Newcastle Today

a mate carving it up in Newcastle this arvo.

me in my dreams

Great images,

and even better to see someone carving it up on a bigger board offshore.

Roll on winter swell in Vico.

More please

Phill

PS did he make it over the 2nd last one?

No no its not, now go away... , actually a bit wider than what you'd call Groper, referred to locally by some people as monster. But its still the same slab of rock just further over..

Is it Pete Cox of Bali SUP fame.

Mate, I think you are spot on.

it is Pete Cox. i dunno anyone else that crazy haha

he did make it over that one. i've got another that looks bigger that he made it over to. got a couple he didn't make it over too.

i took over 700 photos. i'll rustle up some other good one's and post them up

A couple more pics for you guys from this session























I thought this one had him nailed... but he made it...

I thought it was the best swell I have seen since last winter.....I drove thru the northern beaches on my way home yesterday and was a little disappointed with what I saw but just up and down the coast a little its been cranking.

Some great shots there adssup - thanks for sharing. Your buddy Pete charges.

Awsome shots glad to see someone getting some swell andoff shore wind as well. Wish we could get some down our way.

Yep - I looked there around 4pm - I counted 43 in the water so did not bother!!!! I was thinking that the post work crowd would add to it nicely. Conditions were nice but I did not think it was breaking that well to be honest. I bet it was cranking earlier in the day though!! It was breaking nice and wide and its good to see that the Dee Why Superbank is almost back in action.

Goatie was referring to manly and bower

Wish I was there to see it. It would have been nice to sit on the left down the reef and watch.

I have been up Seals surfing the point and beach. The crowd out the point is starting to remind me of the Pass at Byron. For SUPs you are just as well off around Nobbys reef and the Gropper at Newcastle. I would be glad to have a bit of company and encouragement when I am back there.

In.passing, the tube in my profile shot is from a sequence at Nobbys Bank a few months back. I have only been back on the shortboard once since I got my first SUP seven weeks ago.