DJ Style.........

I woke early and checked the buoys - still showing great size and 12 second plus period and the winds were looking favourable. I loaded the car and was on the road by just after 5am. Dropped the GF (now fiancé ahhhh) at Kingsford Smith and bolted down the highway. First glimpse of the ocean from the Bulli pass lookout and I was pretty stoked. Although it looked like there was a lot more east in the swell.



I wanted to race down the hill but was stuck behind 3 trucks....it was painful! The first wave I see and this bloke on the yellow longboard was dominating. He got loads all morning. There were lots of blokes ripping. It was difficult to take shots as I was looking straight into the sun and did not want to go for a walk for a better view as I was keen to get out there.




It was a fair size when the sets rolled in.





Yellow man crabs another one.



It was pretty hollow at the end of the first section / start of the 2nd take off spot.






After a feed at the local cafe (Toasted BLT and a can of coke) I wandered around for a look from the park.




After 2 long surfs and lots of paddling (lots of water moving, long rides and lots of rides) I had rashes from my old rashie causing me grief so it was time to head back to the big smoke via the coastal route. There is some amazing scenery and dramatic landscapes and I always love the run across the new bridge at Coal Cliff.






I couldn't help myself though and found this left on the way home that I just had to paddle out as there were only 2 blokes out. I did not last long though.

Thanks for taking the time to take the shots Ted it takes ninja like self control to stand there when everyone else is surfing

Thanks for sharing - I enjoyed those pics.

Cheers guys - glad you liked them. It was an amazing day out. Well worth the drive. Its a 2 hr drive to the airport from my place and another hour approximately to Sandon - so its just too far for to me to go these days. When I lived in Manly I would head there often in the winter but not much anymore sadly.

Hey Stuk how is that nice right hander up your way been the last 3 days? No doubt magic??? This morning was firing here again. 3 days of cranking perfect waves - best run since winter last year - its been a long long wait !!!!

Great post, awesome few days of waves, seems
& love that right hander you mentioned, chrisp actually mentioned it the other day in another topic

smh said...

Ted the Kiwi said...

smh said...

I thought you'd go to Sandon Ted. Did you check the left on the other side ? I used to surf at Coalcliff a bit until I moved down further South of the Gong. That reefy left can get good.

No I did not check it or really even look. My eye was on Sandon and that was the only place I wanted to go.....its been far too long since I have surfed a long walled point like that. Yeah I had surfed that left at Coalcliff yrs ago and had actually forgotten about it. I checked the right off the rock pool and was almost tempted to go out there when I looked north and saw this bloke take off on a ripper of a left and then I just had to join him.

So where are you now then SMH?

I'm sure there's been a few prangs on Bulli pass from people checking Sandon on the way down.
Im at Dunmore now which is between Shellharbour and Kiama and have been for nearly 18 years. before that I was at Loftus which is on the edge of the National Park. We used to surf at Cronulla but once we could drive it was Garie or anywhere between Stanwell and Bellambi.. Now I can get down to Bendy or Ulladulla in a little over an hour and you can still get pretty empty waves through the week.
I think I know about that right you were asking Stuk about. Never surfed it but might look next time on the annual Crescent trip.

Thats Saltwater point your after and yep pumping, but me well.... I had a bit a fall when trying to jump off the rocks at the end of the point a couple of weeks ago, bloody hell this is embarrassing.

Skinned the shin of one leg pretty bad. I couldnt work out why the board shot out from under me every time I tried to stand up after I did get on the water. I didnt find out till I got out of the water I had snapped the centre fin out'.

From now on it might be a long paddle out but no more jumping off the rocks with a longboard.

Yes, I gave up jump rocks a very long time ago.

Great travelogue and pics, luved em all.

Ted the Kiwi said...

stuk said...
Thats Saltwater point your after and yep pumping, but me well.... I had a bit a fall when trying to jump off the rocks at the end of the point a couple of weeks ago, bloody hell this is embarrassing.

Skinned the shin of one leg pretty bad. I couldnt work out why the board shot out from under me every time I tried to stand up after I did get on the water. I didnt find out till I got out of the water I had snapped the centre fin out'.

From now on it might be a long paddle out but no more jumping off the rocks with a longboard.

Hope you are ok - I think you should post some photos of the gash Those rocks there are nasty!!!

I have surfed Saltwater a few times in the last couple of years and really enjoyed it - never had more than head high though. I would love to surf it a bit bigger, it looks like it could handle some size. Its a mighty fun wave that one.

Ive seen it up around the 10' mark, I was the one sitting right out on the shoulder. Shortboarders were right in where it sucks up at the end of the point doing mid air drop takeoffs, scary stuff. No photos but nearly mended just need to buy a fin, it snapped where the screw goes through.

Brilliant!

Yeah it wasn't great and I was a bit later than I thought, but I did have quick surf before the onshore came up.

doggie said...

Lookin good Teddy, DJ might be pissed that you are using his style tho

Very hard to style doing a down winder

yeeew...brought back some memories ther Ted.