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hilly > 9 months ago, 10 Dec 2018

hilly

7979 posts

10 Dec 2018 1:27pm

Often get asked why I go through the dramas of driving up and down the coast for downwinders. Hard to explain the thrill of smashing tiny waves for kilometers down the coast. Had fun on the WA coast yesterday and stuck a Revl cam on my son's kite. This is a super quick edit of the first 19 minutes. Not epic but hopefully shares the stoke as a 16 year old smacks a few micro waves.

Plummet

4862 posts

10 Dec 2018 1:33pm

I agree a down winder is awesome. I did a 40km as the crow flies down winder a few weeks back.

half way on the foil and the other half on the mutant.

Waves werent the best but it was still an epic time!

Gazuki

1363 posts

10 Dec 2018 1:37pm

That was epic!!! Fully captured the feel of the DW.

Your son rips too for 16, awesome video!

hilly

7979 posts

10 Dec 2018 2:59pm

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Gazuki said..
That was epic!!! Fully captured the feel of the DW.

Your son rips too for 16, awesome video!

It was his birthday :) Nice way to celebrate.

Underoath

QLD

2434 posts

10 Dec 2018 7:54pm

Lancelin to Wedge.

Epic

Tractorguy

TAS

543 posts

10 Dec 2018 9:23pm

Hilly, thanks for sharing, sure you were with him in the waves, regardless of wave height , power blah blah blah , how good is it to get in the ocean with your kids and sharing the stoke, i am fortunate to surf and kite with my boys and girl, and i cherish every sess.

mazdon

1199 posts

10 Dec 2018 6:47pm

Nice edit!! A few nice hooks there

That little stack with the slomo was gold and reminds me why me and my knees avoid throwing the straps on for a burn around when I forget THAT moment comes eventually

Keep em coming ??

hilly

7979 posts

10 Dec 2018 6:56pm

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Underoath said..
Lancelin to Wedge.

Epic

No not there :)

hilly

7979 posts

10 Dec 2018 6:57pm

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Tractorguy said..
Hilly, thanks for sharing, sure you were with him in the waves, regardless of wave height , power blah blah blah , how good is it to get in the ocean with your kids and sharing the stoke, i am fortunate to surf and kite with my boys and girl, and i cherish every sess.

Yep bloody awesome

ReefWalker

117 posts

10 Dec 2018 8:13pm

Great edit. Thanks for sharing

dafish

NSW

1654 posts

11 Dec 2018 7:39am

Awesome. Thanks for sharing! What a stoke....

CAUTION

1097 posts

11 Dec 2018 9:06am

KEWL. love seeing grom stoke.
Now just need to get him off the trainers...

NR

517 posts

12 Dec 2018 1:50pm

Awesome edit.

NR

517 posts

12 Dec 2018 1:50pm

Awesome edit.

riddim1

QLD

155 posts

15 Dec 2018 10:48am

Brilliant clip! That first stack would have liberated my knees from my torso. Ahhh.... To be young again

Haven't had the pleasure
of a WA kite session but east coast DW'ers on the sunny coast are the bomb! Thanks for sharing.

RbGar

90 posts

15 Dec 2018 10:31am

Oh to be young, semi out of control and strapped!!! Kids ripping!!!

ste

524 posts

15 Dec 2018 1:33pm

Awesome! Thanks for sharing

brucex

QLD

701 posts

18 Dec 2018 7:52am

Which camera is that and how far up the lines is it - thanks

cauncy

8407 posts

18 Dec 2018 7:40am

Over a thousand klms of this up our stunning coastline, looks local conditions tbh
great to see some young crew coming on recently

gokid

QLD

491 posts

18 Dec 2018 2:09pm

Great video,luv doing downwinders,I would lose the straps but each to his own.

Waveswindy

NSW

118 posts

20 Dec 2018 11:55am

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hilly said..
Often get asked why I go through the dramas of driving up and down the coast for downwinders. Hard to explain the thrill of smashing tiny waves for kilometers down the coast. Had fun on the WA coast yesterday and stuck a Revl cam on my son's kite. This is a super quick edit of the first 19 minutes. Not epic but hopefully shares the stoke as a 16 year old smacks a few micro waves.

Nice one -he definitely has good style developing... now to go strapless ;-)

hilly

7979 posts

20 Dec 2018 9:43am

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EugeneZA said..

Nice one -he definitely has good style developing... now to go strapless ;-)

He already does when the waves are good.

AndreC

512 posts

1 Jan 2019 3:47pm

Hey Hilly, you should enter him in the Juniors for the Lancelin Ocean Classic Wave event in a couple weeks. He would go well i think. Were you guys coming up??

hilly

7979 posts

1 Jan 2019 3:58pm

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brucex said..
Which camera is that and how far up the lines is it - thanks

Hi brucex sorry just saw this. Revl cam about 3m up

hilly

7979 posts

1 Jan 2019 4:00pm

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AndreC said..
Hey Hilly, you should enter him in the Juniors for the Lancelin Ocean Classic Wave event in a couple weeks. He would go well i think. Were you guys coming up??

Doubt it. Not a fan of comps. Did a state round with him last season. Lots of sitting around.

AndreC

512 posts

1 Jan 2019 4:10pm

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hilly said..

AndreC said..
Hey Hilly, you should enter him in the Juniors for the Lancelin Ocean Classic Wave event in a couple weeks. He would go well i think. Were you guys coming up??

Doubt it. Not a fan of comps. Did a state round with him last season. Lots of sitting around.

Oh yeh I remember your son in the event hes getting bigger hey. If you change your mind come say g'day I will be there helping out.

hilly

7979 posts

1 Jan 2019 6:44pm

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AndreC said..

hilly said..

AndreC said..
Hey Hilly, you should enter him in the Juniors for the Lancelin Ocean Classic Wave event in a couple weeks. He would go well i think. Were you guys coming up??

Doubt it. Not a fan of comps. Did a state round with him last season. Lots of sitting around.

Oh yeh I remember your son in the event hes getting bigger hey. If you change your mind come say g'day I will be there helping out.

Certainly chucking bigger buckets now. This was the comp

AndreC

512 posts

1 Jan 2019 7:03pm

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hilly said..

AndreC said..

hilly said..

AndreC said..
Hey Hilly, you should enter him in the Juniors for the Lancelin Ocean Classic Wave event in a couple weeks. He would go well i think. Were you guys coming up??

Doubt it. Not a fan of comps. Did a state round with him last season. Lots of sitting around.

Oh yeh I remember your son in the event hes getting bigger hey. If you change your mind come say g'day I will be there helping out.

Certainly chucking bigger buckets now. This was the comp

I was at the Nationals only few weeks ago in Torquay. Just 2 junior boys competing. Your boy could of taken it out.

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