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Where?
Not overly familiar with the Island. What works on a two meter swell and a moderate south westerly?
Cheers
Sparx
Yer Sparx, forecast not looking so good as Saturday draws closer, will have to wait and see what the organizers come up with.
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
Anyone heading down tomorrow?
Might have a bit of a snoop around the Kitty Miller end at about mid day.
Anyone keen....drop us a line....got your mobi number Mick and will give you a buzz.
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
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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!!
Well done to all the winners, it was a terrific display of gritty surfing in adverse conditions
This was a straw poll that I conducted at the State Titles yesterday, the question was, "what do you think about holding the titles in these atrocious conditions?" the answer is as shown.....
A rain storm hit at the same time my heat started, I think even the organizers closed shop and ran for cover, looking out on the beach, thinking where can i go, Mick and John T went out on a left? I paddlled out to a right hander? couldn't stand up, the rip suckin' me straight into the impact zone, got cleaned up, held down a couple of times, thought this is too effyn dangerous, I dont want to drown, glad my leg rope stayed attached, I gave up..., no way am I competing again in an event where the organizers have no effyn idea of what is required to stage a "stand up paddle board event", the whole thing was an absolute negative farce but however, testament to the positive spirit of the Victorian Sup community that was there yesterday.
I think there are a whole lotta Victorian Suppers that are envious of the way the NSW State Title organizers treated their sup community with the respect that was shown at their event held this weekend, this has raised the bar how an event should be run.
There has to be changes made in Victoria to the way things are done.... the line is in the sand
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 !!! .
Firstly, Ive competed in a lot of different sports over the years, Ive never met a more genuine,honest, robust and 'all-round fun' crew.
I'm glad to be getting to know you all..
Secondly,Congratulations to all the State representatives 2013! You all earn't it!! GO VICTORIA!
If I take anything, out of that washing machine, we surfed on saturday its this; SUP riders aren't soft we all worked harder than anyone out there.
Only we understand this.. MJ, I had a really solid work-out through that right too.. It was relentless. You're right it was dangerous. This is where the prone guys are just oblivious to the huge demands a massive board and a paddle make in those conditions.
Ive had prone guys say" Oh but its easier on a SUP in big waves, you can catch the wave earlier" Yeah right! After that it all goes down hill..!
After much debate,I think Phil was right,we did the right thing paddling out after all. It was the 'Alamo' we had no real choice.
However! that said.....THAT IS FN IT! .....time to stand up and take control! We need to lead the way in competition SUP.As I said on the weekend
"We don't have to surf **** waves"! And we won't!
Series competitions for state selections with windows(shifting dates)
Im not sure who vowed never to compete again? I hear ya... But don't bail out on us..Please!
Its a new day.
PS Thanks again for bringing the rashy down for me Sparks.. You're a champ bro.
Aloha all
Courtney
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.
