Well just before dark the swell pumped up and there were some lovely lines pumping in!

Kristi wanted to go out and put the Naish into some bigger swell.

The boys were all saying that the speed the 8.0 Naish produces rail to rail is mind blowing.

This is one of Kristi's 20+ waves














She cant wait to get it out in some serious swell later in winter.

Phill

Great pics, what beach are you at

Nice Pics Phil
Looking nice and comfortable on that sweet thing Kristi

One of the local lads at the Ally rang me this afternoon to see if he could borrow mine for a few days while I'm at work. Hes had it out already and all he kept talking about was the speed, he said it was a lot harder work but loved it.


Marty

Hey Marty,

Kristi is loving this board to death! She is learning to pump it down the line then rip it into a nice hack. She threw out a couple of sizeable buckets over the back an got a cheer.

Mac you are so right "Bend ze knees" is what everyone is saying and its something we are working on.

Life will be so much easier when she stops looking like the tin man with narrow stance on back hand turns.

Everything takes time.

But hey progress is being made and the smile says it all

Woo Hoo

Phill

SECARTERMUSS said...

Nice Pics Phil
Looking nice and comfortable on that sweet thing Kristi

One of the local lads at the Ally rang me this afternoon to see if he could borrow mine for a few days while I'm at work. Hes had it out already and all he kept talking about was the speed, he said it was a lot harder work but loved it.


Marty

62mac said...

OG SUP said...

Well just before dark the swell pumped up and there were some lovely lines pumping in!

Out of all the photos you have posted of Kristi, this is my favourite
Why ,because IMHO, she needs to relax her body bend her knees and stick
the butt out, this will give greater balance/control

mac

kristi is going great guns, but i agree with mac. some nice loaded compression will do wonders. it's starting to happen. keep up the good work kirsti- you are going to be a champ
cheers

Seems to be alot of 'mind blowing' going on down your way OG, is there anything that doesn't 'blow your mind', every bit of gear anyone uses at Ocean Grove seems to 'blow their mind'

Maybe we are just stoked on the sport and having fun!

or we are just a bunch of kooks that have no clew but big smiles on our faces.

Doesnt really take much to keep us happy!

Phill

Pics I took of Jacko not generating speed on the 8.0

BryBro said...

Seems to be alot of 'mind blowing' going on down your way OG, is there anything that doesn't 'blow your mind', every bit of gear anyone uses at Ocean Grove seems to 'blow their mind'

Gee he just needed that one last wave, great surfing in very testy conditions, I noted no major sponsor on the nose WTF, he goes OFF.

Hey Mac,

Bells was firing this afternoon and the swell was still building when we left Grove tonight and the wind had dropped away. So you would assume that they will at least get waves tomorrow.

I spoke to Robdog just before Adams heat to wish them well but the waves were barely contestable.

it was a real shame

Phill

Thanks for the pictures Phill.. I'm also looking forward to winter swells..

DJ

Looking good missy! but it must be cold with the steamer on!

Hate to rub it in but we are still in boardies up here LOL.

XX angie

Jacko, if you don't mind me asking, your around 72kg? Kristi must be heaps lighter. Interesting how the 8.0 Naish suits both of them.

Jacko, is the 8.0 hard to stay balanced on when you're paddling in choppy surf conditions?

Hey Angie,

Its really not that cold yet, but last night was pretty windy so the Rashi and the Bikini got dumped for the 3/2.

There were plenty of people out on the glass this morning in boardies.

See you guys in May.

Phill

angie pangi said...

Looking good missy! but it must be cold with the steamer on!

Hate to rub it in but we are still in boardies up here LOL.

XX angie

OG SUP said...

Hey Lacey,

Yup compression is the key and we are working on your 1 turn 2 turn wave concept works well.

Kristi is going to give the DC 8.0 another run (10kg less vol) and see how she fares!

Will be interesting to see if she can surf it in big swell.

Phill!

Hey Lacey,

To help us Newbie SUP surfers out there, could you explain your 1 turn 2 turn wave concept as Phill mentioned above?

Matt

Hey Worlsup,

If you have seen any of the Bells comp on fuel TV you will notice that the surfers study the wave intensely before they go out.

One of the things they look at is what is the minimum number of manouvers that they believe they can pack into a wave before they take off due to conditions. Then they plan to push those options to the limit.

At 13th for example lots of the waves were only 1 or 2 big manouvers and thats what scores max points at that time. some scored 8+ for just one huge manouver.

Yesterday at Winki it was more like 4 or 5 for most of the day on the right wave.

When Kristi went out at OG it was good solid swell and we figured 2 solid turns was the go and then it would shut down. So that is what she was practicing.

Kristi took quite a few wipeouts due to timing, but at the end of the session was making some nice solid runs.

Lacey, Dale, Rich, Matty, Sam W. etc have all be very gratious with their time an knowledge.

Thanks again for your invaluable help.

Phill

Are your ribs still giving you the ****s....your doing a sweet job with the photo's....I don't think I would have the patience to watch everyone else having a good time.