Frozen tides of February,Chapter one: Faceplant

[surfactor777]

those boards r to big/switch to a fun gun and u will be able to work the wave/that was so frustrating to watch those guys near end just ride straight/the power is on the face/at least try to hang 10lol/fun vid

[neilandfi]

@surfactor777 The guy on the outside controls the wave...nobody can turn unless he does. He just didn't realise it was going to clean up and pitch so quick or so heavy. Many of the regulars are starting to use shorter boards, but then they have to increase the volume, because the reduce salt in the water means boards are less bouyant. Big boards will help get through the fatter sections. They all have their+ and - on a wave that changes so much.

[TheSewagesurfer]

Your better example.

[MAORIBOY1983]

hey neil this spot has got good banks man nice left fully workable =)

[neilandfi]

I met someone on the banks at this spot last night who wanted some information. Send me a private message here and we'll deal with it that way.

Neil

[viccosurfer]

woulda been in rad if they could pull in, the first ever barrell in a river... (dont know if its ever done before)

[neilandfi]

I'm told it has been done, but I've never seen it personally, despite having seen a lot of barrells on the bore. I think it would be fair to say that this section was behaving unpredictably. Even so, it looks very makeable.

[viccosurfer]

yer that lip sure does pitch quick...when you do see a barrel inform me

[neilandfi]

There are a few spots which do it fairly reliably,. Some of them would be sponge access only due to size, others are very difficult to make for other reasons. ..the fact that the river is still flowing until the moment the wave arrives being one. difficult to paddle in when it goes hollow

[bristolsurfer]

Great stuff. Love the shot of the wave approaching aswell as the wipeout!

[lettherebeme]

Aprt from Steve, do you know who the others were who were taken out so rudely by Sabrina, Kidderlidder? Brilliant videos, I really enjoyed this set of tides and meeting up with you guys, must make sure we have a mid week meet up each set if poss. trev whirlpool

[neilandfi]

I'm not sure, but it might have been 2 guys from Penarth I met in the SBI the night before. Think one was called Dominic.

[neilandfi]

..and the other was Nigel.

[neilandfi]

She can be more lairy than that when it suits her.But yeh, that was pretty fierce all week on that section.

[bigsw2000]

Thats very nice Neil. Sabrina at her most fearsome.