Still not 100% confident jumping to my feet so I borrowed a 11' Laird Pearson Arrow 666 today and got it out in knee hight lefts inside a break wall at a local river mouth. After a bit of falling off and kookery I started getting waves and had a ball. It was my third time in the surf on one of these but to be trimming along on those little lefts after not being able to surf properly for 2 years felt unreal. Got the idea of getting one of these off Boofy who also has one. Now I'll have to get one. Pretty sure after a bit of time on this I should be right to get back out on the longboard again.
Cheers Boof.

Well done mate. That's how . Got back but I was chasing wakes of all the fishing boats haha. You will be so much happier when you can get on a proper board again

Way to go smh being out there is all that matters

Great to hear SMH... Did you get the feet moving

nice work love the sup ...

Pretty simply - I am just stoked to know you are back out there SM ..... go hard brother

Yeah I'm stoked. I like that style of board and want to surf it like a longboard. Did a little bit of cross stepping today but the board felt huge. Back into it full time now. I can put the bellyboard away for a while. Still buzzing.

Happy as pig in mud for you smh.

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thePup said..

Pretty simply - I am just stoked to know you are back out there SM ..... go hard brother

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That sums it up perfectly Pup. Well done SMH - just in time for a nice bit of easterly (summer style) swell that hits tom!!!!!

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Ted the Kiwi said..

thePup said..

Pretty simply - I am just stoked to know you are back out there SM ..... go hard brother

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That sums it up perfectly Pup. Well done SMH - just in time for a nice bit of easterly (summer style) swell that hits tom!!!!!

I'm on dayshift Ted Fri to Sunday then nightshift Monday and tuesday night then an 8 day break so I'll have 10 full days to get into it. Heading down Ulladulla way next week for a day trip but waiting to see how the forecast goes and pick the right day.

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62mac said..

Happy as pig in mud for you smh.

Ditto! That's huge smh... I didn't realise it has been circa 2 years...

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smh said..

Still not 100% confident jumping to my feet so I borrowed a 11' Laird Pearson Arrow 666 today and got it out in knee hight lefts inside a break wall at a local river mouth. After a bit of falling off and kookery I started getting waves and had a ball. It was my third time in the surf on one of these but to be trimming along on those little lefts after not being able to surf properly for 2 years felt unreal. Got the idea of getting one of these off Boofy who also has one. Now I'll have to get one. Pretty sure after a bit of time on this I should be right to get back out on the longboard again.
Cheers Boof.

i'm impressed you managed to go straight to the top the surfboard chain straight away

well done mate remember baby steps

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Simondo said..

62mac said..

Happy as pig in mud for you smh.

Ditto! That's huge smh... I didn't realise it has been circa 2 years...

Yep its been a long time and its felt even longer. Had to do a lot of training just to get back into it but it paid off.

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smh said..

Still not 100% confident jumping to my feet so I borrowed a 11' Laird Pearson Arrow 666 today and got it out in knee hight lefts inside a break wall at a local river mouth. After a bit of falling off and kookery I started getting waves and had a ball. It was my third time in the surf on one of these but to be trimming along on those little lefts after not being able to surf properly for 2 years felt unreal. Got the idea of getting one of these off Boofy who also has one. Now I'll have to get one. Pretty sure after a bit of time on this I should be right to get back out on the longboard again.
Cheers Boof.

i'm impressed you managed to go straight to the top the surfboard chain straight away

Well I'm a lot taller out there than what I used to be.