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Coopers goes retro before the Worlds
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:36 pm
by red
Arrive at Phillip Island a day early for the Worlds.
Albert, Pommie, Gary me and a couple of lads are putting on the real contest of the week.
It's a retro, who can have the most fun format to be surfed and judged en masse (al la Coopers Cup style).
Prizes go to the most deserving. That's all I'll say for now.
Oh yes, there will be a few cool sherberts and other beverages available to assist with the telling of tall stories that befit the event.
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:14 pm
by finger
HI RED
Coopers Retro sounds groooovey man.
Are you saying on the saturday I hope or do you mean the friday
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 1:20 am
by islandjim
no problems gary. The openining for the world titles is saturday evening. Saturday should be a fun warm up.
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 12:42 pm
by analbirth
I'm in, I'll be there friday Just gotta find somewhere to stay. Beer n surf or surf n beer either way ya can't go wrong
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:35 pm
by red
On Sat 26th March its a really low tide at 11.20am coming up to a big high at 6pm of so.
It's looking as though a lunch start will be the ticket. You can get your free surf in early(is) - sunrise at 7.30, so you can be in the water by 7am.
Then a refuel, restyle that mullet
http://www.ratemymullet.com/, slip on a budgie smuggler
http://budgysmuggler.com.au/about/, grab a refreshment and some wax and head off to the event.
The long term weather forecast is 4' and offshore.
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:05 pm
by albert
Im very excited about this... already spent a bit of time in the garage figuring out what to ride! Im still tossing up whether to ride a single/twinnie/tri/quad... decisions decisions...
better make up my mind soon though, I hit the road on Sunday!
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 3:12 pm
by Mike Fernandez
Bert ride that toilet seat cover. Also, I have NEVER ridden a single fin. "Bueller, Bueller, Bueller!"
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:13 pm
by albert
Sorry Mike, nothing retro about the toilet seat...
but, I have a spare retro single fin I can loan out (pads and fin set), but I dont have the space in my car to bring it. If you can arrange transport for the board to/from the island you can have your first single fin session ever!
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:36 pm
by Mike Fernandez
Greatly appreciated Al, but I will have enough stuff of my own to haul around, and the car will be full. Look forward watching though.
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:38 pm
by MJ
Mike, I have an idea there may be a few boards there on the day for people to have a go on. With any luck you should be able to get a go on a single fin.
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:03 pm
by albert
Mike Fernandez wrote:Greatly appreciated Al, but I will have enough stuff of my own to haul around, and the car will be full. Look forward watching though.
No worries, Ill keep hunting for someone to take the board down for me.
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:13 pm
by islandjim
Mike , i have a 1974 single fin neil luke that you can have a go on. It goes real good
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:14 pm
by Mike Fernandez
Thank you MJ and Al. An old slab would be a heck of a way to start aye.
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:00 pm
by waka
Dont worry Mike, I have a oldy in the shed for you and Tom to try
and we will see if we can fit it in the car for the trip down
have a look in the board section....
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:39 pm
by micko
I really wish I could wangle the time to get over there for the worlds, sounds like it's gonna be a fun week.