…this is from the last three days , fresh off the press…
[and perth had ZERO swell, when we left . it pays to travel , eh !]
the next morning , smaller swell, at a different campsite …[me going left …it had a bit of morning sickness , but by the time ro paddled out [about an hour later] , it had cleaned up some …
an hour or so later…
…it’s always fun when it’s sunny , green , and only you and a mate out …
HERE are some of the fin setups i got to try out over the three days [on my 9’4 …because it was so flat at home , i assumed [wrongly] it wouldn’t be big enough for the 6’6 gunther thruster …oooops !!]
i also tried two M7’s , with the 5 1/2" deep white fibreglass fin [thanks , ‘beerfan’ !!] and , the single keel with the M7’s , too … [now , WHY didn’t i photograph them ??]
it went well as a thruster setup , looser …i got to do a few cutbacks , for a change …
i had to take it on the run [i’m used to viewfinders …focussing it and centreing it on the led screen is a NIGHTMARE in bright daylight , compared to slr cameras i have been brought up on for the last 30 years ]…
so i was stoked these shots came out at all ?
…you would not BELIEVE how glary sunny cloudless days are here in west oz , even in spring
my eyes are frazzled [some would say , now they match my BRAIN ?!] …that lovely ‘surfed-out’ feeling has set in , for sure …
here’s a bizarre freshwater stream that bubbled up right in front of our in-the-dunes campsite , on the first day there …
Thruster egg. Front fins 12’’ to back of fin and the centre is 5 3/8’’ to the rear of the fin. I have surfed it like this once before and found it a little stiff, though it was fairly weak waves. I’ll try again monday, we might have something better then
Look like fun waves mate. I haven’t seen the beach in 2 weeks, and probably wont for another 2, bloody elbow healing very slowly.
Nice pics as usual. I just lammed the bottom of my twinny, few mistakes ( dry laps in spots ) but otherwise alright for my first cutlap. Pics tomorrow ( before you ask!! )
