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Kneeboarder @ Skeleton Bay
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 9:07 am
by TimM
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
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 2:43 pm
by mutiny
That was so KILLER!! That last wave of the stand up with two deep barrels was insane!
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 3:06 pm
by Mike Fernandez
Gigs?
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 3:35 pm
by Casey Patelski
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....
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 7:28 pm
by eqKneelo
Gotta be Gigs
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 12:01 pm
by WillP
Is that a hard spot to get to? Logistical nightmare from LAX? Looks like waves here at home on steroids.
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 12:42 am
by TimM
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..
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 7:25 am
by southpeakbrad
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 $
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 3:53 pm
by Danny Robertson
I CAN'T STOP WATCHING THE DAMN THING ! HOPE THERE IS MORE TO COME
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 12:20 pm
by analbirth
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
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 9:59 pm
by Scott
Maybe one of them got a view from the tube similar to this amazing GoPro footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8vHmlM5zOY
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 1:03 am
by TimM
Mental..!
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 7:31 pm
by WayneK
That wave is phenomenal
Looks like a "heli-cam" go pro
Go Gigs
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 10:47 pm
by barry
If you liked this clip you should check out the article on leglessTV