14th April 2012 small Saturday

Very small but some nicely formed ankle snappers.

Testing the hand plane in shitty conditions.

Hand plane/gun surfing

I enjoyed surfing a piece of palm tree so much on holiday I decided to make a proper one once I got home.  It's finished and ready for it's first wave! Just gotta wait for some swell :)

Day 16, Maycocks

Maycocks

Drove north today in search of waves and it was clear most people were heading to Maycocks. Its quite a scramble down to the beach. Well I say beach, theres a bit of sand visible between the grass bank and the ocean. People were sunbathing on the grass and it's a great view for spectators. Also a great view whilst surfing!! Unspoiled back drop. Well nearly. A small cement factory is on the right hand side lol. You forget that after a few waves ;) 

The waves itself is mainly a long, fast right hander. Though a few lefts crept through and if you had a good eye for it you could pick one off. The hardest part of the whole thing is wading out to the surf! The coral is like a bed of knives, then theres volcanic rock. You have to wait for one the of the larger waves to wash over and jump in as it sweeps back out. All the while keeping your eyes peeled for rocks and Spiky coral. My feet are bleeding slightly as I type. 

 Good effort. 

I had a go at knee boarding.

 Spiky coral!!!

Day 15, Tropicana finally working!

Tropicana

It's been the best part of two weeks but finally, here are pics of Tropicana working. It's 3-4ft and utter perfection. 

This is a guy running of the beach into the shore break!!!

Dy 14, OUCH!!!

Just forgot to do my back....

In other news... Tried Knee boarding today! My Dad is a knee boarder and I decided to try out his board. It was amazing! You could take of so late and still make it everytime. You drop in and drag your arm through the face and it pulls you right into the pocket and if the waves good enough, right into the barrel. Gotta find me a cheap knee board!

Day 12, Freights Longboard session!

Freights.

Today was so random and so lucky. Spent the morning viewing Concorde in a hanger at the airport. On the way back we just thought we'd swing by Freights and take in the view. We got there and saw perfect little waves. I didn't fancy short boarding such small waves so I hired a beast! A 10ft long Fluid Juice single fin. All the way from Padstow, Cornwall would you believe? This battleship was heavy and beaten but I couldn't wait to get out there anyway. It turned into one of the best Long board sessions I have ever had! As the hours ticked by the waves got bigger and better. So Happy right now! Time for Pizza and beer!

Look at the board... I'm just like "Yea..."

So pleased with this floater!! 

 Couldn't resist this on one of the small inside waves

 Just needed to tuck in! So annoying I didn't manage it!

 And again!! Shoulda tucked!!