righthander

August 15th 2009

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

G-Land had a thick mist over the line-up for the first few hours of the morning, and while it sounded big and loud, I could not quite tell. Once the fog lifted mid morning I realised it was perhaps the biggest swell I’ve seen here since 2007! Too big for here today really. It was washing through, the ocean was moving sideways across the reef, huge swells unloading on the bombie. I heard the Rip Curl Padang Padang International Invite comp ran today in 6-8ft pumping waves. Jamie O’Brien won.

G-Land Bobby’s Surf Camp guests mostly (more…)

July 15th Wednesday

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

G-Land Surf is going off right now. Its sunset time (happy hour), I’m at the beach on the wireless network making this report, and theres real solid sets coming through. Bombie sets even. Solid 6-8ft this last half an hour before dark on the Ledge. So gutted I didn’t go out there after my mission today.

My mission (more…)

13th July Monday

Monday, July 13th, 2009

G-Land Surf was not all that inviting for me today. It was infact some great waves though. 3-5ft, offshore, with waves along most of the reef. But I really felt like something different. So late morning I went down to Tigertracks, with my shortest board, and hoped for some good righthanders to make a change from the neverending lefts of G-Land.

What an awesome decision it was, (more…)