Jordy jetted into Durban last week to clock a bit of cyclonic water time courtesy of Funso. It was awesome to see Jordy at his old home beach significantly raising the bar. He doesn’t travel light does Jordy, two filmers and a stills photographer complete his entourage and capture his every move. When he takes to the water you see why. Almost every moment in Jordy’s surfing is golden. He IS that good.
Humble and friendly in the water he absolutely ripped the New Pier to pieces both above and below the lip. Also as the Durban surfers will tell you the cyclone swells come with serious rips, which didn’t seem to present any problem to Jordy who is in phenomenal shape right now. He had marathon sessions and probably caught more waves than anyone else.
2. Noel Rame.
Old School, committed and stylish Noel was without doubt one of the standouts of this swell. Sitting way out the back and waiting patiently for the bombs he showed all the youngsters that 20 years of surfing the New Pier counts for something.
3. Phil Nel.
Hailing from the Boland Phil decided to jump on a plane and fly up to Durban for the swell to see for himself what all the fuss was about. He must have clocked more water time than anyone else and had a mind bending 4 sessions on Saturday in what can only be described as challenging physical conditions. With his friendly approach and committed take offs Phil got his fair share. In the process he got to experience a some of the fabled New Pier tube time for himself.
And Who Blew It?
1. Everyone who did other things than surf in Durban this weekend.
From Vetches Reef to Bay of Plenty there were so many options that there was something for everyone. If you didn’t get your share you blew it plain and simple!
2. Graeme Bird.
Graeme charges the New Pier and holds his position in the lineup with a committed approach to his wave riding. When Graeme paddles for a wave everyone knows he’s going to go. On Saturday morning just as things were getting hectic on the bank, Graeme committed himself to an absolute no hoper. The rest of the lineup watched with glee as Graeme went headfirst into purgatory as the lip pitched him into the sucking trough. 10mins later he paddled into another mutant. This time he nearly got to his feet and enjoyed the trip from the lip to the trough feet first but the result was the same – complete annihilation. The two wipe-outs of the swell both within 10 minutes.
3. John McCarthy.
After ‘celebrating’ at the Bean Green 3rd birthday party a little too enthusiastically on Thursday night, John arrived at the first day of the swell with his fast twitch muscle fibres not firing on all cylinders. The result? A spectacular over the falls hat trick on his first three waves. With his bell clearly rung he a subdued and chastened John retreated further down the lineup to enjoy his headache by himself.
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Posted by gman on the 30/01/2012 08:53
yes jordy's surfing was good, but i really didnt see him catch more waves than anyone else, on the contrary he didn't catch all that many waves. although when he did he made it count
Posted by gman on the 30/01/2012 08:54
irrelevant, but he had 3 videographers shooting with the phantom camera and a stills photographer with him
Posted by Mongoose on the 30/01/2012 13:43
I woke up to catch the swell on Friday morning, jumped off New Pier at 5am, caught my first wave and snapped my board, swam in to get my other one out the car to find my car had been stolen. I spent the whole weekend applying for new ID's, licenses, bank cards, case numbers, police reports and insurance documents. didn't catch one wave this weekend. Fukd off
Posted by Fabricio on the 14/02/2012 09:33
I wnated to go to the beach and theses photos make me so jealous but they are so awesome it's like being at the beach. Stunning!
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Posted by Maria on the 22/02/2012 08:06
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Posted by Ivana on the 22/02/2012 13:10
Only one way to find out champ. . . . . but from what i'm hrinaeg it sounds just like someone saying there good at riding a bike and can wonder if they can ride a motorcycle. So I would say yes. You can also start out by surfing towards the shore which will be easier that standing up on a body-board. Then progress to surfing into the wave like you see most people do.
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A Durban Dog out surfs Jordy, SWARP is finally validated and an Isuzu beats The Bendz...
22/01/2012
Who Blew Up
1. Sarah Baum.
Sarah opened her account at The Billabong World JNR Champs being held at Burleigh Heads in Australia with a devastating performance when she posted a heat total of 18.53 in her R1 encounter against Quincy Davis (USA) and Felicity Palmateer (AUS) and took out the heat win.
This means she moves directly into R3 and misses the cut-throat elimination round in R2. With the form she’s been showing recently TBS can’t wait to see her in action on the WQS. We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again... GO Sarah!
2. Rolling Retro With RVCA at Llands.
Lordy, if you were in CT and you missed this you should flush your own head down the toilet in shame. What a jol the crew had at Llundudno over the weekend. While Jordy’s superman on a Shaun Tomson twinnie drew appreciative gasps from the crowd, it was Reg Macdonald’s surfing hound dog that stole the show.
He gets extra props because he is a warm water Durban Surf Dog and he didn’t flinch in the polar arctic conditions of Llandudno as he rode shorewards ua natural in an amazing rendition of ‘Da Bull’
3. Hank McGregor.
As all the SWARP (Surfers What Are River Paddlers) members will tell you Hank McGregor is the ‘Kelly Slater’ of the Canoeing world. This weekend Hank, who is a stoked and devout surfer added his 3rd consecutive Drak Challenge win to his growing list of accolades in fun conditions on the upper Umzimkulu. Not surprisingly Hank is also the only surfer in Durban who can out paddle the rip at New Pier when it’s pumping.
And Who Blew It?
1. Jason Heyns.
TBS has to be careful what it says here as this may well be a case of ‘the pot calling the kettle black’, but we did laugh long and hard when we heard of Jason’s near call. Driving on that magnificent stretch of road between The Crayfish Factory and Outer Kom Jason was so absorbed in admiring the view (who hasn’t been?) and watching the surf (ditto) that he very nearly drove his car off the cliff.
Luckily he kept some wheels with traction and prevented an accelerated trip into the 365 car park via the mountainside. And who said an Isuzu can’t beat the Bendz?
2. Jeremy Johnson.
Jeremy arrived in hot and steamy Durbs to help his missus (the very beautiful and capable Kaitlin Moir) relocate to the Mother City after she has spent a couple of months of hanging tough in the tropics. Deciding he was keen to sample both the local waves and cuisine while in town Jem foolishly ignored Kaitlin’s well researched guidance and instead accepted the advice of TBS about where to surf and eat.
He ended up surfing in a storm water drain/sewerage outlet and was then sent to The House Of Curries (the only place in the world where you can feed 5 peeps to overflowing and get them wasted on R200, that’s R40 each!). R400 later Jem felt very ‘strange’ the next day and was a shadow of his former self. All TBS can say is thank goodness he didn’t follow the rest of our advice and end the evening off with a night cap at Cool Runnings!
3. Velvet Sky.
A top BOMBsurf executive (there are only 2 and neither really pass as executives) was stranded in OR Tambo on Friday as a result of Michael Naiker doing a guest appearance in the cockpit. The flight was delayed while protocol was re-established. TheBOMBsurf managed to obtain a bootleg copy of the transcript of what went down.
The transcript with air traffic control is as follows:
MN: OK may laarnies we need to make sharp, my auntie is making a Bryani for dinner and we need to skop down to make it back to Durbs in time for dinner.
Air Traffic Control: Repeat your position Alpha Bravo One, are you ready for take off?
MN: Eeey cuzzie, we ready to make this little birdie fly fasta then my GTI, come pull finga lets go!
Air Traffic Control: Uum.... Alpha Bravo One... is all ship shape in the cockpit?
MN: Ship shape, what’s next, surf and turf? Aaaay can we get this order to GO, comon ou’s I got a stekkie hotter than a Grey Street Bunny waiting that side...lets muuuve it ek se!
Air Traffic Control: Err Alpha Bravo One aah there are some gentlemen on route to establish your credentials.
MN: Aye bru, don’t come with that credentials, I’ve got a mile high .... (sounds of a scuffle)... Silence.
Air Traffic Control: Alpha Bravo One are you ready for take off?
Alpha Bravo One: (Laughter, hysterics, much giggling) In the background, “cut me loose, cut me loose, you are the son of a thousand bastards all bastards like you.... Cut me loose I tell you!...” In the foreground “ Ahh all clear on runway zero nine tango Control, request permission to taxi...
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Posted by andre on the 23/01/2012 16:14
Hey Uncle you had a hella va ting going there!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey hope the auntie does not get hold of this Bomb surf!!
Posted by Seymen on the 17/02/2012 04:04
Tomika - Stunning! I love how you make wndideg photos into art! There is soo much garbage out there, and you have a refreshing take on wndideg photography. I'm glad I stumbled upon your site!
Posted by Jeremy on the 22/02/2012 03:14
We suohld show compassion to them. They already have it bad enough KNOWING that they were fooled, so why make it worse and rub it in their faces? That's why its important to read the Bible for yourself so you won't be duped by teachers that preach falsely.
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The Saffa Invasion of China, surfboard theft and a shipwreck.
15/01/2012
Who Blew Up
1. Wok.
The evergreen and ever resourceful Wok finds himself R50K richer this week courtesy of his historic win in the VST 3.0 presented by Reef Wetsuits and Indosole. The Video Surf Tour which just completed its third successive year of running put R102 000 into the pockets of SA freesurfers last year.
Wok scooped the lion’s share of that purse through a clever combination of performance surfing, cool video edits and social networking. Check out the video to hear what the man of the moment has to say for himself.
2. Royden Bryson.
Royden opened his WQS Campaign this year with a second place at the inaugural 4 star Hainan Classic in China last week, finishing runner up to ‘Irishman’ Glen Hall. Not a bad way to dust off the cobwebs after a Christmas break!
We all know that Royden knows how to get through heats and win contests. We hope this gives him a boost in his 2012 WQS campaign and we hope to soon see him joining Travis and Jordy at the top echelons of our sport where he belongs.
3. Sarah Baum.
Sarah finished second in the Worlds which wrapped in China just prior to the Hainan Classic. Her surfing has steadily been improving over the last couple of years and has reached a level of explosive ability that bodes well for her on this years WQS. Go Sarah!
And Who Blew It?
1. The Mavericks Contest Organisers.
In their wisdom the Mavs event organisers have decreed that public access to the event on the bluff and the beach will be prohibited at the 2012 event if it happens. This is in response to injuries and crowd control issues in the past. Instead eager spectators will have to watch the whole thing either from their own boats or from a close by bar on the big screen webcast. This is an abomination and flies against the essence of what surfing represents. Restricted access in any way shape or form sucks!
2. The North Beach surfboard thief.
Last week Sasha and her friend Rhys went for a surf at North Beach. Sasha got caught inside by the mother of all sets and her leash snapped. She then had the task of getting back to the beach without her board in some pretty hectic conditions. This she managed with the help of several local surfers. Once on the beach she realised that an opportunistic thief had stolen her board. Fortunately for her a good Samaritan watched the whole episode from the pier and thinking quickly reported the theft to the police, who just as quickly acted on the information and arrested the thief one block back from the beach.
3. Captain Francesco Schettino,
captain of the stricken Costa Concordia, which ran aground on Saturday off the idyllic coastal Mediterranean Island of Gigilo. Not only did he bring his ship far too close to the coast for safety thereby causing the whole disaster in the first place, but the lily livered captain also left the scene of the wreck way before the last passengers had been evacuated. He now finds himself behind bars facing charges of homicide. Talk about hero to zero!
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Posted by Zahra on the 14/02/2012 09:35
Love your bhrigt summer pages! So cool how you made the trim and flowers look like popcorn!
Posted by Ramiro on the 22/02/2012 08:49
Excuse meeee .WE caeenld the garage you had merely put the packets of seed etc in an old plastic bin.How come I have to learn about your excruciating behavior on your blog and when you are 3,000 miles away so I can't say Stony ..you didn't In disbelief knowing deep down that you did. Life is dull without you but I'm not complaining. xx
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