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
Showing posts with label body surfing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label body surfing. Show all posts
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
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
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Next project
A few days off, jobs done, no surf and no one home means that I can start building my next project. This time I'm building a body board from a shelf inside a wardrobe that I junked when we moved house. I am a little worried that the join isn't that strong but we'll tackle that if it happens.
I've decided on western red cedar to pump out the width and to add ply wood fins. The fins have been templated off the side biters on my SUP.
I've decided on western red cedar to pump out the width and to add ply wood fins. The fins have been templated off the side biters on my SUP.
I've also taken the opportunity to upgrade my latest handplane to take my new waterproof camera. Hopefully this camera will last longer that the last few that have either been stolen or had the backs open in the water. I'm full expecting the mounts to rip off first time I use them so there will be a backup system attaching the camera to me.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Surf Movie Sunday
Slim pickings again this week.
Irish surfer and filmmaker Mickey Smith has recently posted this award winning short film
Yet another take on Shipsterns. Watch for the guy getting sucked over the falls around two minutes in.
And for something different a bit of body surfing.
And a history lesson.
Irish surfer and filmmaker Mickey Smith has recently posted this award winning short film
Yet another take on Shipsterns. Watch for the guy getting sucked over the falls around two minutes in.
And for something different a bit of body surfing.
And a history lesson.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Arvos
Wind never really picked up and the swell hung around all day. The reef was the only real wave and there was a rotation of surfer all day.
I decided to have a hand plane session at Barnacles because it has been too many days since I last got wet. The waves weren't great and there were plenty of rocks but I braved the cold water to get a couple of little walls. Always brings a smile to your face.
The down side was that I took out my waterproof camera and the back opened. I think it is stuffed but I've got my fingers crossed for when it dries. Looks like the SD card died and some of my photos with it.
As usual I had finally figured how I would mount it on my new hand board. The new board is just about ready to hit the water. I gave it a finishing sand this afternoon and the first coat of oil to finish it. Looks great. Its wider and made from strips of cedar and Tassie oak. Made for some great smells during construction but the different hardness and grains made for some interesting shaping.
I have kept this one very simple with just a slight single concave running through the middle. It's only three slabs wide and there isn't much rocker either. I'm hoping by keeping it flat it will plane better and faster. However with the width it is going to be a bugger to swim with.
I decided to have a hand plane session at Barnacles because it has been too many days since I last got wet. The waves weren't great and there were plenty of rocks but I braved the cold water to get a couple of little walls. Always brings a smile to your face.
The down side was that I took out my waterproof camera and the back opened. I think it is stuffed but I've got my fingers crossed for when it dries. Looks like the SD card died and some of my photos with it.
As usual I had finally figured how I would mount it on my new hand board. The new board is just about ready to hit the water. I gave it a finishing sand this afternoon and the first coat of oil to finish it. Looks great. Its wider and made from strips of cedar and Tassie oak. Made for some great smells during construction but the different hardness and grains made for some interesting shaping.
I have kept this one very simple with just a slight single concave running through the middle. It's only three slabs wide and there isn't much rocker either. I'm hoping by keeping it flat it will plane better and faster. However with the width it is going to be a bugger to swim with.
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| Rough Shape |
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| Nearly done |
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Better
The nice blue sky has tempted a few out. The waves are better than this morning but that's not hard.
You could probably get one or two if you wanted. There seems to be a new swell in the water so every now and then a bigger one comes through.
I just finished watching "Come hell or high water", the Malloy brothers new movie on body surfing. It is a really high quality flick and more meaty that the normal surf porn. That charged me up so I had a mid- afternoon session at Juniors on my hand plane.
Looks like some bad weather over the next few days but the weekend looks ok. It is a long way out to be to confident though.
0.48 @ 14
You could probably get one or two if you wanted. There seems to be a new swell in the water so every now and then a bigger one comes through.
I just finished watching "Come hell or high water", the Malloy brothers new movie on body surfing. It is a really high quality flick and more meaty that the normal surf porn. That charged me up so I had a mid- afternoon session at Juniors on my hand plane.
Looks like some bad weather over the next few days but the weekend looks ok. It is a long way out to be to confident though.
0.48 @ 14
Sunday, April 10, 2011
New hand board
Not much to do today so I knocked up a new hand plane. I'm still messing around to see if I can make something different and to learn how to best use my tools.
This time I started with a rough cut paper template as symmetry isn't my strong suit. I went for a more disc shape and it turned out looking a little bit like a McCoy Laser Zap.
I've gone for a shallow double concave but I am a little worried that middle V is a little off centre.But it doesn't really matter because I intend to hack away at the board after a few surfs anyway. The rails are still boxer than I like in the middle but flow better into the deck than version 1.
Its a pretty looking board than my first attempt, which worked but looked like a rectangle with a rounded end.
I've followed a tip from the Korduroy.tv website and mixed some turps with my linseed oil.
This time I started with a rough cut paper template as symmetry isn't my strong suit. I went for a more disc shape and it turned out looking a little bit like a McCoy Laser Zap.
I've gone for a shallow double concave but I am a little worried that middle V is a little off centre.But it doesn't really matter because I intend to hack away at the board after a few surfs anyway. The rails are still boxer than I like in the middle but flow better into the deck than version 1.
Its a pretty looking board than my first attempt, which worked but looked like a rectangle with a rounded end.
I've followed a tip from the Korduroy.tv website and mixed some turps with my linseed oil.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Hoax
0.45 when I got up this morning but it is flater than yesterday. In the last couple of hours it has dropped to 0.35 and looks like it is heading straight down.
Despite the lack of swell and an ocean full of jelly fish I went out with 1.1 at Barnacles. Being so small it was breaking on the dry suck. My first "wave" saw me out of position and taking off late. I got smashed, the hand board got ripped off my hand and the strap torn off the bolts, my head collided with a rock followed shortly by my shoulder. Luckily it was only about six inches heigh so other than the strap there was no real damage. If it had been bigger I wouldn't have been taking off there anyway.
Treaded water for ages for two more dribblers and gave up.
Like I said earlier this week the hand plane has kept me sane during the worst summer I can remember. If you don't body surf you should try it and see what you are missing. If you start now and do it every day until you die you might be half as good as Mark Cunningham (who features in this trailer for a new Malloys film). One of my surfing aims is to be able to body surf underwater and be dragged along like a seal (but not eaten by a shark !).
Despite the lack of swell and an ocean full of jelly fish I went out with 1.1 at Barnacles. Being so small it was breaking on the dry suck. My first "wave" saw me out of position and taking off late. I got smashed, the hand board got ripped off my hand and the strap torn off the bolts, my head collided with a rock followed shortly by my shoulder. Luckily it was only about six inches heigh so other than the strap there was no real damage. If it had been bigger I wouldn't have been taking off there anyway.
Treaded water for ages for two more dribblers and gave up.
Like I said earlier this week the hand plane has kept me sane during the worst summer I can remember. If you don't body surf you should try it and see what you are missing. If you start now and do it every day until you die you might be half as good as Mark Cunningham (who features in this trailer for a new Malloys film). One of my surfing aims is to be able to body surf underwater and be dragged along like a seal (but not eaten by a shark !).
Come Hell or High Water Trailer from Woodshed Films on Vimeo.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Trapped
Trapped in Perth for the next three weeks so the blog posts will dry up for a little while. Doesn't look like I'm missing any surf yet.
Went to Triggs yesterday. Too small and messy to bother with a surfboard so I went for a cool down body surf instead.
Didn't even bother to take the hand plane but I did do the right thing and swum between the flags. They were so close together that if I sat in the middle I could body surf out on either side. The lifeguards were prepared though - two four wheel drives, an IRB, a rescue board, tube and a little patrol shelter on wheels. Nice work if you can get it.
Went to Triggs yesterday. Too small and messy to bother with a surfboard so I went for a cool down body surf instead.
Didn't even bother to take the hand plane but I did do the right thing and swum between the flags. They were so close together that if I sat in the middle I could body surf out on either side. The lifeguards were prepared though - two four wheel drives, an IRB, a rescue board, tube and a little patrol shelter on wheels. Nice work if you can get it.
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