Weatherwise…it’s been mental. The most volatile I’ve seen. It has been impossible to predict. I think we are in the middle of a big low pressure system and you’ll never know what’s coming. Fortunately this morning we had a few hours of reprieve from the wind…and a select few paddle out at the Cape to do battle. Sets broke 8 foot plus and you’d need a ski to whip in. Mark Matthews got the wave of the day – just have a look at that first shot above…that’s a crazy beast of a wave. Dropping into ridiculous dangerous waves is not Mark’s only talent…he’s a great public speaker and for hire.
There is swell all week but who knows what is going to happen with this wind that is going to howl. Watch closely.
Adios :: uge
What a shoot…you’ve got a talent..to be able to convey the emotion of that rearing swell as well as capturing the commitment required to ride it…
As a Mexican (Vic.), I have no idea where The Cape is. Please explain
You’ll need bra there
My ambiguity is intentional sorry Dean…cheers, uge
It’s no great secret Uge… lets be honest, even if they know where it is, only a select few are going to paddle out.
Hi Joe, totally not a big secret… I agree. But don’t think I should draw a map to it. For those that are keen, they’ll find it with no trouble at all.
Today there was a guy who had a death wish…think it was his first day towing…and it was BIG and evil. So people do have a crack, that probably shouldn’t. I wouldn’t…
Agreed…looked and looked at it and though its just too crazy!
The guys that do, well i dunno if its bravery, madness, adrenaline, frontal lobe damage or what it is that makes em wanna risk their nex!
dont they know that voodoo is just back up da road and just as heavy but with some amount of safety…?
seriously…i dunno what to think of guys that take that?
I wunda if Laird would go?
South head of Botany Bay. The break is called Ours. It is no secret at all. Just google it
Loser!
toser
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFKAzlNcC3o
haha the guys who said loser are just trying to create a mystic about it.. when really it’s well known…
Emails didn’t come through yesterday or today… Thought the hammy must have flared! Lucky I came searching. Great shots! Crazy big barrels.
death wish or charging?????
Great photos & nice to see a shot of Dom. Say hi to him from me – haven’t seen him in ages.
surfed it once at 4 -5 foot.
scared the crap outta me.
leave it to em, and watch….
Hi Uge it was me I’m a charger from Bondi/Parsley Bay. I’m also a great bowler in the game of cricket
i think the unknown looks like andrew mooney, stick to drawing johannes ha
Perth – yup it is andrew mooney
The above comment is Ed Ryall’s idea of comedy. For the record, Ed lives in the western suburbs and rides a boogie board.
Uge
For the first photo, what lense are you using? and are you shooting from land?
thanks