What a glorious day! Dan and Dave arrived to find Tobes and Gary getting out after an early fine session. T & G had their beautiful retro planks, Gary with his new 5 stringer. The wind had already got up and conditions had gone off, so D & D went to check Cliff, Rocket etc. No good, so back to find Pointies deserted. They stayed out for hours, getting a few left handers in the centre that dropped onto a fast bank. Not bad, great to be out on such a clear day.
Tobes, Gary, Andrew and gang got some good conditions yesterday morning on the east coast at Taj Mahal. Mid afternoon today Dave got a few nice rights peeling off the wall at the far end of Green Bay, at the rivermouth. The wind had got into it, but this place was sheltered (getting cold though isn't it?!)
Somewhere down in the south west, waves like this are pumping in to rivermouths, usually around typhoon time. Surfline did a feature on Taiwan, specifically the south and south west recently..check it here.
A few fun waves at the cliff this afternoon. Pointies (top) was clean and pretty but a bit too small. The cliff had a few full ones out the back but a nice little peak peeling both ways. A couple of oil spots in the water, but apart from that , great to get out on such a beautiful day. Dave finally ding repaired the MR Spitfire too, which was long overdue! (Josh's buck's weekend slide show has been taken down, but can always be accessed, as can other shows, at the pointyhat slide page. Link on the right, or hyperlink here.)
This is the biggest shark ever caught in Taiwan, possibly the world, in Seven Star Lake in Hualien in 1997. There have been a number of recent shark events, including the capture of a 2 tonne, 5 metre champion down at Ilan. (more info here). There also could have been a feeding frenzy down at Kaohsiung on 18 fishermen...check this. Sharks really creep me out, but awareness is a good thing. I always told myself that all the sharks were gone due to the voracious appetite in these parts for their fins....no such luck it seems. Thanks to Danno for all the research here.
Check this story. Thanks to Lewy, the official Pointyhat "Tasmanian big wave spotter".
Faster than an out of control set at Greenball, more powerful than a harbour wall wave in a typhoon at Wushi: speed, power, thrills...it's Greg's new superbike. More fun than you've ever had out of the water, maybe Greg will sit you on the back of this super accelerating power Trumpy. Dave was lucky enough to take this savage beast for a little spin and despite being very tentative, nearly ripped his arms out of their sockets with a twitch of the accelerator...don't expect to see Greg back in the water for a while, this is just too much fun!!
