well finaly some real action.wednesday 2-3ft .Thursday 3-4ft occassional 6ft set very occassional.Hurricame Daniell seemed to have run its course the swell looked as though it was over.It was a good swell and the groms had loads of fun getting ready for the weekend contest.Axe has surfed reasonably well and i was going to give him 1 more pratice session today, until Bright called me and said soup bowl was going off 8ft solid and clean.was i coming down,i was...
Dread or Dead, Took Billy from the Big Apple on a surf Tour yesterday.we started at brandons 2ft, and soon packed up and went over to soup bowl.it wasnt the best day but it was surfable 2-3ft messy but once in a while a wave came through.Im currently surfing a 9/1 Meyhoffer.the board that looks as though it came from Mars.Ive surfed it twice now and will say for sure it takes getting used to,I will continue to surf it for a...
Well the last 2 weeks have got to be some of the best SUP contitions ive seen for a while south and east Barbados.The south coast has been flat slight winds with small 1-2 ft lines perfect for testing your wave skills The east coast for the more advanced paddle boarders super clean waist to chest ocasional overhead.The fin on my trusty 11ft Infinity got broken while on rental so i'm in the process of replacing ,i will probably try somthing a bit smaller...
Dread or Dead ,would like to reason with all the surf schools and Instructors that are using and wish to continue using freights Bay For your surf lessons. It was recently convaied to me by concerned property owners in the atlantic shores that some basic rules of eticate are being forgotten.First, rubbish is being left behind making the residents unhappy,secondly bad parking ,that corner is dangerious it only takes a few more munites to drop your clients and boards off and...
Yes you got it, the full range of 2010 BZ pro boards are now in the DREAD OR DEAD shop. hastings main rd,Barbados.We also have the new HUBB fins .they are all black with teathers built in to the back strap,i have taken a good look at the fins and think the World body boarding champ has it right .These fins are made by churchhill to Hubbards specs so the quality is unquestionable.Russell
Yes after a breif flat spell we have a weekend of waves forcast ,good news as the B.S.A have their contest at parlour this weekend,i believe its trials for team selection ,later this year.well im glad they are using Parlour cause this leaves Soup Bowl open for the taking,I think we have 2 maybe 3 days window for waves if i have my stories right 4-6ft soupbowl.have agood week end .Russell
Today i took a surf lesson over to soup bowl.Due to the lack of waves on the south coast and the ideal conditions on the East Coast it was time to rock and roll.My 2 Polish students had already surfed a few times in Hawaii so off we went.The Road to Bathsheba is still washed out at the bridge ,so we also had a free island safari ,on the safari we were lucky enough to spot a few monkies crossing...
Yes Brandons has been going off for the past week .it started monday 2-3 ft and built up to 6ft by sunday ,of course Matthew and myself surfed 7 days back to back.I cant believe we are still surfing the south coast in the middle of May.I honestly cant remember the last time i did not have to drive east this time of year to get a surf.Jay is back in the island but i hav'nt seen him surf yet...
Yes i know,i said summer was here and im paddle boarding again blowing away the cobwebs.but what ,i spoke to soon,or just in time ,because the south coast lit up this week like a candle.Brandons 6-8 ft solid monday ,tuesday ,wednesday,thursday still good.put that paddle board away time for Local Motion performance board.as Brian would say ACTION .the cell phone rang it was a man with a strong french accent .He said he went to duppies yesterday it looked good...
Yes the new ,T.Pattersons J-File boards are now in the shop ,we waited a while but their here and they look great the carbonfiber inlay running through the bottom is fresh for 2010 apparently it gives the board some extra ping . these boards are replicas of Jordie's boards shaped by Timmy earlier this year and gave the young man a nice start to the WCT 2010.Jordie is on fire and was beaten by Mick by a silly fraction.Kelly doesent seem to stop got...