ncr - for the surfers?

[Tumbleweed]

?know a coupla you are into this?came across these pics this morning. 50-foot swells are predicted for the north shore. these were taken yesterday?

 

and caught inside at waimea?not a place you wanta be?

[Delgado]

Kia kaha Oahu!

[slowtwitch]

thanx Holy, thank you very much...and we've been sitting with the bloomin South Easter for weeks now

[Tumbleweed]

sorry, slowtwitch?wonder which capies are heading out there?this from the last line of an ap story which accompanied the pics:

Teams of tow-in surfers _ who use jet watercraft to race into waves too big to paddle _ are flying to Maui from Brazil, South Africa and Australia, The Honolulu Advertiser reported.

[messenger]

shweet!

[Tumbleweed]

these waves may mean "the eddie" will go ahead for the first time in five years! and if waimea's this big, i'd imagine the outer reefs will come into play over the next coupla days. 

[slowtwitch]

Naa, don't worry, it keeps the dream alive, esp since I'm no longer racing and will be looking at getting more wet action myself

 

50ft is pretty big though for paddle-in surfing. 30ft was max I thought (or maybe the 50ft is only hitting later and then only the tow-ins will be called to action)

[Kranswurm]

Awesome

There was some big wave action on SS last night.About some movie...

Some action from our very own Dungeons

 

[Tumbleweed]

Awesome

There was some big wave action on SS last night.About some movie...

Some action from our very own Dungeons

 

 

kranswurm, i've got the dvd of the red bull africa big wave comps there.

[Tumbleweed]

so, the eddie is on?

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/carroll-crunched-by-waimea-monster-20091208-khmg.html

here's some pics?

healy losing it?

and slater getting barrelled?

[Tumbleweed]

bertish nails it at mavericks! twiggy made it to the semis.

CA surf contest reminds bystanders of sea's power

The Associated Press - Paul Elias - ‎12 hours ago‎

The Mavericks Surf Contest was no day at the beach for participants or spectators. Unexpected waves breaking on shore Saturday swept dozens of spectators ...

 

 

[Tumbleweed]

would love to know if he made it?

 

 

that's evan slater on top with flea looking on. some of you may remember that it was slater who sighted and recovered mark foo's body at the same break.

 

this is the rogue wave mentioned in the story?

 

[Delgado]

 

Hey Holy this looks like your camp setup at the 2009 24HR!!!! 

[Tumbleweed]

 

Hey Holy this looks like your camp setup at the 2009 24HR!!!! 

 

 

yikes, remember that tempest!!!!!!! we were lucky the gazebo didn't go walkies!

[Dibles]

SA man makes world surfing history.

 

http://editurl.com/9ql

 

[Tumbleweed]

SA man makes world surfing history.

 

http://editurl.com/9ql

 

 

even made an inside page of the star.

 

here's another look at mavericks?