by Franck Gazzola | Apr 28, 2014 | Daily Updates
Back in Town, I was not super impressed by the weather this morning, but it seems to be on the improve now.
Conditions are way better than yesterday (not hard to beat…), and Bondi had a few waves on the South end (as usual…).
Board shorts become a rare commodity on the beach nowadays, except for the odd full energetic Joel ''Yew-man'' Pilgrim who still finds the water tropical.
It's Monday, and it's a full 5 working days-week, for a change: it's gonna feel looooong !
Have a great day !
Franck
by Franck Gazzola | Apr 24, 2014 | Daily Updates
I feel like a fish in the water. Literally and figuratively.
Literally, because I’ve been spending more time underwater than on the ground. The waterhousing in one hand, and my eyes wide opened.
Figuratively, because the bush, the 4wd tracks, whether it is soft sand, rocks or corrugated, give you access to the real outback. The outback where you feel remote, alone, disconnected from the World (literally. Hence why I could not send an up-date yesterday).
I’ve had a very very close (too close) encounter with a Manta Ray, who thought that it was a good idea to give me a hug. But have you ever tried to hug a giant piece of sand paper ? Well, that’s what our friend the Manta feels like. My knees still bear the marks of this intimate moment.
Have a great day. Last one for the week for a lot of you. Yew !
Franck
by Franck Gazzola | Apr 22, 2014 | Daily Updates
The beauty about WA is everywhere.
But the most beautiful about it, is the fact that it is the end of the World. Everything is a real hike away. Soft sand, long road, dirt tracks…all of those things that make you appreciate even more whatever you find at the end of the road.
It's been pumping back home and I hope you've made the most of the long weekend.
Have a nice day !
Franck (insta: @franckgazzola)
by Franck Gazzola | Apr 17, 2014 | Daily Updates
Sun is back. We live next to a wave garden at the present time. And the winds have turned offshore.
The Hueys are playing ball: it's a good Thursday !
Tomorrow should be a good Friday too. A very good Friday: most of us will be off to enjoy the swell which might pulse even a tiny bit stronger, whilst vitamin D will be pouring and the sprays will keep going backwards.
Make the most of it, and enjoy the long weekend/week, if you managed to score the 3 days in between.
Frothers' updates are going to be travelling, and providing a decent connection, I hope you'll see some blue and yellow in the shots next week.
Franck (insta: @franckgazzola)
by Franck Gazzola | Apr 15, 2014 | Daily Updates
The weather is a weird animal lately. Like a cheeky dog: when you think you've got control, it bites you from behind.
The swell is still pushing through. There is size and frequency. But it's not completely tidied yet for our side of the Bridge. Bronte is by far the best bet today, if you can't make the trip North. And Maroubra could also be a good option, but I couldn't see it with my own eyes (if someone could leave a comment on the home page of the Frothers website to tell us how it was, it'd be great !).
The sky was dark and gloomy. Showers were getting the horizon line wet, but spared our beaches.
Another couple of days only before the long weekend…Hold on tight. From tomorrow onwards, it's downhill !
Have a nice day !
Franck
by Franck Gazzola | Apr 14, 2014 | Daily Updates
Yesterday I spent a few Ours at Cape Solander. And I did not regret the early alarm clock and the bloody rain ! Blake, Hippo and Gilso have shown everyone how it's done, with control, elegance, and style.
We filled up a car with Joel Pilgrim and Arnaud Thousandfield, and headed South to the Cape, to see Theirs (well, I will not call it Ours, at it will never be mine, that's for sure !). Arrived on the muddy parking lot, I got my vans soaked, and got down to the rocks to check it out. ''Too much water still'' we think. ''The odd bigger set could be surfable, but the rest would be way too close to the rocks on that point''. But then, we realised we were looking where normal people would look, but not where Gilso and Blake were looking. They saw waves in this mess that you can only see with a trained eye, and more importantly great confidence in your skills. Just a little further out, if you'd wait long enough, you'd see them: Big, dark, fat lipped and mean !
Blake and Gilso paddle out, and scored. Flawless style, making it look super easy. Blake got a few, and Gilso seemed shy. But then he dropped on a bomb, came out of the barrel and looked back at it. Click. Mental picture.
Hippo arrived a bit later and got in the rythm pretty quickly.
Soon after, we had to leave. Not just because I started to get annoyed by standing in the pouring rain, trying to protect the gear (by the way, if some of those pictures look ''noisy'', they're not: they're just wet. It's just the rain doing it's magic on the shots, just like it did on my camera ! :-/ ), but because we had some obligations back in Bondi.
The only regret of the day is for Joel. He wanted a surf there. And he wanted to do it on his favorite 9'2ft. He did not get it this time. But he will. And Frothers will be there with him the day this happens. We've got a full winter ahead of us for that ! looking at the glass half full, we came home. No broken bones. No broken boards.
Have a nice day. We're in for a week of waves. The South protected corners will be the best picks for the few days ahead.
Franck
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