Just spent a week with the family down at Margaret River. Paddled each day at Gracetown which was magic. There was a bit of swell the first day so did the early and got Huzzas to myself for nearly an hour. Once it started to get crowded I paddled over to the middle of the bay where there were 4 or 5 locals on sup's. There were some nice waves coming through and these guys were carving them up! They were very friendly and encouraging and were calling me onto waves rather than off them. Jimmy Lewis seems to be the weapon of choice down here and these guys sure know how to handle them.
I caught up with Courts and Marty from Supsurf Australia. These guys are great blokes and if anyone is in the area these guys are extremely friendly and helpful and well worth looking up. I went down to their factory in Margaret River where they had a couple of very nice looking new 8'10'' and 9'2'' (I think!) boards. The new range of Jimmy Lewis boards look awesome. Last time I looked there were some photos of the new range on the Supsurf Australia website
There are some great waves down in this part of the world but what amazed me most was the great feeling amongst the sup community down there. I learned heaps chatting to these blokes but even more watching them. I Can't wait to get down again!