Jeepers - whats the world coming to! I would argue that the swimmers can just head around to Shelly for a swim before the flags come up if they really want to.....the South end is a good spot as its can handle the big southerly and roaring winds and is an ideal place for the beginners to hang out the majority of the time. The ocean needs to be shared by all users but the swimmers get it the rest of the time anyway.....not too mention the clubbies who seem to love playing in the surf down that way all day long on their clubbie boards.....ummmm do not get me started

It's unfortunate that someone was injured by the surfer but banning surf on 1/3rd of the beach is a bit ridiculous.

As far as bad injuries go maybe 500m around the pipes should be banned from public access so we don't have a repeat of the guy that body surfed into one of them couple years back.

Or maybe to keep all parties happy we should ban all water related activity in Manly for fear of someone getting injured and we could put people in hermetically sealed bubbles as they get off the ferry so they can't injure themselves.

cRAZY Canuk said...
It's unfortunate that someone was injured by the surfer but banning surf on 1/3rd of the beach is a bit ridiculous.

my point exactly. Well said.

Scotty88 said...
Shoulder charges in NRL
Surfing at Manly.
What next ?
Unfortunately, we live in a real Nancy society.
What happened to the old school ?

Geez, next all beer will be mid strength...... Grow some balls Australia


As for the manly thing, isn't that what the flags are for....?

laceys lane said...
pretty sure it was only mactavish longboards they want banned

Lacey Lacey Lacey when are you going to get it,its Mctavish not mactavish

Scotty88 said...
Shoulder charges in NRL
Surfing at Manly.
What next ?
Unfortunately, we live in a real Nancy society.
What happened to the old school ?

Was Pete old school?


www.kickstarter.com/projects/962524884/westerly-a-man-a-woman-an-enigma?ref=email


Watch it for some old school surfing... And ... if your so Inclined you can donate to the movie, and for 350 go for a wave with westerly.

Once someone reminds manly council, particularly via the agency the local business associations, of who all those kooks out in the water with those cheap asia boards are, they may relegate this proposal to the rubbish bin.

Unless you've surfed there on a regular basis, it's hard to come to terms with the shear volume of tourists in the water. Usually they stick out like dogs balls, but even I'm fooled on occasion until I see them paddle for their first wave. They're not there to stroll along the promenade, or take in the ozone, or perhaps purchase an ice-cream whilst they observer other happy holiday maker and day trippers sashey by.

They're young and they're there to get as close as possible, for the few short months that they're here, to the dream of a beachside surfing lifestyle.

They work to spend, not to save, they saved to get here and they don't want to take any of it back. They buy the board they buy the wetty they don't bring a cut lunch to the beach, when they're hungry, they buy food, and not just for themselves, they all have partners or someone that they're trying to crack on to.

And all this is happening during the day, you've seen nothing until you've watched them spend at night in the bars clubs and eateries.

They all want to live as close to that place as possible and why? because of its surfing culture, its surfing history, and most of all its surfing accessibility.

One can only hope that the local business community is aware of this potential loss.

62mac said...

laceys lane said...
pretty sure it was only mactavish longboards they want banned

Lacey Lacey Lacey when are you going to get it,its Mctavish not mactavish

yeah , they want to ban them too

beerdead said...

Scotty88 said...
Shoulder charges in NRL
Surfing at Manly.
What next ?
Unfortunately, we live in a real Nancy society.
What happened to the old school ?

In the old school we didn't shoulder charge. We TACKLED the opposition. around the bootlaces.

Team sport is for the SUBLIMATION of aggression. Not the practice of it.

Now, as for the swimmers, fin chop the ****s!

Watch the 73 GF and tell me how many forwards tackled around the bootlaces.

jeepers how old are you blokes? You would have to be at least 10 to recall a game in that much detail which would put you almost into your 6th decade

Hey Beerdead - have you glassed that board yet? Make sure you post some pics when its done.

and to think when i was 14 i would travel all the way over to manly when there was not any waves, and jump off the wharf as the ferries would put the motors in reverse. loved it. plus diving for coins was fun...nice girls that did not no us was sweet as well