W>A>S / by craig levers

For Westies, summer really is our time. We endure the howling bite of winter's south westerlies for these days. Summer days of boardies, groomed banks and weeks of offshores. Summer days made all the more sweeter and special because of the wonderful contrast between seasons. It's amplified on the coast, the bad makes you appreciate the good, there is no complacency.

Jayden Cooper

Last week was yet another W.A.S. [West Appreciation Situation]. Day after day of perfect weather, off shores, favourable tides and go to banks on the open coast. In a break with regular transmission, here's a new way of doing things; the PhotoCPL top 50 yes 5-0 images from the week that W.A.S.

A welcome visitor to our shores Taranaki’s Tyler Anderson treating the lefts like Rocky Lefts

Tyler

And over on the bank that just keeps giving…hot off a U16 win at the Billabong Grom Comp Leia Millar

Jayden Cooper squares up

This guy is always in the water, love your amp bro!

Bourne Buirski, leggie knee high ‘cos of the sea ulcers- another sure sign of summer

Andy Mann, pretty much won the heat this session…from the unofficial judges sand side.

Tyler on the go to

Leia… back to school now!

Greg! Finding all the bombs, as per

James Macalpine, between zoom calls

Dave Wood patented

Bourne, full speed

Yeah Ruby!

Luke Cederman, casual as finner

Luke actually enjoying going right, a rare event

Yeah Mike! Mr Dunstan jamming that back brake on

Bevan Wigg returning to form after a hideous year of injuries- good to see ya brother

Stu Millar, from now on only ever known as Leia’s Dad, or U45 woman’s National Champ Carolyn’s hubby

Prodigal Piha daughter Liv Brown Hysom

go on then, one more of Luke going right and shovelling buckets

oosshhh …another day but same same

Another welcome returnee, shaper Brad Buckle is back after a decade of shaping and surfing in Indo

Ever regular in these waters, ever getting the bigger sets… Simon

good luck getting a set wave off this mob!

Woody…. and his shrewd Woody’s Movement Workshop logo placement

Yeah Matias, log racing in style

Yep, Dave V.3

Greggy!

Laurie loving his new 7’0 twin from Go Hard

KB completing the trilogy in bottom turn studies

Bill Byers perfecting the Larry layback

another day, another session

Me ol’ young mate Harper McBride fins free