My guess, and I hope I am wrong, is that the organisers will find the meanest nastiest onshore rip bowl at Woolamai and press the go button.
Now I am a fan of the rip bowl on my shorty at all times and on my SUP when the wind allows but at this point Saturday looks the too hard basket as far as onshore Stand Up. Again, hope I am wrong but it does not look like being a showcase for Stand Up.
On the flip side, its a comp and we all have to surf the same sh.t. Could be bloody humorous!!!!
Cheers
Sparx

Give me anything other than the 2ft pus we surfed at danger last year.. Onshore ,rips ,sharks, don't care.. Just promise me ! never again ..?!
I still feel violated.

Brendan , thankyou so much for your generous deed brother. I really tried today man. Wasnt our day. Next time it's big I'll take the biggest and best for you bro.! Know it.
I never forget these things.
If you need anything done
Call me .
Aloha
Stan'

Well said Phill.
I'm a very bruised and battered boy today, got a lovely bruise where I can't show. hope you got a shot of my crushes Phill
keep the faith guys and girls

Mick

micksmith said..

Well said Phill.
I'm a very bruised and battered boy today, got a lovely bruise where I can't show. hope you got a shot of my crushes Phill
keep the faith guys and girls

Mick

Faaaaark
Where to start
Can hardly move today, backs stuffed, legs cramping and shoulders shot. Quite possibly the most brutal hour of SUP I have ever endured.
Firstly thank you to the Surfing Vic staff for doing the job they were told to do with admirable efficiency. Not the worker bees fault but at some point the Surfing Vic admin will have to realise that as a prerequisite for running a stand up paddle competition, conditions must allow competitors to stand up and paddle!!! This should never be allowed to happen again. When ninety nine percent of your competitors are saying pull the pin, then the pin needs to be pulled. Wether or not the SupVic option was or wasn't viable this year, it at least warranted some serious discussion. There's still five months to go before the Nationals and any number of cost nuetral options could have ben put on the table to preserve Surfing Vics precious bottom line. To have highly competitive and experienced surfers in all divisions hitting the beach after being flogged for twenty minutes and having not caught a wave is inexcusable. To hear many of those same surfers vow never to compete in State Titles again makes me think we may have just put competitive stand up paddle surfing back by four years or more in Victoria.
And to the winners and place getters.....bloody well done and well deserved.
Leon smoked it in the Over Forties, dont know how many times the little bugga sprint paddled past me while I was windmilling and wobbling just trying to stay upright. Must be a centre of gravity thing!! The Takle boys were dominant again with John pulling wave after wave out of a sea of slop and then dishing it out in a decisive fashion. Matt showed all and sundry why he is a deserving duel Vicco title holder although if he had have told me one more time how much fun it was out there I was going to choke him. Well done to Christi and the girls for an admirable effort in atrocious conditions..
Sparx Out!!

great photos Phil , the pics make it look like fun. When in fact if anyone thought that was fun then they are quite possibly off their rocker .

I went and had a look yesterday for 10 minutes or so . The conditions where so bad it was a no brainer , go surfing or go take my chances doing home duties ? Its not often the home duties option looks the pick !!! .

Well done guys that looked like super gnarly conditions, bummer you got dudded with the weather!

Catch some of ya at the Aussies in November.