Dicky DQ Posted May 6, 2020 Posted May 6, 2020 My folks used to live in J Bay and I used to go up there all the time. The best wave rider bar none I've ever seen at Supers was Nicki Carstens. BAR NONE! Jordy, Mick Fanning, Tom Curren, Occy, Parko, Sean Holmes. I've seen them all but Nicki put on a clinic on a very sizeable day at Supers that was unnnbelievable and years ahead of everyone. And it was not small. 6 foot airs out the top of BIG supers and going well beyond vert. And the price for failure at that place is rather large on a paddle ski. No one was chirping goat boat or any of that crap when he came walking up the steps.Mike Fourie, Craig Seal and the Macleod's would give him a serous run for his money. Unless you are talking about after we all retired.
Underachiever Posted May 6, 2020 Posted May 6, 2020 So does walking without a mask make you stupid or mindlessly supporting ridiculous inconsistent rules?The comment was not on the merit of rules. It was general comment that stupid people walk amongst us.
Stretch Posted May 6, 2020 Posted May 6, 2020 My Grandfather used to tell me there's no point in being a smartarse with someone who can make your life more miserable than you can make theirs.Wise man
Wayne pudding Mol Posted May 6, 2020 Posted May 6, 2020 My folks used to live in J Bay and I used to go up there all the time. The best wave rider bar none I've ever seen at Supers was Nicki Carstens. BAR NONE! Jordy, Mick Fanning, Tom Curren, Occy, Parko, Sean Holmes. I've seen them all but Nicki put on a clinic on a very sizeable day at Supers that was unnnbelievable and years ahead of everyone. And it was not small. 6 foot airs out the top of BIG supers and going well beyond vert. And the price for failure at that place is rather large on a paddle ski. No one was chirping goat boat or any of that crap when he came walking up the steps.No no no
Kranswurm Posted May 6, 2020 Posted May 6, 2020 Oi, they are now called waveski riders. It is just our manne that were called paddleskiers. But in the cape we were called boatmen.Also went through paddle ski phase.Had Macski's and then I got an Aussie ski that I cannot remember the name for the life of me.The Hoek was great but we rarely ventured far from Scarborough where we had a beach house
solty Posted May 6, 2020 Posted May 6, 2020 Also went through paddle ski phase.Had Macski's and then I got an Aussie ski that I cannot remember the name for the life of me.The Hoek was great but we rarely ventured far from Scarborough where we had a beach house Some interesting admissions of past crimes coming out here. Paddleskiers, boogieboarders.Any longboarders? or kneeborers...
Robbie Stewart Posted May 6, 2020 Posted May 6, 2020 My folks used to live in J Bay and I used to go up there all the time. The best wave rider bar none I've ever seen at Supers was Nicki Carstens. BAR NONE! Jordy, Mick Fanning, Tom Curren, Occy, Parko, Sean Holmes. I've seen them all but Nicki put on a clinic on a very sizeable day at Supers that was unnnbelievable and years ahead of everyone. And it was not small. 6 foot airs out the top of BIG supers and going well beyond vert. And the price for failure at that place is rather large on a paddle ski. No one was chirping goat boat or any of that crap when he came walking up the steps. I do not care what anyone says, but Sean Holmes is probably one of the best surfers at J-Bay on any given day. During one of the Billabong contests back in the noughts, he was out doing one of his heats, and Slater was watching him. Someone asked him who that was out there surfing, to which Kelly replied "the guy that is going to beat me". It happened as he expected. Whenever I paddled out at Vic Bay (my ex local spot) I would feel pretty stupid on a surfboard if Sean was also out. but to watch him do what seemed impossible at the time was just mind blowing. He has such excellent style and flow, but he is explosive like no one's business.
dsw Posted May 6, 2020 Posted May 6, 2020 I do not care what anyone says, but Sean Holmes is probably one of the best surfers at J-Bay on any given day. During one of the Billabong contests back in the noughts, he was out doing one of his heats, and Slater was watching him. Someone asked him who that was out there surfing, to which Kelly replied "the guy that is going to beat me". It happened as he expected. Whenever I paddled out at Vic Bay (my ex local spot) I would feel pretty stupid on a surfboard if Sean was also out. but to watch him do what seemed impossible at the time was just mind blowing. He has such excellent style and flow, but he is explosive like no one's business. The best surfer I ever shared the water with at Vic Bay back in the days was Leonard Giles. Nobody could really touch him on those right- handers and I think he won the SA champs when it was held there for the first time.
Vetplant Posted May 7, 2020 Posted May 7, 2020 Went out for my first post-lockdown run this morning at 6h00, only 5km, with a buff. Two observations:-Running with a buff isn't ideal, but really not that much of a problem if you just focus on the breathing technique.-Metro Cop on a motorbike drove past me in our street. Gave me a friendly wave. Never seen them in our suburb before, wonder if they were asked to just do some friendly visible policing in the early mornings.
mazambaan Posted May 7, 2020 Posted May 7, 2020 Talk of paddle ski's brings back memories - I had a long blue of no ancestry before I bought on of (John?) McCleod's hollow ski's. This is after surfing and body boarding I stuck with a paddle ski for ages; the watchmaker with crippled legs (as I remember) was a quite star in Durban. Took some big hits in cyclone surf in Durbs and Msikaba etc. Most impressive thing I saw was Tony Scott powering through huge surf in a long ski on a day where only 3 or 4 really strong surfers could even get out near the mound. The days when Graham Hines (Safari?) was at the beach every morning, Baron Stander had a surf report and the one rander fed you for R1.
capediver Posted May 7, 2020 Posted May 7, 2020 The best surfer I ever shared the water with at Vic Bay back in the days was Leonard Giles. Nobody could really touch him on those right- handers and I think he won the SA champs when it was held there for the first time.Leonard Giles was the head of the Vic Bay mafia, NOBODY sat above him on the point...when he hit the lip of that wave backside, the tide went out!
The Ouzo Posted May 7, 2020 Posted May 7, 2020 Very misty out on the East Rand this morning. Kept most people indoors it seems.
Duane_Bosch Posted May 7, 2020 Posted May 7, 2020 Leonard Giles was the head of the Vic Bay mafia, NOBODY sat above him on the point...when he hit the lip of that wave backside, the tide went out!I've surfed Vic about a million times and been dissapointed every time. The worlds only Right Hand Point but a left. Such an overrated fat blob of a wave.
Dicky DQ Posted May 7, 2020 Posted May 7, 2020 The best surfer I ever shared the water with at Vic Bay back in the days was Leonard Giles. Nobody could really touch him on those right- handers and I think he won the SA champs when it was held there for the first time.You also never tried to paddle inside of him at the point. It was just not the done thing. He took the waves he wanted period. Also a bit difficult to argue with him.
Wet Ears Posted May 7, 2020 Posted May 7, 2020 A few special wankers out in Fourways area this am - passed 2 pretty large bunches - it's tjops like these that will get this exercise time taken away. Perhaps if we all make a point of hurling abuse at them they will get the message or do you think the sense of entitlement runs so deep it wont make a difference?
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