Today the swell was kinda up there so I took my 11'2 and sucker cam to find a quiet wave.
Was I wrong! I counted 65 out at one spot and that wasnt even Trigg Point!
So I checked our usual places to stand up paddle surf but they were mostly closing out. I was pumped.
It was about mid tide which is usually ok for these spots but because of the big swell it caused the take off zone to really boil.
Rocks everywhere all less than a foot under water.
There was plenty of water moving over the flat slab of reef that the wave usually breaks across.
It was very sketchy.
Spent a bit of time putting my poor body in betwwen the reef and the 11'2's soul.
Enjoy



YouTube canned my prodigy song so click on the link below for the original vid

http://exposureroom.com/members/TheGreenroom.aspx/assets/326dfb4bafb64961b8b2650b61d92c98/

great vids greeny ,you have to suffer for your art .even without the wide angle its cool ,you get to check out foot placement etc , do you have full eva deck grip on your board ? and if so how does the sucker on the gopro to stick ? just starting to get my act together on the whopper and thought i should be doing some self evaluation vids to improve myself and give everyone else a laugh..
cheers
tom

Hey Greeny - love the vid. There are two things that really stand out about you (apart from the hair/shorts/legs/booties etc)

1. You sup like the majority of us - that is honestly and no wank factor or b/s and that is refreshing. (and rare)

2. Your choice of equipment - the 11'2 s/b is an amazing board and you do it justice every time.

Be an absolute pleasure to surf with you one day.

thanks greenroom ,don't know about yours but the new starboard logos are made from eva foam as well , just tried to suck it on and no go , would still like to see a pic of the set up anyhow.
tom

Thanks for another great vid Greeny. You are a real danger man, surfing out there.

Great SuckerCam set up.

Gday Room,mate here is the e-mail addy for Simon Dodd at Newcastle SUP,he's got the gopro goods mate.I found that our local marine shop had these re-useable hose clamp that has a screw thread and are the duck nuts for mounting your cam to the sucker,
www.bla.com.au for the hose clamp
http://www.newcastle-standup-paddlesurfing.com.au/ for the gopro camera
Robbo

Ouch!.. Thanks Greenie.. Another good one.. That set up is great with the drink bottle as a float.

DJ

Greenroom said...

Got the dent puller from SuperCheap for $8.
Went to BCF to find a float but they had none. Also checked Kmart and they had nothing. Next place Im gonna check is a marine shop.
So I used a drink bottle and it floats fine.

Mate,

You're the SUP McGyver!

Thanks, I hadn't quite worked out how to do the fixing and bouyancy yet, that is simple but so ingenious.

Jackson

I would tape the lid on, just to be cautious.

loco4olas said...

Greenroom said...

Got the dent puller from SuperCheap for $8.
Went to BCF to find a float but they had none. Also checked Kmart and they had nothing. Next place Im gonna check is a marine shop.
So I used a drink bottle and it floats fine.

Mate,
You're the SUP McGyver!

Ain't that the truth! Nice simple, cheap and effective camera mount.

poor relative said...

Neat vid mate
You should wear speedos next time

Check your inbox Reli

OG SUP said...

Hey Greenie,

I have the same camera that you have.

Your mounting the camera on the side, how do you flip the format in Youtube so you can play it back in portrait or vertical format??

Phill

I use windows movie maker which gives you the 90 degree flip option