by Franck Gazzola | May 29, 2012 | Daily Updates
The wonderful people at Carve have given us 5 pairs of amazing sunglasses to give away this week. To win today's pair, all you have to do is go HERE, find their eyewear range and tell us which model they make which refers to us and why you think that name also describes you. Best answer wins. Easy!
Well, today is a little gloomy folks and pulling on the wetsuit for the early is becoming more of an effort. You can always take the easy way out of coarse, sleep in and then get to work or school and wonder why your mate has a spring in his step and a bigger smile on his face. More than likely, he was the one who caught a wave this morning.
The swell a little disjointed but it's 4 feet and offshore right now. The water is still nice but you can feel the temperature dropping and it won't be long before we find out who the really keen are amongst us.
Did you know we are selling 'Selfies'? What is a 'Selfie' you ask? A Selfie is a print of yourself. As we can only fit 7 photos a day into our update, a lot of the shots we take of you guys don't see the light of day and we think that's a real shame, so for the special price of $30 you can purchase a great photo of yourself and we will even throw in one of our legendary Frothers Trucker Hats as well. Now there is a deal! Here is a LINK to our Selfies page and check out what we found in our last 2 weeks worth of images. Hope you are amongst them.
Billy
by Franck Gazzola | May 28, 2012 | Daily Updates
Arriving at Bronte, seeing the blown out chops on the water surface, I thought ''…well, for your second report, you won't get many good action shots. Damn!'' And, I was right! Just a few dared to go for an early at Bronte today – with the surf still choppy, the set sizes a bit unpredictable and waves that are often closing out. You will have to wait until the winds ease, starting from mid-week, to ride anything decent. Patience…
Looking at the bright side, I got to see an amazing sunrise again this morning. It was even more amazing when I saw Flipper and his mates playing along in the surf between Tama and Bronte. Actually, I'm lying. I am not the one who saw them first, but a smiley lady (and a Frothers' fan apparently) did and was kind enough to share her discovery. The dolphins were playing, surfing and swimming around, bathed in the warm morning light. To have the life of a dolphin, with no concerns about the new work week starting, trying to get the kids ready for school, nor about their mortgage, heartache, taxes, or traffic jams. Happy as!
Well, I now have to get to work before the traffic becomes too crazy. Somedays, I wish I was a dolphin.
Carve are going to give away 1 x pair of sunglasses each day this week. Today just tell us who you wouldn't want to get in the ring with out of all the team riders and why – by visiting their great new website www.carveitup.com Should be a no brainer. Funniest answer gets a new set of shades!
Have a good one.
Franck
by Franck Gazzola | May 25, 2012 | Daily Updates
I woke up early today, courtesy of a hungry pussy…cat, and was up and at 'em before the sun rose. I decided to get over to Coogee and was surprised by the hive of activity there. The beach was alive with boot-campers who didn't seem deterred by the drizzle as they zig-zagged, sprinted and dragged themselves all over the sand.
While the beach was buzzing the ocean wasn't quite firing. A NE windswell came up over night but it is still only tiny. Wave quality is low and you'll be struggling to find a wave worth riding this morning. There is a chance the windswell will jack up a little bit, before the arrival of a new S groundswell which is due to pick the waves up for Sunday and Monday.
With nothing much in the way of waves there were a lot of people pounding the concrete instead this morning. I ran into Richie Vass getting ready for a training session, with a couple of fights on the radar he's staying fit. But, beware, I also ran into some not-so-familiar faces and there were a few 'interesting' characters lurking down at Coogee before sun-up. Get amongst it – if you dare!
Have an unreal weekend – Brad.
by Franck Gazzola | May 24, 2012 | Daily Updates
Today is a new day- made of new and changes. After hitting rock-bottom yesterday, the turning point is almost there and the swell will start to slowly increase again later today. Hopefully bringing some decent NE swell over the weekend for the exposed beaches, with strong off-shore winds on Saturday. But, don't get your hopes too high if you want to surf this morning- unless you ride a 9' log, you won't get much action.
Later today, the clouds will start staining that blue dome we’ve been enjoying day-in day-out for a while now. So, if you’ve thought about taking a sickie all week, while looking at Brad and Bill’s sunny shots, today is the day to enjoy the very last rays of sun that this week will offer. The rain is due to kick-in this arvo. Today is the day to go fishing, swimming, or snorkeling: the water is clear and warmer than the air.
Today is also my first day as a new Frothers’ photographer. Fear. Excitement. Pride. Butterflies in the belly. Feeling like a virgin. For those who can remember: I am the French bloke, who was surfing two weeks ago with a ridiculous tight red lycra suit in the crystal clear water of the Maldives…Not easy to be a buck! But I did not get sunburnt that day…
I am glad I could bring you some sunny shots for my first report. Seeing such a beautiful sunrise and sharing it with you just made my day!
Bonne journée à tous! Franck
by Franck Gazzola | May 23, 2012 | Daily Updates
What can I say that hasn't already been said about how nice it is out there in the sunshine today? Completely Marvelous! I haven't said that before.
It's rare to get a sunrise that has not a whisper of cloud laying somewhere on the horizon but today it was clean as a whistle and totally clear as that big orange ball rose from the edge of the ocean.
I guess the waves can get smaller, but I think today is around the limit for riding one. By the time the tide fills in, it probably won't be breaking at all.
There were a dozen or so surfers out on sunrise, despite the tiny conditions and there were quite a few girls amongst the group.
I remember a time when there were only a handful of girls surfing on the south side beaches but now you see them every day out there, mixing it up with the blokes. The lineup is a nicer place when you mix the gender a little.
And some even paddle big waves now! Click HERE.
Billy
by Franck Gazzola | May 22, 2012 | Daily Updates
Winter? It's a myth! Well, at the moment it is anyway. I guess we still have a week of Autumn to go, officially, so I guess I'm jumping the gun but I'll run with it while it's like this. The huge high pressure that is hanging over us right now is making for light winds and clear skies. The ocean is irresistible and the water temperature! Will it ever get cold? Of course it will but its heaven right now, so live for the day, I say.
Small surf. Smaller than yesterday and predicted to get even smaller by tomorrow but we will see. It's still surfable, just. Better for a longboard or a fish or something thick, flat and wide unless you are a frothing little grommet riding a 4 foot nothing normal board, then you really would be loving these conditions.
While it's flat, I've dug up this little Surfline feature on what type of weather conditions create great south swells off the east coast of Australia. In particular, that amazing ground swell we had last year that went all the way to Fiji, giving Cloudbreak arguably its best day ever. There is a lot of jargon in here but some amazing photos too. Click HERE.
Billy
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