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Hi James. I haven't contacted Willie yet. Still on the to do list, have been flat out at new job.
I would definitely be interested in getting away for a weekend. How long does it take to drive from Napier to Mahia?
Better start getting in shape!

Sorry, not in Chch. Kapiti Coast last year, but got a new job and a promotion and have been living in Napier since end of January. Haven't surfed here yet. I am so outta shape it isn't funny. Long drive to surf from here.

Back in NZ since Feb last year! Survived 7.1 and have since moved to the Kapiti Coast for work. (No waves, but good fishing.) Family and friends have had it pretty bad, but all are safe and well. Parents place was trashed inside, but it's still structurally sound and liveable. Water back on today bu...

whatever you do don't come to christchurch. the place is absolutely fucked.

Still having after shocks of around 4. A number of 5s over the last few days. Hard to get a decent sleep. 300 something aftershocks totaling over 2 hours of shake rattle and roll. No, structural damage done to my place, I'm on the hill which is solid rock. A couple of suburbs on the flat suffered ma...

After nearly 12 years in Japan, I'll be heading home to NZ in January next year. I will be living in Christchurch. I was born and raised in Ash Vegas, so I was a skier, not a surfer til I came to Japan. Parents have a bach in Akaroa, and there looks like some good, but cold waves around Banks Penins...

Had my flashie for a couple of months, and find it very smooth through turns on all parts of the wave. Would like to power it up a bit with some bigger fins on the outside. Did try some carbon ones from a mate but they felt dead. Probably too stiff. Any suggestions?

szrbloke wrote:have...a young family, and a wife who is 100% not interested in surfing.

I hear ya on that one. Sneaking off for a surf can be a criminal act depending on what the wife thinks is supposed to be happening that day.

so what happened to the video? it says it was removed.

Sweet

Pity the Ocean Dome closed down a while ago. Outta cash and all washed up. Never got to surf there. You needed to get a whole bunch of people together to rent it out, otherwise you could only rent bodyboards and surf small crumblers on one side while people were swimming on the other during regular ...

Red, I always love reading your posts. So clear and easy too understand. Knowing very little about the technical side of things, I have very little I can add myself, but I find your observations very interesting and informative. I often catch myself thinking, "That's so true" or "I ca...

All the above comments are great for keeping zips unstuck, but I need to unstick a zip. I haven't opened the bag for nearly a year, and now no matter how much digging around and poking with screw drivers etc will get it open! It's got a lot of white corrosion all round the metal slider. Zip thread i...

Just reading through some of the comments and it seems a lot of people have a heavier glass job on top than the bottom. Why?(apart from knee dents). As I'm a flea weight, I want a board as light as possible (my board is 4oz all over), but I get a lot of pressure dings on the bottom from head, elbows...

I got a set of the smaller fins recommended a short while after I got the board for smaller waves, but found the board way to slidey and lacked drive. I use the Vj's for all surf with small center fin too, but reckon a bigger center fin might be the way to go. The board is so easy to turn that if yo...