Garie Beach Sydney Australia 14 February 2010 Sydney Surf Diary GoPro

Start: 9:10 AM
Time: 1 hr 40 mins
Surf: 10 times
Board: 6' 6" Fatass Wombat & 6'10" Shortboard
Location: Garie Beach
Rating: 8/10
Swell: ESE 2 FT
Conditions: Hip to shoulder high, smooth, glassy, high tide, dangerous and dumpy close to shore, no wind.

Mark said: What a relaxing, beautiful place to surf. Reasonably big surf and the shorebreaks meant that it was pretty damn tricky. So glad I took the much more manoeuvrable 6' 6" Wombat out. I never thought I'd say it, but shortboarding rocks! Don't know where the energy came from, but I had an absolutely awesome time this morning. Once again, it was so great seeing everyone get on so well. You guys are the best! Thanks for the food by-the-way. Glad I ditched the pie! Gareth, sorry about the leg rope...and thanks for the great photos. Can't stop looking. Did I celebrate V-Day??? What do you think :)

Matt said: What a great day out! Special thanks to my travel'n 'Harem'...you know what i mean ;-)...photos posted soon. We had some great waves for some but maybe low tide would have suited others...next time girls. I think Mark nearly dropped in on me again!!, Gareth almost smashed the board camera (haha) & Legropes getting snapped...but everyone kept smiling, great to see.

Miki said: Waves were FUN - seemed easier (for me) to catch early on but was fun the entire time. I personally prefer to get axed (which I do plenty!) than not give it a go - within reason of course :) Love getting challenged and having a great bunch of folk to do that with. Thanks Paul for offering to lend me your 5'10" but was worried about smashing it on the shore breaks - you've seen my "style" LOL. Thanks to Matt for the lift, Mark for organizing, Gareth for the awesome pics and everyone for the fantastic morning!

Gareth said: What a great meetup. Great location and plenty of waves. I guess the conditions were a little challenging (dumpy and close in) for some of us (me included) but that's really just part of surfing. Still everyone got out there and gave it their all and that's what makes the day!! Thanks for the lift and organising Mark - look forward to the next meet-up!!

Hanna said: Beautiful Beach!! Only caught one, but it was amazing:)

Kajo said: What a great morning. I had a blast out there (although alluva sudden everyone had disappeared). It got bet when the tide receded and there were some very surfable 2-3 footers around.

Nana said: Awesome watching everyone! will need to work on my skills! thanks matt o for the ride and mark for organising!!

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• Garie Beach
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• Sydney
• Australia
• 14 February 2010
• Diary
• GoPro

[SydneySurfDiary]

I forgot to mention that 2 leg ropes were broken during the session. Sorry Gareth :)

[SydneySurfDiary]

Yeah, lots of chicks in the team. How about yours?

[Thegibolin]

Hey mate, you've got chicks in your team!!! ;-)

I've done 2 teasers for you, while waiting for the final cut (lasting for 12 min I guess).

Best regards, and keep riding! Aloha!

Bo.