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makesurf > 9 months ago, 17 May 2012

makesurf

NSW

248 posts

17 May 2012 3:09pm

I had someone critique a piece I wrote and they said:
"The reference to 'clearance sets' is not appropriate."

Before I get back to them to find out what they mean by "clearance sets" I thought I would ask you lot whether you use the term.

When I use the phrase "clearance sets" I mean a set of waves that are so much larger than the normal waves coming through that board riders get "cleared" from the area of the take-off.
Your comments please..

doggie

15849 posts

17 May 2012 1:12pm

Clean up sets, that happens here alot

makesurf

NSW

248 posts

17 May 2012 3:15pm

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doggie said...

Clean up sets, that happens here alot

Thanks doggie, I had a mental block on what other people called them.

62mac

24860 posts

17 May 2012 1:17pm

we need the clean up after the dribble that gets spoken about around here.

Go with clean up set,never heard of clearance sets,sounds like a tv clearance sale

SP

10982 posts

17 May 2012 1:44pm

^ I thought the same thing, cheap TVs

The critiquewas correct... Clean up set +3

GPA

2529 posts

17 May 2012 1:49pm

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doggie said...

Clean up sets, that happens here alot

+ 4 - meaning a rouge set of bigger waves that catches all by surprise and 'cleans' up the take off zone...

62mac

24860 posts

17 May 2012 2:09pm

and don't you just love it when your the guy out wide watching the carnage

doggie

15849 posts

17 May 2012 2:19pm

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62mac said...

and don't you just love it when your the guy out wide watching the carnage

Or in the boat

BigSpazz

NSW

946 posts

17 May 2012 4:21pm

considering "youse" is now in the Oxford and Macquarie dictionary, i think clearance sets is ok

doggie

15849 posts

17 May 2012 2:26pm

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BigSpazz said...

considering "youse" is now in the Oxford and Macquarie dictionary, i think clearance sets is ok

Sounds funny tho

62mac

24860 posts

17 May 2012 2:27pm

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doggie said...

62mac said...

and don't you just love it when your the guy out wide watching the carnage

Or in the boat

Doggie on a trip to indo one year I was setting in the boat watching the young lad taking off on some solid lefts and the boat driver fell asleep,after half an hour I had to wake him up because the boat started drifting into the inpact zone

weiry

QLD

5396 posts

17 May 2012 4:28pm

i will stick with the term i have done for 38 years surfing.

SH!T OUT THE BACK

SP

10982 posts

17 May 2012 3:00pm

^^
Yeah I had a mate who was a , "sh1t out the back" guy....was an excellent clearance technique

SP

10982 posts

17 May 2012 3:02pm

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62mac said...

doggie said...

62mac said...

and don't you just love it when your the guy out wide watching the carnage

Or in the boat

We saw another charters tender get cleaned up full of blokes in the Maldives. Freakin hilarious...

chrispychru

QLD

7932 posts

17 May 2012 5:13pm

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SP said...

^^
Yeah I had a mate who was a , "sh1t out the back" guy....was an excellent clearance technique

yep,im one of them.

doggie

15849 posts

17 May 2012 3:20pm

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SP said...

62mac said...

doggie said...

62mac said...

and don't you just love it when your the guy out wide watching the carnage

Or in the boat

We saw another charters tender get cleaned up full of blokes in the Maldives. Freakin hilarious...

Saw someones tinny break from its morings over at Rotto one day, 6-8ft with much bigger clean up sets. It got bounced around a bit but it wasnt as badly dammaged as you would think.

chrispychru

QLD

7932 posts

17 May 2012 5:39pm

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doggie said...

SP said...

62mac said...

doggie said...

62mac said...

and don't you just love it when your the guy out wide watching the carnage

Or in the boat

We saw another charters tender get cleaned up full of blokes in the Maldives. Freakin hilarious...

Saw someones tinny break from its morings over at Rotto one day, 6-8ft with much bigger clearance sets up sets. It got bounced around a bit but it wasnt as badly dammaged as you would think.

fify mate

doggie

15849 posts

17 May 2012 4:14pm

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chrispychru said...

doggie said...

SP said...

62mac said...

doggie said...

62mac said...

and don't you just love it when your the guy out wide watching the carnage

Or in the boat

We saw another charters tender get cleaned up full of blokes in the Maldives. Freakin hilarious...

Saw someones tinny break from its morings over at Rotto one day, 6-8ft with much bigger clearance sets up sets. It got bounced around a bit but it wasnt as badly dammaged as you would think.

fify mate

fify? wtf?

cRAZY Canuk

NSW

2528 posts

17 May 2012 6:44pm

Took a trip to CR 7-8 years ago when I was still living in Canada. Learned to surf there and was out at Mal Pais when I saw a "big set" coming. Paddled my butt off and said nothing to the GF and watched her cop it.

Her story goes that the frechies that ran the rental place started holering at her "hey blondy, Fk'n paddle" before she was cleaned up.

Lesson - say nothing, then giggle

doggie

15849 posts

17 May 2012 4:50pm

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cRAZY Canuk said...

Took a trip to CR 7-8 years ago when I was still living in Canada. Learned to surf there and was out at Mal Pais when I saw a "big set" coming. Paddled my butt off and said nothing to the GF and watched her cop it.

Her story goes that the frechies that ran the rental place started holering at her "hey blondy, Fk'n paddle" before she was cleaned up.

Lesson - say nothing, then giggle

Nice! I bet you were popular

cRAZY Canuk

NSW

2528 posts

17 May 2012 7:07pm

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doggie said...

Nice! I bet you were popular

Didn't learn a lesson - still do it

Locky24

QLD

515 posts

17 May 2012 7:52pm

I have always called them Horrie sets, and there is nothing worse than being caught out by one that has about a dozen or so waves in it.

But still nothing better than seeing one coming, not telling ya mates them looking back at the horror on their faces as you just sneak under the lip just a mere 5 meters in front of them

62mac

24860 posts

17 May 2012 6:00pm

^[}:)]

laceys lane

QLD

19804 posts

17 May 2012 8:07pm

i'm available to clear up the take off area.

i can borrow the bullet anytime

Simondo

VIC

8024 posts

17 May 2012 8:30pm

^ Lacey, that's called cleaning up the line-up!

I bet the 17 Bullet would probably go OK in some bigger waves... Provided you have the experience, and just aim for the shoulder... And don't mind risking ending up with 2 pieces!

laceys lane

QLD

19804 posts

17 May 2012 8:48pm

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Simondo said...

^ Lacey, that's called cleaning up the line-up!

I bet the 17 Bullet would probably go OK in some bigger waves... Provided you have the experience, and just aim for the shoulder... And don't mind risking ending up with 2 pieces!

get a head of steam and get on them early, then get way back

Ted the Kiwi

NSW

14256 posts

18 May 2012 12:19pm

I got cleaned up last night and are still cleaning myself out this morning. Its going to be a long day. Ouch.

weiry

QLD

5396 posts

18 May 2012 1:05pm

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Ted the Kiwi said...

I got cleaned up last night and are still cleaning myself out this morning. Its going to be a long day. Ouch.

ill bet fidy youll do it again

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