Mate….’tis not the cover of 89 surfer….but…..this is 2009……!!!
30 years ive aspired to get this far…….
http://www.coastalwatch.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=6523&cateId=3&display=0&title=Indo:%20Sept%207-14,%202009.
A perfect example of backhand tube riding. Unidentified, seriously shacked on the weekend.
Huge late season swell pushed through, began about a week ago, initial fri taster then kicked in bigtime by Sun avo, we went nth on SAT….hope of rifles, but wind was serious SE. Nabbed a couple at ebay, then went back to bumpy Sipora.
Next day was firing though…..and the brunt of swell was the 2 days after, when we settled for the uncrowded (just two boats anchored there!) G4….was pretty darn good, solid 6ft funwalls with speed and a bit of grunt. Surfed the nipple, hookers was 8ft and cloudbreak esque, heavy end sectiony. Tikkus was all time if wasn’t for wind. 2 boats anchored and all over it for 2 days. Teles 6ft and piping, quite a stiff cross off wind on it, plus 7 boats. We got the best of it really. Scuzz on it whole time too. Ice was out of control……too windy, otherwise…….fark!
Now…..the remnants of this 4 day SSW pulse, have been obliterated by a severe N NW equatorial squall….which has ruined any attempt of picking up any swell scraps.
Howling nth winds…….20-30 knots, as hard as ive seen….(ive said that 3 times this year!), and relentless, 48 hrs and hasn’t eased. Heaps of rain too.
Half the staff left for holidays, got a Italian dive group here to suss out place, talking it up, looking positive, few stray punters, and the Russians on horizon. Looks like the sthn Indian is brewing up some more goodies to fling this way too.
What’s in stall for coming wet……and into 2010 ???
Whatever on offer, it’s sure sounding good!
Stay tuned.
Webby
30 years ive aspired to get this far…….
http://www.coastalwatch.com/news/article.aspx?articleId=6523&cateId=3&display=0&title=Indo:%20Sept%207-14,%202009.
A perfect example of backhand tube riding. Unidentified, seriously shacked on the weekend.
Huge late season swell pushed through, began about a week ago, initial fri taster then kicked in bigtime by Sun avo, we went nth on SAT….hope of rifles, but wind was serious SE. Nabbed a couple at ebay, then went back to bumpy Sipora.
Next day was firing though…..and the brunt of swell was the 2 days after, when we settled for the uncrowded (just two boats anchored there!) G4….was pretty darn good, solid 6ft funwalls with speed and a bit of grunt. Surfed the nipple, hookers was 8ft and cloudbreak esque, heavy end sectiony. Tikkus was all time if wasn’t for wind. 2 boats anchored and all over it for 2 days. Teles 6ft and piping, quite a stiff cross off wind on it, plus 7 boats. We got the best of it really. Scuzz on it whole time too. Ice was out of control……too windy, otherwise…….fark!
Now…..the remnants of this 4 day SSW pulse, have been obliterated by a severe N NW equatorial squall….which has ruined any attempt of picking up any swell scraps.
Howling nth winds…….20-30 knots, as hard as ive seen….(ive said that 3 times this year!), and relentless, 48 hrs and hasn’t eased. Heaps of rain too.
Half the staff left for holidays, got a Italian dive group here to suss out place, talking it up, looking positive, few stray punters, and the Russians on horizon. Looks like the sthn Indian is brewing up some more goodies to fling this way too.
What’s in stall for coming wet……and into 2010 ???
Whatever on offer, it’s sure sounding good!
Stay tuned.
Webby
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