its a bit hard to tell how much the onshore today was blowing down the waves.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Surf Movie Sunday
Double dose Sunday.
Lets start with a double dose of Parko
A double dose of Mavericks GoPro action
A double dose of Aussie long boarders
A double dose of Hawaii
And finally a double dose of alternatives
Lets start with a double dose of Parko
PARKO & THE ANIMAL from THEMADHUEYS on Vimeo.
A double dose of Mavericks GoPro action
A double dose of Aussie long boarders
A double dose of Hawaii
And finally a double dose of alternatives
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Day Two - 25/12/12
All I want for Christmas is a bit of swell.
I must have been naughty because it was flat this morning although the conditions were nice for a swim or micro groms to paddle their Chrissie presents.
I chose to take the SUP out after a very big breakie with the family and the wind had swung. Still mastering it so ended in the drink a couple of times.
Merry and safe Christmas to you and your family.
Day 2 - 25/12/12 (11.00 am)
Waves : Foot slappers
Wind : WSW - 15 kph gusting to 20 kph
Swell : 0.22 @ 11
Quality : 1 out of 10
I must have been naughty because it was flat this morning although the conditions were nice for a swim or micro groms to paddle their Chrissie presents.
I chose to take the SUP out after a very big breakie with the family and the wind had swung. Still mastering it so ended in the drink a couple of times.
Day 2 - 25/12/12 (11.00 am)
Waves : Foot slappers
Wind : WSW - 15 kph gusting to 20 kph
Swell : 0.22 @ 11
Quality : 1 out of 10
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Silver lining
Heres a collection of photos from the storm on Wednesday and Thursday. I did get wet Wednesday at a secret spot but there is a whole story that I won't go into. On Thursday one of my favourites PK was firing but I ripped the zip off my wettie as I was suiting up to go out. Bummer.
Perhaps I should lay off on the vanilla slices !
Wednesday
Thursday - PK
Perhaps I should lay off on the vanilla slices !
Wednesday
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| Eagle Bay |
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| PK |
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| Dunsborough Boat Ramp |
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| Meelup |
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| Squall coming |
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| Meelup |
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| Clubbies were testing their jet skis in the pounders |
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| PK |
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Surf Movie Sunday
Better late than never.
Start with the lovely Kassia Meador leaving summer as we move into it.
No Taj this week so we go back to Jay Davies for our local footage. Produced by his brother his clips just get better each time.
Bit of re-mixed of the John Florence footage from last week's Vans release GetNClasic 2.
Jordy and Julian Wilson air it out on Paradise Isalnd.
And one for the multi-board waterman. One European mixing up the boards. Just missing the hand plane.
Start with the lovely Kassia Meador leaving summer as we move into it.
Kassia Meador & Mikey DeTemple - Farewell to Summer from The Avant/Garde Diaries on Vimeo.
No Taj this week so we go back to Jay Davies for our local footage. Produced by his brother his clips just get better each time.
Bit of re-mixed of the John Florence footage from last week's Vans release GetNClasic 2.
Jordy and Julian Wilson air it out on Paradise Isalnd.
And one for the multi-board waterman. One European mixing up the boards. Just missing the hand plane.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Humbled !
I've got over 25 years experience riding boards of all types. I've got a quiver that goes from 6 to 10' in fibreglass and includes handboards and a SUP. And I've surfed Bunbury for around 15 years. So after two flat water paddles around the boat harbour surely catching a few waves on the SUP shouldn't be that hard.
Fraggles was the chosen spot. The waves roll in from the deep and its sheltered from the sea breeze so once I'm past the shore break it should be a piece of cake. I'll wear a leg rope but only so when I kick out the board want hit the rocks.
It has been a while since I last surfed Fraggles, probably near to four years. In that time I forgot just how much the water moved around, bouncing off the groyne and the sea wall and surging back from the steep beach. The board that floated perfectly in the flat now wanted to sink and pitch and I was quickly in the water. Try again, same deal. And again and again. Eventually I got up long enough for a couple of strokes but fell in again.
Back to the beach and regroup. I adjusted a couple of things in my stance and actually made it a little way out and a little way in but was soon on the beach for a re-think.
Answer - paddle the thing prone and catch a couple of waves just to feel it out as a surfboard. It paddles prone like the wide long monster it is but I did get one wave. There won't be any off the lips on this board.
The fisherman on the beach was getting a bit annoyed with me going near his line (he wasn't catching any fish) and I'd had enough so that was it for session three. Lots of lessons to be learned and a few things to think about.
Fraggles is still very deep and sharky !
Fraggles was the chosen spot. The waves roll in from the deep and its sheltered from the sea breeze so once I'm past the shore break it should be a piece of cake. I'll wear a leg rope but only so when I kick out the board want hit the rocks.
It has been a while since I last surfed Fraggles, probably near to four years. In that time I forgot just how much the water moved around, bouncing off the groyne and the sea wall and surging back from the steep beach. The board that floated perfectly in the flat now wanted to sink and pitch and I was quickly in the water. Try again, same deal. And again and again. Eventually I got up long enough for a couple of strokes but fell in again.
Back to the beach and regroup. I adjusted a couple of things in my stance and actually made it a little way out and a little way in but was soon on the beach for a re-think.
Answer - paddle the thing prone and catch a couple of waves just to feel it out as a surfboard. It paddles prone like the wide long monster it is but I did get one wave. There won't be any off the lips on this board.
The fisherman on the beach was getting a bit annoyed with me going near his line (he wasn't catching any fish) and I'd had enough so that was it for session three. Lots of lessons to be learned and a few things to think about.
Fraggles is still very deep and sharky !
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Winter ?
Freezing cold and plenty of people around Bunbury woke to hail this morning.
The wind has been ridiculous all day again. Walked the dogs to the Wall this morning when it was hitting 50 ks again. There was some swell but the wind was blowing straight into out and flattening it out before it could peak.
On the plus side I got my first stand up paddle board this afternoon. Damn e-bay ! Promise I won't use it to surf anytime it's reasonable - I'll be riding a proper board then.
The wind has been ridiculous all day again. Walked the dogs to the Wall this morning when it was hitting 50 ks again. There was some swell but the wind was blowing straight into out and flattening it out before it could peak.
On the plus side I got my first stand up paddle board this afternoon. Damn e-bay ! Promise I won't use it to surf anytime it's reasonable - I'll be riding a proper board then.
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