buttery conditions last week
No web logs for a few weeks, and not 'cos I've been out of action. Quite the opposite. Shoots for the next Warren Hawke book, and some freelance work for Surfline.com has made for busy times.
Worldwide surf forecasting/reporting site Surfline bought NZ's very own Surf2Surf last year. The transition has been pretty fast. Jerry Aubertin, co-founder of Damaged Goods Magazine, has taken on the role of editor for Surfline. Surfline.com seems committed to curating and commissioning Kiwi content. That's meant I've held off until Surfline posts.
Here are the two Surfline posts I've been involved with so far.
https://www.surfline.com/surf-news/autumn-days-beaches-turned/151239
https://www.surfline.com/surf-news/grass-roots-2022-boardriders-club-showdown/151308
It has meant a bunch of images and sessions have fallen through the gaps. And that's the beauty of having your own website aye! Here's the goodness from the last bout of offshores....
Liam Joyce with his trademark backhand pocket grind
Bourne Buirski on an oily canvas
Tom Emmerson, out quoting a job, or sorting out some invoicing, or having a site meeting… but definitely not surfing aye Tom
Go back to work already Tom
Unicorns last week, it looked good from far but was far from good
Dave Storke power up off the base
Tim Bailey around 11.55 am I believe
Tim… there's quite a few photos of Tim
Adrian Bray burying his back foot
Mike Stephenson between zoom calls with clients… working smarter
…and Mike again working that rail good
Local Surfer/Shaper Steve Walker knifing a lip
The morning site meeting
Tim Bailey and the Unicorn v1
Tim and said unicorn v2
Nat Barron and one of the shots that ran on Surfline
Jayden Cooper getting a few in before his nightshift…or maybe after?
Morning site meeting the next day
Nat Barron turning a 3 footer into a 1 footer one gouge at a time
Kye Bedford, perfect placement
Tim Mauger wheeling his middy around very nicely
NZ’s very own ragging bull, Jason Falconridge
Steve putting his quad through its paces
After shooting with the lads in the morning I boosted straight to Whanga, got there just in time to see this. I was there to support Keyhole in its defence of the Hurley Boardriders Champs and cover it for Surfline
Saturday morning at Access 8
Raglan’s Caleb Cutmore was blazing the whole event ending in a second in the Open to his Point Boardriders team member Taylor Hutchinson
Keyhole’s senior division surfer Dan Caley
Keyhole’s Open defending champ Dune Kennings dipped in the quarters by a .3 ….tough!
The Mount’s Levi Stewart fresh back from a great WQS champaign in Oz
Local lad Rangi Ormand was looking unstoppable in the Open
As was this guy… Taylor Hutchinson built momentum every heat, and ended up with a well earned victory