The first Soft Board comp in South America
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The first Soft Board comp in South America
A Spring surf report from down south
Inventions
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General News |
The first Soft Board comp in South America |
With 5 foot waves the first six riders carved their names in to Surf History.
The next event in the series will be on the 16th and 17th October with two more events after that to decide the eventual winner.
Check out the contest site at www.softboardcomp.cjb.net.
We wish the contest every success. Looks like they all had fun.
Friedman Flyers Surfboards |
After a recent write up in Pacific Longboarder magazine about him turning his hand to shaping really, really loooong boards we received an email from Steve about his new web site. Looks good. Check it out at www.friedmanflyerssurfboards.com.
Steve's boards are legendary so if you want a good one made send the him an email admin@friedmanflyerssurfboards.com.
Spring surf report from down south |
With winter about to expire, we are in two minds whether to celebrate. The days are longer, but the swells are not as big and clean. Gone are the long lasting land breezes and the seven day off shores. But we shouldn’t complain as the onshore only comes up now and then. And the surf is still cooking!
East London beach break.
The swell keeps on coming. Not as big as winter, but still fun.
Another beach break right in East London.
The points are also going off. Those points that don’t like the south westerly swell of winter now produce the goodies…
A little cover up at a secret point near East London. And there are more lefts!
Un crowded river mouth break Goofy and loving it!
Thick lipped beach break left. The water’s warmer and the breezes are balmy. Africa has it’s problems, but for a surfer – none…
Roger runs Dawn patrol, a surf tour operation based in East London, on the south east coast of South Africa. The Roaring Forties produce endless swell which wraps around this coast to be fanned by the prevailing south westerly offshore wind. The Dawn patrol team take their guests to all the best spots on this coast, and also visit J-Bay when the swell picks up.Check out their site at www.dawnpatrol.co.za
Inventions |
The Condor |
We recently went to the annual Adelaide Show and whilst browsing amongst the myriad of product and machinery displays we came across this lightweight and innovative new water craft. (Ed)
From a social paddler to a experienced surfer, from the young through to the elderly, the Condor® offers the opportunity to enjoy being on the water to either relax, fish, crab, paddle or even sail. The Condor® is an inexpensive, quality-built, stable product that has been ergonomically designed to provide maximum stability, support and comfort.
There are six models to choose from: Crab Chaser (pictured above), 2000 plain, Viking, Ute, Fish Hunter and the Kingfisher Ute.
The Crab Chaser has:
• Esky between the thighs [with screw top lid & drain plug]
• Fishing rod holder between the ankles
• Stainless steel carry handles
• Front storage unit
• Stubbie holder in left hand side
• Rod holder in right hand side [behind back rest]
• Rear storage compartment [to carry a tub or esky]
• Rope carry handle at each end
Options include:
• Paddle clips
• Anchor, rope & cleats
• Front storage liner
• Thick rubber gunnel & stainless steal cap
• Thin pinch weld gunnel
• Stainless steal tie downs on front
• Stainless steal tie downs on rear [behind back rest]
• 5 inch hatch
• Small stocking hatch
• Metal flake colours
• Sails available soon
• Rear storage compartment
The innovation and uniqueness in design has been rewarded with the granting of an Australian Design Registration. Navigate our site to view the various craft, colour options and standard features along with a comprehensive range of optional extras that will allow you to either personalise your Condor® or simply extend the uses of your chosen Condor®.
Condors Pluss
9 Heath Street,
Lonsdale, SA, 5160
Australia
Ph: +61 8 8326 7377
Fax: +61 8 8326 7399
E-mail: condorspluss@senet.com.au
Web: www.condorspluss.com
Key Safe |
Gumby Lock has long been concerned about the number of people that leave their cars unsecured whilst surfing. That is why we developed the special Gumby Lanyard so that surfers could take a car key with them while surfing and know that the tension ball would keep it from coming off in big surf. We totally support the concept of Key Safe and commend its design. (Ed)
The Key Safe by Cr8me Designs
Car thefts cost motorists an average of $1,754 in lost time, insurance excesses and personal items according to a car insurance survey.
Car thefts and break-ins from beach car parks cost the insurance industry an estimated 16 million last year alone, with the majority being caused by surfers leaving keys in an unsecured location - "hidden on the vehicles." This has led to a major re-think by insurance companies to close the grey area regarding thefts and break-ins to motor vehicles using the cars own keys. This means they may no longer cover these instances, leaving surfers who drive to the beach in a difficult position.
Surfers are seen as a soft target to both joy riders and pros alike, you only have to go any popular beach to see how easy it would bee to gain access to a surfer’s car by watching them as they hide there keys before they go for a surf. With virtually all modern cars now coming out with some form of electronic key or remote keys they have left the modern surfer with no alternative as these keys don’t like water and are very expensive to replace. Take the Holden Commodore Three button key for example - this will set you back between $300 and $350 dollars to replace and re-program after its been wet, and any luxury car around $500.
Key Safe
PO Box 1660
Warriewood
NSW 2102 Australia
Telephone: +61 2 9944 6291
Fax: +61 2 9944 6291
Mobile: +61 0412 673 612
Email: info@keysafe.com.au
Web: http://www.keysafe.com.au
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