Check out what happens when surfing gets "The Matrix" movie treatment.
Amazing stuff from the crew at Rip Curl in Torquay!
Steph Gilmore
Owen Wright
Mick Fanning
Matt Wilkinson
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Sunday, June 13, 2010
JUNE SWELL LINES
Click on link below to take you direct to June Swell Lines.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
SURF COAST SIZZLE GOES GLOBAL
Surf Coast Sizzle is pleased to announce the blog is now getting hits from around the globe.
Australia, Austria, Brazil, Denmark, India, Indonesia, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, United Kingdom and USA to name a few. Just a small step towards world domination. You knows it!!
Australia, Austria, Brazil, Denmark, India, Indonesia, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, United Kingdom and USA to name a few. Just a small step towards world domination. You knows it!!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
MAY SURFCOAST SWELL LINES SHORT MOVIE
Surfcoast Sizzle has uploaded a movie footage of swell last week.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
GROUNDHOG DAY ON THE SURFCOAST
Another great day of surfing on the Surfcoast. Sunshine, light offshore. Not as big as the other day but still a lot of fun to be had.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
MAY DAY! MAY DAY!
The past few dayz the Surf Coast has been goin' nuts. Here's just a small sample of what you may have missed out on.
Drop in central
Guess?
Drop in central 2.0
Just around the corner
Left if you could find them
Wobbly lines
Sky rockets in flight, afternoon delight, bow!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
RCP ON THE ROAD TO 13th BEACH
Due to lack of swell at Bells the Rip Curl Pro relocated to 13th Beach. The swell kicked throughout the day and conditions varied on the incoming tide.
1976 was the last time the Rip Curl Pro was moved to 13th due to lack of swell.
That year Hawaii's Jeff Hackman won the event.
The main contest bank (photo taken mid 2009) RCP day wasn't quite as good, but still bangable.
Judging was setup on the back of a semi.
Wilko punting for a win over Dingo. Would go down to Taj next day at Winki.
Photogs all trying to get the money shot.
The road to Beacon.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
RANDOM RIP CURL PRO 2010
Robbo - Surf Coast's great white hope.
Kekoa Bacalso aka Tank - Rockstar interview.
Who know's?
Flyby cam.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
AC-DC AT THE 2010 RIP CURL PRO
The Rip Curl Pro event at Bells, every Easter is a major production. The site starts to go up three weeks before the event starting date.
There are around 200 people that work on, or in and around the event that keep the wheels turning.
This blog looks a the roll of sound engineer Jenny Moon of "MOON MOTHER PRODUCTIONS".
At the Rip Curl Pro, Jenny is responsible for all things sound for the Bells and Winkipop site, and also if the event goes mobile.
Jenny is no stranger to big productions and has a hands on role keeping the event live, with general communications, web and live music. Jenny's credits include, concerts for Blink 182, Iggy Pop, Pennywise, Blondie, John Butler Trio, and events the likes of, The Falls Festival, Queenscliff Music Festival and Big Day Out, just to name a few.
An interesting piece of equipment in Jenny's arsenal is a big PA used to relay information to competitors in the the water, affectionally named "ANGUS" a named given to it by Rip Curl's International Marketing Manager - Neil Ridgway.
"ANGUS" is a Altec Lansing multicell horn PA that once belonged to, none other than AC-DC!
Take my word for it this piece of equipment is capable taking your head clean off your shoulders if you tried to stand in front of it while it was operating. Now here's the thing, AC-DC used 2 of these suckers ontop of stacks each side of the stage for pub gigs! My ears are ringing just writing about it... will someone answer the bloody phone!
In what has become tradition at the Rip Curl Pro since the release of AC-DC's album "BACK IN BLACK" in '95, "HELLS BELLS" the first track on the album is blasted out from "ANGUS" each morning, to appease the Swell Gods.
Jenny Moon - at the controls.
Proud mum and Angus
Angus
Orchestrating the jigsaw puzzle, live music stage setup.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
SUNSET DUKES RIP IT UP AT 2010 APOLLO BAY MUSIC FESTIVAL.
The Surf Coast's Sunset Dukes - raw, foot stompin', blues infected music -
got the 2010 Apollo Bay Music Festival goers jumpin.
Making a lot of new fans along the way with great sales of their debut CD "Analogue Groove in a Digital World"
Sunset Dukes would like to thank Apollo Bay Music Festival organisers, OZ music legend Nick Barker and its Surf Coast Posse for all the support.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
"THE ICEMAN COMETH"
Had his own surfing collector card #1
Appeared on 2 RCP posters.
You would be hard pressed to find a more qualified contest director for the Rip Curl Pro than Damien "Dooma" Hardman.
In his competitive days he was know as the "Iceman" a fierce competitor, super cool under pressure.
Dooma won countless WCT events during his career.
On 2 occasions, won the Rip Curl Pro and to cap it all off, 2 World Titles.
He relocated from his beloved Nth Narrabeen in 2007, and now lives and works on the Surfcoast, working for his long time sponsor, Rip Curl - Has been contest directing for 6 years.
This year Dooma will have an apprentice. Former WCT surfer Pancho Sullivan from Hawaii's North Shore.
Pancho's trademark gouge.
So what does a Contest Director do?
• Monitors swell forecasts, wind, weather, tides, wave consistency.
• Makes the call whether contest runs or heats continue.
• Consults with surfer reps.
• Also monitors backup wave locations.
These days there are numerous swell and weather forecast websites available, which certainly makes
life as a Contest Director a little easier.
Before the arrival of swell forecast websites, the ability to read weather maps and have reliable contacts down the coast to relay surf reports, was a must.
So when surf conditions are less than perfect for an event, spare a thought for the Contest Director and the tough calls they have to make.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
LOCAL EXHIBITIONS
PHOTOGRAPHER ANDY BERRY HAS AN EXHIBITION OF HIS WORK
"TORQUAY COLLECTION"
SHOWING AT ZEALLYS GALLERY - The Esplanade Torquay
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