All-time Ruapuke

The 2007 summer has been epic on the West Coast beaches, heres a few pics from one such session at Rua's, 3-5ft and glassy with epic banks...

Gizzy Surf

Anyones whos driven to Gizzy will remeber this part of the drive through Pohutakawa grive just before Opotiki...

Wainui Beach, Gizzy

Over the hill to Makarori

New Years Eve 06/07 - Rhythm&Vines Gisborne NZ

Camping at Leydons On the path to the main stage, note the waterslide. Mylo's set, first few hours of 2007 ....

...and back to NZ. The Mount turns it on.

The Mount Reef

Mt Reef inside bank

Clyde Street to the north

Omanu

France Sept 06 - Quik Pro France

Hossegor, SW France:

Our accomodation:

Lafatenia - point break south of Hossegor:

Biarittz: Rescue helicopter at Biarittz:

Portugal Sept 06

Portugal road trip Sept 2006.

Flew into Lisbon, drove the coast north to Fig da Foz, and back to Lisbon.

Best waves were at Cabadelo - a 200m right hand sand bar off a groyne which I got to surf at 3ft by myself on the dawnie, goodtimes. Cabadelo, Fig da Foz:

Peniche beachbreak (northern end of Supertubos):

Consalacao, South end of Peniche (10-12ft - didnt surf)

Peniche fisherman:

Riberia de illhas. north of Lisbon:

Santa Cruz:

Breaks Co-Op, Fruitstock August 06 NZ band based in London, Breaks Co-Op, play "Otherside" at the free festival Fruitstock in Regnets Park, London.

Just me and 70 of my closest friends ...

Gotta love surfing for getting away from all the people and crowds and getting back to just you and nature ... Chaos at Croyde and Saunton at 7am last Saturday.

Summer Days

In typical English fashion, because the weather has become nice and hot, ie something different to what they are used to, the Government have labelled it a heatwave and issued all sorts of really uselfull warnings, like drink water. Lucky they told us. Forecast for Bristol for next 2 days:

Sennen Cove - Lands End, Cornwall

These are some photos I took from a weekend down to Sennen Cove which is the most southern beach in England, just before Lands End. Scored pumping surf all weekend in the clearest water ive ever surfed in ... anywhere! Was also able to shed a few layers of rubber as the water temps now a respectable 16-17'c - this is about the the average for NZ early winter but over here it means time to surf in boardies. Got picked up by the crew at 3:30am, in the water by 7am, out of the water 10pm. Perfect Day. Sat morning, took this photo after I had come from my first surf, was a lot bigger and glassier ealrier on as the tide had turned when I took this photo which make a huge difference. Still goin off though. At low tide this left hander strated working, peeling right into the rocks.

This is a photo from a webcam, gives a good idea of how clear the water is. Something about the geology of the area leading to very low levels of sediment in the water.

Fat Freddys Drop - Brixton Academy, London June 06