bit of footage from this morning, filmed for 30mins just before the wind kicked in.

that's not good Ted but your off to Indo soon aren't you?

bakesy said...

that's not good Ted but your off to Indo soon aren't you?

I am back - it was flat for the 9 days I was there. Had 3 surfs and the biggest wave I caught was not even shoulder high - and it was a freak set!!!

no not Avalon. it's a bit of a mission to get to.

i know where it is,....

bakesy said...

no not Avalon. it's a bit of a mission to get to.

Avalon is were I first thought as well.

Great footage bakesy keep it coming

nice "hint" waterman.

why throw names and scenarios up? youll end up giving it away, and im sure thats not what the original poster "bakesy" had in mind.

I like the look of the paddle. Nice and short

Great vid thanks for sharing.

Makaha said...

ya look like a tall bugger nice one

What are you doing in here!!

Makaha said...

oh dear aggro from a SB'er

Bloody SUPers, get out!!

bakesy said...

be interesting to see a SUP at that place, never seen one, maybe a bit too critical on the takeoff, plus Avalon is their home down here, they love it!! They rent out the nearby luxury apartments and drive over to the carpark(100m away) Must say though that they look like they're having heaps of fun.

I watched a bloke take his SUP off his roof racks at secret harbour on saturday, then strap it onto a custom made trolley to wheel to the beach - as soon as he hit sand it got bogged, and he had to drag it down to the water, trolley and all. Would have been faster and easier to lift the bugger.

Fingers crossed that a new craze for lazy people comes along real soon, preferably one involving freshwater or land-based activities.

When was WA first discovered, pretty sure any surfer worth his salt would know ALL the good spots,living on the Goldie there are no secrets,are you guy's for real with this hush hush stuff or is it a gamesmanship

Just asking

nah Mac it's game playing or in my case a bit of respect to the boys who've surfed it since the 80's on a regular basis, it's pretty chilled as I've said before and as long as non-locals abide by that its cool, weekdays its locals only pretty much. This stretch of coast has a few spots that can fire on different swell directions and sand movement (particularly in winter) which needs a bit of local knowledge and sharing of that knowledge. I'm lucky to be surrounded by keen groms and their Dad's who have been here a long time but even then you'll hear that spot x was working when you were at spot y and it was average!! It's the best part of surfing I think, learning your stretch of coast and how it reacts to the conditions. Goldie's the same isn't it Mac?

Must admit, I really laugh when people carry on about metro waves as if they're secret. Guys, secret harbour isn't a secret. Nor is any metro wave, such as so called 'reeling lefts' coming off sandtracks or 'protected reefies' otherwise known as Cott cove. Well done for protecting those secret spots guys.

But in fairness, the Mandurah area would lend itself to local knowledge and if that wave (which I thought looked like the wave near Avalon) is even in Mandurah, then perhaps it is somewhat secret. Especially given that that Saturaday morning was quite a circus elsewhere and from that video the crowds look true to bakesy's word, not too bad at all.