Hi Frothers,
What a day yesterday ! It felt almost unreal. It brought adrenaline and humility to anyone’s watching the amazing show of the swell of the decade, potentially of the century ? As SwellNet published this morning: ”The maximum wave reading on the Eden buoy was 17.67 metres – yes, you read that right – which passed the buoy at 4 am this morning. Put all the data into the equation and that’s equal to a 1 in 85 year event.”
So I spent the entire day shooting this absolute beauty of the angry ocean, from land and in the sky. Ben Buckler was on with Rob Norman & Co took the dust of the guns, and the Bombie was absolutely firing at Coogee, where Jeremy Willmott charged real hard (more images to come soon). Waves for days. Shots for weeks. So here are just a few of yesterday. I’ll be posting some shots of this morning in tomorrow’s update, as the conditions are slowly getting a lot more manageable everywhere.
Meanwhile, Brad Malyon was ensuring the riders’ safety at the first day of the crazy RedBull CapeFear event, currently live for day 2 of the competition. See it live here. It’s epic ! The local boys are killing it: Perth, Blake, Justin, Kobi…Worth streaming on your phone whilst grabbing a cuppa. It’s next level !
The ocean made a victim last night in Bondi. Be careful if you’re planning to go out today. It’s still really tricky.
Have a great day !
Franck
(instagram: @franckgazzola / @frothersgallery)
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