Author Archives: nick

Ship got stuck in Clifton

Posted on May 14, 2012 by nick

Loads of these photo’s spreading around at the moment, so I took my own of the ship that ran aground in Clifton. Do you think the captain was related to Francesco Schettino - the captain of the Italian cruise liner  that sank in the Mediterranean earlier … Continue reading →

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Who is the surfer in the Chanel Allure Homme Adverts?

Posted on February 29, 2012 by nick

Short answer is it’s Danny Fuller. Watch the first of the ads below, it’s rad.

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Apocalypse Later, Surf Now

Posted on January 19, 2012 by nick

This is exactly how a surfer should want to go out. Great video by Keef70

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Surf Trip Essentials

Posted on January 17, 2012 by nick

Rob Gilley wrote a redux of his surf trip essentials on his trip to Mexico and I wanted to share them. On a recent journey to Mexico I came to the realization that my previous blog list of inexpensive, important … Continue reading →

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High Tide / Home Summer Sessions

Posted on January 17, 2012 by nick

Jordy Smith is now a Cape Town surfing local, so it’s only fair to post his video of him ripping up J-Bay and Llandudno. Extra respect points for sticking some crazy airs with the South Easter blowing at full force. … Continue reading →

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SUPing in Kenya

Posted on January 2, 2012 by nick

I went SUPing while I was up in Kenya over Christmas.

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Firewire Surfboards

Posted on November 7, 2008 by nick

Firewire Surfboards are an interesting and probably one of the best implementations of the epoxy surfboard solutions available on the market at the moment.  You will most probably have seen the Firewire board with “Parabolic Balsa Rails”, which basically means … Continue reading →

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A Ship Wreck in Cape Town

Posted on August 18, 2008 by nick

  Last week a ship ran aground, The Seawin, in heavy seas and came around at (a classic surf spot) Derdesteen. The beach is currently closed off, you can make out the tape in the photo after the break.   … Continue reading →

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Llandudno Idiot Continued….

Posted on August 1, 2008 by nick

Surfing at Llandudno in Cape Town these days is a tricky (read as: not that fun) proposition. Since the Llandudno idiot post a lot has happened; ZigZag Magazine have just run an article about localism (one of the Llandudno idiots, … Continue reading →

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Big Props to Rip Curl SA

Posted on August 1, 2008 by nick

  I’ve had a bit of bad luck with a (currently unnamed) surf shop in Cape Town. I bought a 4/3 Rip Curl Ultimate Elasto wetsuit, and after about 8 months the inner seams started to break and crack. The … Continue reading →

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