Who blew up?
1. The ASP.
Brodie Carr and his merry men have not had an easy year. All this talk of rebel tours, TV deals and such like has been mighty testing for the Association of Surfing Professionals. Out of this though has come some serious good though. The ASP have announce major changes to the tour structure from next year. These include increased prize money, a half year cut and greater surfer representation. It’s really good to see surfing's professional governing body keeping up with the times.
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2. Team SA (JNR’s) whitewashed all competition this weekend in the event against Reunion, WP, Development and Boland
At small but fun Kalk Bay Davey Brand, Daniel Wilson, Steve Sawyer, Sarah Baum and Max Armstrong took out the individual honours and in so doing did themselves and their country proud. Nothing quite like being able to wear the Green Blazer and do so in the knowledge that you’ve been victorious for your country. Congratulations all!
3. Billabong
Fasten your seatbelt and ready yourself for the best damn blast of rocking surf porn that has ever been made. Billabong have just released their latest video offering ‘Still Filthy’ and it goes off. It will have you frothing to go surfing and inspire you to improve your level no matter who you are. Shying away from complex storylines, abstract plots and new age hippydom, Billabong have kept it simple and produced a banging surf vid that will rip your heart out and serve it to you on a platter. In the tradition of the original, Filthy Habits, the music is integral to the film. The surfing is off the hook, seriously, it will blow your mind. The photography is on a whole new level and the result somehow is a finely crafted offering that somehow still retains the punk ethos that has always characterised the Billabong team. Awesome
And who blew it?
3. Iain Evans
Being urged on by his partner in crime to ‘get back to town before the onshore comes up’ Iain duly responded by putting his foot flat and flooring it down the N3 from JHB to DBN. The only problem with this strategy is that he is now the proud collector of a number of certificates from various municipal districts along the way that prove with the aid of flash photography that he he was in fact doing 120 in a 60 zone, eish! Beware those cameras in Harrysmith and never listen to a guy who has had 3 Red Bulls and 2 cups of coffee and hasn’t surfed for a week.
2. Jed Borril
Jed’s domestic arrangements have changed somewhat recently. Without getting into details suffice to say that he is now the proud tenant in a bachelor flat down the road from Billy the Bums in DBN. His ex, grumpy with him (again we won’t go into details) dropped his entire surfboard quiver off at a mates house. She did so without telling either Jed or his mate. Jed’s mate returned home opened his garage and promptly drove over the entire quiver as he was not expecting them to be laid out on the garage floor....shoooowee! Jed just learned rule No 1 in domestic break ups. Look after your prize possessions first.
1. John McCarthy
After a week in the big smoke I got an sms from a mate early Saturday, “bru it’s on, get down here!” Frothing, I urged Iain to drive faster away from Jozi, so that we’d reach the coast in time to surf before the onshore came up. We got back to DBN mid morning and sure enough it was still glassy. I checked the conditions and they looked stable so I didn’t rush. I dawdled around the house, had some coffee, unpacked and finally 2hrs later headed for the beach. I arrived just as the onshore came up properly, mangling what was left of a fun little south swell. Paul the car guard at North Beach looked at me puzzled when I arrived with a frantic look on my face. “Bru you shoulda been here 2 hours ago...” Ja what can I say? One week in Jozi and I’ve lost the edge. |
