Kneeboarder @ Skeleton Bay

TimM · Post by **TimM** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 9:07 am

Came across this and there's a fair amount of footage of an unknown Kneeboarder getting some decent ones at what must now be one of the worlds most sought after waves.. Heard it was a bit over-run up there last week for a much bigger swell.. It is an amazing wave though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnOKiJA1LNc

mutiny · Post by **mutiny** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 2:43 pm

That was so KILLER!! That last wave of the stand up with two deep barrels was insane!

Mike Fernandez · Post by **Mike Fernandez** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 3:06 pm

Gigs?

Casey Patelski · Post by **Casey Patelski** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 3:35 pm

What... it just keeps doing the same thing over and over again, every day, the same ol' thing, it never changes. I don't get what you saffas see in that. Its been like this for years....

eqKneelo · Post by **eqKneelo** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 7:28 pm

Gotta be Gigs

WillP · Post by **WillP** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 12:01 pm

Is that a hard spot to get to? Logistical nightmare from LAX? Looks like waves here at home on steroids.

TimM · Post by **TimM** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 12:42 am

Certainly do-able.. You would probably have to fly into SA then catch a connecting flight to Windhoek in Namibia. From there either rent a vehicle (4x4 for sand) and drive the 300km+ to Walvis Bay where the spot is situated. There is a small landing strip there but I'm not sure what the set-up is with vehicle hire there though..

Needs a really big west swell to get in there so the fetch needs to be fairly high up compared to our normal South Atlantic storm patterns but there are a few of these per year from around this time. Winds would generally be ok with some stiff offshores..

To be perfectly honest though with the amount of guys going up for green light conditions South Africa has a lot more to offer along its coastline for way better value and consistency.. hard to go wrong with where our currency is at..

southpeakbrad · Post by **southpeakbrad** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 7:25 am

Tim's right! I checked and you get 10.67 Rand for a buck

I've been to SA x 3 for work stuff and the 1st time you only got 6.5 Rand for a buck...and I thought that was awesome. Biggest expenses are getting there and your car, but then you'll stay where you want and eat what you want and not worry about the $

Danny Robertson · Post by **Danny Robertson** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 3:53 pm

I CAN'T STOP WATCHING THE DAMN THING ! HOPE THERE IS MORE TO COME

analbirth · Post by **analbirth** » Wed Jun 11, 2014 12:20 pm

Def. Gigs, this and a few other vids have been floating around for a week or two. The swell direction must have been a bit wrong on this small day as the rides didn't appear to be as long as usual haha

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Wed Jun 11, 2014 9:59 pm

Maybe one of them got a view from the tube similar to this amazing GoPro footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8vHmlM5zOY

TimM · Post by **TimM** » Thu Jun 12, 2014 1:03 am

Mental..!

WayneK · Post by **WayneK** » Wed Jun 18, 2014 7:31 pm

That wave is phenomenal

Looks like a "heli-cam" go pro
Go Gigs

barry · Post by **barry** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 10:47 pm

If you liked this clip you should check out the article on leglessTV