www.ripcurl;.com Seven Ghosts video trailer. U_N_R_E_A_L!!! COWA EFFING BUNGA!!!
yowza…talk about a whole other playing field…
talked story with the father of one of the surfers on that trip,he was part of the trip also,it’s in Sumatra.named 7 ghosts for the village,.they would jetsky 30 kms to get to the spot from upriver where they were staying.crocs too in the water.can’t wait to see the whole movie.
This tidal bore is about 100 mi. SW of Singapore, not on the sea side of Sumatra
It is the Kampar River, in the province of Riau, of Sumatra, Indonesia
Some French guys were on it a few years ago:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64357569@N00/sets/72157625066218310/
On one bore event, 14 local people were killed, and this is a predictable bore, like
2 times a month. But that's not what bothers me, the hazard isn't the bore but the
water quality- there is a huge paper mill upstream and mills are known for sometimes
discharging Dioxin. Dioxin is so toxic to humans that just molecules of exposure can
create health issues like cancer, leukemia, nerve damage etc. Many times local people
have come down with illnesses, the most recent due to chlorine type discharge in
the water...
...the French have been clear-cutting large sections of the old-growth forests in
this zone, seen it myself, quite shocking to see the large areas of red dirt like
that.
Although beautiful and alluring, I wouldn't touch it, nor the river bore in China
for the same reasons.
George
the day has come for the toxic waste
challenge to be met,the next frontier.
seven ghosts,fukushima,hangkow,
malibu rain efluent sandiego seweage spill
san jose river at that costa rica point break…
Show up with your light weight air cooled
suit set climate controls,adjust auto replenishing
self contained breathing apparatus
turn the dial to filter ambient airborne toxins
install fresh face plates with multiple tear offs.
These suits can allow for surfing perfect surf alone.
What cost restrictions couldn’t be overcome
a mere 200,000 $ or more per suit
and what could be cooler than surfing a mud
and toxic contaminated spot alone
let alone the thought of modifying
a vintage surplus nasa suit and paddle out
with the Emron Swindle benificiaries
and the other econ raiders
to rub shoulders with the invisible elite.
will the rip curl health insurance cover the
dioxin effects?Up nose wipe outs in
questionable water are scary enough
but to be under contract to surf
where they tell yo u to surf…
ah the life of a pro…
on the way home
from the third world
the new secret spot
only the immortal
need apply…
…ambrose…
all that glitters
is not gold…
Might be a good idea to send a few emails out to Rip Curl to express concern about this pollution and their lack of concern over the health of those that were surfing on that river
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Well in fairness, the health and safety policy of surfers and all related is questionable at all times...
diying of Diphtheria don't seem to scare anyone anymore.
Retro, GOOD POINT!!! The story does take the shine off the place though. Been sick as a dog from runoff, can't imagine what is in that water but SHEESH! Those waves!!!
ps. Maybe that explains the look on Curren's face in the video.
"all that glitters
is not gold…"
jet ski’s with step-off riders positioned for artic pack iceberg calving,
10 boats show up at the same “secret” Indo break, boat crews get in
fistfight at local watering hole protecting “their” rights…
2,000 attendees go home frustrated that Kelly didn’t make the finals,
studs inching every closer to the 100’ Holy Grail…
sucky, warpy, ugly mutants life on the line lineups for one crazed photo,
death defying until death comes knocking…
startling flight time aerials launched at your local,
while up the beach odd cruzer on ol yeller casually perches a five…
ying yang, young old, remember when, the new now…
glad we had our time, still some left…hike over a dune and down to
the waters edge,fun size zippy peelers, two smilin local boyz hootin on the slide,
paddle out to join in, find some fun in spite of it all…
wow. shipstern's bluff = suicide.
the next jay moriarity?
…ambrose…
psst…hey kid
step right up
trade your mortality for
media immortality
what’s a life worth?
"what's a life worth"? Good question. Priceless!!! That's why all the posturing and "go big or go home" BS. is just that....BS. It's a young man's folly to pretend it is anything other than pursuit of a fun time or an escape from the rest of the world.
"Eddie Would Go"
Would He??? The reason he went was for the utmost of reasons, for his TEAM MATES. He didn't go for bravado or immortality or any other reason Quick-Bucks is trying to pass it off as. That kind crap is insulting. A wonderful family lost a very loved one for the proudest of intentions. A giving of self for the whole. THAT.....is the reason to be reverred. God Bless the sacrifices of the Aikau family. Now that is MANA!!!!
Yeah…i know what you mean…but regardless it will be a good video to watch I’d say.
I hope there is plenty of footage from this angle:
- my son just emailed me these links about this extravaganza....think about the logistics and $$ involved here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMmG6rmfXGA&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ3Fe6zV-U4&feature=player_embedded
ah, the good old dayz of Endless Summer…pre Surfline hit the swell at peak masses (bleeding hemmorids to ya, Sean Collins), pre surf resorts perched on formerly pristine mysto’s, pre billion dollar sponsors paying millions to pimply teens cause their air is higher then your air, pre in first class pro’s who’s dozen unwaxed blades in luggage are handled by their handlers, pre SUP flotillas relentlessly sweeping the outside, pre surf camps run by former domo locals now teaching yuppies for $ at the beachs they formerly enforced…
“the horror, the horror of it all”…Marlon Brando, Apocalyse Now
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Jackass of surfing?? I reckon those idiots would try this. I mean they shoot each other with riot gun pellets, this is in their league maybe??
"bleeding hemmorids (sic) to ya Sean Collins" Hah! Funny stuff!! I don't know that I would pin it all on his shoulders (although he had a seminal part in the whole forcasting business) but I also lament the days of word of mouth, cloud observation and the satellite photo in the local papers. There used to be a grace period before the hoardes showed up. Not any more. I surley don't see this as an asset. Some say this "forecast " fits in with their busy lifestyle. BS. You are as busy as you allow yourself to be. Yes Pumpkin, you have to make a choice, you can't have it all and on your own schedule.
i surf a rivermouth in north oc
it tidal bores at the right times............got tubes over a minute and a half...easily,rides over a half mile ...........no joke.
polluted...............the worst of the best for that.
herb
Howzit Herb, I would have thought Seal beach power plant jettys would get the most polluted award since the warm water just makes it breed more bacteria. Aloha,Kokua