Onshore has come in and messed it up. Luckily I waited out the most feral of the crowd and got a couple of clean ones on the Kelvinator.
The board is a wave catcher and super fast. Unlike my other boards when you do get one it is short enough to short arc turn.
Showing posts with label Yahoo surfboards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yahoo surfboards. Show all posts
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Virgin
Finally got the Yahoo Kelvinator wet but only just.
There is a building swell showing this afternoon but the combination of the onshore winds and the sand from no waves for a few weeks made it unsurfable.
I tried in vain to find a corner but it was basically shore dumpers. I did get to my feet for nano seconds on three waves but that was it.
The forecast is for a swell building to three metres by strongish onshores as well. Naturaliste is already up to 2.5 and climbing. I can hear the wind and waves through my window but it's not sounding good.
Glimmer of hope for a Sunday LAGO.
There is a building swell showing this afternoon but the combination of the onshore winds and the sand from no waves for a few weeks made it unsurfable.
I tried in vain to find a corner but it was basically shore dumpers. I did get to my feet for nano seconds on three waves but that was it.
The forecast is for a swell building to three metres by strongish onshores as well. Naturaliste is already up to 2.5 and climbing. I can hear the wind and waves through my window but it's not sounding good.
Glimmer of hope for a Sunday LAGO.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Some days
You just aren't destined to get wet.
There was new board surfable wind wave at Juniors and plenty of kiters. That's the positive before the conspiracy began.
First I get stuck a work when I should have been home. My wife is crook so I had to get some shopping, walk the dogs and cook tea. Tea could wait till after waves but the others needed to be done first.
Straight to the shops, grab the groceries and use the self service checkout. The most important thing when shopping is to have cash or a transaction card or a credit card. I opened my wallet to find none of these and remembered them on my bedside table.
Back home. Take the dogs to run amuck. My plan is to let them run themselves around till they are puffed, which shouldn't be long.
Instead they pissed off up the beach and wouldn't come back. When they did they disappeared up the other way. By the time I could grab them it was too late to go out.
So the Kelvinator remains unridden.
0.17 at 20 seconds, seas 0.76
There was new board surfable wind wave at Juniors and plenty of kiters. That's the positive before the conspiracy began.
First I get stuck a work when I should have been home. My wife is crook so I had to get some shopping, walk the dogs and cook tea. Tea could wait till after waves but the others needed to be done first.
Straight to the shops, grab the groceries and use the self service checkout. The most important thing when shopping is to have cash or a transaction card or a credit card. I opened my wallet to find none of these and remembered them on my bedside table.
Back home. Take the dogs to run amuck. My plan is to let them run themselves around till they are puffed, which shouldn't be long.
Instead they pissed off up the beach and wouldn't come back. When they did they disappeared up the other way. By the time I could grab them it was too late to go out.
So the Kelvinator remains unridden.
0.17 at 20 seconds, seas 0.76
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Waiting
Onshore dribble for the second day in a row. To make it worse I have a new board sitting in the garage waiting for its maiden voyage.
The Yahoo Kelvinator is a 6'4" x 23" x 3" quad. It has more foam and volume than my mini-mal and should be Taylor made for Bunbury.
This is my 10th Mark Ogram board and I have never been disappointed with either the way they ride or the quality. Yahoo surfboards are in Clarke Steet Dunsborough or check them on the net. Best boards in WA.
The Yahoo Kelvinator is a 6'4" x 23" x 3" quad. It has more foam and volume than my mini-mal and should be Taylor made for Bunbury.
This is my 10th Mark Ogram board and I have never been disappointed with either the way they ride or the quality. Yahoo surfboards are in Clarke Steet Dunsborough or check them on the net. Best boards in WA.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Ouch !!!!!!!
Went to Dunsborough to look at a new board today. Mark "Hillzy" Hills at Yahoo Surfboards lent me a 6'4" Kelvinator to try out.
There is hardly any swell but I decided to try it out at very small Shallows. Normally I wouldn't have bothered but it was clear, offshore and empty and I wanted to try the board anyway.
It wasn't that hot but to my dismay the path down was firey black sand. I haven't lived further than a k from a beach for 30 years, must have gone to the beach thousands of time and been down that path 50. Until today I had never burnt my feet. The soles of my feet and most of my toes are covered in blisters. It's a bit off putting when you stand up and can feel the blistered skin squishing around in your wax.
Regardless the board went really well, especially as it was so tiny. The board is a thick slab and I'm planning to replace my 7'6" mini mal with it. It needs to be able to surf crappy Juniors and if it can catch waves today, it can catch them anywhere.
Needless to say I put in my order and hopefully it will be ready soon.
Locally it is flat, proper flat. The harbour buoy is at 0.17 and the wind is blowing any chances of swell towards South Africa. The forecast isn't looking great but the cyclone could change it. Don't expect a Bianca swell though.
There is hardly any swell but I decided to try it out at very small Shallows. Normally I wouldn't have bothered but it was clear, offshore and empty and I wanted to try the board anyway.
It wasn't that hot but to my dismay the path down was firey black sand. I haven't lived further than a k from a beach for 30 years, must have gone to the beach thousands of time and been down that path 50. Until today I had never burnt my feet. The soles of my feet and most of my toes are covered in blisters. It's a bit off putting when you stand up and can feel the blistered skin squishing around in your wax.
Regardless the board went really well, especially as it was so tiny. The board is a thick slab and I'm planning to replace my 7'6" mini mal with it. It needs to be able to surf crappy Juniors and if it can catch waves today, it can catch them anywhere.
Needless to say I put in my order and hopefully it will be ready soon.
Locally it is flat, proper flat. The harbour buoy is at 0.17 and the wind is blowing any chances of swell towards South Africa. The forecast isn't looking great but the cyclone could change it. Don't expect a Bianca swell though.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Home and away
Quick note as I'm at work. Too a trip with some work mate south today to match up with the predicted three metre swell.
Yalls was clean but not that big. There were a couple out at the Bubble including a mal. Scoot around to Smiths and it doesn't look that nice although it is offshore with a bit of swell.
Decide to check Inji. There is a wave but the tide is a bit high. Three guys out but with others waxing up in the carpark. The Point was just too far away !
Sausage roll and a doughnut from Tass Bakery in Dunsborough, a check of the free boards at Yahoo and it was home for lunch and work. Well that was the plan until we stopped at Capel Cut just in case.
With a couple of guys packing up in the carpark and the odd little runner coming through the two of us who didn't go out at Smith hit it on a fishy shapes. It was a little inconsistent and hard work but both of us go a few little fun one on the inside reef.
Then it was work time but I'm not super enthused !
Yalls was clean but not that big. There were a couple out at the Bubble including a mal. Scoot around to Smiths and it doesn't look that nice although it is offshore with a bit of swell.
Decide to check Inji. There is a wave but the tide is a bit high. Three guys out but with others waxing up in the carpark. The Point was just too far away !
Back to Smiths and the reef was an almost exclusively lay down area. A group of body boarders were sharing some super clean suck pits. They were all very polite and shared it amongst everyone (including one of us). A couple of shortboarders went out here and there but couldn't take off deep enough to really get full benefit from the waves.
It was too sucky for me so I chose a little hand plane session on the beachie.
Sausage roll and a doughnut from Tass Bakery in Dunsborough, a check of the free boards at Yahoo and it was home for lunch and work. Well that was the plan until we stopped at Capel Cut just in case.
With a couple of guys packing up in the carpark and the odd little runner coming through the two of us who didn't go out at Smith hit it on a fishy shapes. It was a little inconsistent and hard work but both of us go a few little fun one on the inside reef.
Then it was work time but I'm not super enthused !
Saturday, March 27, 2010
No waves this morning
Its onshore and already starting to white cap on the horizon. There are your usual Saturday morning groms having a bash in the three inches of motion at Juniors and the Bay. Good on them for not letting the lack of waves spoil their fun.
Off to Yahoo Surfboards to get my board fixed from Thursday's disaster. As you would expect with my shortest board out of action there are strong rumours of a pulse in swell tomorrow and into Monday morning.
Off to Yahoo Surfboards to get my board fixed from Thursday's disaster. As you would expect with my shortest board out of action there are strong rumours of a pulse in swell tomorrow and into Monday morning.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Early Spring Day
Solid swell with an offshore first thing this morning but not any waves.
The rain, cold and then sunshine is typical early spring weather and the wind kick in onshore early.
There was a school of fishes out surfing the Bay this arvo. There were only five out but what a mix. The two young groms were on a new 7s fish and a Yahoo hippie fish. The oldest guy had a Burton bat tail quad and one of the others was on a brown, water-logged twin fin that had seen better days. How things have change from probably less than two years ago where just about everyone (except me) was on a 6'2" thruster.
Unfortunately for them the waves weren't great and the paddle out was a bitch. But they seemed to be having fun and the sets were about head height on the take off.
Weak front due on Friday afternoon.
The rain, cold and then sunshine is typical early spring weather and the wind kick in onshore early.
There was a school of fishes out surfing the Bay this arvo. There were only five out but what a mix. The two young groms were on a new 7s fish and a Yahoo hippie fish. The oldest guy had a Burton bat tail quad and one of the others was on a brown, water-logged twin fin that had seen better days. How things have change from probably less than two years ago where just about everyone (except me) was on a 6'2" thruster.
Unfortunately for them the waves weren't great and the paddle out was a bitch. But they seemed to be having fun and the sets were about head height on the take off.
Weak front due on Friday afternoon.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Waves All Day
Swell has hung around and despite the tide there were still waves.
A few were out a BP groyne and I joined a small crew of body boarders at the Bay for the late.
First wave on my new Yahoo surfboard and I sprayed my mate on a cutback. Feels like a skate board and goes like lightning.
Waves should hang around for the weekend but next week looks wet for those on school holidays.
A few were out a BP groyne and I joined a small crew of body boarders at the Bay for the late.
First wave on my new Yahoo surfboard and I sprayed my mate on a cutback. Feels like a skate board and goes like lightning.
Waves should hang around for the weekend but next week looks wet for those on school holidays.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
New Board
It has finally arrived - my new 6'9" Yahoo dhu-fish. This is the first time in about 6 years that I've had a board under 7' and I'm amping.
These boards are killer and suit both my "style" and the crap waves that I usually ride. They are perfect for the late 30 (okay 40) surfer who is the wrong side of the perfect BMI but likes to burn and spray grommets.
The board comes with a new fin box that allows a bit of movement of FCS fins and Hillzee tells me it surfs great as a twin fin.
The only problems is that it will only look this pristine and perfect until I wax and ride it..JPG)
These boards are killer and suit both my "style" and the crap waves that I usually ride. They are perfect for the late 30 (okay 40) surfer who is the wrong side of the perfect BMI but likes to burn and spray grommets.
The board comes with a new fin box that allows a bit of movement of FCS fins and Hillzee tells me it surfs great as a twin fin.
The only problems is that it will only look this pristine and perfect until I wax and ride it.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Popping the Bay cherry
After more than 10 years in Bunbury I have finally surfed the Bay. Never could quite be bothered walking around the fence and was satisfied by Juniors.
The waves were small but fun. There is no such thing as a bad Friday surf but the little wedges were cold, clean and back lit.
Can't wait for my new board. The 7'3" Yahoo hybrid is just a smigen long and I haven't ridden it in anger for ages.
Lets see what the weekend brings.
The waves were small but fun. There is no such thing as a bad Friday surf but the little wedges were cold, clean and back lit.
Can't wait for my new board. The 7'3" Yahoo hybrid is just a smigen long and I haven't ridden it in anger for ages.
Lets see what the weekend brings.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Devil Wind
The morning sickness hasn't burnt off and the north wind is into it.
Nowhere is surfable (and I'm desperate so that tells you how bad it is). Capel is flat and weedy, Back Beach is flat and weedy and the only decent bank at BP has formed from weed.
The only bright spark is that I have picked up one of my damaged boards (although it now has different coloured fins) from Yahoo Surfboard in Dunsborough and the weather was crap down there as well.
Think I will go to work.
Nowhere is surfable (and I'm desperate so that tells you how bad it is). Capel is flat and weedy, Back Beach is flat and weedy and the only decent bank at BP has formed from weed.
The only bright spark is that I have picked up one of my damaged boards (although it now has different coloured fins) from Yahoo Surfboard in Dunsborough and the weather was crap down there as well.
Think I will go to work.
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