by Franck Gazzola | Jan 11, 2011 | Daily Updates
Well, didn’t Mother Nature put on a show this week! Biblical floods all over Oz and yet we enjoyed some of the warmest days we’ve seen in ages. The clouds burnt off for the later end of the week, which had the crowds flocking to our shores. Not only did we score weather wise but the surf cranked up a notch also – with Bondeye Candy’s Musso notching up enough hours in the surf within 2 days to last him 2 months! Tama was working early Sunday and the sand banks at Bondi made for some fun waves earlier on in the south corner. In this weeks slideshow we have some great images from local grom Rob Walwyn and Jeremy Wilmotte who is back in Fiji has flicked us a few shots to dream about.
Looking ahead we will see the swell stick around. The East tradewinds will be pushing some E to NE swell our way for the rest of the week. Check Coastalwatch for more details.
All the best for the new year!
by Franck Gazzola | Dec 29, 2010 | Daily Updates
Staring back at me in the mirror this morning were a few extra wrinkles, which I have 2010 to thank for. Trying to get a grip on losing another year to the hands of time I had a flick through this year's archive – woo, what a cracker we've had! With the rebuild of the site we added a few new features and creatures including Bondeye Candy and a team of contributing photographers. The video & images that this talented bunch captured added a new dimension to Frothers – vibrancy, creativity and personality even during the flattest of weeks. We can't thank you enough for sharing your talents with all of us – Cheers! We love what Frothers has become – a place where we can share what's going on in the local community. Thanks to all of the contributing writers who have shared a little bit of themselves with us.
The most standout moments for us this year were seeing the community band together for mates down on their luck. We live in a special place and are surrounded by some amazing people. Stay safe, Happy New Year!
Brad and Christie.
by Franck Gazzola | Dec 14, 2010 | Daily Updates
While the surf may not have been huge this week, the local events certainly were! Clayt's Day on The Hill was held on Saturday with everyone digging deep to help out a mate CLICK HERE On Sunday the sun shone and we had perfect conditions for the first annual Bondi Big Paddle event with the afternoon capped off with a beer at the Beach Rd for the Miss Bondi finals SEE THE PHOTO'S
In terms of surf we had some waves earlier in the week out of the NE but over the weekend it turned into a freezing lake but wasn't the weather just amazing.
Our thoughts go out to Luke Kennedy editor of Tracks Magazine who suffered a horrible accident during the week at Sunset in Hawaii. We wish you a speedy recovery. READ MORE
by Franck Gazzola | Dec 7, 2010 | Daily Updates
Finally it seems that summer has arrived. While the water temp has been a little on the chilly side the East swells are just starting to fire up. Waves have been on the decent side for a few days now. Sunday saw a rise in swell that was welcomed with open arms but made it difficult at Bronte for the flock of swimmers taking part in Sydney's best ocean swim event the "Bondi to Bronte"
Heat 2 of the Miss Bondi "VIEW SLIDESHOW" went down to another full house and six lovely ladies won through to the final which will be held this coming Sunday. The latest Bondeye Candy video is up and features some sick surfing going down at Tama during the week.
The good times look set to continue with more NE lumps and bumps on the horizon. Everyone should be surfing most of the week! Check Coastalwatch
by Franck Gazzola | Nov 29, 2010 | Daily Updates
NE windswell was on the menu for us last week. As a result the water temp got out of control, dropping to a ridiculous 16 degrees. You see the NE wind blows so hard that it literally knocks off the top layer of warm water and is then deflected out to see by the "The Coriolis Effect" So the moral of the story is to keep that 3/2 steamer ready to go at all times this summer. We're now in the middle of a southerly buster, so warmer water temps should be back in the mix, but wave conditions are ordinary to say the least.
Sunday saw the first heat of the Miss Bondi go down in front of a full house at the Beach Rd Hotel. View the SLIDESHOW HERE Six lucky girls moved through to the final to be held on the 12th December. Heat 2 is on next week, 5th December at 2pm, so don't miss it.
By the end of today the wind should shift back to the NE where it will gain momentum once again and throw some more windswell into the mix. Wed/Thurs look to be the best. A little reminder about those wetsuits too; keep them handy! Have a great week frothers.
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