i'm packing a SUP with a mast track so i can slay everyone who thinks wave sailing is for small boards and sails less than 5.0. I dont need more than 5 knots.
Who else is up for a SUP/Sail division if the wind is light to keep things interesting??
I thought I heard on the TV that both Ledge Point and Lencelin may be evacuated due to bush fire, is this correct???
day one of the wave event
small waves and lite winds we did manage 3 heats out today
friday looking the goods2 meters swell &18k to23k lets hope the forecast is right
gets underway at 11am
good waves i have the winners but you will have be at the lano this avo to find out some big moves were going on and some claiming
did they take any photos from the chopper or from a boat in the channel or even from the edge of the reef? I hope they didn't shoot everything from the platform.
Not the best setup to shoot from if I remember correctly.
filming from the platform,water,jetski.chopper,5 mastcams,and from the island it was nonstop filming i think they spent 80k on the production big bucks for windsurfing
well done to rob and the crew
Im keen to see all the photos and video footage of the wave event.
Any links to these yet?
Looks like everyone had heaps of fun.
Gazza - wait til you see the pics. I checked the ones from Metts and they were like the small ones coming through at South Passage on Friday. I stood on the reef and watched the final heats of the contest, and I've never seen waves like that at Lancelin before. And the sailing level was ridiculous. Awesome to see.
Both Mett's and South passage are great fun on their day - and the two have the fact in common that they arent good that often.
I was lucky enough to be filming off the jet ski so was often only 4 ft away from aerials and reos going down in the middle and end section of the break.
Ben's second wave in the final was the best i have ever seen ridden at south passage-and i cant believe he did it in the final of the wave comp. With a Go PRO hd mounted on his boom.
a clean threeo out the front of the middle section , followed by a sweet lifter air and 2 good spray hacks on the end section - with a full fist punch claim at the end of the wave. Unfortunatley i was hooting so much that i ruined the audio on that ride. its all on tape - contracted out to the final production - which should be awesome when it hits global broadcast in a few months time.
That same ride was also hit from a helicopter
and from a long lense on the island (that was powerful enough to fill the frame with the rider) - as well as a lens on the platform. Sick!
Sunday was a bit suss with the occasional good un coming thru. but got 2 threeos from ty bodycoat filming go pr hd helmet chase cam. More good wizards stuff. Stoked.
As for me - i cant sail passage worth a damn - in the wrong place ALL the time. i prefer Metts.