Tube Farm: September 2007

Friday, September 28, 2007

Advance Australia

Struck me how similar these Australian products are. One represents captivity the other freedom. Is the legrope a link to the convict past???

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

It was the start of spring school holidays so to try to escape the family madness I drove out of the Gold Coast down to Byron bay. The waves were small and clean at a fairly packed main beach with a mix of euro backpacker's and pimple faced teenagers crowding the lineup. A great little wave was peeling off at the wreck so I put my board shorts on and joined the crowd in the mid day warm small surf. Getting a few waves that were great little peeler's I was thinking it was worth the effort getting out amongst this mayham. When all the sudden behind me I heard this man with a blood curdling scream "SHARK SHARK SHARK". I then noticed I was sitting the deepest out in the water my first instinct was to locate this thing. Meanwhile people starting to become frantic for the shore. Then there it was literally making a B-line straight towards me looking more like a small nuclear submarine than a fully teeth killing machine. I then thought man this is a mix between a nightmare that I have had before and a bad B rated movie. It was to late to try to out swift this shark to the shore to safety and was closing in fast. Still the shark was gaining and getting all of about six feet from me. Fist clenched ready to punch this would be stalker it calmy veered at the last possible instance. The shark was about 2 meters long and slipping away back out to sea content to find something else to pick on. Then I came back to reality looking around still a bit shakey when I noticed there was nobody left out in the water except me. They all were staring at me like they were a about to see the latest You tube victim on the net when a set came in. With no competion I turned and dropped in and got a great little peeler to myself. After the wave was done I had the delema of do I go in like the rest of the herd or stay out. Well I had a few more waves like this to myself before once again being surrounded by a pack of people around me like nothing ever happened out in the water. I am now Pro shark thinking of how I can implant these things at the most crowded points so I once again can get a wave unhasseled and uncontested. What lengths we farmer's will goto for pure BLISS...

Monday, September 24, 2007

1769

Capn Cook first saw surfing in Tahiti in 1769, then in Hawaii 1778.
So the popularisation of surfing really has its roots in Yorkshire???

http://www.thesurfingmuseum.co.uk/history_1899.asp

1975 Tris

Out of St Agnes....

Wasn't a bad winter

Not the usual months of waist high and glassy, we had a few swells in there.

the mint sea buscuit

Hey plowman
only ridden it twice, and only had about ten waves total on the sled
she likes hollow waves, and building speed down the line.
tough to find the right conditions, in this day and age....
feels good, just havent had her out and about yet.

ANYWAY< the tubefarm is back>
whats that brad pitt stuff alll about?
have you guys been getting all silly while i have been away?
just curious...
barry

THis ones for Jojo!!!

Brit or Yank?

Saturday, September 22, 2007

is this funny?

wonder if we can upload video to this blog... a video of paul ripping on a thruster (circa 1997) taken from the hill at burleigh.....

not to mention the other stuff!

I found this picture and was wondering if it was taking on DC's latest surf trip?

Friday, September 21, 2007

Our day at the seaside

for the old timer Brits out there....Remember these guys from the 70's TV ads?

Thursday, September 20, 2007

How did I ever choose a color?

The reason I am posting this picture is a bit embarassing because I don't remember making this board. As you can see on my face I am either drugged or am being mind controlled by some kind of alien species. If you know anyone who has seen this board complete I would like some information. I do remember waking up and being covered with this resin substance that matched my shirt and was sore in a few places that I am guessing were anal probe experiments.

asmmetry again

this thing has a different plan shape on each side of the stringer too.
he had a fin on the other side, a small like 1 inch high about 5 inche base
only built for riding right handers.....he is natural footer.
he was doing insane cutbacks on the thing.
I asked him if he would shape one for me
he said he would, if i supplied the blank and gave him $100