Well done Sue , how bad was the surf

Two words... 'How embarrassing'..

Jeez I feel sorry for you guys having to go out and compete (grovel) in that mush.

Also congrats to those who gave it their best in those conditions.

Thanks for the vid Sue... btw .. Any vid of that bikini girl on the beach?... .. (kidding)..

That vid reminds me of so many windsurfing comps that I've had to grovel in in the past.

DJ

WHAT A JOKE!

Seriously, I cant see too many of these guys taking a week of work and family to
go up again next year!

If this was what was on hand on the last two days, fine but the charts point to a significant increase in swell for this weekend.

Can someone tell me why they would embarress the surfers and the fastest growing arm of the industry and run it in this crap?!

Seriously, the organisers have done themselves out of a significant turn out next year.

Andrew.A

Mark Kelly recently joined this site so hopefully he reads everyones concerns and the main sponsor will help with the event next year but at the end of day it is run by the Noosa Longboard club and I guess it's their call.
As you can see from the pics the scenery on the beach was much more entertaining.
One good thing, another cyclone is brewing so a couple days rest before some epic swell may in the end be worthwhile.

dogman rips wouldn't surprise me

Hey thanks for the effort with the Vid aussie,
still good to be able to sit back and see what went on up there,
Cheers,
camo.

did the judges just pull the winner out of a hat , how could you possibly judge and score in those conditions.I guess though you have to make the most of the conditions you get!The guys that entered should have pulled out some paddle twirling handstands ect.

Yeah Dj i reckon i would have given it a shake with my pissed sailor sup surfing style , my all over the place balancing act .

nothing to do with noosa malibu club,phil jarrett is the contest organiser this year,the mal club sold the rights last year for 3 years,phil would have been bowing to sponsor pressure and listening to alan aikten,contest head judge,i said before they would have sup as second string,but they should have postponed the final for sunday or taken it to sunshine beach where i believe it was pretty good and very contestable,just dont hang sh.t on the mal club.dogman was ripping as was kiahi but good old noosa just went flat hopefully we will get wave when the circus goes home.

Really good first effort Sue!
I reckon the music is the hardest part, and your selection was great. Neat last line.

Rod

went for a paddle on the naish glide to check out the waves this morning

out at granite the swell is head height on the sets

a bit lumpy from the wind

some great sections

the glide was so much fun as it is suprising me how good it can be surfed when you have a nice walled up wave and a bit of room to crank a big slow cut back and line up a speed run down the line

you can see the swell pushing straight past the point

ti tree was a little smaller cleaner and running all the way but crowded as

i caught one nice set out the back and nearly ran over 50 people not a good look so i got the hell outta there and paddled back to little cove and hit the spa on the roof of our unit

and eat a few brekky pies

ready to do it again

dogman

tha dogman said...

its not that bad guys

sure it was crap waves

but it was great just to see all the crew out there having a shot at the title

and all getting together for a laugh and a bit of sh@t stirring

all you can do is hope that next year is 6 to 8 foot and slabbing barrels and we can put on a bit more of a show for the crowd

im still up here till monday so i hope it turns on

ive had some great sessions each night as the sun goes down and every one clears the line up at first point

a group of guys have been taking turns riding a mal with xmas lights glassed into the rails of the deck and as it surfs down the line the water 2m around the board lights up the water and reflects off the sand bottom(looks so cool)

ive caught a heap of waves and surfed just behind him laughing so much that i was nearly crying

while listening to the crew on headland and beach whistling and hooting

yo DJ

ive been riding the naish glide each night and it loves the gutless little waves

bring on some waves huey

so i can get back to eating more pies

dogman

Saw him today. How funny is it.

Not a bad idea...could catch on

Just got back from Noosa last night. I had a great time - frustrating waves for the comp but I got to meet some really nice people.

Here are a few pics from my trip...

Dogman ripping before the comp started:




Dogman cruising. If only the waves stayed this good for a few more days so we could compete in something that would impress the spectators and promote our sport:




Plenty of this type of "action" during the free surfing:




The line up before the race:




The start of the girl's race:




The start of the guy's race:




The distance between first (Travis), second (Woogie) and third (Danny), just before Travis turned the buoy:




Travis just after finishing - didn't even seem too puffed:




Woogie just after finishing:




Danny just after finishing:




Ali Cat crossing the line in first:




Aussiewahine crossing the line in second:




The aftermath of the race:




Billy about to paddle out for the final:




Woogie about to paddle out for the final:




Dane about to paddle out for the final:




Lummers about to paddle out for the final:




Keahi about to paddle out for the final:




Keahi snapping it in the final:




Lummers whacking it in the final:




Dane getting vert (well, as close to be expected in the conditions) in the final:




Noel cutting back in the final:




Billy snapping it in the final:




Woogie pushing it around in the final:




Dane - Noosa 2009 Champion:




The SUP surfing finalists minus Noel (L-R: Woogie, Billy, Dane, Keahi, Matt):

nice photos casso

see you next time dude

its over head on the sets at ti tree and crowded as...lol....

dogman

ianr64 said...

Amen to that AA.I was going to do the run next year,but after seeing how you guys were treated,screw that.I'll stay here in my one SUP town and have wave after wave,
Robbo

Come to this yrs Mambo Robbo your be well looked after

Boylos