When and where?Major fomo right now
Booked my shoulder season trip Last night, back to shadow , looks like Its gonna be 4 of us.
we get a good off season swell we could score, rolling the dice!
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When and where?Major fomo right now
Booked my shoulder season trip Last night, back to shadow , looks like Its gonna be 4 of us.
we get a good off season swell we could score, rolling the dice!
Ments playground area. late dec through mid JanuaryWhen and where?
ah so the shadow has a/c interesting...Ments playground area. late dec through mid January
Looks perfect but I have a feeling a lot of us would be terrified
what boards you riding @Truth Hansel’s still?
Sick wave.Just got back, first timer and expectations were sort of met. I think for me the limiting factors were a combination of new breaks, crowds, reefs, power and in that order...Oddly I didn't find the reefs to be that much of a deterrent and didn't suffer any real consequences, how I don't know took some crazy tumbles, but the crowd factor with people that clearly had the places dialed in and could shred left me shoulder bound somewhat frequently. Nonetheless, great time, you can see that the more go back and learn the breaks, the better/more comfortable you could get.
-and did score some good ones, not like Truth's, but solid Bank Vaults.
Thanks man!Sick wave.
Did you visit any "b-grade" waves. and if so, how were the crowds there?
Dang, solid.Thanks man!
Yeah, hit the more comfortable spots, 4Bob's in particular, which was great, had a number of days with larger swell than normal, was there on May 28th when that "real" swell arrived that all the influencers are posting, watched from the boat at Kandui, sick waves that day.
The crowds at 4Bob's were up and down and mostly good etiquette, pretty short wave, but by the end of the trip felt so comfortable there, would say "my home break"
One of the larger days at 4Bob's
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I did find the need for them, washed in at Nipussi, had to make my way back out walking over the reef for a bit, very happy I had them on!Dang, solid.
Did you find you needed reef booties? That's one thing that concerns me, foot cuts take the longest to heal. Haven't surfed reef too many times.
that happened to me at HTs, wave took my dam booties!...I brought two pair came close to getting one ripped off my foot a few times.
went no bootys for my first couple days at mcaronis.. got chopped up pretty good. its just if you dont make a wave, an theres one behind it - youll be on the reef in most places in shin deep water with no where to go. you gotta train yourself to not push off the bottom. starfish, then scramble up your board.Did you find you needed reef booties?
that was my mindset the first couple days - no booties, no hat - cameras are rolling. then those first few annoying cuts, sunburn on the top of my head etc - i got over looking cool very quickly.next trip I will take them off for photo Days though![]()
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I wear a helmet and booties at shallow shallow spots.that was my mindset the first couple days - no booties, no hat - cameras are rolling. then those first few annoying cuts, sunburn on the top of my head etc - i got over looking cool very quickly.