With our Northern Brothers , Johnny Tofu and Terry Towelling,
Picture by Eric da Bolt
Paul Oily Newman and myself with our new addition to the mat collection….The Hammerhead, which was not a bad swap for a 6 pack of Silver Bullets Beer , which we hope John puts to good use, and is now known as Buffy the Dragon Slayer down at the Retirement Village…Look out Ladies!
The Crew was all here, Terry, Eric, John and myself
pic by Paul Newman
and don't forget John’s Jack Russell
Splash the Wonder hound
Secret Spot 007
I decided to stand on the rocks and shoot some video and still’s whilst the boys got stuck amongst the fun right handers on offer. The tide was low and perfect conditions , so I had plenty fun in recording the mayhem in the water, with Eric swapping roles after a hour or so, letting me get some fun rides with Paul, many thanks Eric!
Terry on the Rocks
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A Few words from that Sexy Mat Rider, Johnny Tofu!
The call was made, and true to the Scumm Code, we took up fins and mats and met at Red Cliff Point and then convoyed our way to 007s. The waves were there and so were we, Oily, Meatballs, Toweling,Wakka and some other sexy dude. Aaaaaannnnnddd............ACTION!!! Waves were had by all. It was Toweling and Oily's first surf at this hidden gem of a break and both had fun. So much laughter and yeehahs. If you still 'aint got a mat, you 'aint got no soul. And the best thing about it is, 'aint no wrong or right..............JUST FUN, FUN, FUN
A Pod of Matt Riders in the Wild
John and Terry Liked the idea of sharing waves together, but they did ride some solo as well…Johnny pictured below
Terry Towelling
Eric da Bolt was the first in the water and had it solo for about 15 minutes.
but was soon joined by the rest of the boys!
Terry & Johnny
Vision from Paul’s camera
Go Pro frame grab above and video below by Paul Newman.
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Pictures by Eric da Bolt
The “Leg Over” Manoeuvre
Many Thanks to Terry, Johnny, Paul and Eric for all sharing the fun and stoke on the Day!
The Wailing Wall at Werri Point
UK Mat Meet
Report via Tim Ciasto @
http://surfmatters.blogspot.com.au/
Looks Fun fella’s
My wife and I just returned from our summer vacation in the UK. We had a fantastic time there and explored many places in Scotland, Wales and England. I had particularly high hopes to go surfing in Scotland but it was entirely flat while I was there. People are now saying that it has been the flattest July ever! At least we had fantastic weather and during our stay in Cornwall we were finaly able to find some waves.
As I wrote on VIMEO, this is NOT high performance surfing but loads of fun none the less :)
In the video Christina is using my Omni (my favourite mat!!!) and I'm riding a Vespa. In fact the Vespa turned out to be the perfect choice for me since I was able to catch waves as early as longboarders. I'm slowly getting the hang of catching waves early. The more I ride your mats the more I'm impressed with their performance. Thanks for making them!
Christina was having fun too as you can see in her smiles. These moments are the ones that I cherish the most. Sharing the stoke and having pure fun that is what mat riding is for me.
“ Fantastic little edit from Tim Ciasto of our two-day fun-fest that was UK Mat Surfers Matmeet 12: ”
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Not as cold as the UK….
Slow Mo Vision
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Some where North with Captain Krypt , Mark Thomson
How to ride a very deep barrel, bounce off the backwash, air / land it and recover / exit …..and with mat riding show here, there is no right way or wrong , sometimes you have to ride off the back of your mat, using your legs to stall and tap that fall line, other times you need to ride very forward with your legs up to maintain a very fast speed line….watch the master with over 20 + years experience, showing it how its done.
