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04/03/01
20 minutes to go till we land in
Singapore, Jason "Ribbo" and
Gigs Celliers are seated next to me.
They haven't stopped about waves and
missions for 2001. Jason just wants to
get out of the plane which has been
about an hour after we took off from
Johannesburg, Sth Africa.
I can't wait either. I just pray there
are waves. I've seen the articles in
mags and vids. Spent the last two nights
before leaving surfing the Crossing site
on the net.
For the past three months I've been
living with a bunch of bodyboard
friends, John Whitmores grandsons and
friends. I work part time in a
photographic lab in the arvo and
evening. Also, for a top commercial
photographer Guy Lambro. |
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"This is your Captain...
Prepare for landing in Singapore"
3am Sunday morning 04/03/01
05/03/01
Well it's the end of day two. Everybody
is pretty surfed out. Arrived at spot
one on the first day after the Captain
arrived a bit late. Everyone was a bit
stressed and planning what the hell we
were going to do if it didn't arrive.
Ribbo just about flattened the local
owner of the port café who claimed
Jason still owed him more. But the boat
had docked and we were outta there.
Spot One: Never been ridden right
hander, wrapping around a point onto the
reef that looked like it had heaps of
potential. But it was 1-2ft glass and
good to be in the water after the
mission.
06/03/01
Capt. John had fired up the engines
early and we were off to the next island
to find hopefully another unridden spot.
After three hours of chugging we arrived
and began circumnavigating the island.
Not long and another unridden right
3-5ft but pretty fat ran down the side
of the island. One out of every ten
waves would well up and barrel. Besides
those the boy's were just carving off
top into roundhouse cutties rebounding
off the pushing ball of foam. Jake the
snake seemed to be finding all the
barrels as he slithered out one after
another. Sick waves but I wasn't about
to burn film on fat chunky swells.
Eventually swam out late arvo with 50mm
and shot some turns but we'll wait and
see.
07/03/01
Up early, good breakfast as we circled
the island for other breaks. Found none
and ended up back at spot 2. Slightly
bigger, but still fat. Conditions are
good and with the sun beating down I set
up on the roof and fired off two rolls.
Breakfast was bacon & eggs. Sick
mate! 3pm: Jake is out voted as we
decide to return to spot 1 as swell is
increasing. Arrived about 45 minutes
before dark. At first not at all
promising, but after 15 minutes things
were looking good. Actually Capt. John
said it was the best right setup he'd
ever seen, as it glassed off and a
couple of 3ft wrapped around the reef
into the bay. We're hoping the swell
will jack up more tomorrow and if so you
will know and see if all was good. I say
four rolls in the water covers all day.
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