January/February/March 2009 R25 incl vat (south africa only) Cruel Summer
ISSN 1994-294X
darren Halse chicks hit chopes Rocking The Daisies 2008 Cruel Summer
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bodyboarding // travel // photography // lifestyle
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SINCE 1988. HB BODYBOARDS
RIDER BRAD HUGHES PHOTO CHRIS WHITE
Long summer days, girls in bikinis, Christmas presents, New Year’s Eve parties, what is there not to love about summer? If you are on the eternal hunt for waves, summer can also mean flat spells, howling onshores, blue bottles and enough holiday makers to make the 10 minute drive to the beach an hour long sight seeing tour. To brighten your day and keep you stoked through those flat spells, this issue brings you the best on offer in the bodyboarding world over the last few months. We kick it off with our regular instalment of fitness and if you’ve been keeping track this should get you well and truly ready for any swell that pops up. We catch up with former South Coast guy, Darren Halse, who is currently residing in dreary ol’ England. From there we head over to Tahiti to follow the exploits of two top female bodyboarders; Emma Roby and Lilly Pollard, as they tackle the male dominated line up of Teahupoo. We round it out with an all access pass to the first carbon neutral music festival, Rocking The Daisies. If the lack of summer swell is getting you down, don’t worry, there’s always something around the corner, oh, and did I mention those bikini’s… Enjoy, Ed [Ian Kruger]
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Wesley Potts - no rail back hand pit... something that is much harder to do than it looks. Simons Town Spex ©
Wedge, Sampi brinkImages ©
I had been waiting for ages for a good one, and the wave I got just before this one was a flop. So as I was paddling out this guy pitched up and I had all the boys calling me on to it, I was still on the inside so I was super late on the take off, I knew from then I was definitely going to be eating it, I don't really know what I was thinking... something like; "make the drop and get the hell away from the Rock!!" Yeah it definitely opened my eyes as to how heavy Donkey's can get.
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Managing Editor & Publisher Ian Kruger ian@sixty40.co.za Associate Editor / Senior Photographer Mike Dei-Cont dcmike@sixty40.co.za Art Director / Designer Samuel Sampi Kamffer (one2love) sampi@sixty40.co.za Online Editor / Senior Contributor Gareth White gareth@sixty40.co.za Web Support Kelly Footit kelly@sixty40.co.za Contributors Mark Clark, Cheryl Lancellas, J.A. Howes, Sports Performance Institute, Lilly Pollard, Emma Roby, Allan Horselfield, Mark McCarthy, Peter Lambert Photographers Spex, Brinkimages, Richimages, Cracker, Mark Clark, Louis Wulff, Dcmike, Lilly Pollard, Emma Roby, Vaughn Harris,Caleb Bjergfelt,Vicki Jordaan,Colin Van Dongen, Tungsten, Mark Gardner, Peter Lambert Sales Ian Kruger ian@sixty40.co.za Mike Dei-Cont dcmike@sixty40.co.za Advertising Ian Kruger ian@sixty40.co.za Distribution Countrywide Stockists All good surf stores, CNA’s, PNA’s and Exclusive Books Sixty40 Magazine Contact Tel +27 (0) 82 594 3082 Fax +27 (0) 21 939 2246 Po Box 15107, Panorama, 7506 Cape Town, South Africa Published by Panacea Publishing Printed by Intabatu Printing & VRP Print, Cape Town © Copyright subsists in all work published in this magazine. Any reproduction or adaptation, in whole or part without written permission of the publishers is strictly prohibited and is an act of copyright infringement which may in certain circumstances constitutes a criminal offence.
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Big Monday :: September 01 5am. Swell was thumping, winds dropping and the car was packed. False Bay was calling, I was hoping for some solid pounding waves from one of the fiercest storms to have hit the coasts of Southern Africa.
How high is that? A very brave berserker tries his luck. Kalk Bay Harbour break wall. Mark Clark©
KalkBay was swamped with debris from what was left of the restaurants and out of control. I noticed a solid set rolling through behind the harbour wall, moments later exploding into it with such great force, peaks easily reaching 15meters in height one after the other. The force, fury and beauty of it left anyone watching stoked and grinning. The local fishermen reckon it was the biggest they can remember. [Mark clark]
PTP2
Nine months have passed since Pull the Plug 2 premiered to a sell out crowd at Durban's IMAX theatre. Nine months on and the PTP2 crew can reflect on both local and international success with distribution secured throughout Europe, Australia, United States with a few copies even making their way as far as Japan. "I had such an amazing time making this movie, filming each day at some incredibly beautiful places along our coastline, and
just being able to call the beach my 'office' with my mates as 'co-workers'. Pretty crazy seeing as it started as just a little side hobby and grew to overseas surf trips, premieres at IMAX and the international distribution of a successful film. Everyone involved got to live the dream for a while, it was an awesome time in our lives", reflected filmmaker Jared Schafer. It may have been fun times but Schafer and his team of Dane and Dylan Forman have produced a DVD which showcases South African bodyboarding to the world,
receiving favourable international reviews in the process. "... Pull the Plug 2 is good. Seriously good, and Schafer could well be the best film maker out there at the moment." - DVD review by ThreeSixty Bodyboarding Magazine. Well done guys - you've done us proud! If you haven't got yourself a copy then pop down to your local surf store or visit www.factory7. co.za if they don't stock it.
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The inaugural Chris Elliott “Mother's Pride” trophy was awarded recently to the individual judged to have executed the best invert of the year. The award, which is the brainchild of Elliott’s mother, Jacquie Jorgensen, is designed to celebrate the memory of one of South Africa’s most promising young bodyboarders, Christopher Elliott, who passed away under tragic circumstances in July of this year. Inverts, or “Sly Guys” as Jorgensen fondly knows them, were Chrizzle’s trademark move and fittingly so riders from across the country submitted images of themselves busting their biggest invert in hope of taking home the award. On offer to the winning rider was a stunning trophy composed of
a steel figurine, cast in the classic inverted poise, set onto a piece of rock from one of Chrizzle’s favourite beaches, Llandudno. The victorious rider and photographer also received a large framed copy of the winning photograph. After much deliberation, Jorgensen declared that Ian Thurtell had boosted what she coined, the cheekiest “Sly Guy” and declared him and photographer, Michel DeiCont, as the winners. The handing over of the award took place at the SA Champs prize giving ceremony, but unfortunately neither Thurtell nor Dei-Cont was able to collect their awards in person. On returning from an overseas trip Thurtell met with Jorgensen and received his award. “I feel very honoured to have won this amazing award! I am really
stoked!” said Thurtell. Jorgensen wishes to invite all bodyboarders to participate in next years Chris Elliott “Mothers Pride” Trophy. The comp is now open and will run until next year's SA Champs where the winner will be declared. The rules are simple. Bust the biggest “Sly Guy”, capture it on film and submit your entries to operacom@polka.co.za
Boogie Live Ross Mcbride and Manny Vargas host the first live bodyboarding show on the net. It’s a half an hour interactive show where you can log on and chat live to the hosts while they bring you the latest news, vids and gossip from the bodyboarding world.Check the site below, log on every Tuesday at 7pm Los Angeles time (Unfortunately that’s 4am Central African Time) but if you’re not an early bird log on to the site and watch the recorded version. www.stickam.com/bodyboardinglive
Bad Boy Bad Boy Clothing is stoked to announce that Cape Town Chargers Aadam Grant and Daniel Worsley have joined the team!
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Nomad Nomad Bodyboards would like to congratulate the following team riders on their successful SABA Circuit campaigns: Sacha Specker - Pro & DK Champ Chris Elliott - Junior Champ Murray van Vuuren - Boys Champ Congrats to Sacha Specker the new 2008 SA DK Champion and Sean Tickner who placed a close 2nd as well as Murray van Vuuren on a well placed 3rd in the Boys Division after taking out the SABA Boys Trophy. Check out your local surf store for the latest Nomad bodyboards, including the Spex signature range.
Lizzard
Factory 7 Times are changing at F7 with the opening of our first bricks and mortar store in our home town of Uvongo on the South Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal. A move which has been necessitated by a need to increase our warehouse space with growing stock levels, saw us finding the perfect location for our online business, right next to the post office on the main road in Uvongo. Our location also offers us an exciting opportunity to open our doors to the public - as a specialist store, we're enthusiastic about the gear we stock and we look forward to our opening day when we can start to share access to our range of products. As always, we're committed to our online store and customers and with Christmas coming up you need to get your orders in a little bit earlier. Last guaranteed posting date is the 17th so stick that in your diary. Last but not least - congratulations to Mark McCarthy on claiming his 1st SA Championships Pro Title to go with his international success and to Sean Tickner on his 2nd in the SA Champs DK Division. Derek Footit - derek@factory7.co.za
Girls Coaching Clinic For all you girls out there , for the first time in SA there will be an all girls coaching clinic hosted by the 2 x World Champion Karla Costa Taylor. Clinics will be held every 2 weeks over the summer holidays starting on the 6th, the first Saturday of December 2008. Karla will be teaching each rider in their respective ability breaking into 3 divisions of - Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced. You can register via the contact details at the bottom or on the day at 8am. On hand to assist Karla will be 3 of SA's top bodyboarders - Liezl von Vollenhoven, Derek Footit and Terence Pieters.
Raymond Gerardy moves to
All participants will receive a gift hamper sponsored by - Bad Girl, Gotcha Girl, Sixty40 Mag, www.Factory7.co.za, Wakefields, Environ Suncare and the Hibiscus Coast Municipality.
Australia to head up our sales & marketing over there, based at our office on the Gold Coast. Gavin Roberts has retired from the WQS and has joined us handling KZN sales. Mo van de Wall has joined Lizzard’s retail division
Where - Margate main beach When - 6 & 20 December 2008 and 3 & 17 January 2009 How Much - R30 Time - 08:00 - 12:00 Divisions - Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced karla@atdbodyboards.com - Mobile - 072 899 5636
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Hot Buttered The HB Body board team were sent out in some S-E-R-I-O-U-s conditions to test-drive new boards featuring HB's latest Technology cores and stringers , the boards performed like a dream in conditions as crazy as this - and the guys all came back alive!! NB: Don't try this at home! (..and see opening advert for the full size image).
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Save the Whales is written by Cheryl Lancellas who has joined the plight of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a non profit organisation that have been dedicated to protecting marine life since its inception in 1977. The Society is aimed at enforcing the established laws on the World's oceans. This particular plight is aimed at stopping the annual Japanese slaughter of whales and dolphins for 'scientific purposes' which inevitably end up on the very lucrative Japanese fish market. For more on this and other Sea Shepherd projects please visit their website at www.seashepherd.org and do your part to help conserve our world's oceans.
This story begins about 17 years ago when seals were still being brutally clubbed along the west coast of Cape Town. One night some horrific footage was screened on the news, showing the mother seals with their flippers over their dead pups, blood everywhere, and my 9 year old daughter happened to see this! My children were brought up as vegetarians and to believe that all life is sacred, needless to say, this was shocking to see. This led us to make inquiries and we learned there was to be a protest march at Greenmarket Square the following week. Myself, Mandy and my 3 year old son went along, there was such a great turnout of like minded people as well as some dogs with posters around their necks. It felt good to be a part of this protest and shortly afterwards the clubbing of seals was banned! This was just the start of many future campaigns. At the beginning of this year, my daughter started campaigning for a group called Surfers for Cetaceans. They were putting together a visual petition to present to the 60th International Whale Conference to be held in Chile in June this year. This was to be
no easy task. Mandy gave up many precious surfing hours to stand in the shopping malls pleading for the plight of the whales and dolphins. Many more frustrating hours were spent on the computer documenting names and faces. In the end we collected over 600 from Cape Town alone! We also met some wonderful people during the project. Mandy was invited to join the crew in Chile as a reward for all her hard work, but unfortunately, or fortunately, she was already going on a surf trip to Madagascar and could not change her dates. As a result I was invited to go along instead. At this point I had no idea what an exciting journey I was embarking on. I arrived in Santiago at 2am and was transported to a backpackers where I was met by none other than “Parko” Joel Parkinson, “Rasta” Dave Rastovich, his wife Hannah, Howie Cooke, Hilton Dawe all from Byron Bay Australia, Andy an environmentalist from New Zealand, Dave Homcey a surf filmmaker from Hawaii and his pro surfer girlfriend Crystal, fellow petitioners from the States, Portugal, Venezuela and
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These people had been touring the coast of Chile going to schools and giving talks and presentations about Marine awareness, they were so motivated and determined to put their views across and had been kept very busy for the previous 4 weeks. I was shown some horrific footage of the dolphin slaughter in Japan as well as some beautiful videos of dolphins and whales frolicking freely. What an emotional rollercoaster, at one time I had to go shower as it was the only place there was any privacy, I could not contain my emotions and just needed to cry and cry. I had to release this build up and then could deal with the necessary matters. The night before the conference opened, the Chilean Government announced their plans to create their coastline into a marine sanctuary for both whales and dolphins. This was awesome news and a cause for celebration! And celebrate we did, I can highly recommend Chilean wine as well as the talented crew I was sharing time with. I assumed the role of unofficial cook, while everyone else with any musical talent took to guitar, table, shaker or whatever and played music for our entertainment. The next day was back to work and we all went to a big park where we created a human whale which was filmed from the air and published in the newspapers. There were about 3000 people involved, which was a mammoth task to arrange, it took a while and with the Andes covered in snow was very cold. We were all proud of our role in achieving and completing the task. The following day I had the opportunity, the only one because of a shortage of press passes, to attend the conference. I will give a brief outline of events: There were 72 countries attending, nothing much happened while I was there, biggest decision made was to break for lunch. I met Herman Oosthuizen and Maria Mbengashe, South Africa’s delegates. I asked what SA’s stand was on whaling and I quote Maria’s answer “ It is too premature at this stage to make a comment “ I was mortified at the implications of this statement, did this mean SA was under pressure, were we selling out, were we considering whaling again? We had our press conference and presented
our visual petition to the press neatly printed on vinyl, it was impressive but so were the other people making speeches in favour of the whales. Some of these were Paul Watson, notorious captain of Sea Shepherd, Shannon Mann, long time crew member and Ian Campbell, the previous Australian Minister for Environment. Paul Watson, wearing a T-shirt printed with names of Japanese boats they have rammed as well as those they have sunk, said something along the lines of “ we will take the Japanese down, we will bring them to their knees, we will cripple them…” long pause and then …”financially!” Very effective. This is one brave man, he has already been shot and walks around in a bullet proof vest. His very presence in the Antarctic frightens off the whalers. Shannon has been aboard for 5 years and has still never had to be witness to a killing of one whale!
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Australia as well as Chile’s big wave rider Ramone. We occupied the entire backpackers and were bunking together in various rooms, all very strange for this 50 year old! What a houseful of good energy!
The whole experience was humbling, I have been involved with caring for my township animals for years, sometimes it is overwhelming, there is so much NEED out there, you wonder if you are making any difference. After this trip I have realized that we can all make a difference, it is all effective even if we feel we are not. So I have decided to take my teaching skills and use them to educate the primary school children along the West Coast. They have a direct impact on our shore and mostly become fishermen. They receive very little in the way of opportunity, for example to go to the aquarium. It is simply too expensive an outing. I have approached the outreach facilitator of the aquarium, Lindie, she is going to guide me and help with the project. I am however still looking for a way to subsidise this project. We desperately need a laptop for presentations as well as money for traveling costs. I live in Elands Bay and would like to visit schools from Saldanha up to Doring Baai north of Lamberts Bay. If there is anyone willing to assist us with this, please call me on 0229721636 or 0837359730 or e mail Cheryl@glassart.co.za. We would like to set up a web site so maybe someone would be able to assist us with that. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Here are some websites of interest: www.mindsinthewater.com http://www.visualpetition.com/slippages/ p2upload.php http://www.chiletour08.com http://www.seashepherd.org www.underwatertimes.com
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DLUX DLUX is a 160 page hardcover book photographed and written by Phil Gallagher. This book is a collection of work gathered over the last 8 years combining over 200 photographs. DLUX tells the story of Phil’s successful adventures, gives you a look at the people behind the sport and delivers new fresh action shots exclusively for this book. To coincide with this amazing book there will be a release of 10 different limited edition prints. These prints are a huge 20 x 30 inches and printed on high quality professional paper, they feature exclusive artwork from the DLUX project. All items are available now from www.philgallagher.com
REEF/SCIENCE/ OCEAN&EARTH
This past winter we were blessed with some amazing swell and our team riders were out there taking on the best and the biggest waves. What more can we ask for? As you all know we proudly sponsored the 22nd Annual Science/Reef SA Champs in Richards Bay and our riders did really well. Mark McCarthy (Science) won the Pro division, David Lilienfeld (Science and Reef ), won the Juniors and Paul Basson (Science and Reef ), won the Masters. Other riders from our team who made finals are Matthew Lombard, Sebastian Koopmans, Aden Kleve, Gustav Botha and Charles Pass. Well done to all of our team riders who did us proud at Champs. Mark McCarthy claimed his maiden win on the IBA World Tour at the Doninos Pro, in Spain, and is currently in the 5th place on the world rankings. Well done to Mark! Mark Jucker will represent Switzerland at the ISA World Surfing Games, in Portugal and we are confidant that he will do well. Riding a great wave with a good wetsuit, on the best boards with the right equipment gives you all the performance and joy you require. With Reef Wetsuits, Science Bodyboards and Ocean & Earth under one roof we can only go from strength to strength. Why not pop by your local surf store and check out the new range of Science Bodyboards, the new and improved Reef Wetsuits and the Ocean & Earth range? We at Wetsuits SA wish you all a blessed Christmas and happy new year.
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Essential Summer Listening What is your essential summer track? ian kruger "Through Glass" by Stonesour from the album; Come What(ever) May View it on Youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIzDsGyxsQM Reason: "2 reasons why this is my current favourite: 1) Stop looking for material gain and rather be happy with what you have. 2) I love it when people stereotype others only to be proven completely wrong." Kelly footit "Wolf Like Me" by TV on the Radio from the album; Return to Cookie Mountain View it on Youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uaQiQohmmg Reason: "This tune is the ON switch for my hyperactive alter-ego. If you haven't heard it, give it a listen - it is a good song to amp you before a session"
DcMike "Lively up yourself" by Bob Marley from the album; Natty Dread View it on Youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm_qkzyoDWI Reason: "You can wake up to it, fall asleep to it, get laid, get happy, get drunk, get amped, get chilled - This song just always makes me feel good!"
SAMPI KAMFFER "Enjoy The Silence" by Depeche Mode from the album; Violater View it on Youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j81g-iqpz2c Reason: "You've been missioning for waves all day, drove your ass off and absolutely scored it... you are driving back, everyone is tired, warm and in the 'afterglow' thinking that this day hasn't ended yet. Good times with your friends and a potential lady/guy friend still ahead. This is the soundtrack to that moment."
Do it in style.
Gareth White "What I got" by Sublime from the album; Sublime View it on Youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G6omI5tNHs Reason: "Days spent chilling on the beach chasing girls. Evenings spent sipping beers with mates, dreaming of those yet to be ridden waves, planning our next mission and singing along each time this track was played at our local watering hole. Good times!" mariana murchio kamffer "Sex on fire" by Kings of Leon from the album; Only by the Night View it on Youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHhhcKxflMY Reason: "What can I say... I have plans for summer... ha ha"
...dont forget this issue's theme song: Cruel Summer by Bananrama from the album; Bananarama View it on Youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n6chxpEINs
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Music
It’s like a trip around the merry-go-round. Rocking The Daisies 2008 on saving the environment, and partying responsibly. Allain Ferrier (event organizer for Complete Events) has been very busy. The last few months have been rigorous, as a monumental effort went into planning an event of this scale. “ I knew we would be expecting more people this time round”, “but nothing that we can’t handle”. Besides the basic stuff like food, drink and sound equipment, the festival has also upgraded its eco-friendly amenities such as introducing Bio-fuel generators. “This year we not relying on Eskom at all”…“ we’re having fun and not trying to destroy the environment.” Rocking The Daisies is a fresh event, only in its third year of promoting South African music. It attracts a strange mix of festival lovers. Spreading them out in muddy fields, watching as their cars sink into the earth. I, on the other hand, was ready for anything. I had money, food, beer, wine and a variety of other necessities that all seem to come in handy when dealing with a music festival.
gold fish
In the infamous words of Bingo (the epitome of punk rock mascots that tours with Taxi Violence),“being in the queue was the best part - By the time you get inside you’re wrecked!” So I did, wait in the line that is. Daisies stands for a lot more than just a weekend long party, it also tries to educate people
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Friday Day 1 The first night at a music fest is always very special. Everyone is still moderately fresh and sober while the opening acts rip roar on stage like there’s no tomorrow. The Dirty Skirts, fresh from touring in the UK,
played an incredible set making sure the crowd were well oiled for a long night of menacing mayhem. Loud cheering, and a lot of fun, had drowned out the bitter cold. Just across from the main stage the dance tent was packed to capacity, making sure that everyone inside was reaching for the lasers. There were all the tell tale signs that this festival may turn out to be one worth remembering.
Saturday Day 2 I woke up on Saturday morning to the sound of people laughing, my tent was warm, I was filthy and my head was still pounding to the sound of the sub-woofers I had made friends with the night before. Dom de Jesus, who was camped not far away, reared to life. Nungarin, the band in which Dom is the drummer, was the first act of the day. Dylan Culhane (editor for One Small Seed), was quoted as saying; “Nungarin’s music is the perfect way to start off the day”, Rian getting started
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causing a rather violent explosion of energy that I thought was impossible at this point in the festivities only to be taken up another notch by Taxi Violence. Everything had gone pear-shaped, but still the place didn’t look half as messy as some of the festivals I had been to. Goldfish exploded on stage, rounding off a perfect day in the countryside.
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Sunday Day 3 After brushing my teeth and downing a beer, I decided to walk around, soaking up the remains of the festivities. The mood was calm and relaxed, as the final acts of the weekend graced the stage. By now the familiar faces I had seen all weekend, were all worn out, and ready to return home. I felt satisfied to retreat back into civilization, preparing myself for the trek home that would bring closure to my first ever Rocking the Daisies.
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Flexibility training or stretching is one of the least understood and adhered to of all the fitness components. Many people see flexibility training as not being that important, and many others think that they need to become contortionists to be flexible. In this article we look at what flexibility is; the importance of it and then we look at a number of stretches that you can try out. What Is Flexibility? Flexibility can be thought of as the range of motion in your joints. The full range of motion is determined in part by the shapes and positions of your bones that make up your joints and in part by the make up and arrangement of your muscles and tendons around the joint. Every joint has its optimal range of motion, and it is important for movement that your joints can go through these ranges, or else movement will be restricted, and injuries can occur.
Importance of Flexibility Bodyboaring places your body in many awkward and sometimes extreme positions, and it is important for performance that your body is able to
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move into these positions efficiently and without injury. If you are inflexible on dry land, you will be inflexible on your bodyboard. Flexibility training has the benefits of increasing joint mobility, making body movements more efficient and powerful as well as assisting in a better posture. The good news is that flexibility is not a fixed property, and it can be increased with proper training. Exercises aimed at improving flexibility do not change the structure of the bone, but they alter the muscle, joint connective tissue and tendons.
Stretches We are going to look at a type of stretching called active isolated stretching (AIS). For this type of stretching you will need an 8-10 ft rope, and a stability ball for one of the stretches. In AIS you hold the stretch for between 2-5 seconds, and repeat the stretch 8-12 times. The benefit of the
repetitions is to increase the blood flow, and delivery of oxygen and nutrition to the muscle tissues. A muscle is best stretched when it is relaxed, and AIS assists in getting the muscle into a relaxed state when being stretched. Stretch to the point of mild discomfort then ease off, it should not be painful. Do not pull hard or bounce, which may tear muscles or tendons. Bouncing while stretching may also cause hyperextension of a joint. This extends the joint beyond its normal limit. Serious injury to the soft tissues can occur as a result. Give these stretches a try!
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Squeeze your quadriceps and hip flexors as you pull the rope and leg towards you. When you get to the end range of motion, exhale and slowly pull on the rope to assist in the stretch. Hold this position for 2-3 seconds and
Lying down on your stomach, reach and hold the rope over your shoulder and pull your working leg upward. Activate your buttocks and hamstring muscles to stretch your quadriceps and hip, Pull your heel toward your opposite buttock. Hold this position for 2-3 seconds and then inhale as you return to the starting position.
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crew :: Lily Pollard, Emma Roby images and words :: Lily Pollard, Emma Roby
Two girls, a camera, and a trip to one of the world's heaviest waves. Teahupoo has forever been a fantasy wave of mine to surf. For me, the word Teahupoo (or “Chopes”) conjures up images of clear, hollow pits, grinding across a sharp, shallow and beautiful coral reef. The magical mountain peaks behind the wave complete the glorious picture that Teahupoo creates. I grew up surfing the reefs around Central Coast NSW Australia, so I’m pretty used to surfing heavy, hollow barrels, and I've travelled around most of oz and to some amazing parts of the world scoring these kinds of waves. Every so often I'll come across another girl bodyboarder that equally froths on riding heavy waves, but honestly in all my travels, I have to say it's pretty rare to see a girl out when the surf gets serious. Emma Roby is one such girl. I've always looked up to her since I was a grom. She has a ‘no fear’ attitude in big and dangerous surf; often to the point of where I'm scared she is going to get seriously hurt. We've been friends for ten years now, often competing together on the World and Australian tours, and between us we've ridden
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some pretty heavy waves. We’re both super competitive and really push each other to surf better and go bigger every time we get in the water. And, like me, Em has always dreamed of surfing Teahupoo. Our dreams became reality in August this year, when Em and I received our much anticipated tax returns and decided to spend it on a girl’s trip to Teahupoo. Not just to surf, but to shoot and document ourselves. We wanted to do something unique, and be our own photographers too, "I don't think this has ever been done before", said Em. Emma bought a camera and housing with the idea of us taking turns at shooting each other in the surf. What better place to learn surf photography than at the world’s deadliest wave? Ha! We arrived in Tahiti on August 10th and were welcomed by the smell of frangipanis, and a long immigration line. I stared at a giant poster of Teahupoo on the wall as we waited for our turn at getting a Tahitian stamp on our passports. Both wondering, hoping, if we will score Teahupoo like that picture. “I’d love to see a massive tow-in
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swell,” I said excitedly to Em. “Just to watch those huge barrels from the channel. That would be insane.” “I’d love to catch one of those” replied Em. We got a ride out to Teahupoo village the next morning. The accommodation is basic, and mostly shared, so being two girls we asked around to get a room to ourselves. We ended up next to a couple of Aussie bodyboarders –Jeremy Hocquard and Adrian Mills - and realized that although we were in our own room, the walls were paper thin, so we could hear absolutely everything next door.
"Just to watch those huge barrels from the channel. That would be insane."
Emma laughed out loud when we heard someone in the next room fart, and one night I was sure I heard one of the boys getting busy over a dirty magazine. It was disturbingly funny. When we arrived, we headed straight to the point and looked out beyond the lagoon. Teahupoo looked trashy –onshore and messy. So we gave ourselves a day to recover. Our first surf at Chopes was an ideal warm up to the wave; 3-4ft and sunny. We scored fun barrels with just the Aussie boys out, learning about where to sit for the deep barrels, and where to catch the wider, heavier west bowls from. We took turns shooting with the camera, practicing diving deep under the waves and looking for crevices to hide in when big sets roll through. Even at 4ft it’s nerve-wracking getting caught inside at this place because the reef is so sharp and shallow; simply touching it tears the skin, and infection sets in fast.
Teahupoo breaks on a coral ledge out the back of a lagoon. The paddle through the lagoon to the break is long and spooky; the channel is incredibly deep and one can’t help but think about sharks. We heard stories about a 10ft tiger shark that likes cruising around the area and packs of Hammerheads that swim by. We made a rule not to speak about sharks every time we did the long paddle. We woke on the 14th to another cloudy and windy day. The surf was a solid 6ft. The locals were stoked and excited to see us out there, “We hardly ever see girls surfing this wave” they said, and called us into the sets. We took turns taking photos again; I shot first, hooting at Emma to go when a good one came through. When Emma took over the camera, the surf turned on and the wind dropped off and everyone went in for lunch. We were stoked, just us two and Jeremy to share waves with. I got a nice barrel and, feeling pretty stoked, casually paddled
out and watched as Jeremy drove into a solid pit that shut down on him. I looked back to see if he was ok, “Wow that was heavy!” I called out to Em, who had just shot a sequence of that wave. “Lil, lookout!” she yelled back. Shit, I wasn’t paying attention, as a large wave reared up in front of me. I paddled hard to get under it and just scraped under the lip as it detonated onto the reef. I thought I’d made it through, but the wave had other plans, and sucked me back over the falls. I relaxed and hoped for the best, trying to stay flat and not hit the reef, but I just knew I was going to. SMACK! I felt my arse and foot smash the bottom. When I came up, Jeremy was nearby without his board. He’d been caught as well. Then I saw another, bigger wave, marching in and tried to do a shallow dive under it, knowing I was now in ankle deep water on the shallow coral ledge. It speedily washed me backwards, and when I popped up I realized I’d been
Lily scoops into a beauty at the infamous Chopes
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LEFT: Emma watches as she paddles out. ABOVE: Lily in a pretty little one.
washed into the lagoon. Heavy! I was kind of buzzing on having survived, and realized I had just been ‘gooned’. Ha! I was keen for more. I started the long paddle out through the lagoon and back out to the break, all the while wondering and hoping that Emma was ok after that set. Halfway out I saw Em and Jeremy on their way in; Jeremy had lost his board and Em was nursing a hectic coral cut on her back and bum, where she too had been hit by the set with the camera and thrown onto the reef. It looked like a tiger scratch. Despite her injury, Emma was keen to head straight back out. But unfortunately, the wind turned onshore and ruined the surf for us.
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We paddled in to recuperate and dress Emma’s bloody wound, both secretly praying that we weren’t being followed by a shark trailing Emma’s blood. We’d learnt our first lesson about Chopes –always be alert. The next few days we embraced our tropical holiday and hiked to a waterfall, and snorkeled and kayaked around the Teahupoo lagoon. We also had a disturbing experience being chased by some local dogs that had escaped off their chains. The dogs that hang around Teahupoo are pretty seedy too, so it wasn’t much fun. Our room was beside a lively pond filled with fish, yabbies, dreaded mosquitoes, and giant eels. The eels creeped us out at first, but by the end of the trip we were feeding them. One evening we threw in a
whole chicken carcass and watched as the eels (some 6ft long) fought over the meat. Within minutes the entire carcass was gone; bones and all. When there are no waves at Teahupoo, there’s not much else to do but hang out, go for a walk, or feed the eels. Life is pretty simple here. Finally some new swell arrived on the 21st. It was a solid 6-8ft. Wind was on and off, making the conditions tricky. I shot photos first. Emma picked off the best wave of the morning and scored herself a wide hollow tube which spat as she went past me - we were both hooting, so stoked, and I got the shot. Both of us couldn’t have been happier. We swapped roles again, and Em took over shooting. Soon after, the IMAX film crew rocked up, and we
overheard some people saying that Kelly Slater was about to come out for a surf. Then one of the IMAX guys had the audacity to ask Emma to go in because she was in the way of them getting a clear shot of Kelly Slater. What bullshit! The film crew was clearly frothing on Slater. Emma was pissed. She was quick to tell them to get stuffed; the ocean is free to everyone, and there’s no way we were going in because Slater was about to surf. We’re here to do a job too. That arvo session we each caught a couple of bombs. Teahupoo is such a perfect wave that once you take off, it’s like a giant skate board ramp –so smooth and hollow. You simply need to commit 100% and paddle as hard as you can to get into the wave early enough to avoid an air drop. The crew that was out filming and
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watching Slater that afternoon was huge. We started calling him “Mr Hollywood”, because of the entourage of people he had following him around. The nice thing about Kelly was that he still seemed stoked after all his years of surfing, and was more than happy
to share waves with us. The next day, the surf was beautiful; clean, sunny and 6ft sets rolling through. The water was so clear you could see the coral perfectly through the wave. It was magic. The only downside was that the sets were very inconsistent. During my hour surf I only caught 2 waves. But both were truly memorable. The photos
Em took turned out beautiful. Simon Thornton was out scoring some fun ones as well. It was good watching and learning from him out there. He seems to know this place so well. When we swapped camera duties the swell disappeared. We were spewing, but that’s just how the surf is at this place; it seems to turn
on and off at will. That arvo we got some water in the camera housing, so we quickly paddled back in to rescue it. Luckily, it was fine. We spent the evening enjoying a couple of Hinano beers and watched as the sunset lit up the clouds a fiery red colour. It was amazing. Hinanos are pretty tasty, but strong.
"I was kind of buzzing on having survived, and realized I had just been gooned."
Emma almost disappears in the pit mist.
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Even drinking just a couple you get a killer headache the next day. Lucky for us, the next day was tiny. On the 24th another 6-8ft swell arrived. I shot photos while Emma surfed, but strangely, not many waves were barreling really open that day. We were hit with torrential rain that night. I thought we might get washed away. The next few days we had small but really fun, sunny barrels. Teahupoo still barrels at 2ft, and has some fun sections to hit at this size. In the calm, the sea life came out to play. A couple of whales swam and played close to the reef, and one morning we caught sight of a giant Mahi Mahi in the channel on the paddle out. It was huge! We found the Tahitian beer, and food,
was pretty good, but expensive. We sampled a few Tahitian specialties at some locals BBQ’s: Chipolatas, Mahi Mahi, and teriyaki chicken were awesome on the Barbie. Posson Crue (a Tahitian raw fish salad) was my favourite. The boys also bought some chunks of tuna from the local fisherman and we ate it sashimi style. Soooo good. We didn’t eat at a restaurant the whole time we were there, instead opting to go cheap and cook for ourselves. To get to the next town we either hitch hiked or push started a bomb car. Hitching was an adventure. It seemed the only locals that would pick us up were blind drunk. One guy was so wasted he could barely open his eyes, but once he’d
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"Hitching was an adventure. It seemed the only locals that would pick us up were blind drunk."
stopped for us we could hardly refuse his offer for a lift. We sat in the back tray, not daring to look as he sped around corners on the wrong side of the road. We nervously stared at his multitude of tattoos, and at what looked like knife wounds scarring his arms and body. Thankfully we arrived safe. We were due to leave on the 28th, but decided to extend our tickets to stay for a huge swell that was forecasted. We were hoping to see the locals tow-in and maybe score a day of solid barrels ourselves. The swell arrived but it came from the wrong direction and brought howling onshore winds and rain. Bummer. My last surf was at the river mouth.
mozzies. Ouch. As I write she is still bedridden. I'd love to be able to say we came and conquered Teahupoo, but in terms of the size we wanted to surf this place, I think we barely scratched the surface. We definitely scored some nice hollow pits and did surprisingly well for first time water photographers, but we were bummed not to see this place at its biggest and best. Both of us are frothing to score Chopes bigger and better next time. We’re trying to get some more dollars together and return on a swell in the near future. Anyone keen to sponsor us?
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Darren inverts at Arica
surf amazingly well. And they’d do well in any tour events, anywhere in the world whether it be Australia or South Africa, they would hold their own against anyone. It is difficult but I am pretty stoked the way it has gone. AH: You are entitled to dual nationality, would you consider representing the UK on a National level or are you quite fiercely patriotic to South Africa? DH: Um, that is an interesting question. At the end of the day it doesn’t matter who I am representing whether it is South Africa or England. I have represented SA a few times probably 3 or 4 times already. I have represented England for Action Cricket at national level. At the end of the day, just as long as I am bodyboarding and I am representing the sport, it doesn’t really matter who I am doing it for.
Age: 26 Hometown: Amazintoti, Kwazulu Natal Currently: London, England Years abroad: 4 Travels: France, Spain, Switzerland, Portugal, Hawaii, USA, Indonesia, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Egypt, Mozambique, Malaysia, Brazil, Ecuador, Chile. AH: Darren you left a strong professional career back home to come overseas, why did you leave? DH: Back home was pretty good. I was able to surf everyday but I’d won everything there was to win in South Africa, so I decided to compete internationally. From South Africa I never really had any sponsors that would pay for anything, so I’d get products and things like that but could never really afford to do more than 2 contests in a year. So I’d do Hawaii
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and go to the Portugal comp but you can’t really compete successfully on the world tour if you are only doing 2 contests. I figured I’d come to London and get a part-time job in a bar or something and just look to make some quick cash and then travel whenever I wanted to, no ties. I thought it was a good place to base myself to earn some Pounds and have the opportunity for cheap travel all over the world. AH: How often to you get to surf being away from the coast? DH: As often as I can. In the wintertime I get to surf every weekend. It is a bit of a mission though, I really mission for waves! I wait for the swell, get in the car Friday night at like 01:00 or 02:00 in the morning, drive 6 hours to the beach and surf and camp in a tent on the side of a cliff or sleep
in my car or crash at some friends’ places I have met along the way. Summer is a bit difficult because the swells don’t get that big so you don’t really surf that much. But the waves are super good, if you know what is going on, what conditions each place needs. Then you can get really awesome waves but you really need to mission. AH: You have had a good run in the British nationals, you got a 3rd in the open final and a 1st in DK in 2007 and then made a clean sweep of firsts this year. What do you think of the level of British bodyboarding? DH: Their level is good... it is really good. There are some awesome riders. The waves aren’t really all that great for those events. The past 2 years have been tiny but that doesn’t mean that the quality of riding will decrease. The guys surf well. Guys like Damien Prisk
AH: You have just got back from competing in the Chile contest, how was that experience for you? DH: Geez, Chile is crazy. It is such a crazy wave. It is just massive and it’s so shallow. It is an ideal bodyboarding wave. It rates up there with Hawaii. I’d say it’s like a cold water Hawaii. It never really gets below 5 ft Hawaiian size. It was incredible, it is consistent. Every morning is offshore. There are no crowds, so you surf by yourself. The reef is gnarly. It is ideal for bodyboarding. AH: You, Mark McCarthy and Jake Rosenberg did really well in the team event for South Africa, how did you find that format and were you guys happy with that result? DH: It was cool. It was awesome to be in the water with your friends, trading off waves and calling each other into waves then trying to strategise with them, how to beat other teams. We went up against some really strong teams. The Ozzie
It was more of a fun thing for the crowd. It was great to compete in. I think we could have done well in the final but Jeff and Mike where surfing amazingly well in the final. I know Dave Phillips got really drilled on the reef, so he wasn’t able to surf. But at the time we didn’t know that. He kind of pretended he was able to surf and trying to hustle us a bit and keep us off waves but he couldn’t actually ride any waves. It was kind of funny because he only told us afterwards and we laughed about it. But the Hawaiian’s out surfed us, they really did kill it and we had nothing to answer back with. AH: Your future plans involve going to the Sintra event in Portugal. Do you have any travel plans for the rest
of the year? Are you going back to Hawaii? DH: I am really looking forward to the Sintra event. My dad is coming over to meet me there for it, which is awesome. I have been to the event three times and just loved it. My parents have fully supported me through my bodyboading career, they have come to all the South African tour events to support me, and they have backed me from the beginning. Having him there will be awesome and to watch me in a world tour event, will be amazing. He gets there the same day I do and surf the event. Then hopefully we’ll hire a car and drive up to Ferrol, Spain and then drive back to Portugal. He fly’s back to SA and I head back to London to work a bit. Then there are two or three contests in the Canaries, which I am definitely planning on doing. Then there might be another contest in Brazil somewhere along the way but I don’t know if I want to do that one. I’m definitely on going to the Canaries and hopefully Hawaii for the start of the next season. AH: Are you considering returning to South Africa at all? Or are you going to stick around and give the World Tour a proper go this year and next? Or are you just waiting to see how things pan out for you? DH: I initially came to England
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team was really strong. They had Rawlins, Chad Jackson and I think Brad Hughes as well and we beat them, which was awesome. The format was a bit weird, six people in the water each time. Each one has to catch two good waves but you can’t catch more than five. Then it was also kind of interesting because each team could claim one wave, which means the wave gets doubled. You could have a good wave but you don’t know if one of your friends has had a good one and he has claimed it. It was fun.
because I wanted to do the World Tour. That was my initial goal. Fortunately when I got here I walked into a really good job. I realized that you aren’t going to bodyboard forever. As much as I love it and as much as I have missed it over the years. I have learnt appreciation for it over the years. I had to set a platform for myself. And now that that is done, I just want to give the tour a full go this year, do as many events as possible and see how that goes and maybe do the same next year. As for going home, I’d love to go home. I love to be on the coast getting pitted. We’ll see what goes on, I don’t have any plans at the moment. I might go home one day, we’ll just see what happens. AH: Finally, are there any people you’d like to thank? DH: There are heaps of people! Definitely my parents, they have been instrumental in everything I have achieved in my bodyboarding career and have supported me the whole way. My girlfriend for always being amped to just jump in the car at 01:00/02:00 in the morning and going on a ridiculous 6 hour drive to the beach when it is raining and snowing and howling wind and not knowing whether there will be waves. Al Taylor for sending me some sick boards. My friend Alistair Jones for just being fully into missioning for waves and up for just cruising and taking amazing photos and fully supporting me. Colin van Dongen, he is amazing, he is so amped. He is so amped on bodyboarding and it has been amazing working on his video. Too Pagey and Nate for showing me The Pole, which is such an amazing wave. And finally Rich Hall. Cheers
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Director : Dontstopdreaming.tv Ep.1 Chasing Dreams a Bodyboarding Series about Dreams and Saving the Environment As producer of SA's first bodyboarding video Probelife back in 2002, it's been a long wait for his second release - DSD Ep.1 Chasing Dreams - due out December '08. More than long enough actually and many newcomers won't have even seen his first release, but after an exclusive viewing of the pilot for DSD, we reckon that it has been well worth the wait. The missing six years has seen Colin out in the real world, working with some leading companies, including the Extreme Sports Channel and he's back with a bag of new tricks to entertain us punters.
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Nickname? Kung Fu Colin => KFC => The Colonel Years on this planet? 29-ish ... and Yes, the big one is coming. Years bodyboarding? 15 of the best years of my life. So stoked! Home Town? Uvongo, Kwa-Zulu Natal (south coast) Favourite word? Rockon Job Title? Multimedia Producer Skills? LOL well I've worked around the world in the following industries: Broadcast, Media, Extreme Sports, Signage, Textile Production, Corporate & Financial, Advertising, Education, Automotive Industry, Theme Parks, Retail, DVD / CD Production & Interactive TV. Studies? BCom (Informatics/Marketing) Degree Unisa. Various Multimedia Courses relating to Web, Interactive, Motion Graphics and Videography. Hardware? MAC Pro 2.8GHz Quad-Core, 4GB memory, 3 Terabytes Hard Drive space, 2 x Cinema Displays, HP Entertainment Laptop PC, 2x Canon HV10's, Sony HDR-FX1E, SPL Housing, Pole mount, Wrist mount, Headcamera Mount, Fluid Head Manfrotto Tripod. Software? Final Cut Studio HD, Adobe Production Premium CS3, Shake. Bodyboarding projects? 2002: Probelife. 2008/9: Don't Stop Dreaming (DSD) - a bodyboarding documentary made for broadcast and DVD release. DSD premieres? Premieres will be happening around December/January, so stay hooked on www.sixty40.co.za, www.dontstopdreaming.tv and listen to Olivia Jones on the radio.
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We caught up with The Colonel for a bit of Q&A during a recent trip to Indo and the Philippines and got a few of his fellow travellers to join in the interrogation. WAYNE BEEKMAN: How has the advancement in computer technology affected the way this movie was made from when you started your career? COLIN: Well I started editing in 1995 at my school with two video machines when I was 16. I used the audio dub function on the VCR with a Walkman to add music to the VHS tapes. Things have gone a really long way in the last 13 years. Computers just weren't powerful enough to handle video back then. With the advancement of motion tracking, it is now possible to stabilize shaky footage from a boat or huge surf conditions. Other new techniques have also made it possible to Replicate Frames and cheat Super Slow-motion, which is incredible. This can definitely be looked at as a massive breakthrough for video. 1000fps (frames per second) cameras go for around a million Rand apiece. So to call it a cheap alternative would be a massive understatement. You can now use a standard 25fps camera and cheat 100fps film. High Definition is mind blowing to watch. It feels like you are in the picture. The whole of Episode 1 was edited and filmed in incredible HD 1920x1080. GEORGE BEECHER: What are you planning to achieve with Dontstopdreaming.tv? COLIN: I wanted to create a HD Documentary that all audiences could enjoy and would speak about dreams and inform the public about Bodyboarding and factors that are influencing our environment. Many people see Bodyboarding second to Surfing, and the response I have had
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recently from Standup Surfers and the general public has been brilliant. They had no idea Bodyboarders were so crazy. LOL - So I guess we are on the right track. It is more of a story of people's dreams incorporating International Professional Bodyboarders, Free surfers, Groms, Oldskool, Newskool, Underground Riders, Videographers, and Photographers. The great thing about is that it involves everyone. We now have the go ahead from many of the broadcasters in South Africa, Europe and Australia that will broadcast the production 6-8 months subsequent to the DVD release. The Extreme Channel gave a great comment that it was hands down the best footage they've seen of Bodyboarding. So yeah things are happening and there are many more exciting times coming up! I am hoping that the series will continue for as long as possible with support through DVD Sales and future sponsors coming onboard. KELLY: The DSD trailer and pilot has made quite an impact with
a new level of video editing not seen in bodyboarding films before. On the technology side, tell us what makes DSD standout from the rest? COLIN: Stoked! Thank you; I think the standard both in SA and internationally is so high already, so to hear that that people are getting amped is awesome. The latest SA movies have been insane! With regards to DSD everything is being edited in High Definition, which is around 2.7 times bigger than Standard Definition. This requires an incredible amount of disk space. I used a whole range of different water camera mounts such as pole cameras to get as many angles as possible. It features Water footage from Waimea and Puerto Escondido. Cerven and I have spent a lot of time arranging rights to good international and local tracks. From my side it involves tight editing to all the beats in the track. I've experimented with ramped time, super slow motion, green and blue screening and have spent a considerable amount of time on motion graphics. I wanted it to have soul, rhythm, movement, to showcase our sport, to influence and capture people's imagination. So that we can show the public and go "Hey this is what Bodyboarding is all about." KELLY: What is motion graphics? COLIN: Motion Graphics is basically Graphic Design in Movement, or in another word Animation. Motion Graphic artist's work with everything from DVDs to Feature films, we handle Colour Correction techniques, Cartoons, Animated Titles, Superimposition, Composition work and Advanced Effects. The tools used are mainly After-effects, Motion, Shake, Combustion and Flame. KELLY: Is motion graphics the future for bodyboarding films? What can we look forward to? COLIN: Yes, definitely. Some of the
latest Snowboard films I've seen recently are incredible with the way they are introducing their riders, and what is being done with the footage. The whole goal is really to make the content interesting and keep everyone entertained. I believe it should be balanced and be used to tell the story. With regards to what we can look forward to I've recently just seen "U2 in 3D" at the iMax here in London. I can see people experimenting with 3D water cameras and really engaging with audiences in other dimensions in the future. The cameras are massive at the moment but hopefully they can be downsized in the next 10 years. Imagine a rider using a 3D Headcamera and you can ride inside a big tube at the cinema with the spray and lip flying right toward you. Can't wait, that's the future. KELLY: Bodyboarding films aren't going to put food on the table so give us some insight into the day job? COLIN: Yes, unfortunately Bodyboarding films are created purely out of the love for the sport. Companies can contact me through the website if they want exposure on TV for the release in 2009. This will help keep the series going for as long as possible. Through Dontstopdreaming.tv I've been contracted out to broadcasters and big corporate companies to pay for the travelling, and the series. This involved creating TV Shows, Idents, Showreels, Interactive CD's / DVD's / Applications, iTV portals, and various projects relating to Motion Graphics, Advertising, Graphic Design and Web Development. I've had some jobs which demand ridiculous hours. One in particular had me pushing a 120 hour week. In life almost everything requires hard work, so sometimes you just have to put your head down and get things done if you want things to happen. Work Hard, Play hard! That's what it's all about. Then send me to Mexico!
KELLY: If I was interested in a career as an editor or motion graphics editor - where should I start? COLIN: I would recommend starting out by learning as much as you can on your own first. Learn how to fix problems that come your way. Learn how to "Problem solve". Download trial versions of whatever software you can and experiment. Try to figure out new packages as quickly and efficiently as possible. Watch MTV and try figure out how they create their music videos. Read as many books, online articles, tutorials and magazines that relate to Multimedia, Video and Graphics. There are Film Schools and courses that are available in Durban and Cape Town relating to Editing and Motion graphics which can be found online or in local Video & Graphic magazines relating to the industry. The Top International colleges are based in London and New York, if you want to get into feature films. I've been told and have experienced it firsthand that this is one of the hardest industries to get into, but if you know in your heart that this is what drives you and that you want to entertain people then make it happen! Don't stop Dreaming. You can do whatever you want in this life. The biggest hurdle is your self. COLIN HALL: Don't you battle shooting on an epic day when the surf is cooking? COLIN: As a videographer I've had to learn to balance out Bodyboarding and Shooting. I always try to get the footage I need then grab my board and get some for myself. Some of my best waves have been when I break away from the crew and
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KELLY: Companies you’ve worked with? COLIN: Microsoft, Liberty Global, Chellomedia, FBC, KPMG international, Nissan, MTV, Quiksilver, Billabong, Ripcurl, M-tv and the Extreme Sports Channel.
paddle out on my own. When I'm at a world-class spot with tons of guys out I would rather shoot than surf. I'd rather be stoked on every wave that comes through instead of fighting for a couple of waves a session. Land footage does my head in, but is always very valuable for aerial moves. I'd always rather be in the water than on the land unless it's really huge. Big waves always equal big currents and a lot more swimming. KELLY: We hear you're sourcing content for future episodes what would I need to know in order to submit footage to you? COLIN: You can contact me on van@ dontstopdreaming.tv, with regards to the footage you have. Let me know what was captured and I will see if it fits in with what is planned for the next episode. HD is always preferable over SD footage. But if it is really unique and worthwhile I will consider it and re-master it. Final shout: Out of all the extreme sports I've covered in the last 10 years. I'm so stoked to be part of the bodyboarding family around the world. It's like having close brothers and sisters scattered around the globe. There's something different about people that bodyboard, it's a heart thing. I couldn't think of a better way to ride big heavy waves around the world, and share those experiences with friends. South Coast Bodyboarders taught me how to Dream and introduced me to the greatest sport of all time. Bodyboarding!
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crew :: Mark McCarthy, the rest of the IBA Contestants images :: Vicki Jordaan words :: Mark McCarthy
After 4 months in Australia I could not wait to get back to Arica, it’s by far one of my favorite stops on the tour.
D-Hub at Arica, smooth through the pit, jams a hefty turn out
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Flying out from Sydney, I had a Auckland and then a marathon 14 hour flight to Santiago. From Santiago I had to catch a
stop over in
domestic flight which stopped over in Iquique. I did not have the time to see Iquique this time, but if you ever
Chile, you have to make a stop there and take some time out. Iquique go to
is a small surfing town that has some
AMAZING waves.
After checking into the Surf House, the hostel in Arica, (about $6 a day), I caught a cab down to El Gringo and scored 6 to 8 feet perfection. It was so good to get off a plane and straight into some nuggets. As I was paddling out, I saw Tamaga (GT) get one of the longest and deepest barrels I have ever seen. He took off on an 8 foot GEM
that looked like an absolute close-out, but he just drove himself though it. Tamaga was surfing so well and seemed to be the man to beat out there. Some other stand outs, definitely Ryan Hardy who is back on the tour this year after taking a year off last year. He was surfing smoother than ever and seemed to ride every wave to the max.
Mitch Rawlings was also ripping; Jeff Hub was just going to town on most of the right handers, busting huge inverts and reverse airs. There are so many good reef breaks in Arica, but El Gringo is one of the most consistent waves around. In a stretch of 2 km you would find about 10
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different breaks to ride. I would not want to start thinking about how many waves you would find if you had a jet ski. There is even a fun beach break that runs off long jetties and forms left and right bowls.
Things to do when the wind picks up
The days in Chile are just unreal, your day would start with a 6am wake up. We would surf until the trade winds pick up which would be around about 1pm. Lunch time was a hit, you can get a 3 course meal for $2, I would definitely recommend the chicken. They seem to have a lot of beef, but I never saw any cows around…and I don't like to speculate, but I saw a lot of dogs.... There is a lot to do when the wind picks up, most of the guys would even take a quick drive over to Peru, which is only about 30 minutes away. They say that the Peruvians have very tasty food and a completely different culture to the Chileans. Taxis are the best way of getting around in Chile, you can get anywhere in Arica for $4, but if your bribing skills are up to scratch you can get it down to $1!! Most afternoons all the guys would get together and play soccer against the locals. Nights were spent at the Surf House backpackers playing ping pong and just hanging out.
Contest
The charts looked amazing for the contest period. There were some epic first round battles: Ryan, Mitch, Winny and Brad Hughes from Australia all surfed well to make it to the round of
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32. So did fellow South African, Darren Halse, who was ripping and seemed very comfortable out at El Gringo. The contest was put on hold for 3 days as they forecast bigger swells in a few days. With 2 days left on the waiting period the swell finally arrived but it was a bit too big and not as good and clean as expected. It was a bumpy 6 to 10 feet and really hard to ride. The final was a rematch of 2006, with Jeff and GT. Jeff won in 2006 in the last 60 seconds but this time is was GT that had the last say. There was no doubt that GT was the man to beat, we all knew he meant business when he knocked out Ryan Hardy and Ben Player in his first heat, Ryan and Ben where both past winners of this event. Jeff Hub started his heat busting the biggest air roll spin on a right, but could not land it. It was the only wave that Jeff could find in the 40 min final. GT started off strong with a 8 point ride and sealed the deal when he got a 9 point ride with 5 minutes left and that put Jeff in a combination situation, which meant that he needed a combination of 2 waves. It was good to see GT back on the podium again and back in world title contention after not competing on the IBA tour last year.
The set-up
Snowboarding
After the contest was set and done I had an extra 5 days to spare in Arica, so Darren, Vicky and I decided to fly back to
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El Gringo / Arica A pit that looks not unlike it's much warmer cousin; Pipeline
Santiago and take on the slopes. I was lucky enough to have a good friend, Pato, who picked us up from the airport in Santiago; Pato was such a legend and showed us all over Santiago. We stayed in his house up in the mountains which was only a 5 minute walk from all the ski resorts. There are 3 main ski resorts; La Parva, El Colorado and Valle Nevado, they are all really good but all the locals say that El Colorado is the best. All the ski pass and rentals cost $100 for the day which is really cheap.
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22 Annual Science/Reef S.A. Champs nd
It was with some excitement that I learned that I was going to accompany Western Province's team to SA Champs.To some bodyboarders the honour is old hat, but to most riders it's something that smacks of excitement the unknown. Would there be swell, what was Richards Bay like, which familiar faces and friends would be there, and what mad adventures awaited us? can be anything from world class to utter slop depending on the time of year. The waves were cooking and we hit amazingly warm water, joining the 10 guys who were already out. Everyone was super stoked as we surfed together and watched the rising sun.
Sean Tickner DK destruction
Jumping off the plane in Durban the air was thick and warm. Visions of baggies surfs and lush vegetation abounded as we boarded the bus north to Richards Bay. It was already late afternoon and Movement and FHM magazines where doing their rounds on the bus as probably one of the maddest sunsets signalled the end of the day. Rumours where rife that the latest issue of sixty40 was finding its way off the press and someone might just have a copy in Richards bay! Amped!
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Arriving late at night, with no clue where we were, we resolved to get an early night. What felt like five minutes later I was woken by an over stoked wave hungry grom. “Wake up! Dawn Patrol! Come, time to go…” Everyone else’s doors where still closed and the faintest bit of light was in the air. I instinctively started walking towards where we thought the sea must be, but doubts and disorientation were quickly becoming apparent. We had already been warned not to
walk in groups of less than eight due to crime being such a large contributor to the city’s gross domestic product! Suffice to say we were less than keen to become a statistic. In the end, shortly before a grom mutiny, I found the beach as we came down a dark sand dune. Alkantstrand is a surreal place with the beach being about 3 meters above the water level, with a sand cliff right by the waterline, caused by dredging operations. Because the banks are always moving this means that the waves
One of the things that a lot of people don’t know about SA champs is that each team has its own initiation rituals. Soon groms started turning up with some pretty weird haircuts and some even weirder attire. Stories ranged from guys being forced to eat weird substances to some pretty strange pranks. The funniest prank we heard of was of a grom who had been blindfolded and been forced to push his finger into an orange filled with boot polish, his blindfold was then whipped off only to see his friend bending over… you can Imagine what the poor kid must have thought!! With the contest finally underway, everyday involved a lot of walking to and from the beach, and a lot of getting toasted by the sun. On the first day, Al Taylor’s Wife, Karla
surfed amazingly. Ryno Venter’s air revo’s killed it, and Rob Gray was ripping in the old men’s division, landing flips everywhere, especially in my heat. Why Rob, WHYYY!?!? Day two was supposed to be flat, but Alkantstrand lived up to its swell magnet reputation, with some super fun 2-4 foot lines making things like Stuart Bradford’s massive air reverse out the bowl possible. A lot of the first rounds were wrapped up and things started getting exciting! Day three saw sixty40.co.za founder Kelly Footit, who lives in the UK, popping in for a visit. For many guys it was awesome to put a face to someone who has helped so much in growing bodyboarding in South Africa. On a sombre note, a paddle out was held for Deon Meyer’s father who passed
away due to cancer. Hundreds of bodyboarders paddled out and scattered flowers to show their support. With all the Semi’s completed by the end of day four, it was game on to see who would emerge as the best of the best. Ridiculously tight finals where fought on day five, but we were kept waiting in suspense until the prize giving to hear who won. In the end it was Central Kwazulu Natal who brought home the coveted Fisherman’s trophy, with Southern Kwazulu Natal in second and Western Province in third. Fourth was Eastern Province followed by Northern KZN in 5th, Boland in 6th and Southern Cape in 7th.
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Spex
Earlier, Pro Rider Mark Mc Carthy had been carried up the beach beaming atop the shoulders of his friends after his Pro Final against Derek Footit, Charles Pass and Michael Ostler. This turned out to be justified with Mark winning the Pro division convincingly. Dave Lilienfeld amazed everyone by sneaking under the radar and winning the Junior final after cementing his victory with a big air roll spin in his heat, all this on a borrowed board.
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Sacha Specker won the drop knee final, despite surfing on his back hand, ahead of a very consistent Sean Tickner. Aden Kleve surfed well to get a third, with Warren Canepa getting fourth. Former world Woman’s champion Karla Costa-Taylor won the ladies division with Janneke de Kock doing very well to get second ahead of Liezl van Vollenhoven and Monique Gresse. In the Boys division final, Robbie Waites won ahead of Matthew
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Lombard, Murray van Vuuren, and Sebastian Koopmans. Wayne du Preez took the Men’s division, and Paul Basson won the Masters Division. Change to: SA Champs this year was great fun. It was awesome to see the event getting our sport and sponsors getting coverage in over 4 different newspapers. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the great success of the event! A special thanks go to media partners, Zululand Fever, media liaison, Gareth White, contest organiser, John Cawood, headline sponsors, Science Bodyboards and Reef Wetsuits, associated sponsors, Ocean & Earth, Ocean Eyewear, B-Smart Communications, Steers, Upperdeck Restaurant, Form Scaff Scaffolding, Lockt_In and Alliance Graphics. For more information on the day to day contest action log on to www.sixty40.co.za
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