Road Tripping...

So for the next two wks I'll be road tripping around the country with three of my good mates. First stop Sydney, then off to Lorne for the Falls Festival over NYE and then out to the south west of SA for some serious wave hunting. So I will try and make some posts along the way but I can't promise anything. Happy surfing.

Merry Xmas all you salty sea dogs.

New Log

Old mate Bretto with a recent addition to his quiver, handshaped by Sage Joske. I've had the pleasure of riding this log & it is duper super.

quality time...

I know I'll probably be out on my own when I say this but it's been really rad lately that the waves have been super clean and really logular. I say this because every morning and arvo I have been able to go shred with my lady. Here are a few pics from a sunset slide session yesterday.

Double overhead

This pic was taken a little while ago now from our good friends from InByronBayToday. Its of my beautiful girlfriend Little Em. The last few days have been super small in Coffs just like in the pic although Little Em would call it double overhead. So we have been getting our log on and just like in this pic Em has been milking them for every last bit of trim.

Just a taste.

Every morning at 5:45am my alarm goes off. I get up do my stretches, have a glass of water and a piece of fruit and start to gather my weapons of choice for the morning session which usually consists of my log, fish and my hand plane. Here on the mid north coast we have had this constant NE wind and swell which has been great for fishing and the odd body womp but my poor logs have been collecting quiet the film of dust. This morning was different the swell had back off a little and there was these fun little runners that were just itching to wash the dust off my logs and give me a little taste of trim that I have so been longing for. This pic is an STsurfimage. Check out more daily shots here.

Remember this...

Valla Saltwater Constructs from Nathan Oldfield on Vimeo.

Fishing.

So its been about a month now since I left the Bay but it feels like a year since I've had a good log session. The NE wind continues to bash the East coast and to be honest the conditions have been quite crap. Luckily the Coffs Coast has a lot of fun protected corners that allow us to get out of the wind. This pic is a Stimage of me on my Volta a couple of days ago.

Car park to Car park

So I've had one of those mornings when you and your mates are so psyched to surf, you have all the boards loaded so that all the bases are covered but it seems that you just keep going from car park to car park. Its now 1:20 and the board shorts still aren't wet. It seems that I've given up as I am now sitting in my girlfriend's health store eating a Byron Bay bliss ball procrastinating about taking the rubbish out......

B roll....Heathy J

Heath Joske B Clips from Santa Cruz and the Canary Islands from Harry Triglone on Vimeo.

Hooked up.... TCSS

Today is a great day, I rocked up home this arvo to find myself a strange little package awaiting me. Inside was a bunch of awesome T's and Boardies from the TCSS crew.  Thanks Jim and Suzie and all the crew Im super stoked. 

It feels like summers here.

This morning I caught up with a few buddies (Sage and Harley) for a few fun wedges at a local little corner on the mid north coast. The water recently has been freezing, it must be that up welling effect from the northeasters that have been so consistent lately. I surfed in my short arm steamer and could hardly surf due to over heating as the water temp has come up again, It feels like summer. Harley made the most of these little rights running back into the corner he was truely blowing up.
Check out more pics from this session at STsurfimages.

Hendrix

No words needed...

mid north coast sliders.

Pic by Duncan Macfarlane

Heef...Cheif...Beef...Health...Joske

Just in case you missed it young Heathy J smashed his way to the final of the Reef pro in Hawaii this morning. Heathy flaired his way through the draw to find himself in the final with fellow Australians Julian Wilson and Joel Parkinson and Hawaiian local Joel Centeio. The conditions weren't your typical Hawaiian perfection as the highest scoreing ride came from Parko at only a 7.5 and a good 15minutes had past before Julian and Heath had even caught a wave. Heath came away with a 4th, Julian 3rd, Centeio 2nd with Parko taking it out.

This is an amazing achievement for the little hippy and was a long time coming. Congratulations bro we are all so proud of you and good luck for the rest of the Triple Crown. Keep ripping and enjoy brother.

epic shit.

ANDY IRONS: A LIFE CELEBRATED, NOV. 14, 2010

I was emailed this today and thought it was well worth the post.

HANALEI, KAUAI, HAWAII - (Nov. 14, 2010) - Hanalei Bay offered a window into heaven today as thousands gathered from around Hawaii and the world to celebrate the life of three-time world surfing champion Andy Irons. At the shore of Andy's cherished home, family, friends, and those whose lives have been touched by the 32-year-old gathered to bid farewell to the surfer, father, brother, son and husband who inspired a generation.

In the embrace of majestic Hanalei, Andy's younger brother Bruce led close to 1,000 friends in a paddle out beyond the rising waves to encircle a double-hull canoe that carried Andy's wife Lyndie, his parents and close friends. On shore, thousands more watched on as Andy's ashes were released into the sea and flowers poured from a helicopter circling above.

At the same time, synchronized tributes were taking place around the world from Australia to Europe, and mainland USA in the greatest outpouring of aloha the surfing world has ever seen. It was a fitting tribute to a young man whose home-grown achievements, passion for life and family, and committed character proved that childhood dreams are worth chasing.

Mahalo to the Irons Family, who opened their arms to share their son with the world and embraced us all today. Mahalo to the community of Hanalei for allowing us to partake in this day and who will continue to support the Irons family for many years to come.

Photo courtesy of Lachlan MacKinnon.

Bingin bliss.

Oli Seelenmeyer setting up the tube on his valla volta fish.

Waxhead diaries.

The Waxhead Diaries (trailer) from Josh Simpson on Vimeo.


Matty and his webisodes.

Look and Sea.

This pic recently featured on my mate Oldy's blog site "Look and Sea". It's my favourite blog so you should click here and check it out.

Slater - 10 x world champ.

Congratulation kelly

Little Em's little blog.

So my lady friend little Em is a Naturopath and Nutritionist and is the proud owner of the healthiest shop in the world, 'Essential Health'. We've been working hard painting walls and buying furniture to get her new consultation room up and running so she can start practising on victims, I mean patients.

She has started up her own blog which has loads of healthy tips for not only Mr Owl and the Cookie Monster but all of us surfers aswell. So check it out here

Little trimmers.

I haven't been making a lot of post of late, not due to myself being to busy but due to the lack of waves on the Coffs coast. I did how ever mange to sneak into a few little dribblers two mornings ago. To see more click here.

Jetty surf.

So every now and again inside the Harbour in Coffs gets some pretty fun little wedges. Last week was one of those rare occasions when these little wedges turned on for a very short time. To see more from this session check out STsurfimages

RaEN.

Just wanted to send a big thanks to the Raen team for bringing me on board this summer. 

Peto

Cobblestone Slipperies // Dane Peterson from Nathan Oldfield on Vimeo.

Heathy J

Heath Joske B Roll 2 from Harry Triglone on Vimeo.

Heath + Harry = Mexico

Heath Joske B Roll 1 from Harry Triglone on Vimeo.

Holidays.

I finished up uni for the year yesterday so hopefully there will be alot more surfing going on for me over the next few months and therefore more update here on my blog. This shot featured on In Byron Bay today over the weekend, It was snapped up while I was sneaking in a study break last week. check out the page here for more action from the bay.

I haven't made a post for quite some time as I have been in the middle of my final exams at uni and haven't been doing a great deal of surfing. Yesterday I managed to sneak in a quick shred and get a little tip time. cheers to Inbyronbaytoday for the pic.

Crescent.

Duncan Macfarlane pics 

summer.

STsurfimages

The Bay...

keith novosel pics from early last year.

Body womp.

Pic: Duncan Macfarlane

Sweet ride.

Chalmers.

Last night my friends and I went to see my mate Nicks road trip art show. It was help in the back of his hired Avis truck inside of a brewery. epic. 

Film...

Peto snapped these pic's up on a recent road trip down south.

Whale rail ?

Creative Destruction: Chapter 3 part 2 from CREATIVE DESTRUCTION on Vimeo.

Timber quiver.

This pic featured on Stsurf images recently.

Johnathon Lynch.....

This pic was taken a little while ago now by Keith Novosell when he was in town. Its of Johno AKA Jack Lynch getting some sweet tip time.

A weekend away..

The old dongers

And this is what I would like to say that the weather and waves looked like but instead we copped rain and  a  30 knot NE wind but the weekend was a blast and surprisingly the waves were actually a lot of fun.

This year  they held what they called a log roll which was a division for modern logging and it was awesome. The standouts for me in that division would have been Isabelle Braly who made the final and came 5th and Thomas Bexton who took out the log roll. I competed in the Alaia division and finished 2nd and also in the under 40's old mal and finished 3rd. All in all it was an epic weekend and I can't wait till next year.