The Sydney Surf Diary

They Don't All Hate Us

I'd like to say a big hello to all the visitors from my wife's blog, They All Hate Us.

No, this blog has nothing much to do with fashion, but if you like the sun, sea and surf, you've come to the right place. Enjoy!

Why this?

Learning to surf as an adult, for most people, is hard. It takes lots of practice and you tend to plateau all the time...and doubt creeps in.

Back when I started to learn to surf in late 2003, I was already keeping a regular diary, so extending it to surf wasn't a big deal.

I can surf now, but while I was in the 'thick of it', learning to surf, going out in crazy conditions, being sworn at, I didn't really think I'd make it.

This is my rather voluminous, in-need-of-editing, account. I've pretty much moved on now to running a surf group which is populated with lots of beginners going through exactly what I did. Life goes on. Take what you will. Don't bloody well give up!

The Sydney Surf Group - 173 members and counting!

Here's a plug...it's pretty obvious that I love to surf, so to share the stoke with like minded people, I started The Sydney Surf Group. If you're in Sydney, join us for a whole heap of fun.

Check it out at www.sydneysurfgroup.com and also become a Facebook fan.

Recently, I commissioned 'surf artists', Katherine Hall, to design a logo for the group. I'm stoked with what she came up with!

If you'd like to order a tee shirt, click here.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Session Number: 872 - Quickie Surfie

Start: 7:20 AM
Time: 30 mins
Surf: 5 times
Conditions: Hip to chest high with the very occasional bigger set, smooth, low tide, offshore wind.

Miki: Such a wonderful way to start the day! Although I struggled to catch anything, I'm so glad I made it out of bed and into the water :) Great meeting Todd and seeing Mark fall was well worth the drive... :P

Me: Say what! Me fall? It was staged so you guys don't think I'm some kind of a SUPER SURFER :) Wow, it was so hot at 7 AM. Had my doubts about us getting a ride squeezed in between all the surf carnival activities, but we did...right on top of the 5hit pipe! Nice little waves too. Great meeting Todd and of course catching up with Miki and Gareth. Hey Miki, have a great night at the BDO you party animal. See you in the morning?!?!?!