I have noticed a few changes Wiery.
The most obvious thing is that the crew that kicked off around Coolum and Noosa about 6 to 8 years ago has really diminished.
There are still a few around but no where near the number there was.
The biggest change is the number of women doing still water paddling in the river and bays around Noosa. This seems to be an exercise and social thing for a lot of them. Good for the boys as well.
The other change i've noticed is a big increase in race boards and competitive guys in the Cotton Tree and Maroochydore area.
They train of an afternoon regularly and seem pretty intense. They are generally reasonably young so will probably get over it.
ET.

Yep like cockroaches their everywhere,as long as they stay in the flat water I don't mind just don't follow me outside and I am happy

maybe

supthecreek said..

maybe

Was going to say.......sups are appearing in the surf here more and more often.....after seeing that pic will change my quote to "slow growth"

Definitely in Sydney!!!!
On the northern beaches its gone crazy. Like windsurfing was 25 years ago, now you see boards on so many cars and the beaches and lake are full of them. Great to see.

Went for a Surf at "bay surf" at the entry to port hacking this morn

and when we got there prob about 8-10 sups , 2 goat boaters, and a couple of skis and outriggers, by 830, 22 odd SUP's and that was it.

Every one was super friendly with heaps of encouragement and ribbing going and plenty of wave sharing no hassles at all.
Even saw one guy break his paddle and someone else gave him theirs as they were heading home.
met "Yowiesup" from seabreeze there too.

Yep, dead right weiry.

Noticeable increase in Ulla (3 hours south of Sydney). I expect more as people realise how good it is; ie, wave count up 3000%!!!

Air80 said..
Went for a Surf at "bay surf" at the entry to port hacking this morn

and when we got there prob about 8-10 sups , 2 goat boaters, and a couple of skis and outriggers, by 830, 22 odd SUP's and that was it.

Every one was super friendly with heaps of encouragement and ribbing going and plenty of wave sharing no hassles at all.

Even saw one guy break his paddle and someone else gave him theirs as they were heading home.

met "Yowiesup" from seabreeze there too.

Nice to have met you Air80. You too have caught the obsession with SUP! That was Shiresup that broke his paddle. Great spot for a wave especially as some were giving 1 minute rides. Hard not to smile when on them....

Gotta watch out for the outriggers...they are like freight trains

I am going to try and post a quick vid of yesterday but have had some technical probs--blackscreen. If it doesnt work below will try again down the track

WA71 said..

E T said..

GizzieNZ said..

supthecreek said.. maybe

Was going to say.......sups are appearing in the surf here more and more often.....after seeing that pic will change my quote to "slow growth"

I don't see any surf in that picture Gizzie .

SUP ZOMBIES

Wouldn't that be called flat water SUPing


Isn't that Cardiff Reef area? Sure were a lot of SUPs when I visited. The marine layer fog... the tiny, but fun waves. There were bigger days. But that area sure had heaps of SUPs. That number just wouldn't be right at Maroubra. Maroubra has had some growth in SUP numbers... make things a bit tense at times since it's already such a crowded beach.

Three longboarders picked up sups the past 24 hrs

My "Zombie's" may not look like much .... but they are reliable.

Sunday, right in the middle of our break, a Great White launched out of the water with a seal in it's mouth. Two more bites and it was gone, leaving only a huge pool of blood that some surfers ended up paddling through. The beach was closed for 1 hour, then everyone went back in.

I took a picture of the same break at 7:30 am the next day, before going out. It was business as usual in Zombieland

By tagging, they have identified Lots of GW's in our waters, but data shows that 5 BIG ones have staked out territories.
"Large Marge" is boss in the immediate area around our peak. She is 5.2 meters - 1,600 kg. I'm guessing it was her that took the seal.

check out this short "Shark Week" promo video of "Large Marge"
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/shark-week/videos/great-whites-rule-cape-cod.htm