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Not sure who took this photo but its a beauty!!! (above): Presumeably James "Laff" Laird ...charging

More days, More waves...

Kia Ora and welcome to Spring 2010!! - It seems our wishes were granted around May this year as a consistent swells and above average air and water temperatures have left us thinking that this winter is right up there with 2008 and even rivalling the "back in the day" era where rumours were that the surf was super consistent all the time......"man""!!
Since early May the longest we have been without at least a 2ft swell is 15 days and seeing as that 15 days fell smack bang amongst some really cold weather it was not like we wanted to go surfing anyway now was it!! So now as the temperatures begin to rise both in and out of the water lets hope our good luck continues! (above): over-rated wave...

Rumour Mill: Olin Pilcher and Rob Holmes both have welcomed newborns into their families and somehow still managed to slide a few waves in and many congratulations to them both>> Neil Tyson 'tip-toes' out of house for the earlies making sure not to wake grommet son Jim, nice work Neil!!>>Take Maeda ( snow patrol bus) wears a 3/2 throughout winter, now thats hardcore!! >> Russ bruce blows fins out doing bottom turns >> Distraught surfer crucifies surfboard but now doesnt have a surfboard to ride>> The ever elusive Rich Barry has been seen tearing waves to shreds on all sorts of equipment>>Pregnant surf chick has a heaving chunder in the Snappers lineup>>various people spend 2-400 bucks on season passes to Rainbow only to go up for one day >> Scott Rewi has returned from Indo but is now to scared to enter the icy realm of New Zealand waters,,,and last but not least No PADDLEBOARDER FOR 75 DAYS!! Hoorayy!!!

(above): Scott Rewi slipping into Indo''s version of Snappers!!

Laters!!

Im a Surfer

Nelson vs Blenheim: A surfing contest??

(above) Jeremy Pooley, kickin it Moose Style

Expressions of interest are welcomed after Blenheim surfer Hamish Simpson approached me in regard to perhaps holding a Nelson Vs Blenheim surfing contest to be held either in Nelson or Blenheim depending on where the swell is that weekend and before all you non-contest types get your hair in a mess the logistics of how and if it could be done in Nelson has been sorted and you most likely wouldnt even notice a thing...

Hamish assures me he has a few guys interested so Im putting the idea out there and perhaps this could be a warm up for the Cape Classic.

20th Annivesary Cape Classic

An early heads up that the 20th Anniversary Cape Classic will be staged in Westport late October (labour weekend) This is set to go down as the biggest event the South Island Surfing Circuit has ever seen with organisers already laying down extravagent prizemoney with 1st place opens rumoured to be a lazy 2grand!! This event is sure to attract attention from more mainstream North Island competitors and media in general with dollar amounts like the above mentioned but not only that the widespread entertainment planned for this event is amazing clearly making this an event not to be missed. Buller boardriders cordially invite everyone to make the trek down to "The Bay" and help celebrate a truly wonderful achievement and with commentary once again from Westports own Julian Young....why would you wanna be anywhere else!!

Super Photo of the month,,,

Just to let you know that August's photo of the month comp will double up into Septembers as Chris from Cheapskates has sourced a super special limited edition burton Open t-shirt and has generously thrown the photo comp's way. Remember to get your shots in before the end of next month and be sure to read the terms and conditions to make sure the shot meets the criteria
*Imagine, with your very own Burton tee you'll be able to remember what it used to be like when it snowed in New Zealand ... haha !!!!!