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OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT – Share with Vantage Agency (film & TV) and BuyBuyGone (internet store). Since moving into our new offices in Warriewood (Sydney) we have found we have...
A southerly arrived early and laid waste to most surf options on Monday, but the east swell still had some legs and there were waves to be had at the Bower and Collaroy. So, I grabbed...
After weeks of dribble, Sydney surfers finally got a few fun waves thanks to a couple metres of east swell on a sunny Sunday. I surfed it myself and shot pictures at three different...
Surf Photos of You. I was enjoying a cap down at Dee Why and decided to get the camera and shoot Dee Why Point for an hour or so between 11am and 12.10pm. 3 – 4 foot+. (5...
Surf Photos of You::: If you were surfing at South Narrabeen this morning between 8am – 9am near the South Narrabeen Surf Club and the Marquesas between 8 – 9 am on Saturday...
GREAT WHITE LURKING AT LONG REEF – SATURDAY 27 DEC
Posted on December 27th, 2008 in Environment, News Stories, Top stories.Long Reef, AUS — 27 December 2008 — I saw this on the news and here is the story on yahoo7′s news site:
Shark menaces kayakers off Sydney
A great white shark has menaced a group of kayakers off Sydney’s northern beaches until some quick-thinking fishermen in a tinnie went to their rescue. . . link to story on Yahoo7
Five metre White Pointer at Long Reef today…
Posted on December 27th, 2008 in Dee Why, Local Colour, News Stories.Sometime this afternoon. There was video footage of the shark taken by the fishermen on Channel 7 news at 6pm today. Probably be repeated sometime later.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24848177-12377,00.html
Great white shark menaces kayakers
December 27, 2008
A GREAT white shark has menaced a group of kayakers off Sydney’s northern beaches until some quick-thinking fishermen in a tinnie went to their rescue.
The fishermen at first made light of the danger when they spotted the five-metre shark off Long Reef, Channel 7 reported.
The fishermen can be heard shouting “great white” and “how’s your undies boys” on a tape of the incident before they realise that one of the three kayakers was in the water and raced to his aid.
Kayaker Steve Kulscar was in the water for about a minute.
With the massive shark slowly circling, the other two kayakers lashed their craft to the tinnie and sat out the drama that lasted about 10 minutes.
At one stage the men can be heard saying “look at the size of it, it’s bigger than the boat” as the shark edged ever closer until eventually it swam off.
“I want to get his address and send him a case of beer, that’s the least I could do,” Mr Kulscar told 7.
“I really should sign the mortgage over.”
Another of the kayakers, Justin Stanger, said: “I’m thinking, ‘I hope I don’t look like a seal or a turtle.”
“I’m hoping it’s not that hungry.”
AUSSIE JUNIORS STRONG AT CURL CURL – OCEAN & EARTH TEENAGE RAMPAGE
Posted on December 27th, 2008 in Contests, News Stories, Surf News, Top stories.
Matt Banting (Port MacQuarie) from the Ocean and Earth International Teenage Rampage. Photo: Kirstin Scholtz
CURL CURL, AUS — The 10th annual Ocean and Earth International Teenage Rampage opened in contestable 0.5 to one-meter surf at Sydney’s Curl Curl beach this morning with the U16 and U13 boys kick-starting their charge for an early lead in this year’s prestigious competition.
Boasting a unique ‘top scorer’ based format, the 2008 edition of the Ocean and Earth International Teenage Rampage will see all 220 surfers, representing ten countries, advance through the first three rounds of competition to determine the eight highest scorers, who will earn places into the Quarterfinals to be held later in the week.
Australian Pro Junior Champion and local surfer Cooper Chapman (North Narrabeen) lead the Australian charge against a talented international field by posting the top-scoring heat total of his division, a 12.5 (out of a possible 20.00).
Joining Chapman on the leader board was U14 surfer Matt Banting (Port Macquarie) who looked particularly impressive against his older rivals, winning his round 1 heat with a convincing 11.00 score.
“It was definitely a combination of luck and skill out there today,” Banting said. “I would say more luck than skill even, whoever got the waves was going to get through and I was lucky I got my two off the bat and was able to take the heat lead early on.”
Fellow NSW surfer Jake Sylvester (Bar Beach) was chomping at the bit behind his friends Banting and Chapman, securing a solid 10.00 to slip alongside the front runners and put himself in the running for the prestigious U16 title.
Joshua Hay (Copacabana), Billy Bain (Avalon) and Damien Norman (Casurina) were other progressive New South Wales performers who rose to the top of the prestigious field today.
The U13 division saw some impressive surfing from the Tahitian junior team with 12-year-old O’Neil Massin who posted the highest heat total of both the U13 and U16 divisions combined, during round 2.
Massin, who has travelled to Sydney as part of the 16-strong Tahitian junior team, many of whom will be competition in the ASP World Junior Championships in North Narrabeen next week, dominated his competition in the punchy beach break conditions.
“This is my second trip to Australia and I love competing here,” said Masson a former U11 Tahitian Junior Champion. “The waves are very different from the reef breaks I surf at home but the competition is strong and it is a great challenge for me to compete here against the world’s best.”
Sydney’s Chris Robertson (Cronulla) unleashed the type of surfing that has earned him success on the pro junior circuit this year and was the second highest scorer behind the Tahitian with a 12.5 heat score today.
Rising stars including Izak Clifford (Marcus Beach) and Eli Steele (Moffat Beach) were joined by Jordan Lawler (North Narrabeen) and Brendan Hay (Copocabana) other top performers in this division.
Sunday sees the continuation of world-class junior surfing at Curl Curl beach with the possibility of the premiere U20 division which includes many of the world’s elite pro junior competitors, expected to compete throughout the day.
Names to watch out for include Tahiti’s Tamaroa McComb, USA’s Nat Young and French star Maxine Huschenot while Australia’s top hopes include Queensland’s Julian Wilson and Northern NSW surfer Heath Joske.
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Posted on December 27th, 2008 in Big Picture.sorry just testing again
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Posted on December 27th, 2008 in Big Picture.sorry, just testing
Manly
Posted on December 27th, 2008 in Surf Reports.We have a cloud of mist covering the beach and North Head this morning. The NE’r is blowing in with very weak small waves flopping on the shore line. Must be something better to do to day than surf. How about going out and spending some money at the sales and giving a boost to the ecomony?
mist rolling in
Foggy n flat
Posted on December 27th, 2008 in Dee Why.
Narrabeen Rpt
Posted on December 27th, 2008 in Surf Reports.More of the same tiny weak grey slop
He Returns
Posted on December 27th, 2008 in New Zealand.First report for a longtime. New job and kids activities have limited the spare time. Ok 2-3ft at Piha with a variable wind. Not bad on the hightide, but expect sea breezes later when the sun cuts through the cloud. Looking like some swell soon out east with that low forming. Nothing epic, but enough for some offshores. Bruce