Stumbled on this while looking around for stuff about Rolf Arness.
Old surfers knew of Rick Griffin before he got known for his art and album covers and posters.
Here is some old footage with him actually out on a board, and another Goofy Foot ! At the legendary Hope Ranch ... Some of you might remember the names of the other surfers, too. .
50 years on ain't the world changed kurtster , except for the waves.
Stumbled on this while looking around for stuff about Rolf Arness.
Old surfers knew of Rick Griffin before he got known for his art and album covers and posters.
Here is some old footage with him actually out on a board, and another Goofy Foot ! At the legendary Hope Ranch ... Some of you might remember the names of the other surfers, too. .
Back from our lovely sojourn in the Cocos Keeling Islands. Wow , such a beautiful and relaxing place Folks there so friendly and laid back, no crime...cops get around without gun belts dressed in shorts. Generally work starts at 10 am and finishes off at 3pm except when the twice weekly plane comes by from Western Australia. Walked beaches for hours w/o seeing another footprint. Swam ,saw sharks but locals say they are too well fed to worry about us humans.....mmm? On the sad side was told the place is becoming strategically important .OZ government wanting to upgrade airport by $200 million . USA interested too as worried China is snooping around the place. Locals not impressed because the place becomes a target and they don't want burger joints on the islands. This nice video of Zac's sums it up
Interesting. Was not aware of this. Looks like real fun.
The high kick in the nose is really interesting and seems to be very necessary.
Surfing is the only thing left I can think of that makes me wish I was young again.
Haven't been out on my twenty plus years old ski in ages. It lacks that nose lift, but I'd be keen to see what refinements they've made to the tripple skeg set up . There is noway the older models could perform those radical flick backs , just too stiff. Being supper fit could be handy too.
Watching this makes me feel I should be dragging the old plank and paddle out again.
I was most of the way through before realising they were only using a low brace which seems smart because messing up a high brace would rip your arm off.
I understand it's hard to learn how to roll a waveski.
There are just too many sharks nowdays around that Gracetown/Margaret River area to lure a wuss like me back into the water . Good on Laura , gutsy girl.
the freaking boat @ 56 seconds is in the red zone for sure
close to edge...
There's you, the time, the logic Or the reasons we don't understand Sad courage claimed the victims Standing still for all to see As armoured movers took Approached to overlook the sea There since the cord, the license Or the reasons we understood will be
Yeah, I see a lot of potential there to, like, take your last ride right as well. You know, just before you hit the rocks and then spend the rest of your life drooling in a home somewhere for the next X amount of years.
As A kid used to surf nearby at Marion Bay, Tasmania. But way back then little was known about the rumoured monsters at Shipsterns . Few knew where it was,fewer would comment on it ,such was the secrecy of top surf breaks then. Can never forget how cold it was when the best winter swells came in. Wore full long john with hooded vest over top . Still froze.
Note the suck back over that rock platform, nasty ,nasty. The place is a breeding ground for White Noahs too.
that's awesome, dangerous as hell, but awesome
the freaking boat @ 56 seconds is in the red zone for sure
close to edge...
There's you, the time, the logic Or the reasons we don't understand Sad courage claimed the victims Standing still for all to see As armoured movers took Approached to overlook the sea There since the cord, the license Or the reasons we understood will be
As A kid used to surf nearby at Marion Bay, Tasmania. But way back then little was known about the rumoured monsters at Shipsterns . Few knew where it was,fewer would comment on it ,such was the secrecy of top surf breaks then. Can never forget how cold it was when the best winter swells came in. Wore full long john with hooded vest over top . Still froze.
Note the suck back over that rock platform, nasty ,nasty. The place is a breeding ground for White Noahs too.
And here's "The Squirrel", she's at the grand old age of 9!
She's gonna go far. Such understanding at such an early age.
I much prefer to watch the women surf in competition just for pure style. They seem to be more into what the wave is rather than what they can get away with in stunts.
