Aquatic activities involving BotF members
Category: Fishing & Surfing
The Baja goes full circle
In 1986, Mick Finn paid $50 for his first surfboard – the Baja. He attempted to ride it a few times and it went on the occasional coast trip where it probably looked better out of the water than in. …
Maxx Dry Premium Lager – it’s cheap + Long Reef hail
There is a beer price war on in Sydney right now. In fact Sydney beer drinkers have never had it so good. There’s plenty of choice of really decent beers, with the constant introduction of new varieties. But also, if …
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Tarp surfing at Manly West
This category hasn’t been very active…but here’s a session of a different flavour at Manly West. Best played with sound on.
Obituary
Obituaries are an uneasy task. Whilst the second to back page of the SMH oft provides some of the best journalism in an otherwise tawdry reporting of the previous days or even weeks events – sensationalised to generate sales – the …
The Last Forlorn Cork
Session Sunday 7 February 2010 Location Queenscliff INS Aatkin, Tame, Lombok, Oompa Wave height 6 ft Wind direction still Crowd 6 (400 further sth) Rabbometre 1.5 stars Water temp 21 Incidents Tame lost at sea Other Aatkin challenges bezel record …
Tame Revives his Trademark Scythe
Session Sunday 31 January 2010 Location Sth Curly INS Abbidge, Eatkeen, Tame, Lombok, Tooher, Oompa Wave height 2 ft Wind direction Light Crowd 20 Rabbometre 0.5 stars Water temp 21 Incidents Interferences aplenty Other Not too dissimilar from …
Gusticus went freestyle
Session Tuesday 26 January 2010 Location Sth Curly INS Abbidge, Gusticus, Eatkeen, Tame, Lombok, Oompa Wave height 2 ft Wind direction Light Crowd 4 Rabbometre 1.5 stars Water temp 21 Incidents Gusticus & Oompa unleashed Other Australia Day ’10 …
Visigoth Hordes Arriving by the Second
Session Sunday 24 January 2010 Location Mid Curly INS Abbidge, Gusticus, Oompa Wave height 3.5 ft Wind direction Light Crowd 7.10am = 8, 8.10am = 25 Rabbometre 3 stars Water temp 21 Incidents Passive aggressive hippie Other Oompa …
The Tub Filled Up
Session Sunday 17 January 2010 Location Mid Curly INS Toohers, Eatkens, Oompa Wave height 2ft on the high tide Wind direction None Crowd 15 Rabbometre 1 stars Water temp 21 Incidents Nasty shorie close-out developed as the tide hit high. …
Plenty of Face to Trim
Session Thursday 14 January 2010 Location Curl Curl INS Toohers, Logger Wave height Steep Wind direction Gusty Crowd ?? Rabbometre ?? stars Water temp ?? Incidents Untethered shortboarders Other Toohers banishes surfing demons Curl Curl, 6:30am: I have to admit …
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