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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.
Start: 7:30 AMTime: 1 hr 20 minsSurf: 12 timesConditions: Hip to shoulder high, smooth, glassy, low tide, dangerous close to shore, no wind.
Mark said: With the Sydney Surf Group up at Palm Beach this morning and I'm still buzzing from the surf! Nice and glassy with some heart-in-the-mouth rides. Yes, it was overcast with a little drizzle, but hey, we spent most of the time in the water. Had a look at all the beaches on the way back to Manly and we had the best spot of all. Everywhere else was blown out.
Gareth said: What an amazing session. Looking at the surf at Dee Why on the way over, I can't say I was expecting too much but on arrival we could tell that it was going to be a great session. There really was something for everyone- whitewater and little rollers for beginners, long rides for the long boarders and a great set of waves for the better guys. The great thing about this meetup group is that the guys really go out of their way to share their enthusiasm with you! Thanks all for a great day out!
Michael said: Absolutely loved it!!!!! Fantastic people to surf with and socialize and very well organized and run. Thanks everyone for not pointing out too much that I was the only bloody body boarder and the only one on the whole stretch of Summer Bay who walked backwards in and out of the water...lol
About the video: This probably sounds crazy, but I've just burnt through about 5 hours of my life editing and picking music for this thing. I'm using what should be a really easy video editing application, but its full of bugs! Anyway...I got the thing to run backwards and I love it! The music is awesome too...and you can get it here.
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