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General => General Discussion and ??? => Topic started by: Frog on January 24, 2014, 11:30:29 AM

Title: Cowabunga! Surf's up!
Post by: Frog on January 24, 2014, 11:30:29 AM

So that means that the Mavericks (http://www.mavericksinvitational.com/story/) contest is on.

Even locals are banned from the beach, and besides, with the action so far away, there is little to see from that vantage point anyway.

They do give us a live feed though (http://www.mavericksinvitational.com/live/).

Especially timely after meeting Winston Strickland in Long Beach and talking as much surfing as industry.

Title: Re: Cowabunga! Surf's up!
Post by: whitewater on January 24, 2014, 12:20:29 PM

thanks Frog!  now im stuck watching, but i have work to do!

LOL

Title: Re: Cowabunga! Surf's up!
Post by: Croft on January 24, 2014, 12:58:13 PM

Thanks , don't even know if this can warm up the -30 Celsius wind chill!

Title: Re: Cowabunga! Surf's up!
Post by: T Shirt Farmer on January 24, 2014, 02:23:20 PM

I was seeing a customer in Half Moon Bay Wednesday and hiked out to the bluff, 40' walls of water rising up not more than half a mile off the beach. The local fishing charter boats will take you out and put you in the spot for $275 for half day.Here are few pics from my long time customer Tom Matusch who owns the Hulicat and was in the movie Chasing Mavericks

Title: Re: Cowabunga! Surf's up!
Post by: alan802 on January 24, 2014, 03:10:11 PM

I've been enamored big wave surfing for a while now after watching that movie Riding Giants and I don't know how many hundreds of videos I've watched on youtube and articles/stories I've read on the web.  I will be tuning in to this.  Thanks for the heads up.

Quote from: T Shirt Farmer on January 24, 2014, 02:23:20 PM

I was seeing a customer in Half Moon Bay Wednesday and hiked out to the bluff, 40' walls of water rising up not more than half a mile off the beach. The local fishing charter boats will take you out and put you in the spot for $275 for half day.Here are few pics from my long time customer Tom Matusch who owns the Hulicat and was in the movie Chasing Mavericks

Dude, that is awesome!!!  I liked that movie too, even though critically it was considered a flop.

Title: Re: Cowabunga! Surf's up!
Post by: nobrainsd on January 24, 2014, 06:09:43 PM

Water sure looks cold... ;) I like the "is everything properly stowed?" test with the boat. Kodak bravery? ( a phrase that is somewhat archaic but still in use).

Good thing I wasn't sitting at your table Frog. Two surfers is too many.

Title: Re: Cowabunga! Surf's up!
Post by: Frog on January 24, 2014, 07:00:51 PM

Quote from: nobrainsd on January 24, 2014, 06:09:43 PM

Water sure looks cold... ;)

When my son and I were in the water in Santa Cruz, (a few miles south) even in the summer, we were the only ones without wet suits.