hopefully sandgroper and I will get a surf with the east coast lad tomorrow . [I may take watershots if I’m too lethargic / sick to surf still]
And , not to steal his thunder , but …a board he acquired here will interest you , Lavz [and Bert !]
cheers
ben
hahahaha did you finally get on to josh i thought it would never happen
caught up with “the lad” for a surf today .
We all swappped boards .
Ian [‘sandgroper’] got to ride the 7’ single fin , I finally got to launch the 6’8 banksy and Josh had his bert special , as well as goes on the banksy , and the 7’er.
The sunova was fun to ride , as was the Banksy …two boards I have not ridden before .
It was HOWLING offshore …poor josh was feeling the cold after warm Avoca temps , I guess ?
hopefully there might still be some swell around tomorrow , for another try …
Josh’s coming up tonight Chip. Having a bit of a BBQ…
He’s going to contact you and see if you want to come up too…
Bring your speedos if it’s hot…
Bombies at 3 paces…
cheers hicksy
well we had a three hour surf today AND yesterday , i still have the flu , went up to joondalup today to drop off the watershots , and feel absolutely MUNTED now. So i’ll see how / if i can recoup this arvo, before making a decision .
josh got some fun ones on the bushfire fish this morning , ‘sandgroper’ scored a tube on the 7’ single fin, just as i was walking out with the camera , and i had heaps of fun on the ‘Sunova’ … I LIKE that board !!
the drift when taking watershots is REALLY noticeable !! wore me out very quickly , but it was a really FUN morning !
oh , I nearly forgot … PASCAL re-appeared for a surf after nearly ?3 months? out of the water . He was riding his “speedneedle” twinny .
welcome back, “popeye” !!! [pascal]
cheers
ben
Hi Hicksy i still havent been able to get on to chip but i try again. i’ve got some meat and stuff to bring up, catchya later.
hi Hicksy !
I hope you guys had a good time last night , sorry I couldn’t make it . This 'flu is definately hanging around …
but hopefully (IF they are ready later today) I can pick up the watershots I took over the last few days while Josh was here , and post them here …
Now I’m back to bed though
…catchya on the 'net , mate !
cheers
ben
Finally caught up with Josh and his Dad Darrell last night, had a BBQ and lots of laughs…
Josh meets Rex the wonderdog
Josh meets “The Shed”
Josh meets “The Moonrocket”, no injuries sustained…
and…
Josh meets “The BSE”
This is what Sway’s is all about, you might type stuff to each other over the years but it’s always like catching up with a long lost friend when you do meet. No pretences, just pure stoke.
Great to have finally met you Josh and Darrell…We’ll definately catch up at your place some time…
hahahaha good to see that you to caught up hicksy. did josh say when he would be coming back
good work chip did you get any shots of him in the water?
testing grounds …
he also rode the board on the right , the 6’8 Jim Banks thruster…
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yeeeeew good work on the photos ben with your flu and all
yeah i’m an idiot [I’ll probably be sick for weeks now ]
…but …
the weather’s turning onshore and maybe smaller for a while , anyway …
so , it might give me the chance to cut out the fin panels I’ve done so far , and ? maybe even commence foiling a few ?
we shall see , we shall see …
ben
Lank lekker waves there Chip!!
Dang, I only just got back from the southern hemisphere and I am contemplating jumping back on the plane after those shots…
Perth and Surrounding Districts Swell Report
Flat to 2’ from now on
(until May next year)
well, the lad is now winging his way back to sydney as I type .
we scored a very hairy 30 knot onshore beating this morning . PLENTY of windswell around today.
This kid is so keen !!
…but he sure scored on sunday , monday , and tuesday [yesterday , here ]
He made the comment that during his two weeks here , which included rottnest , and margarets to augusta , the best waves he scored were here in the metro , where he finally got some OFFshores. Unusual , to say the least !!
It was great to have met him and his family , he's not just a name on a screen any more now !
…cheers josh , keep the stoke mate !
ben