Troppo Season hits NZ

The first of this seasons' tropical lows hit NZ's East Coast last week, with another on the way already. Here's a pic of an East Coast right pt doing its thing, cher for the pick Ray!

The Mount Reef, NZ

The Mount Reef is an artifical surfing reef and is currently mid-way through being constructed opposite Tay Street at Mount Maunganui's Ocean Beach. The Mount Reef was dreamt-up, designed, and delivered by the NZ company ASR.Ltd based in Raglan, NZ (see link in right column). It's designed to create a world class wave when the swells up while simultaneoulsy protecting the beach immediatly in front of it by dissapating the waves energy before it can reach the shore and can cause erosion. The reef has been designed as a peak which will peal both left and right when it breaks, and as it is based on Hawaii's Pipline, will create as hollow a wave as anyone will need. While the reef is currenlty being constructed and presently only half finshed, its already creating waves totally foreign to the usal close outs locals are so used to. Full story : http://www.surf2surf.com/story2.php?story=15 First glimpses of the potential, Dec 05 : A more melow but crowded day in January 06 : The first troppo swell of 2006 also produced a few gems for the sliders in Feb:

Rest Bay, Wales

Heres some pics of some fun little waves I scored at Rest Bay, Porthcawl on the southern coast of Wales . Sun was out, the waves were fun and there was a ridiculous amount of rubber being worn. Me getting a couple of fun mid-winter waves ... The moles know where the good waves are... (mole hills in forground)

Just another shitty day ...

Croyde in January - cold, heavy, and epic!

Bristol Zoo

The white stuff that falls from the sky

Back in early December we got a bit of snow here in Bristol, had drive through a bit of a blizzard to get to work, definitly not in the bay anymore.