Heres a tight little clip of us surfing last week.
enjoy
Westcoast Payback from Jack Creevy on Vimeo.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
a bit of a gamble
Yesterday me and a few mates did a quick day trip over to yorkes. The charts were looking a bit suss, the wind was perfect but the swell prospects were looking a little small. We were hoping to surf a beachy called westcape and hoping that it would be atleast 3 foot on the sets.
On arrival we did our usual check of the a different wave called ledge. Rocking up to see some sets unload on the little patch of reef quite perfectly. If anyone has even surfed around that part of the coastline,you'll know that its ledge is a fickle lil sucker because the banks have to be perfect after the ledge finishes, so its not a blatant closeout.
We were straight out there alongside a photographer, Pat who we met in the car park who did a solo drive over and was setting up his housing to shoot empties until we rocked up.
A few hours of good waves with only us out.
and heres a few shots that came out of it.
Shots thanks to Pat G photography.
On arrival we did our usual check of the a different wave called ledge. Rocking up to see some sets unload on the little patch of reef quite perfectly. If anyone has even surfed around that part of the coastline,you'll know that its ledge is a fickle lil sucker because the banks have to be perfect after the ledge finishes, so its not a blatant closeout.
We were straight out there alongside a photographer, Pat who we met in the car park who did a solo drive over and was setting up his housing to shoot empties until we rocked up.
A few hours of good waves with only us out.
and heres a few shots that came out of it.
Shots thanks to Pat G photography.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
recent km's
Over the past week has been pretty crazy..A nice lil period presented itself over the west coast the last week. My self and a few chums went over to get a few perfect desert waves, we got some pretty pumping waves and had some amazing fun times. Apart from one mate who was an unfortunate victim of what the west coast is known for 'surf localism'. At a pretty well known bodyboarding spot that has had more coverage than almost any other wave in Aus in the last few years, a guy by who we know as 'phil' smashed his $6000 lense of the rocks and then proceeded to run away like a little bitch.
Its pretty gutless in my opinion to do something like that, especially when he pretty much assaults a 17 year old who is shooting a spot thats soo well known whilst the bra boys are shooting up a storm with full HD video cameras and big fuck off cameras which is probs gonna be used in the next tracks or surfing life magazine, at a spot that is known most for the anti exposure and hardcore locals.
If their going to be real hardcore locals abuse the guys that will actually expose the place instead of picking on a fucking 17 year old which the photos are just for us having a laugh and the most exposure they will get is showing our mums and dads saying "look at me mum i can get barrelled".
Anyways I'm sure theirs a lot of discussions that can be presented in this argument. My point of view is that localism is SHIT. Fair enough if u have a go at someone who is snaking you or dropping in on someone, but to actually break some of their property and then run away and to continue doing it, its just not on.
anyways in-spite of this incident we actually had a really good time.
hopefully i will have a lil vid to pop up soon to show some recent waves.
Its pretty gutless in my opinion to do something like that, especially when he pretty much assaults a 17 year old who is shooting a spot thats soo well known whilst the bra boys are shooting up a storm with full HD video cameras and big fuck off cameras which is probs gonna be used in the next tracks or surfing life magazine, at a spot that is known most for the anti exposure and hardcore locals.
If their going to be real hardcore locals abuse the guys that will actually expose the place instead of picking on a fucking 17 year old which the photos are just for us having a laugh and the most exposure they will get is showing our mums and dads saying "look at me mum i can get barrelled".
Anyways I'm sure theirs a lot of discussions that can be presented in this argument. My point of view is that localism is SHIT. Fair enough if u have a go at someone who is snaking you or dropping in on someone, but to actually break some of their property and then run away and to continue doing it, its just not on.
anyways in-spite of this incident we actually had a really good time.
hopefully i will have a lil vid to pop up soon to show some recent waves.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Sacrifice
As a bodyboarder, I spend a lot of time travelling and away from home. I miss out on a lot of social events and different aspects of life. My life revolves around bodyboarding, much of the time i forget to realise that there are many different aspects that affect day to day life and everybody that is associated with someone that bodyboards or surfs. I wonder if my life didn't revolve around bodyboarding that I would have a more fulfilled life. I would be going to uni, have more money, probs living out of home with my girlfriend and spending heaps of time with my friends.
I dont have either of them, although I have a girlfriend, many of my surfing adventures have taken a toll on her and isn't sure its all worth it.
But i still continue to bodyboard and live my life around the sport and lifestyle. Is it worth it?? should i give up chasing the waves and freedom we all live for? so i can live a normal life like most people?
Its a question that has filled my mind a number of times throughout my short life span. but none so more than at the moment where i have some good sponsors and good times around sport, but feel as if that i'm letting lots of aspects of life slip away.
I dont have either of them, although I have a girlfriend, many of my surfing adventures have taken a toll on her and isn't sure its all worth it.
But i still continue to bodyboard and live my life around the sport and lifestyle. Is it worth it?? should i give up chasing the waves and freedom we all live for? so i can live a normal life like most people?
Its a question that has filled my mind a number of times throughout my short life span. but none so more than at the moment where i have some good sponsors and good times around sport, but feel as if that i'm letting lots of aspects of life slip away.
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