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Healthy Localism And The Wisdom Of Father Frankie

By Kalemanzi - Published on 24th March 2009 | Viewed 1877 times.

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WITH the advent of moderns swell forecasting and the internet, we almost have no secrets left in JBay. As soon as there is some burb of swell coming through, rented cars from PE and Capetown pops up. By the time we get to the beach, a gazillion guys have already paddled out.

J-Bay was essentially put on the map and kept going by the visiting surfers and the surfing community. Many of us make a living out of surfing related stuff. We're talking all the big brands in town, shapers, ding repairs and what-not. Visiting surfers also have to eat and sleep somewhere and so the list goes on.

One curse with this blessing is the crowds in the water which we all have to deal with. The swell was just beginning to pick up yesterday, and my previous experience surfing was when I slipped of my board all the time (read previous post) so I was pretty desperate to prove to myself that I am not a complete kook. (Okay, at least I agree that I'm half a Kook, but I've clocked my water time)

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Kalemanzi1153 days ago +20 Rating Rate Positive Rate Negative
Bit lame to comment on your own article, but Jay, the guy who was the unsuspecting individual that was stared down dropped me a line. This is what he said: Read More
 
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