by Franck Gazzola | Feb 27, 2012 | Daily Updates
My fitness campaign has begun. The alarm clock set off at an early 4.45am today. Half asleep I found myself at Lifecycle Fitness out the back of Bronte RSL, sweating up a storm and my muscles already aching. Ryan Clark took me through my paces along with a dozen or so other frothing fitness fanatics like Ben Murphy, Trent Knox, Perth Standlick and super chef Matt Moran. For $35 a week and as many sessions as you like why would you not join up! I have a month in Bali coming up and want to be ready for Ulu's and outside corner. Just like the good old days!
As soon as I could see the first light I left the gym and headed to Coogee to get the sunrise. It looked like it was going to be a cracker but it fizzed out real quick with a thick blanket of cloud cover. Off to Maroubra and I was stoked to see some fun wind waves rolling through from the NE at about 3ft on the sets. Come back kid Quinn Darragh as pictured won the heat today with some swooping cutbacks, that he learned from all his time on Bronte reef, going toe to toe with Ryan Carr.
Enough jibber for one day. Enjoy!
PS – This is what happened last time I got fit and trained with Ryan Clark…Watch
Brad
by Franck Gazzola | Feb 24, 2012 | Daily Updates
Wow! These clear mornings are freaking me out! I can feel my vitamin D levels are going through the roof and it’s all legal! It actually feels like summer again but the truth is we only have a week of it left, officially anyway. Let’s hope autumn has plenty of days like this ahead.
Back to Bronte again this morning but the waves are practically nonexistent. It’s dropped, 1-2 feet at best with a N-E bump left on it from yesterdays wind. Yuck!
I had a little trouble with the switch in my water housing when I swam out, which was really frustrating as it was only firing intermittently, causing me to miss most of the shots I went for. Still, not as bad as flooding it and losing $6G worth of gear like my partner Brad did a week ago. I guess it’s only money and I’m sure not being able to shoot water photos is what is really bumming him right now. He has a new one coming, so stand by for some Malyon magic again soon!
Congratulations to The Bronte Boardriders who won the state division of The Jim Beam National Tag Team Championships held at Lennox Head yesterday, beating Bondi who placed 2nd, again! The rivalry continues between our beaches but Sydney's Southside rules. Maybe it’s time to bring back ITN. Bronte also came 4th in the national division out of 24 teams, which in itself is an incredible result considering a lot of the teams were stacked with world class pro’s like Joel Parkinson and world junior champ, Jack Freestone. Great effort boys!
Have a great weekend everyone! Enjoy!
Billy
by Franck Gazzola | Feb 23, 2012 | Daily Updates
Where are the clouds? It’s kind of strange seeing that big orange ball breach the horizon line at the start of the day. I’m not used to squinting, so forgetting my sunnies this morning wasn’t so great on the eyeballs.
There are some clean waves around today as well. I had a little water shoot at Bondi, straight after watching the ‘run, swim, runners’ do their thing during the sunrise at Clovelly. I felt lazy sitting there, watching them run along the break wall, dive in with their shoes on and swim across the bay, run back around and do it over and over again.
Speaking of beautiful Clovelly, the wonderful people at Oceanfit are holding 3 swim events in conjunction down there this Sunday the 26th. Starting with a kids event kicking off at 8am. It will be a great day, with prizes on offer, including a beautiful "3 in 1" framed print that Frothers have donated for a major prize. Get your togs on and get down there! Its going to be a cracker! Click HERE for details.
If you are not making the most of your time at the beach this time of year, you’re off your rocker! It doesn’t get any better – not too hot, the water is magic and the waves are usually starting to come on as we begin to move into an autumn pattern again.
It should be nice for the next 3 days folks, so make sure you get amongst it!
Cheers!
Billy
by Franck Gazzola | Feb 22, 2012 | Daily Updates
Good morning Frothers, do we have a surprise for you! Our friends at Tracks magazine are presenting a Surf Film Night at The Bondi Open Air Cinema tonight at 8pm. And the first ten people through our gallery doors (145C Macpherson St Bronte) this morning will score themselves a free ticket for this evening's event. Featuring the premier of It's Loud It's Cool – an eclectic Indonesian montage, followed by Fighting Fear – a doco based on big wave surfer Mark Matthews & ultimate fighter Richie Vaculik, narrated by Joel Edgerton.
If you miss out on the freebies tickets are still available and can be booked HERE
The surf today looks fun. 2ft gold nuggets and the pick of the bunch is Bondi! The sun is trying to poke its head out too, so get out there and see you all at the Open Air Cinema tonight.
Cheers – Brad
Also, take a moment to think about our mates in NZ today – as it is a year on from the Christchurch earthquakes and is a daunting day for many…
by Franck Gazzola | Feb 21, 2012 | Daily Updates
Yet another dodgy day on the cards. Crappy waves, onshore winds and dark rain filled clouds is all that is on offer. Bondi had a handful of dudes in the south corner dodging the storm water pollution. On the sets it's hitting the 2ft mark but it's really mushy and not at all worth getting an ear ache for! Concentrate on work today!
While I was shooting I met a young lady named Toni. She had a flat car battery in the pouring rain and luckily I had a some jumper leads ready to go. I saved the day and felt like a hero or a mechanical magician for a second or two!
We have started our own FROTHERS FANTASY SURF LEAGUE. It's so easy to join! Simply visit Fantasy Surfer HERE Register your details then go to "private clubs" and find Frothers and punch in the passcode which is 2026. We will post the results and leader board after each ASP tour stop and the winner at the end of the season will get their name put on a trophy which will proudly stand forever in the Frothers Gallery! Come on jump on board!
Surf should be a bit more fun tomorrow. Have a good day – Brad
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