March 8, 2011
March 7, 2011
Autumn A-Frame
One trip I will never forget. Solo camping and surfing in the dunes of this south coast beachie for a week or so. Over ten years ago now, I've never ridden backhand barrels as good since. Will have to repeat that trip before too long. Hoping to see a few of these around home in the months ahead.
March 4, 2011
March 3, 2011
March 2, 2011
Blokes Learning
Learning to surf as anyone who has ever tried knows, is far easier said than done. Maybe especially if you don't start out as a nimble 8 year old. Still plenty of fun of course, especially when torpedoing your mates best ride yet!
March 1, 2011
Homage
February 28, 2011
Summer Peak
It wasn't the absolute best session of Summer by any means, but probably the best where I had my camera on hand. Short and long, everyone was having a pile o' fun.
February 25, 2011
February 24, 2011
February 23, 2011
Steamer
I'm enjoying not wearing one, the water's magic at the moment. Although it will be nice to find some less populated lineups..
February 22, 2011
February 21, 2011
February 18, 2011
February 17, 2011
Fisher Man
Azza enjoying a moody evening session at one of his favourite lefts. Not actually riding a fish but his latest love, affectionately known as the stubby.
February 16, 2011
February 15, 2011
February 14, 2011
February 11, 2011
February 10, 2011
February 9, 2011
February 8, 2011
Same but Different
Same late January morning as yesterday's post but a different approach. No less valid I reckon, surf the sections as they come. Sometimes I'm trying to force something I really want to do, I have to remind myself not to plan too far ahead, just take it as it comes.
February 7, 2011
Lift Off
Nose rides then tubes, now days the ultimate for a big chunk of the surfing population is the 'air'. Can't say I've had much success myself, ridden over a few backwashes... might have got the fins out! I'm pretty content to keep trim. No problems for Harris though.
February 4, 2011
Early Steps
This little bank was perfect for newcomers. And when it was a little bigger it was perfect for a longboard : )
February 3, 2011
This Summer
I haven't actually taken heaps of photos this summer, been out enjoying them. This morning last week was a bit of a surprise and really fun. I saw Chris on the beach after one of these rides, he was buzzing with surf stoke and heading back for more.
February 2, 2011
February 1, 2011
January 31, 2011
Yesteryear I
Cleaning out most of the left over pics from last summer. Some fun looking days, but overall I think this summer has been better. Hopefully it gets better yet. What I'm really looking forward to is some classic Autumn conditions...
January 28, 2011
January 27, 2011
January 26, 2011
January 25, 2011
Most Difficult
"even with all this evolution, surfing remains one of the most difficult sports in the world to master"
Mickey Muñoz in Surfer Magazine 2006 (Vol 47 No.8)
January 24, 2011
January 21, 2011
January 20, 2011
January 19, 2011
January 18, 2011
January 17, 2011
Tom Knew
"Some day surfriding will become more popular among the girls. Four out of five I ask about it, do not ride because they have no surfboard."
Tom Blake in Hawaiian Surfriders 1935.
January 14, 2011
Greatest Lessons
"The reality of surf is that it is almost never consistently reliable. That is one of its greatest lessons: To lessen disappointment, one must first lessen expectation."
Gerry Lopez in Surf Is Where You Find It (2008).
January 13, 2011
January 12, 2011
January 11, 2011
January 10, 2011
Happy Birthday
Happy birthday to the blog that is... begun one year ago yesterday. The inaugural post was a celebration of those exhilarating first rides. Learner shots are some of my favourite posts. And at this time of year there's no shortage of people out there having a go, great to see and worth celebrating. Even with grey skies their enthusiasm remains undeterred.
I'm determined that my own enthusiasm stays strong too, big and micro, epic and average. Here's to another year of everyday surfers enjoying the ocean.
January 7, 2011
Summer?
With an all day offshore, grey skies and colder water you could easily think this was a winter's day. Just another marginal summer day.
January 6, 2011
January 5, 2011
January 4, 2011
January 3, 2011
January 2, 2011
December Spike
We've been enduring a typical prolonged period of very average summer surf. Dec 21st was a welcome relief even if it didn't live up to it's full expectations.
January 1, 2011
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