The last few days have seen the best swell of the year so far hit the Island. Just in time for the Shark Island Trials at Cronulla Point, which got some good conditions (see below article) the swell lit up the Island for those who were keen to have a dig. It was very heavy direction on the Friday, with a bit of north in the swell and pushing 6-8ft on the sets, which made for some crazy barrels and hectic wipeouts. Then on Saturday we woke to a swell that had pulsed overnight, and was now hitting the Island in the 8-10ft range with the occasional bigger one. The swell direction and size, combined with a pretty small high tide meant that again, there were some super crazy wipeouts, and some nuts barrels for anyone game enough to try and tame a bomb. There were plenty of big names in the lineup, with a large contingent of locals - John & Doug Showell, Andrew Lester, Ringa, Ben Williams, Ben Hall, Kane Cox, Shaun Pyne, Sam Strachan - and guys from all round the country - Ben & Toby Player, Nick Ormerod, Joe Clarke, Dan Worsely, Damien Martin, Winston McCall just to name a few. Everyone had a dig, and surprisingly no-one got seriously injured! Then just to back that up, Sunday had a few 4-6ft leftovers, again, very scetchy direction and tide combo, but still good!
Here are a few frame grabs from filmer Rich Lornie who was on hand on Saturday and Sunday, some of this footage will definitely be on his upcoming vid Chout The World. Stay tuned for more pics as they filter in!
Saturday-
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| Ben Hall |
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| Brad Gilles |
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| Jon Capilli |
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| Ross Shepherd |
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| Damien Martin |
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| Nick Ormerod |
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| Shaun Petersen |
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| Shaun Pyne |
Sunday -
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| Rissole |
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| Thomas Bailey |
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| Des |
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| Trent Goucher |
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| Jimmy Williams |
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| Alex Mills |
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| Luke O'Connor |
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