Gun slinging American Kneelo convention

Xmas · Post by **Xmas** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:01 am

I'm a bit bemused about the reference in today's edition of aquabumps

Link is as follows:

http://www.aquabumps.com/wk_ab/ViewPage ... nguageId=1

Thought somebody on this site might be able to fill me in......

ps: aquabumps is the site for a Bondi photog - some great pics and worth a browse.

Jon Manss · Post by **Jon Manss** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:02 am

Oh so the boys from the states have arrived. Look for Fernandez to post a few shots. He's got all the weapons.

SFKneelo · Post by **SFKneelo** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:34 am

Arriving with all the subtleness of a French/Algerian futbol headbutt...

wino · Post by **wino** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:47 am

The only thing those guys are going to be slinging is alot of Bintangs

They're stoked, by the end of this week the Mentawai's should light with swell like a Christams Tree.

KAVA · Post by **KAVA** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:03 am

Equipment check?

Ready!

Let's Rock!

Beeline2.0 · Post by **Beeline2.0** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:22 am

Bintang Bob · Post by **Bintang Bob** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:38 am

Mornin' Beeline, check below the first picture in the Selamet Pagi paragraph. It took me awhile to find it. Looks like Simon and the boys are "on site".

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:47 pm

The group is probably Greg Little, Mike Fernandez, Big Fred, Willy Kelly & Wessley.

I think that Simon's group is going in August.

barry · Post by **barry** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:55 pm

Yes this is the california kneelo group
and they are having fun!
I talked with Big Fred and Greg this morning
(fred got himself a satelite phone)
They say that the waves have been about 10' faces
also mentioned that they surfed a few different breaks
and the water is about 86 degrees (now thats warm)

P.S. Simon's group will be in the water beginning of August and
from the quivers I have seen, there will definately be some gun slinging
going on

Xmas · Post by **Xmas** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:15 am

KAVA - Classic

John S and Barry - thanks my bemusement has subsided

Hopefully some photos of the trip will be posted real soon.

barry · Post by **barry** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:56 pm

The most recent update.
Talked to Big Fred again today
He said that everyone is gettting the tubes of a lifetime

Fred got the biggest barrell of his life (so far) this morning

Everyone is getting super shacked!!!!!
They were joined by a kneelo from a different boat so 6 total kneelos
The other kneelo is from west oz I think his name is Rohan
was told he was charging even though his back looked like a pizza from a
previous session at HT's.

weirdo · Post by **weirdo** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:24 pm

When I was there last october...never saw another kneelo..
you will love the barrels there barry....
The last bit of the reef at HT's is called 'the surgeons table'...sounds like that dude ended up on it!...

you boys will have a ball

Hammer Slammer · Post by **Hammer Slammer** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:32 pm

I was going to post this as well. I get the Aquabumps email each day as do over 20,000 other people from around the globe (per the websites official stats), so some good (maybe?) coverage for kneelos. Would've been good if the Oz crew were also over there, i'm sure the aquabumps dude would've taken a few snaps, what great coverage it could've been.

anyway, the kneelo crew have been mentioned in 2 of the daily emails so far, here they are:

1. Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Selamat Pagi. 6am, waking up to the glorious sounds of a stuck anchor wedged deep in the reef, my expectations for a day of size was low - thinking it was dropping off all night. Surprisingly, a very exposed south-west facing left hander was putting on some heat at 4-6 foot...not a sole out. 14 sec intervals, little or no wind and silky smooth surfaces only possible in this area - it's all good. 3 boats rocked up around 4pm to share in the indo delights...amongst them, the Gun slinging American Kneelo convention.
We've got a large swell heading in our direction for Thursday, but that's just boat tork - we've got no charts out here and skippers can tork it up...Jumpa lagi :: uge

2. Friday, July 14, 2006
If you're not with the program Aquabumps is currently being broadcast from a remote archipelago of islands 100 kms off Sumatra, Indonesia (until the 20th where normal reports from Sydney beaches resume). These images are being beamed back via Telstra Satellite from a rocking boat...

So far we've had a pretty bad run with conditions - rain and storms everyday, and a small swell chugging into these sharp reefs. Today was looking a lot more optimistic with a 4-5 foot soft right breaking metres away from a tropical paradise. Palm trees line every island... its like heaven. Swell is on the up...and it looks like the next 4 days will be the goods. We're motoring all night to find better waves...

There is currently 30 charter boats patrolling this area chasing waves...we've come across Americans (majority), Brazilians, Argentineans, aussies and a large contingency of South Africans. There is more tork amongst these boats than a WHO mag...here's a sample: a few weeks ago Sunny Garcia and his Hawaiian mates we're given a naval escort out of the region after having a brawl with a boat load of Brazilians. Rasta and mates are currently up north awaiting swell - heard they've scored nothing up there so far...Jack Johnson was just out here in the playground region staying in a new land camp...not to mention the gun slinging American kneelo convention that seem to rock up at every break. I think they're hunting bears...we're also one man down, Brett Newman had to head home after a shoulder injury...later, uge

jim richardson · Post by **jim richardson** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:27 pm

Sounds like the boys are having a simular trip to the one we had in 2001... Six kneelos, three stand ups and Larry the body boarder on board. Good surf everywhere and beautiful weather the whole trip.

I hear that the new camp at Macas has what they call strike boats that can reach any spot in the island chain in an hour or less. 7 boats in all to transport the 70 guests to where ever they want to go at seventeen knots. I wonder if this is true...

wino · Post by **wino** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:03 am

At 17 knots you will only reach a fraction of the spots in the Mentawai chain in an hour or less.
Sounds like a marketing BS from camp malaria.

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