Abrolohos Trip

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WINDY MILLER
WINDY MILLER
WA
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WA, 3183 posts
25 Jan 2011 7:43pm
Anyone other suppers on the boat trip to the continental drop off ??????

WE Could score the way the FC has been choppin and changing,

scored glass on the last trip and it was gold at XXXXX .... lOOks like a bit more Swell this time.... bought myself a new outer reef leggy for the trip,,, but ran out o coin for booties... could be wearing work boots ha ha ha ha.

hopefully the green will take his waterproof cam.
Greenroom
Greenroom
WA
7608 posts
WA, 7608 posts
25 Jan 2011 9:40pm
Yeah taking my Gopro Miller. I dont have a digital camera. Im sure the other windsurfers who dont surf will be our personal photographers
Foot is still busted but Ive been out of the water for 4 weeks now and totally frothing
nebbian
nebbian
WA
6277 posts
WA, 6277 posts
25 Jan 2011 10:42pm
I'm thiiiis close to buying a SUP just for this trip.

Sup'd once, what should I be looking for? 75 kg gumby no balance.

Anyone want to sell to a wood duck?

(maybe I shouldn't have said that)
WINDY MILLER
WINDY MILLER
WA
3183 posts
WA, 3183 posts
26 Jan 2011 4:12pm
try mine and greenys on the trip.....

it's very addictive nebs,,, once you pop u cant stop.

gun to the head scenario ...IF i had to make the decision between pole dancing or sea sweeping ... pass me the broom every time...

see u up there mate.
nebbian
nebbian
WA
6277 posts
WA, 6277 posts
26 Jan 2011 6:31pm
Got some good advice from Greenie

Suddenly the forecast has turned from this to this
Greenroom
Greenroom
WA
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WA, 7608 posts
27 Jan 2011 12:11am
Stoked
Now lets just hope that the cyclone stays north!
Greenroom
Greenroom
WA
7608 posts
WA, 7608 posts
27 Jan 2011 10:07pm
king of the point said...

At this stage we are going .........the skipper is going to get the full forcasts tommorow morning but he dosnt see a problem and if there is we will have to deal with it ............please bring your sup and surfboards............as it looks epic for a paddle...................and there is wind forcast ......WE May score easterlies swinging northerly which will be epic and although possible fresh NW on the sunday we will find a place super...........and tubing

ps the swells pumping here right now big lines up and down the coast

see you tommorow drive safe


cranky
cranky
440 posts
440 posts
27 Jan 2011 11:59pm
Greenroom said...

king of the point said...

At this stage we are going .........the skipper is going to get the full forcasts tommorow morning but he dosnt see a problem and if there is we will have to deal with it ............please bring your sup and surfboards............as it looks epic for a paddle...................and there is wind forcast ......WE May score easterlies swinging northerly which will be epic and although possible fresh NW on the sunday we will find a place super...........and tubing

ps the swells pumping here right now big lines up and down the coast

see you tommorow drive safe





Damn! with those conditions I wish I was going now
Greenroom
Greenroom
WA
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WA, 7608 posts
29 Jan 2011 10:05pm
I went to bed about 12am thursday night. Woke up at 3am and snoozed until 330am. Got up and packed the car. Stopped by the chemist for some travel sickness tablets and head to Lano for my first SUP in almost 5 weeks. I put a booty on my busted foot and taped around it for extra padding around my broken toe. Went for a paddle for a couple of hours scoring some fun waves. Still excited about the trip I got in the car and headed to Gero. Caught up with Mark and Nebbs at Sunsets wishing that the wind would blow another 10 knots so we could sail before getting on the boat. It didnt happen so we met up with Gazza and Miller and the rest of the crew at the boat. Everyone was excited but also thinking what was ahead of us in the way of the cyclone. So while the rest were loading their gear on the boat Miller and I went for a SUP. We hit the sucky left with a few boogers trying to act all hardcore. We thought it was time to leave when 3 others paddled out. We paddled through the crazy waves and out to Satans Den. Holy mother of all hell. Some serious crap was going down out there. Twice and three times over head dragons deep down from the bowls of the devil. A few shortboarders were out. One got smoked and lost his board somewhere in crazy waves. He was crapping bricks so I offered him a lift on my board out the back to his boat. All good. Miller charged. After being held down and dragged under water by my board I though it was time to head back to the beach. So anyway we went back to the boat ready for departure. After much thought and going through the scenarios with the skipper and Langy it was decided to cancel the trip. Oh well. Thanks Langy for your efforts to make these trips happen. It was a tough call but definately a good call. We will score it next time. So we stayed on the boat over night which was the best idea as I had already popped 2 travacalms and was feeling rather stoned hahaha. I crashed along with the others. In the morning we get our gear off the boat and Miller, Leech and I paddle back out to the Devils Playground. Not as big as yesterday but still sizey. We got in just before the dust storm hit and Gero was turned inside out by some crazy winds. Once it passed we headed back home but Leech and I couldnt resist stopping in at Lano and made the most of the light offshore winds and glassy waves. So much fun until I had to call it quits when the wind swung onshore and I tweaked my busted foot. Back home with foot in ice and a satified and relieved feeling. Im glad we are all safe. Thanks for reading my rant. Stoked
jeremy
jeremy
WA
202 posts
WA, 202 posts
29 Jan 2011 11:11pm
Good call with the cyclone I think greeny.Always be another time. Im amazed you went out in 2=3x overhead at Gero with your foot. And then you tweaked it at glassy Lano ! Yeah Lano looked ok at noon. I left it too late..seemed as flat as at Ledge. I went for a game of golf instead ...breeze came in soon, so it was the right call. A dark rolling massive thunderstorm came thru.,,absolutely awesome and beautiful ... I canned my gol******idnt want to become a lightening statistic.
worrier
worrier
WA
726 posts
WA, 726 posts
30 Jan 2011 5:04am
I heard Cranky had a nice paddle in from there in the storm
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WINDY MILLER
WINDY MILLER
WA
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WA, 3183 posts
30 Jan 2011 7:18am
was worth the drive just for the friday arvo sesh.....

i need to practice holding my breath,,,that was too close

Turkish
Turkish
QLD
91 posts
QLD, 91 posts
30 Jan 2011 10:17am
Sorry to hear the trip was cancelled but geez - not exactly bad luck getting some awesome waves like you did. Except for the near-drowning of course!!
cranky
cranky
440 posts
440 posts
30 Jan 2011 12:43pm
worrier said...

I heard Cranky had a nice paddle in from there in the storm
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