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standupper > 9 months ago, 17 Jul 2010

standupper

387 posts

17 Jul 2010 11:47am

I have been out of the water for a few weeks after wrenching my knee while paddlesurfing, requiring surgery.

Bugger! Just about gone crazy watching from the beach and visiting SeaBreeze every hour looking for inspiration, so I grabbed the camera instead. Nothing flash but here are some pics of the waves on offer today in Christchurch New Zealand. Overhead on the biggersets, water temp 13 degrees and air temp about 6 degrees.

boarder paul

1952 posts

17 Jul 2010 1:16pm

DAM, i must of been taking photos just after you, I was there just after the paddle boarder got out. But i got some shots as well

Bit rough and big for me to enter the water.

standupper

387 posts

17 Jul 2010 2:05pm

Hey boarder paul, I didn't realise you were from Christchurch. Actually I thought you were a made up login just to annoy the Aussies.

Glad you have a board. I'm sure I will see you out there soon. I plan to be back in the water next week and usually surf 2 or 3 times a week. Sumner at the size it was today is very mellow and so not too bad for fairly novice riders and theres lots of room to avoid people. I'll look out for you on the Naish 9' 5.

boarder paul

1952 posts

17 Jul 2010 2:05pm

boarder paul

1952 posts

17 Jul 2010 2:09pm

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standupper said...

Hey boarder paul, I didn't realise you were from Christchurch. Actually I thought you were a made up login just to annoy the Aussies.

Great, I may see how brighton is tommorow its lookscalmer now so the swell may be good for my lazy learner ass.

PM me if your keen just to do a gentle paddle tommorow.

GizzieNZ

4103 posts

17 Jul 2010 2:21pm

Three foot i guess (seabreeze size)

boarder paul

1952 posts

17 Jul 2010 2:25pm

Ha, yea just waiting for that It was realy nice and tempting but i would of killed myself or at least my board.

I would of been seen though with all that YELLOW

boarder paul

1952 posts

17 Jul 2010 2:30pm

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boarder paul said...

standupper said...

Hey boarder paul, I didn't realise you were from Christchurch. Actually I thought you were a made up login just to annoy the Aussies.

Great, I may see how brighton is tommorow its lookscalmer now so the swell may be good for my lazy learner ass.

PM me if your keen just to do a gentle paddle tommorow.

I may even just have a play in at the yacht club by the car parl there, Gentle paddle. Let me know if your interested to test that knee for a hour or 10

GizzieNZ

4103 posts

17 Jul 2010 2:54pm

Oh come on BP...you've actually bought a paddle (instead of just talking about it) & you.ve actually bought a board (instead of doing ditto) & can't rememba if you got the gath (or just talking about it)....& obviously you gotta get a better camera coz that's just ****e but get out there & do it.
Us kiwis have great hopes & expectations for you but obviously fall a little short of nominating you as our official seabreeze kiwi rep

standupper

387 posts

17 Jul 2010 3:17pm

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GizzieNZ said...

Three foot i guess (seabreeze size)

Yeah a couple of the pics were off the New Brighton Pier and they were definitely a solid 4 ft (well overhead) but the SUP pics were at Sumner Beach and were a fat slow crumbly 3ft (head high)

standupper

387 posts

17 Jul 2010 3:19pm

I will try to have a paddle with boarder paul tomorrow just to make sure he really does SUP

boarder paul

1952 posts

17 Jul 2010 3:21pm

ha checky bugger

boarder paul

1952 posts

17 Jul 2010 3:22pm

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GizzieNZ said...

Oh come on BP...you've actually bought a paddle (instead of just talking about it) & you.ve actually bought a board (instead of doing ditto) & can't rememba if you got the gath (or just talking about it)....& obviously you gotta get a better camera coz that's just ****e but get out there & do it.
Us kiwis have great hopes & expectations for you but obviously fall a little short of nominating you as our official seabreeze kiwi rep

Take your pills mate, take ya pills

Kagey

569 posts

17 Jul 2010 3:25pm

Pics look great fellas ..ok some blurred but it looked heaps of fun down sumner today. I haven't been out for 2 weeks (or so) due to this damn man flu, i'm only half way through my antibiotics too. I do feel a little rejuvenated with all this talk of Boarders nearly getting his toes wet today....wonders will never cease.

standupper

387 posts

17 Jul 2010 3:39pm

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Kagey said...

Pics look great fellas ..ok some blurred but it looked heaps of fun down sumner today. I haven't been out for 2 weeks (or so) due to this damn man flu, i'm only half way through my antibiotics too. I do feel a little rejuvenated with all this talk of Boarders nearly getting his toes wet today....wonders will never cease.

Hey Kagey are you from around these parts too?

Kagey

569 posts

17 Jul 2010 4:31pm

I'm on the other Island mate (not Stewart Island either)

That said I shall fly down at some point, drink Boarders ale and sup that Sumner wave.

teatrea

QLD

4177 posts

17 Jul 2010 7:20pm

Man that looks cold!!

boarder paul

1952 posts

17 Jul 2010 5:28pm

It is, And i found my gloves but cant find my booties

aus301

QLD

2039 posts

17 Jul 2010 7:42pm

gloves??? Booties????

I was filthy I had to put a short john on this morning. Bugger that.

MIKO

QLD

408 posts

17 Jul 2010 8:00pm

thanks for posting the shots Stand upper always good to see other line ups. Looks cold. I 'll have 30 of those waves in pic 2. should be doable in an hour and a half. Looks like bugger all out.
Mick

standupper

387 posts

17 Jul 2010 6:01pm

Over the next couple of months the water temp can drop to around 8 degrees!! Here in the South.
Crowds are a bit less though for some reason

standupper

387 posts

17 Jul 2010 6:04pm

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MIKO said...

thanks for posting the shots Stand upper always good to see other line ups. Looks cold. I 'll have 30 of those waves in pic 2. should be doable in an hour and a half. Looks like bugger all out.
Mick

There were only 2 guys out when I took that second pic in the middle of the day. Hard to tell from the photo but it was a solid head high wave

boarder paul

1952 posts

17 Jul 2010 6:18pm

And you want me to cut my teeth on that surf

high as a kite

1312 posts

17 Jul 2010 8:06pm

Great pic's guys.
I wish there were waves like that when I was there this time last year.
Love Brighton ( stayed near the skate park) and Sumner areas for SUP and kiting.

Estuary was great to kite on but jeez the tide drops quick.
Thought one of the guys was taken the piss when he said I better hurry up and get on the water because I've only got a half an hour. Soon understood what they meant, water dissappears and ya left high and dry. Great spot though.

I can understand why your looking for gloves and booties, bloody hell it gets cold there.

boarder paul

1952 posts

17 Jul 2010 9:31pm

You must be due for another trip, That invite is still here gezz i cant believe you were only 400 metres down the road from me.

So you like the poo pond then

standupper

387 posts

18 Jul 2010 10:41am

This is what a nice 3 ft swell looks like with the sun out in Sumner about a week ago

nzal

17 posts

18 Jul 2010 11:07am

Got out in the morning before your pics, way bigger sets came through than I expected, but caught 5 great waves , then rode into stoke st stairs ....hair stayed dry, but no booties ....F...king cold. Another Dude snapped his 11'6" and had along swim home ...

boarder paul

1952 posts

18 Jul 2010 11:18am

Was great to get out today, aprox 6km paddle

We decided the surf was not a good idea today, But there is a plan for a go on tuesday

Here are some photos of sumner today and a few of our session at the end.

boarder paul

1952 posts

18 Jul 2010 11:26am

More,

boarder paul

1952 posts

18 Jul 2010 12:47pm

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nzal said...

Got out in the morning before your pics, way bigger sets came through than I expected, but caught 5 great waves , then rode into stoke st stairs ....hair stayed dry, but no booties ....F...king cold. Another Dude snapped his 11'6" and had along swim home ...

No booties, Did you look under all those toys

62mac

24860 posts

18 Jul 2010 3:04pm

Good onya BP, your nzds version of dj ,thanks for the photos dam that looks cold

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