today I received a home movie type d.v.d. from our mate “Silly” in en zed [new zealand]…
…music , titles , the works !!
I must say it was illuminating and educational to see footage of someone from this site’s surfbreaks, rather than just reading about them… .
… thanks very much, mate !
ben
…And the skatepark there didn’t look too shabby , either … although the footage of one guy’s wipeout there almost had me throwing up [from sympathy pain , I think]
Go on Chip, screen grab of a Kiwi hurting himself please…
Go on Chip, screen grab of a Kiwi hurting himself please…
I got such a good laugh out of this. Classic. It’s just cause we’re better than you in rugby isn’t it.
i seem to remember standing around in a venue in New Zealand with 300 angry kiwis in october 2003 …
and they wanted to hurt any aussie they could find …
i remember a bunch of killer looking dudes walking up to me , one saying , “hey i reckon this one is from aussie , lets get him”…
i had to pull me best german accent and say , " no my name ist burger i do not know dis game " …they fell for it and i got out alive …
hey silly why all the resentment towards the aussies after that match ???
i think it was the world cup??
its ok i wont announce the result …
regards
BERT
Cricket anyone?
they do take it seriously though dont they… i think kiwis have got
some sort big brother complex or something…even if they have the ability
there still gunna lose… most aussies dont really care cause they watch league or aussierules
in queensland where im from., Union was a game for the private schools… i didnt know
anybody who actually played it … yet all my family (except me as i was into surfing/music)
were into or played league… Over here Union is like the national bloody religion… everybodys an
expert … \hey ya wanna go knife some pigs an watch the rugby an get pissed…
pretty nice and laid back all an all though… ive been here 7 years
Hey ben can you do a screen shot of that slam or animated giff or something cause
i sent you my only copy… the good thing about the whole footy thing is that it leaves
plenty of uncrowed perfect breaks…
but heres a question … Nelson only gets waves a few times a month .and there are about
twenty or so regular surfers… yet theres about five surf shops …
and two are selling popout boards… everywere i go i see a quicksilver or billabong tee shirts…
yet none of them would even know there is waves here…
Hey ben can you do a screen shot of that slam or animated giff or something cause
i sent you my only copy…
apparently I need a "microsoft photo editor programme "??
Hicksy , any clues mate ?
If I can get hold of that programme , then I’d love to send you a copy … just don’t want to start a war , is all ?
“A.N.Z.A.C. spirit” , remember , guys ?
Hee hee. Thought this might strike a nerve. I didn’t grow up here and to tell the truth don’t even totally understand the rules in rugby. But the only thing bigger than the All Blacks (the national rugby team for those that don’t know) winning is beating the Aussies at anything. Rugby is f…ing religion here. Winning or losing impacts the stock market.
PS: Bert glad they didn’t get ya. I’ve learned heaps from your posts. Done 3 sandwich boards and just starting to scratch the surface. Thanks
Jon
i love that board mate
hey jon how does it surf …
could you tell some fin setup measurements please
jong …
that board looks hot …
at least i will know where to send customers if they need quality repairs done …
that has been the biggest obstacle to selling these boards far a field …its being held to ransom by local board builders who refuse to repair them , forcing clients back onto standard boards or into there own repairs …
many customers have no inclination to get there hands dirty …
my ideal scenario is have acredited repairers …
i got to a stage where unless a retailer could guarantee he had access to quality repairs , it just wasnt worth stocking them , because you knew customers wouldnt get good after sales service …
im seriously impressed by all the craftsmen emerging out of the woodwork …
regards
BERT
“emerging out of the woodwork…”
classic burger with a fresh pun and side salad , thanks !
I’ll dine in
“Maz” , “Heist”…
where are YOU ???
I’d LOVE to see some footage of you guys and your home breaks !!
(don’t worry , I wouldn’t tell anyone where it was …)
ben
I don’t understand all of rugby yet either, but it’s heaps of fun to watch. Kind of like a violent mix of American football and soccer…but you have to admit that it was sweet to see the NZ Maori beat the Lions the other night. Chip, if you want some video of some of our waves check out Andrew Kidman’s latest movie and see if you can guess which part was filmed down here…
does it have kaikoura footage … any waves down this weekend
north swell on its way
cheers
I don’t understand all of rugby yet either, but it’s heaps of fun to watch. Kind of like a violent mix of American football and soccer…but you have to admit that it was sweet to see the NZ Maori beat the Lions the other night. Chip, if you want some video of some of our waves check out Andrew Kidman’s latest movie and see if you can guess which part was filmed down here…
easy …SHEEP are the giveaway !
that right hander they didn’t surf [!] looks amazing …cold water snapper / kirra !
great movie …I liked Neil purchases bonzer riding on that heavy left there that he and Joe Curren ride .
[you can have the cold and the bull seals , though !]
ben
Ummmmm…maybe? Not technically Kaikoura. We’ve been getting pretty good waves down here, but it’s been cold as. Today I was freezing my arse off in a 4/3 with a polypro rashie on underneath, and it’s not even full-on winter yet! Hope we get some of that NE swell though, it looks like Northland’s getting pounded right now though, 5-6 foot and rising. Coromandel and the BOP should be firing tomorrow or the next day! There’s some great setups up there that don’t get swell that often, so it will be cool to see if this new swell turns them on.
Got some awesome waves in your part of the world when I was in NZ Acolyte. Saw Glass Love the other day and the big mountain backdrops reminded me of a few spots I’d surfed there. I even pulled out a few old photos to double check. That right hand point was M… up the coast a bit from you wasn’t it?
Unreal spot!!! I gotta get back there, locals were pretty cool too.
…is that the long right joe and neil surf small , on their fishes ??
…that place gave me goose bumps watching it …so picturesque !!
ben
mmm surfed it last weekend 2 to 3 ft clean as three of us out…
dread the duckdive
got a second hand 5/3
just need a hoody now.
eastcoast is fun on that north swell.i love it
Nelsons in for the BOMB swell early next week
should be all time for size
The “CUT” is gunna be ON
and the lighthouse should break all the way through
its that wave on my avatar… needs to be 2 ft bigger to really start cranking