BTW what is up with downunder and all the disgusting filth mutant reef monsters that keep breeding there? Are there more wrongly waves in Oz or are the Ozzies just more up for finding, surfing & photographing these slabs?
u no u dont really ever get surfers that actually can surf well riping on bodyboarders because they understand how gnarly waves like that are an how the majoraty of bodyboarders who are serious about the sport are nuts. its only the kooks an the odd grom who jus got a sponcer an now thinks hes the shizz tht are lame enough to put a comment saying ahh bodyboarders are gay. so just shut up u aragant wankers
The aspect of the public looking 'from the outside looking in' is partly what makes what we do interesting and so much fun....Surfing dangerous looking waves, surfing in freezing conditions....etc is all part of the sense of well being and achievement we feel afterwards. I remember about 15 years ago watching a live weather report where a TV reporter was in extreme coastal conditions shouting dramatically at the camera.....big waves, howling winds etc....and this surfer ran past behind her trying to find a spot to get in for a surf......It was not a friend or anyone I know, but as I sat there in front of the TV chuckling away at the extreme worlds of the two people in the TV screen, I felt really proud to be part of the world the lunatic going for a surf existed in. I f*cking love this sh*t we do. Cheers for the photo.
suprised team squarepant let you off on that boogie jibe eh. Normally gets em all crazy like... riles em up... start wheezing and kicking those little flippers and stuff.. no sir they don't like the boogie
ring ring, hello is that the insurance company... yes, i want some cover....where are you going and what are you doing...............erm!!! , how much!!!
look i can hold back on this one. if u wanna slam bodyboarders on your own time, take the shit somewhere else. this guy has more balls and guts than most of you azz clowns who think spongers are gay. if u dont have anything nice to say, stfu. enjoy this momment and give the guy some effin props that he took a freakin chance. and dont say you would, cuz we all know most of the slanders were the red headed closet case step child. btw, nice photo
some are towed (stand-up and strapped) into this from what I understand. but I assure you regardless of ones personal choice of expression, either is no easy feat. I live in the southeast corner of Queensland and we dont get mutated beasts like this at gold or sunshine coast. and the next time england gets one it will be the result of an asteroid hit of the coast. god save the queen.
you know something, after reading the comments about this guy risking his life on this wave (which most of you would just piss yourself), im embarassed to say I surf the same ocean as some of you. The ocean belongs to us all, remember that. We are ALL lucky that we have been given waves to ride. Waveriding is not about being a f*ckin prick which most of you people have displayed, its about a common love for the feeling of being free for a few moments. Who are YOU to say whats right and wrong? I love surfing more than anything in this world, hands down. But I like to boogey board too. Quit trying to be cool by making comments that make you sound like an asshole, and just let people do what makes them happy....especially when they are a hundered times gnarlier than you EVER would dream to be.
No one seems to have mentioned that tow surfing on a stand up is the easiest thing in the world. Doesn't need any 'athleticism' or 'skill'. A fat couch potato could do it. Paddling into this on a lid however takes ocean knowledge, mahoosive balls and being ready to take the pounding...
Just cant belive how big, thick, heavy, scary looking this wave is.
And to think he's holding on to a 3ft bit of sponge to ride it!!!!
Super sic pic!!!
Hey Perdido, the only ripper around here is the guy in the photo, your lost key was found in someones back passage, turns out the gay story goes on and you're the star, best go check your make-up!
surfboard, bodyboard, telephone pole, that wave is unhealthy. and people that feel the need to criticize other forms of expression statistically are inadequate at their own form.
are you shittin' me? LOOK at this wave. i dont give a shit if thats a bodyboarder or a surfer or fkin big bird, thats a nasty wave and that kid has got balls being out there, i give mad props. And i'm all for a bodyboard revolution... i enjoyed surferdudette's quote " It doesn't matter how you surf, as long as you can just get out there and enjoy the waves. Peace and respect to all wavelovers. "
Like I siad previously better to have just used fippers and throw the bag away. Leave the slabs and big waves to the surfers. Bleh bleh bleh.. I think if you haven't been on wave like this then you will never understand the motivation behind charging killer waves. After years of Moto-X big wave tow surfing has been my new fix since 2001. And after surfing killer slabs and big waves the wipe outs still don't compare to Moto-x wipe outs. All you need to surf waves like these is the stength and power in your body to handle the wipe-outs and trust me it's not a matter of if you wipe-out if you tow surf and you charge its only a matter of time before you wipe out. Personal best wipe-out 20foot left hand barrel at Papatowai NZ the pressure aS the barrel closed out blew my left ear drum shit I hate tennitus... Personal best wipe out on Moto-X hitting train tracks and broke my legs and back... HMMMMM I think I'll stick with charging big grunty killer waves just like this lovely looking wave. SURFER!!!!
Hey Soutie. I think that i will stay with surferdudette, as I actually started surfing on shortboard, but tried bodyboarding after watching other people doing it (bodyboarding that is). It looked like fun, and now I really enjoy it. So surferdudette covers it all.
haha i was just checking the forecast and decided to have a squiz at this this maaad bomb and i see all u little faggits having a bitch over who surfs what. i bet your all kooks and cant even surf in the first place. how about u get away from the computer and get some friggen waves eh? i stand up but booogen is fun as. you douche bags can bag out the fact that the rider is a boog when u surf something like that. sound good? so untilk u actually get a bomb like that shut up and get some waves!!!!!!!
Hey Soutie, I was having a REALLY bad day when I posted the comment about the other photo. When I looked at it again I realised my mistake, that is why I deleted it. Oh well, no one is perfect are they, and anyway it was worth a try. But just to p**s you off, I think that bodyboarding is way better than standup. But enjoy the waves however you care to. Peace and respect.
Well 2 things are for sure, this guys has real balls, as do all the others who were there that day, something most of us here will never comprehend, and also that all you negativos slagging eachother off took the bait and went down big time, more fools the lot of you, shame because this guy and all the others from that session deserve respect and nothing else.
actually, no, surferdudette. That will not help put an end to all the bickering, but nice try. I did like use use of photo 26612 as example of spongers and standups enjoying together though. Most ammusing.
I think the reason the comment on this page are so hostile is because the picture is commented "for all the surfers out there", just to stir our shit up, and we all took the bait.
Maybe this might help to put an end to the arguing. During the summer, I took my young daughter to Porth beach (Newquay) to teach her to bodyboard. Some standup surfers came along with their boards, but the lifeguard told them that you can only bodyboard there (due to the narrow beach). They seemed ok with that, and went back to their vehicle and got out some bodyboards instead. When they came out of the water later on, they seemed really happy. My point is that it doesn't matter how you surf, as long as you can just get out there and enjoy the waves. Peace and respect to all wavelovers.
Now thats a slab, what I don't understand is that "it's not being surfed???" Or maybe it is being surfed but we don't have the photos showing a surfer getting pitted... For sure the teabagger is on his guts sliding down the face but really try standing up in this monster you will definitely get a better respect for riding waves... I give 10 out 10 of for the wave. Sorry I don't rate boogers you may have well just have swimmed into this monster with flippers only, now that would have impressed me!!!
I've changed my mind about this - these arguments have become hilarious. To the guy below who knows a 'mob'.... hahahaha!
And the guy does MMA? Well quite clearly he must be a wrecking machine then, I think I may stay out of the water altogether in future, as I have no idea who this guy is and I don't want to get my arse beaten through ignorance.
luckly where I surf there is no mob, and certainly none with some wannabe gangsta number name. very little aggro either. maybe thats why i dont get this childish slagging.........the worst was "surfings beter cause we stand up"... hahaha , now really
id love to see some of you surfers say this to any of the members of 662 mob they sponge better than you surf and on top of that they dont take shit from any one especially eric, eric is an MMA fighter as well as a BBer so id love to see a surfer drop in on him...hehehe no alot of surfers can even make that wave and on top of that lets see an ARS after he pulls outta that barrel instead of pulling out of the wave and just riding the barrel, lets see a spin in the barrel oh wait you cant cause you have those stupid fucking fins
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My post is my basic opinion as a boogie and a stand-up. Please don’t get defensive just because I don’t conclude that stand-up is better and so doesn’t fit you’re one track thinking and you’re chip on shoulder arrogant desire for recognition as superior to all others given that you are a stand-up.
I can drop any wave with fins on and I regularly out paddle people. Years of practice makes it possible for me to turn in tight to the lip at the close out and flip some sick air when I am body boarding. That took me years of practice to master. When I arrive at a working break I have both disciplines to choose from because I have both my boards. When my girlfriend comes with me she can also choose what she wants to do. She generally body boards because she hates the ridiculous arrogant behaviour of STD Uppers. I personally don’t notice it.
First go spongers! Second, how come this is the only kickass picture of a monster at Bowes River....all the other pictures of that place are of chest high to head high waves...whats up with that?
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"Bodyboarding: I do this cos I can surf bigger waves for LONGER and more safely than standup"
"....because of the DRAG I have in the water."
"Standing up is however NO great feat of genius given a little practice by anyone."
Conclusion: The incredible drag of the boogyman makes it hard to make very fast sections. On average a board surfer gets much longer ride with smooth long floaters and powerful pumps for speed for example.
It is the incredible feats that take many years to master.
(I have nothing against riders of the boogie) I just like to defend speed production of surf boards. ( and skill)
By the way.
Bodyboarding: I do this cos I can surf bigger waves for longer and more safely than standup. I find I need to maintain an incredible level of fitness to sustain this sport becasue of the drag I have in the water. Hence the fins. Bodyboarding is more of a sport for commited swimmers When my leash breaks I like the fact that I still have fins.
Standup: When I standup surf I can surf big waves but they tend to have to be much cleaner and neat and tidy. I like standing up because I can see the wave and like the turns and the leans just like snowboarding. I also like the ease of the paddle out. Standing up is however no great feat of genius given a little practice by anyone.
Well said Soutie. I couldnt realy give a damn if this wave was being surfed on a Door. As long as personal thrill and enjoyment is the cause I am on the fence. Being both a "Standup" and a "sponger" I think everybody should try surfing. Although I would recommend starting with standup, because sponging is so rad you wont be able to quit it, people should drop verbaly abusing people becasue they choose "other" crafts. When you are surfing you are FREEEeeee! FREE FREE! You are free from abuse, free from prejudice and free from the fuckery of modern life. When you are out surfing no government, no person can tell you what to do or think. Politics is pointless in surfing. As long as the Nu-surfers of this world can recongise that that is the ethos of any outdoor sport, the better that surfing will be for everybody. People that cannot walk in another mans shoes are very challenged in the IQ department. Sick wave and very brave of anyone to tackle this beast.
What can i say this is going to keep going in circles im better than you, ur better than the next guy, yadda yadda yadda like the other guy said were all charging big just bodyboarders do it better haha cya
Do you know what? I'm sick of Moron "Stand up" Clowns spouting off about Bodyboarders....It really winds me up. Yes I am a "Sponging, Lie Down, Dickdraggin' Boarder" and I paddle out and drop in on heavy waves, and guess what? I do it with ONE LEG! That's right 1 effin' leg. Yeah I wouldn't mind having a pop at Stand up, but I don't have that choice. I put money on it that most you Stand up's out there couldn't what have to do, and the other annoying thing is you always have to buy fins as a pair (what a waste) anyway, wind your necks in and give respect to anyone who surfs, 1 or 2 legged, standing up lying down, we're all there for the same reason, so keep your childish comments in your tiny minds. I'm gone!
if waves and conditions prohibit paddle-in surfing there always tow-in,and your standing up like a man.By the way how do you know this guy didnt get tow'd in oon his pot scrubber.
Hey dont get me wrong I respect surfers and what they do but u show me a stand up guy that is gonna paddle into this beast. No doubt its harder to to the stand up this but who gets more air bigger spins and the crazy inversions ????? the "dick draggers" son thats right
No credit to the pot scrubbers,how do you fall down when your already down.true enough some of them have balls,but they are selling themselves short by not getting into the real deal,surfing.especialy when you see one of those guys try to stand up on those stupid things.come on ,you can do it get a surfboard.stop compromising
yeah harbour im pretty sure its the same break.. here's another article but its got more close up pics.. just for you boogers who dont think it can be done stood up, enjoy.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1083842/The-moment-surfer-takes-41-foot-monster-wave--lives-tell-tale.html
This photo is good,the wave is insane,the rider is comitted,but boogie board riders are a plauge to the line-up.They should have different breaks for these stupid f------- things.They take advantage of not having to stand up( who cant make a drop on there belly )and they use those stupid fins to catch the wave,because they cant paddle.Stand up and be a man !!
that has got to be one of the heaviest things i've ever seen, and my two cents on the surfer vs boogers being someone who does and enjoys both, "what you ride means nothing, how you ride means everything."
Haha if your a sufer and u got a problem with us bodyboarders i would to see you say it to our faces you twats instead of hiding behind a computer. get a life
what is with every1 arguing...the wave its just as gnarly as it would be on a surf board...or standup.. w.e the picture is sickk.. the wave is heavy.. thts all tht really matters.
"More lips than a black women" Ah Lads i left this as a joke. And now i see people have rated it negative. Comon im Iirsh Not racist.Or just Having the craic.. Racist/Having the craic. Ye bunch of hormonal bitchs
I think that we need to agree whether you're standing up or lying down to do something like this takes a level of courage and skill that most of us can only dream of. No one has looked at this photo and gone oh my god look at that insane lip, then seen its a bodyboarder and then thought pffffft, everyone knows that however you end up in that section of the wave, you have done something most people will never do. (I am a stand up)
Ive got to say, leechee sounds like hes taking the piss.. way to take a joke guys! Oh and Dan Ottley.. I agree few if any surfers would attempt a wave like this, however would you??!! Or would be too much a "BIG GIRLS BLOUSE"?
omg.....that's one CRAAAZzZYY! fat lip. much respect for mental psyching and completion of this cuz gotta have big balls to ride that one. i don't care much for the stand up boarding vs sponging discussion.....whatever floats yur boat, just have fun. sick!
I am so bored with this continous slating of spongers/standups. Mild piss taking - no problem but why the rancour and really unpleasant sniping? It happens in almost every sport, certainly the ones I'm involved in. Skiing/snowboarding, hang gliding/paragliding. I'm a stand up and hang glider pilot, both paragliding and body boarding are far far more accessable at the beginning - hence the huge take up of both. However all four disciplines require a great deal of skill to get really good at. Sponging and stand up both have different areas of excellence - stand up on that wave - no f***ing way! Sponging on a 50+ foot wave - no f***ing way! Both are great fun so please can we at least see some acceptance of each others strengths and enjoy that massive thrill we all get from surfing/flying/sliding!
Nice attitude leechee, did a sponger drop you on your head when you were a baby?
i think we need to ask Ben to just set up a seperate forum for this whole sponger/resin arguement or we could do what Harry Hill says....FIGHT!!!!
Well,well,well.What a surprise,another knobbish Standup commenting AGAINST bodyboarding.BUT ALAS,YET AGAIN,ANOTHER AMAAAAAAZING photo of a BODYBOARDER going HARD,deep,and NOT a pussy or scared to get nailed heavy.
Whereas a STANDUP however,would be too much a BIG GIRLS BLOUSE to even attempt this sort of wave.
sick wave,large nuts, but why body board?..ooohh!...i just worked it out , bodyboarders have very bad balance, probably hereditary, i sympatise with them now ,i get it,kinda like those kids who are dislexic and no one knows why they are such dumb asses , they dont even know themselves, maybe they should get handycap spaces in the carparks!I for one am gonna help them with stuff like crossing the road,carrying shopping,stuff like that. remember spongers ...it`s not your fault...say it .... it`s not your fault
I don't think the majority of us are going racing off to Bowes River from looking at this picture.....I for one have a few more things I want to do before I die so your spot if safe from me at least.
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can we move the surfer-sponger arguement to some other shit forum please ur pissing me off... anyone who drops into anything like that has balls the size of my head
Been surfing since the early 70s and I have checked out this wave a few times being a local and all that. Never had the courage to jump in and most likely never will but this guy is living more life in these few seconds than most of us lot will live in our life time.
U FUK HEAD!!! NOW EVERYONE NOS WHERE IT IS!!!!!
HOW WOULD U LIKE IT IF U HAD A HOME BREAK LIKE THAT AND SOME CUNT SAID WHERE IT IS ON THE NET U INCONSIDERATE PIECE OF SHIT!
now I've been sittin in a boat right next to this joint with both stand ups and lids charging it. F#$%ing blew me away. I'm a stand up and there was no way i was putting myself in that impact zone. The picture does not do this wave justice. For all the negative commentators on both sides of the fence, unless you have actually witnessed first hand the sheer power and presence of this spot your comments should be restricted to awe and amazment. Not a sledging match to the merits of our chosen surf craft.
Anyone who is a stand up f**K off. Obviously you must have no life if you could be bothered to look at this photo in the first place then even post a bitchy comment. RESPECT FAGGOTS
This Bodyboard vs. Surfer commentary is sooo freaking sad it's not even funny. All you surfers wasting your time whining, I think can't even surf. I surf excellent and respect BB's for what they get. Why? Theres a few spots whereever I've lived, and I've lived in more places than any one of you sad ass'. Wanna start with Hawaii, lived there for 19 years-theres a spot next to Sandy Beach that surfers don't touch. BBs only. Last time I surfed there, had two fins busted off my board, and that wasn't from the locals. When will the gay, racist thinking stop? This whole commentary is focusing on better/best, ego/insecurity. Funny cause they're just towin' in.
traboys hahaha... classic. . Hey dumbass body boarder. They're starting the fire? Yet you egg them on? How about you calm the fuck down and you don't gotta worry about the surfers. I don't know why people are so damn negative to each other. Take it with a grain of salt and get over it.
I fuken hate you stand ups who blatantly think that their craft is better than anyone elses. Seriously - your fukd in the head. What your doing if feeding the fire of hate between lids and sticks. What is the end result? Beat downs at the beach! So there you go wankstains, you've just sown the seeds of hate within me. Sticks who come to my local with 'attitude' will get it beaten out of them by all us local boogs. So keep it up you arrogant wanks, it'll end with a punch in the nose
Thats gotta be about 3 times heavier than teahupoo its like 5 waves on top of each other. I mean the lip is like 5 metres thick . respect to this psyhcho riding it.x.
is this the longest thread (?) ever? no wonder it repeats, no one can be arsed to read the shite. whohehehehaha, aaaaah no kids, thats already been said down below somewhere. is that a fu@£in ground hog in the barrel?
In response to "troyboy"... it's amazing how people read and hear only what they want to... no shit he's a sick waterman. A MILLION LIGHT YEARS ahead of where I could ever dream to be, or where most of us could dream to be. Read my post again, and you might (just might) realize what I actually said. I'll put it to you another way... What would your reaction have been to this photo if it was a stand up surfer? Would it have been different at all? Maybe not, but many would have reacted differently. I know I would have. To my mind, it's like comparing a layup to a dunk in basketball. Yea it takes some serious talent, skill, balls, wherewithal, etc., to drive the lane and get to the basket and score on a layup, but a dunk is something completely different. Plus, you can shove your whole tit yankeedoodle comment up your ass...
Okay, I promise this is the last one. You do realise you just gave me a compliment? I can only assume you meant self-righteous? It's just a shame your brain isn't as big as your mouth.
Hasta luego coño.
Papa Chambo: I suggest you re-read my original comment, it mentions tribalism relating to nationality and board preference, nothing else. So nice attempt at being smart, but maybe you should try a little harder next time. You were right about one thing though, there is no point in conversing on this sort of thing with people like you, so in future I'll stick to commenting on the photos themselves.
El Chris, your comments in themselves by simply being on the forum quite amusingly contradict their own content. To make your point, you should not be posting comments at all.
A surfer: Explain what part of my message was self righteous? It was a simple statement made after observing the comments on this website over the last couple of weeks. Are you saying there is no pointless bickering then?
you dont have to read them, everything just repeats in cycles. someone gets indignant about it. right after that someone says spongers suck...... DOWN WITH NON CLOWNS
Marcus: Sadly your call is a good one. The idea to allow us to post comments is a good one, but unfortunately it has just opened up the way for the usual internet warriors to spout their own unique brand of tribalism (whether it be nationalism or surf/bodyboard prejudices), and it kind of ruins the pictures for those of us who just love surfing and the ocean.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article5104227.ece
they have an article about the same break, but how a surfer dropped in
sadly he took a nasty fall
he said there was a rock shelf a foot under the water
Let it all go. It's just another tow-in. Body borders didn't pioneer it or surfers. Another noisy sled. Take a look at the link. Plenty of waves surfed stand up, and prettier than this one. Kudos for those with the juevos to take that pounding, cause once you let go dat rope, its only you. An you gwanna lose on dis wave.
MSW - it's maybe about time to kill the comment function, it just seems keeps the kids and kooks from surfing. Too much negative energy. I lived very well and happy without it. Stick to what made you different in the first place - the most comprehensive surf forecasts plus pictures ideally with dates on to back up predictions with evidence so that us seekers go to the best places in any given condition.
I will say it again.........................SHUT THE F*CK UP!
Just go surf/bodyboard your ass off!!!!!!! P.S: If anyone thinks this is fake, you are obviously a complete moron and have know knowledge of computer graphics whatsoever!
typical boogie board rider, taking the easy option as always, why don't he try and ride a REAL wave - Fistral Beach, where all the PROPER HARD CORE surfers go to strut their stuff...in the carpark...
class pic, just got sent this by a friend looks to be the same wave possibly on the same day?
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article5104227.ece
What's with all the trash talk? It's a great pic and whoever the guy is, he's got lots of courage making that wave happen for him. I can only imagine the story he'll be telling later on (if he survives) back at the beach. RIDE ON!!
I'll end this stupid quarrel right now! Bodyboarders: This picture hear shows the true skill and courage of a bodyboarder, bodyboarding skill are truley shown through huge bombs like this one shown. Surfers: Surfers have more mobility and finesse in their rides; more moves, tricks, style, etc...
So in conclusion, shut the F*ck up everyone and just ride!
About time you got back onto the judge duty Harvey....you missed the psychotic one that went "that photo makes me want to fuck my dog while my cat claws at my balls and a bird beaks at my asshole".....by some yank recently. Seriously disturbing, but also funny in a deeply wrong way....almost to the level of pure genius in my opinion. What say ye Kiwi John?
for all you fools saying "shoulda gone left, stupid dickdragger"
http://surfermag.com/features/onlineexclusives/hugeoakley-600.jpg
it walls up way across to the left, then sucks dry on the outside and closes out.
the surfer in the pic said this:
Kerby knew he had pulled into something big, and feared he would drown: “I was lucky to get to where I got, I went straight over in the lip and did about 10 backflips and then pulled a muscle in my shoulder. It felt like I ripped my arm out of it’s socket, my leggie snapped and then I felt like I was the deepest I’d ever been (underwater). I took about 10 huge big strokes to get up and I was seriously struggling. I finally got to the surface and I was ready to pass out, luckily my brother was there on the ski.”
I recon this argument come down to functionality and control. Surfers would be gunning it to the shoulder, looking like they are basically just holding on, but a booger can calmy ride the beast, pop a spin in the barrel and come out. It may be quite a good adrenaline rush on a stand up, but you would miss most of the ride due to blind panic and fear. I'd much prefer to be on a sponge, it probably is easier, but why are wheels round not square...
Must admit I was disappointed to see it was a sponge, shame really. Check out the same wave with a real surfer on it on surfermag.com. Now thats brave!!
Regardless of how pussy spongers may be...this dude's got balls. i guarantee that anyone who calls this guy a pussy would never THINK about going out in waves like this because if they did they would know just how heavy this easy and would respect the guy. now im a surfer and i do hate sponges but would respect is needed to be given i give it....and this dude deserves it. RESPECT!
that waves sick, huge lip, body boarding takes no skill no balance or anything challenging is involved like getting up on the board or anything. my brother body boards no hate but i dont see the point
I can totally understand why there is such hate between stand up and boogers coz its the whole, 'you guys don't get to your feet therefore you are less skilled'. and theres the comment about the 'kneecap half standing up thing'. The thing with us lidders is that we don't use fins to help us keep control. We use 100% balance. So heres a thought, take off your training wheels and see how you go. This isn't aimed at all surfies, just the narrow minded ones. Which are usually the old dumb, puff out your chest, 'I've been surfing/wanking for 30 years'
This spot has actually been surfed by stand ups. Check out the latest Carve, issue 102 i think. But seriously. Its mental!!! Props to anyone who ever went near this beast!!
lets face it all you knobbers that are ripping us bodyboarders, a surfer wudnt get near a wave like that in the same position so just shutup and give sum respect!
I too apologize for the political comment, I was just frustrated yesterday and wanted to get a rise out of someone....Thank you for biting Westmonster...hook, line, and sinker. Like I said previously: Great shot, Sick drop, I personally would not go near a wave like that lying down or standing up.
Haha he is fucked, yall should quit writing paragraphs about how people are disrespectful it makes it harder for me to sort out the funny comments. So Quit talkin shit cuz no one reads the shit anyway when theres 100comments. PS keep the funny remarks gives me something to do in class.
Soutie, I almost crapped my pants when I read your comment above squirl's about Iran..hahaha, classic. I have to say I prob agree with squirl about spongers and surfers running the world. At least we'd never have to worry bout oceanic pollution ever again. We'd probably do some fockin thing about that trash ring in the pacific the size of freaking Texas.
Have a look at this link to see a stand up on what looks like this right...
http://surfermag.com/features/onlineexclusives/huge-west-oz-wave-tow-11-5-08/
Papa...I suppose you're right....just wanted to point out that I was one of those when I started out. Seems like every time surfing has a surge of popularity, some people get like that. It don't make me any better. In fact the new generation do things on the waves I never dreamed about. And Shory...I'm not a real doctor...it's just a screen name I made up so I could hang out in the GOLF site. and lordy you talk about assholes...yikes
sponger or not, this dudes got balls. this wave is f***ed up man. phat as hell. scary shit that is. tho y he didn't take it left ill never know, that rights lookin pretty hungry. chances are he ate that 1. id like to see some go over the falls on that beast lmfao =P i was a sponger before i tried standin up nd then figured it out. its not nearly as hard as surfing, there is no arguin that but is is definitely fun as hell. i personaly prefer the rush of standing up but surfer or not, its all about the rush nd love for it man. props to this guy.
sick shot btw...
tom and the other childish twats who says hes a pussy grow up,you guys aint got da balls to even paddle out in conditions like that even on a bodyboard.
A bit of poetry... most of guys should relax a little bit and enjoy the true essence of surfing... which is surfing!? isn't it?
"Qu' importe le flacon pourvu qu'on ait l'ivresse"
A. De Musset
hey Squirel26...settle down, dude. Smoke a bowl or ride a wave or do something. Take your political rant elsewhere. Same for the rest of the political commentaries (pro OR anti Obama or whomever else)...there are plenty of political blogs out there for you to rant on...why come here to do it? Sick wave, sick shot...that booger has got some sack.
Dr Fargon, I find it interesting when people feel the need to comment on how much longer they have been surfing than anyone else......is it supposed to automatically legitimize what you have to say?....or should what you say.....erm, lets say, speak for itself?
God, there really are some pathetic people that post comments on here. I have never bodyboarded in my life, but if you can't appreciate what a heavy wave this is, or the fact that it does require skill to do any sort of boarding in these conditions then you're bordering on mental retardation. It's a very childish attitude to automatically slag someone off just because they do something different to you.
Having said that, the sly little dig from the poster if the photo isn't even slightly helpful, and is just as pathetic.
And having said that, this is a great great photo.
Lets bring KOBES (and MARK MATHEWS) back into this forum. I believe they've planted the flag at this spot?
They have raised the bar way above the level of this shot. There is a backdoor on this beast and THEY would be using it !! Ps I'd be stall'n my half deflated surf MAT on this one.
PPS Did he paddle in If so he Wins!
Everyone keeps saying what large balls this guy has but I actually know him on a personal level and one day I took a piss with him and he was sitting down...He told me he had actually gotten his balls and small little penis removed to reduce drag in these exact situations...I mean sure , its a crazy wave....But the guys got no dick or balls...Anyone without meat and grapes could do that !
Jezzz this forum is getting MASSIVE , much like that insane wave there!....OK i have to say , i agree with BIFF22 on this 1 , what he says is actually acurate and to the point....you flids on the lids just cant handle the god dang truth....yea boardy boardin has its merits....were not taking that away from you spongers....BUT stand up ,and see the differences!....I guarantee you will be blown away! some of you are trying that on your flid lids anyhow,this 1 knee crap is half way to standin up?....Either lie down or stand up...., in it!
funny how politics works its way into this photo's comments....? what a cracker of a wave...that guy must have balls of steel with the brain capacity of a moth.... thats brave...
Thanks Westy, you saved me the hassle of ranting at those dumbass redneck f*cks! after the last 8 years, hopefully the rest of the worlds opinion of your (once) great country will change.
Anyone who wouldn't give Props to MItch for that One Probably would never surf it anyway and has never left their home break! THAT Slab is the Epitomy of Ocean energy and Power and anyone who rides it deserves respect! Also, To the racist cowards out there, Just want to let You know that Obama is the first President who Surfs and Grew UP in HI> So REPECT THAT TOO! and Stop Hating you little Bitches... Just like Obama is Repping Hard for the Black Man, Mitch is repping Hard for all us Sausage Draggers out there... You can Hate Us noW!!!!
breakers and pcola clearly don't know anything about politics, the party platforms of either candidate and are woefully unable to critically debate the merits of Obama's candidacy. We won, big time, if there was ever a message from the American people that republicanism is dead this was it. Suck on it long and hard you uninformed neo-con idiots.
That is one of the most horrific looking slabs ive ever seen in my life.
I don't care what he is riding that cats got balls of steel imo (i'm a stand up surfer btw)
Why the fuck do us spongers get no respect? Our sport is in no way superior but it is also in no way inferior... some people really need to grow up and stop all this "we're better than you cause we stand up" shit.
ok....I been reading your comments for some time now. ( recognize alot of the names) I have to say this: I started surfing probably before alot of your mommys and daddys were out of their diapers. Alot of surfers back then also thought they were gods and above the rest of society. Yeah yeah we used all the slang and looked down at everyone else that wasn't "surf". I guess children never change. But I thought kids today were more inteligent than that. Guess I was wrong. Most of you in here seem to have their heads on straight, as do most surfers I meet. ( but they ARE a little goofy in Oregon) AS to the others, (kooks or gremmiesI think we called em.)grow up and take the high road for a change. (and no, I'm not talking about drugs)
Shot was a bit ruined by mr sponger, but i have to give it to him hes got some fucken nuts to drop in on that beast, thats a fuken joke how solid that wave is if you fel off there it would eat you alive and you woud never se the surface
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I dont see the problem with bodyboarders at all fair play to them anyone willing to risk themselves and or possible death to get a ride is awesome...that wave is awesome end of.And to all the people sayin the transition of lying to standing would make it harder and gnarlier on this wave,who would paddle in to this??I doubt u could,ud have to tow,so if the transition makes it harder,but there is no transition does that make it the same?no...its different give respect!!
Surfing, bodyboarding, longboarding, kayak, windsurf, body surf. Whatever you ride, you drop in too deep that thing and it will RUIN YOUR DAY! Good to see the envelope of possiblilty being pushed!
riptide mag's website is full of sick shots, but this one is my favourite. it illustrates where the bleeding edge of bodyboarding is at today. the stand ups are missing the point - it's about the wave, not the rider/board. so you can stand up on a wave, good for you, get over it. you think bodyboarders at this level aren't able to ride stand up boards too - of course they can?! they're watermen. they can and do ride anything they feel like. a bodyboard is the weapon of choice for this wave. if it was a 2 foot, slack, 200m long ride, they'd be on a longboard.
koby abberton did make a meat head doc what was all that about ??me brother murdered someone cos he had a gun in my face did they find the gun ??bullshit..if it was focused on maroubra it may have turned out different "oh where's the jujitsu dudes" you small minded pricks as for his bro he sounded like he was on crack half the time lets go and show the world that we can drop in to a fucking gnarley razor sharp shark infested reef's how aussie can you get ,your so macho but who gives a fuck jeff clark didnt go about shoving it in peoples faces after surfing mavs for 15 years on his own and paddeling out from the cliffs all on his own now that dude's got balls bigger than the whole bra boys crew end off.. jeff just went out surfing in extremely dangerous waves and didny tell a soul i think that would make a better doc you watch stuff like that and you just sit back in admaration as for this shot that guy on the boogieboard got balls great shot keep them coming..
Oh dear, 'Rob-rey-de-knob-jockey' is at it with the disturbing penis references again....I don't get how a 'REAL' surfer thinks surfing has such a close association with ones own genitalia. Maybe he should spend some time surfing through a UK winter in order to make a proper bond with his little winkle.....
dicer, so you heard this personally? and you know hes never,(in his 5+ years of booging) surfed a couple times. Ill check the footage later (no access to youtube at work). I boog ocasionally, love it, two totally different highs, take surfing though personally. Still, judging from this pic, (respect to the teabag cos its ballistic) Ive seen chopes heavier,
Just ignore El Rey de cockos, he's just p*ssed that McCain lost.
More importantly, that is one of the sickest waves i've seen on MSW so far and as usual its the pioneering bodyboarders that are discovering these mutants, just like chopes & cyclops. Think the resins would need the old jetski to make that beast. respect
Mind blowing wave riding!!! Awesome shot. Full respect to wave rding whatever you choosen method of transport. Are cars better than bikes or ? Are kite surfers better than windsurfers? Are divers better than mountaineers? No ... they are just different. Get over it and appreciate the skills of others .. OR YOU GO HOME!!
uuuuuum, here is a top tip from viz. In these times of economic uncertainty; a used condom filled with water can be left on the radiator as a cheap but effective lava lamp.
I'd be interested to hear from the doubter exactly what makes them think it's a Photoshop job. Which bits? Which tools do you think have been used where? I'm not having a go I'm just intrigued because I don't see it at all. I just see a nutcase sponger who deserves respect. My second question... If that's "the right", what's "the left" like?!?!?!
Fantastic pic. This has to be a tow in though, there is no way he could have made such a clean drop-in line along the face of such a wave without a lot of initial speed. Usually bodyboarders literally fall from the lip in order to make these waves.
harveywallbanger. A bodyboarder called Brendon Newton (a regular at Chopes) was catching mahooosif Chopes just paddling into them. Laird, Manoua and bunch of others surfers asked him if he needed a tow but he refused. Mutal respect, later on Brendo asked if he could have a go on a surfboard (never ridden one) and managed to get up at super sized Chopes (not for very long!) but just goes to show huh! also on youtube....
This is INSANE !!! the lip is almost thicker than the height of the face... WTF ?? The consequences of not making this wave are just too scary to even think about... I have surfed a few big spots, but this is just... F********K !!!
koby abberton can derilick my balls, he's a meathead loser who made the most bullshit documentary known to man. saw the cover the wave isnt even a third the size of this, and yes i know hed beat me up and charges harder blah blah blah
Heavy? yes! Chopes heavy? No looking at riptides sight he makes most of them, chopes at this size would guarantee only the hardest surfers trying it because bodyboards dont have the speed required. chopes is heavier,quicker and more critical... give it a year youll see some surfers towin this,.
Its interesting reading all this nonsense about body boarding/surfing on a picture like this when the majority of us here would not even go near this monster on whatever vehicle of choice. Clearly its about having the confidence and experience to simply have a go at a wave like this....and my respect goes out cos I certainly would not....I am more than happy to oohh and aaahh from the beach on days like this thankyou very much.
This why I still bodyboard when the surf is big...i'm not good enough to surf 10 foot+ so when it does get that big the sponge comes out. Do both I say...but man this pic is just insane.
What a wave! Chad Jackson broke his back out there a few years ago. It's miles away from anywhere, imagine that.
All this surfer v's booger stuff is shite. I'm a booger and I can stand up, its not very hard, i'm better than most of the guys at your average beach too. If you think stand up is hard try dropknee.
Anyway theres no point in talking arse cos no one on this wall, surfer or booger could ride this wave.
I'm not so sure about the nine to five bit,
but you took the words right out of my mouth!...
R.E.S.P.E.C.T.!!
And the bit about the "huge balls"...
What the f..k is this guy doing there...
What is it like to go over the falls over there
or to get wacked by a lip like that...
Capable dude!
Shoreylover, you like boogie boarding, good for you, have fun. Surfing a wave like this would be much more extreme because of the transition from prone to standing , not because it's too heavy for surfing, some crazies surf Waimea shorebreak. It definitely takes more skill to stand up. Does this affect me and you? No. I've tried bodyboarding and every other form of wave riding too and I find it boring, a teenage MTV kick rather than a soulful lifetime pursuit. Do what you enjoy and I'll do the same.
Because it is too heavy. Bboarders can ride any kind of wave. Surfing is limited in that sense. Pulling backflips and ARS`s takes a lot a shitload of coordination and timing my friend. As I said both are rad, neither is better than the other, they are two different sports. Why dont we compare tennis with basketball, both are played on a court.
Mitch is THE MAN!
Seen him owning Shippies with Brendo and laughing after getting a serious beating. Bodyboarders never take themselves seriously they're mental and sick! THIS PROVES IT
RESPECT most high! It is guys like this that have been pushing bodyboarding and stand-up surfing forward. To all the people that respect both bodyboarders and stand-up surfers; keep on thinking for yourself with an open mind and enjoying the waves. To all the people putting bodyboarding down; think about all the ‘new school’ areal moves in stand-up surfing today that you probably admire so much and then watch a bodyboarding flick.
Balls to the wall!!! theres about 70% of the ocean in the lip! and bollocks to this bb vs surfing shit! surfing is in a different league!! jokes! respect to this dude! HIGH FIVES ALL AROUND! haha
You may stand up every day Shoreylover, but taking that drop on a surfboard would be beyond radical.It's the period of transition from prone to your feet that would make stand-up surfing more extreme on a wave like that.
Pushing the limits of the sport. Why does standing up make surfing more difficult? I learned to stand when I was a baby. I see ten year olds standing on surf boards, cant be that hard hey? Both sports are rad and extreme each in its own unique way.
Dont you think ist amazing how tow in surfing has changed the boundaries! We all grew up reading surf mags when we were groms - looking at Pipe breaking 12 -15 ft and thinking - oh me god! - Now 15ft Pipe is a playground - and guys like this sponger are breaking into new teriotory with this evil beast of a wave - just like Laird Hamilton did on that monster wave at Teahupoo approx 10 yrs ago!- what will we be seeing in another 10 years time!
I seriously can't believe that people would dog this guy just cause he is on a sponge. For f*cks sake like. Just look at the wave and consider how mangled you would be if you wiped out on that. The wave is sick!!
Big respect!
Another Sick ass wave pioneered by boogers. Add that to the list after Teuhpoo and Shark Island. No wonder you standup guys are so angry. This Thing is SSIIiieeeeeeeCK
Sick wave, crazy to be out there whether ya surf or BB ! To bad the dude posting the picture started the whole surfer vs. BB thing by posting that description.
ok,
everyone is saying stuff like "stand ups are so much better" and all that.
there a elite watermen in both surfing and bodyboarding. and in this case its a bodyboarder.
and also, bodyboarding takes alot of skill, you need to keep transfering weight on the board.
and i dont see any of the guys below who are saying that surfers would go left or they would go harder or whatever, i dont see you guys on covers or on waves on nearly this size. the bodyboarders have set a benchmark in riding big, heavy waves.
ps. this is a secret wave in wa.
its not cyclops or shipsterns.
have fun debating
good to see a lid charging harder than a stand up, as usual. whats with all the stand ups talking shit, get out there and get some shots of yourself and show us how much of a charger you are. goat boater, lidder, stand up, bodysurfer, whatever get out there
anyone seen the latest surfing life mag....
just look at the cover and you will see the same wave.
one very scary, heavy wave, and even Koby did not come away unscathed
yeah i love how everyones saying they can do it, if its so easy why arent you scoring double page spreads, o thats cause your stuck at home being a cum dumpster.
Everyone keeps saying what large balls this guy has but I actually know him on a personal level and one day I took a piss with him and he was sitting down...He told me he had actually gotten his balls and small little penis removed to reduce drag in these exact situations...I mean sure , its a crazy wave....But the guys got no dick or balls...Anyone without meat and grapes could do that !
yeah this is that right that surfer, water and transworld ran in there mags. bodyboarders found it first and sean virtue was the first one to ride it and it was arguably the biggest tube ever ridden.
this wave's insane truely one of the heaviest waves ive ever seen and the comments posted make it even better. ive laughed my ass of at all the bb vs surfer bull, why all the fuss? JUST RIDE!!!!!!
BIG - HEAVY - HOLLOW + GNARLY, not even in my worst nightmares ...respect to that guy who probs had no idea what was behind him, a truly act of faith and hope. A true waterman !!
This is not cyclops or shipsterns. It even says on the pic that it is 'The Right', my guess being that it's some semi-secret crazy aussie slab. Regardless, it's definitely one of the most crazy photos i've ever seen!
mutant cave! on the whole bodyboard vs surfboard issue, is it fair to say that bodyboaders are the scouts for surfing?
i think its hard to argue that BB is harder than surfing, but the first people on new unridden waves like this are usually spongers, so i dont think its fair to give them all this abuse when they are the ones who find most of the new waves for us surfers.
its not shipsterns or cyclops. its somewhere in southwest aus. found and first surfed by aussie bodyboarders a year or so ago.
heres a vid of the first time it was surfed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MuJSn2gvaE
Heyy...for those who says that they gone left; please don't be stupids, If you look at the secuence at riptide site, opinions will be changed.
Other thing is not shipsterns. They only said somewhere in the Indian Ocean. In other words is a mutant wave that is created in the middle of the ocean, open to solid swells. Ahh and below sea level.
Read first and then talk. RESPECT BODYBOARDING "spongeeees" jajaaa..fagssss
In riptide they have just called it 'the right' if it were cyclops or shipsterns they would have said so. It's off western australia somewhere. I can't beleive there's waves like that at all, let alone that there is some idiot actually on it.
hahaha, speaking of tit's why do you brits think thats an actual insult? Just askin....anyways this is probably not Cyclops -the shelfing and crazy ledging on that wave would be on the opposite end where the dry reef is right in the impact zone. This wave is probably, like I said before, shipsterns bluff. It looks very much like many of the bigger waves at that break.
sometimes you come a cross a pic on this site and just stop and stare dont even click on it because you are so amazed and when you do click on it you are silent just looking at it this is on of those photos well done
the wave is sick and the guy that is riding it deserves max respect but there seems to be only one conclusion here and that is bodyboarders seem to enjoy talking about balls where i like other surfers enjoy talking about tits
I THINK THIS GUY IS CRAZY. DUDE I WOULD NEVER DO THAT, CAN YOU IMAGE HOW MESSED UP HE'D BE IF HE WIPPED OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DUDE THAT WAVE IS HUGE I MEEN LIKE THAT IS JUST SCARY IF YOU NO WHAT I MEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is possibly the most insane wave I've ever seen and I can't believe it's being ridden. How nuts have you got to be to see waves like that and paddle out?
The abuse from stand ups is funny. If it's so easy, why not go and make some easy money doing stuff like this? I would play pro-basketball or something even though I hate it if it paid me to do what I wanted. It's got to beat 40 hours a week in an office.
I rarely get any abuse for sponging as I tend not to surf until it gets over head high and then the gobby losers that like to abuse spongers can't make it out then. All the times I can think of aggro was when it was chest high or less. So if you can't deal with that, how could you deal with one like the one above?
Everyone keeps saying what large balls this guy has but I actually know him on a personal level and one day I took a piss with him and he was sitting down...He told me he had actually gotten his balls and small little penis removed to reduce drag in these exact situations...I mean sure , its a crazy wave....But the guys got no dick or balls...Anyone without meat and grapes could do that !
yer biff mate , youre taliking bullshit .... i been surfin 35 years mate , so i kinda get the theory of gettin to ya feet ... this guy is not ya average wateraman , and youre a fuckin tit yankydoodle ;-)
Lots of bodyboarder/surfer conflict on this one. Yes, this shot is crazy and deserves respect regardless of whether you surf or bodyboard. But, this would be better if it were a surfer. Surfing is flat-out more difficult to do... YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE ATHLETICISM/QUICKNESS TO GET TO YOUR FEET BEFORE YOU GET WORKED OVER AFTER YOU CATCH THE WAVE. That aspect is not present in bodyboarding. Not to mention that when you get worked in bodyboarding, you are dealing with a SOFT board and you are already lying down instead of falling from your feet. I get it bodyboarders...share the waves...we are all enjoying the ocean, etc... but, waves being equal, surfers put more on the line for their love of the ocean just by virtue of standing vs. prone. Period.
one of the gnarliest waves i ever seen !! respect to the gutslider ...for those twats that make comments like , "this dont take no skill" n "he should be standing" ... youre showing youre ignorance , this guy has more skill and balls than most.
who eva this sponger is, respect to him! it dosnt matter what people are surfing, every one is out there for same reason, to surf. and as logn as they not dropping in then it is all good. repect to this sponger!
Haha you do seem to have an issue with Bodyboarders don't ya "Tom". Me personal I don't (and don't say "cuz you probably are one" cuz I ain't). Why can't guys like you just accept the fact there is more than one form of water sport other than surfing. Don't get me wrong I love surfing more than anything but For GODS SAKE! Get over ya self everyone is just trying to enjoy the ride!!!
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