A Clayton signature board at Matanivusi beach eco resort in Fiji.
A Clayton signature board at Matanivusi beach eco resort in Fiji.
Huge achievement. No knees. Oreo and 6 th place. Another one in the books still working on it but happy. 😊
Who os watching WSL finals at my hometown!!! Wooohoo
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I think you need to make a date for the first live of September soon if you are going on a trip?
Day one of the make a wave challenge and well... I did not get to surf today. Work stuff... Been a month of work stuff putting everything else on the back seat so I have been rather unprepared and a lot to catch up with.
Lucky the make a wave challenge allows for any surf related activity in the water, and out so I figured I would at least prepare for the month a bit. So I got the old... old...oooooold wax off the board and made a few reminders for the month to come. I don't remember ever seeing this surfboard so clean and shiny before... I didn't want to put back in the sock 😂
As for the stickers, arrows are to remind me of feet positioning, the other a coffee cup of course and another to get it up with my hips forward.
On the bright side, the forecast was not surfable for today anyways, after this week, the weekend free up again.
Can someone tell me why it's called the "Oreo biscuit/cookie" technique for catching waves?
I think it works great and use it myself. I just don't understand the name/connection to the Oreo
Had some fun at the OMBE surf camp in Nicaragua...
I can’t believe what’s coming to TX!!! 6 more wave pools. And one of them is Surf Lakes. We’ve been to the Waco pool a few times. TX is a 3.5 hr destination for us. Love it!!! So often I think, what new place should we travel to for surfing? Then I see the flight times… 13 hrs plus? Yikes! So many destinations are off limits for me due to time needed on a plane. Wave pools, to me, are a nice mini surf trip. Pack it all in on one weekend getaway. Especially when the idea of surfing NY in the winter sets in!
https://surfparkcentral.com/the-new-north-shore-this-future-texas-roadtrip-could-bring-you-to-seven-different-surf-parks/
Anyone ever feel like this (wait for it) after sneaking in a few waves when the report forecasted flat? Of course there’s audio, too.
This is something that's only obliquely surfing related, however I thought people might be interested (it's a bit of a long story, but stick with it 🙂 )
Part 1: When I was surfing at Croyde last week, I managed to flatten the battery on my car fob (I'd lain on it in the Aquapac inside my wetsuit) and had all sorts of problems getting into the car.
So I went to a local supermarket to see if they carried spare batteries. They didn't, but a bloke behind the counter said "I'm a nice guy, I think I've got one in my car, hang on..."
A few minutes later he comes back with the battery, so I say "What do I owe you?"
He says "Don't worry about it."
So I said "Ok, how about I give some money to the RNLI?"
"Sure," he says.
(The RNLI is the Royal National Lifeboat Institution whose volunteers are present on Croyde Beach during the daytime in the summer to help surfers and bathers.)
So, no problems, I make a note to do this...
Part 2: Yesterday, on X/Twitter, someone made an obscure and arcane reference in a reply. I happened to recognise what they were talking about and made a joking response in a similar vein.
To my amazement they then said "I'd made myself a deal that if anyone got one of my references, I'd donate $100 to their favourite (genuine) charity."
"Seriously?!"
"Yes."
"Ok, give to the RNLI!"
So, because a random guy did a stranger a favour, the UK's water safety charity is now $100 better off!
AWESOME! 🤙