Movember

The call from Thommo/Seabreeze was 3 foot and light northerly. Well at first glance it was stuggling to get to a metre but the occassional second wave of the set was going close. We were tempted to pull up stumps and go for a Chai Latte but Thommo had to have a last session for Movember. It turned out to be the right call.

Eventhough Dan may not look it (above) he still knows how to trim the small stuff (below).

Check this out. I didn't get a shot of a flying saucer but I did catch Thommo drinking water. Who would've thought.
Thommo leaning into a reasonable second wave of the set.
After the morning session Dick and Thommo decided to check out "The Break" and "The Hoodoo Gurus" that night at Sharks Leagues. The Break are a combination of the muso's from Midnight Oil and The Violent Femmes playing surf music. Check out my fav below.

My Favourite Guru's Song

Live action from my iPhone (average audio but check out Thommo at the end of the Gurus.

Well done lads. A great send off to Movember for another year. Changing the face of men's health.

Going solo

With Thommo (The King) taking the family south for the weekend there was no call of see you at "the sock". Without a prompt Dan and Dick were still keen to don the neoprene or at least I thought. Dan had to stay at home and groom his mo. Anyway as I rolled up I was greeted by a very small but clean wave.Unfortunately I had selected the wrong board from my quiver. It was longboard heaven. Its a shame the king missed it but he did report in with a reasonable session from the Dulla.
The sun skims across the bowl.
A couple of locals gladly filled in for Tank, Watto's, Reid and Dan. They trimmed, danced and sole arched their way through the morning.
A Tiltshift for Dan

5 O'Clock Charlie

Thommo had sent out the usual call which saw 5 lads responding. Unfortunately two of the five had a false start but worked out OK in "the end". With the swell turning out to be a bit bigger than predicted, and the tide nearly high the call was to go north.
As the shadows grew shorter we moved further south which became very fruitful. Eventhough it was a bit fat the session was well worth the effort.

The waves cleaning up as the morning rolled outThe King is cooked.
The Sock was a hive of activities ranging from the dog walker to a fly by from 5 O'clock Charlie.
Dan snaps the Author hanging loose.

Seabreeze gets it right

What a beautiful spring morning. Nothing like cleaning out the cobwebs of a Melbourne cup day with an early session. After Seabreeze.com.au predicted 4 foot and off shore breeze it was spot on. Unfortunately the tide was correct as well which meant at 6:30am it was still a bit fat. Because of Corona brain I left my memory stick at home so all we get is an iPhone shot. Catch ya next week. Don't forget to support Movember.

Waltzing Matildas

What an historic occasion. We were celebrating the long awaited win by the Australian Wallabies and the return to the water of Thommo. After checking out the sock it was decided that "midway" looked the best.

Tank using a block of wax he got for Christmas (2005) and sporting a false start Movember.
Dan breaks out the the patriotic stick to celebrate the Bledisloe Cup win. The boys look like they were heading for Bells instead of Midway.
The little Midway peak which was worth getting wet for. Great to see Reid make an appearance.

Mad dogs and Englishmen

After last weekend the boys were ready to get back to the action. Unfortunately the website that Dan put us onto (www.seabreeze.com.au) was correct with the prediction of 3 foot and howling southerly. Dick, Dan and Thommo turned up at 6:45am praying for a miracle but it was not to be.
Thommo and Dan conducting a board meeting.
There are a lot of stories in "the sock", but the one its telling today is "Dan, go home and watch 'The morning of the earth' flick"

4 foot and offshore

After the call went out from Thommo "see you at the sock, its going to be 4 foot and off shore" the replies came flooding in. "Count me in." Unfortunately Adam was in Byron (poor bloke), "Tin Man Parker" was in Noosa (hoping to catch some of the QLD swell) and Foss was stuck in a board room somewhere. Myself, Rod, Jeffro, Dan and Watto were in.

7am: As usual Watto came in with the Sock Report (see above), "must move south". Off to the wall we went. Mayday went out for Dan the Man.
Whilst checking the solid swell at The wall and back to North Cronulla, Thommo spotted "The Point". (See below) "Seems to be lining up OK. Lets check it out".
"Looks OK to me. Lets get amongst it.

The editor can report in with, a bit cold (barely 15 degrees), a bit crowded( probs 40 people) but worth the effort.

All photos by Dick Davies