Page 1 of 1
In Search of the Holy Grail
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 8:27 am
by stevea
Tomorrow i will visit what is said to be the best wave in the world ,the late great Peter Crawford is purported to have surfed a 27 second tube ride there i and anyone who ever saw him surf can believe that ,he told me it is a wave i must surf before i die .
My mission is to film it but if a window of opportunity arises ie if its not the 8ft expected maybe just maybe i will get to surf a wave thats been on my bucket list since that day 12 years ago PC told me the story ,how i wish that i was filming the kneelo elite maybe one day ya it will all come together and we can blow some minds
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 3:28 pm
by analbirth
steve, wish i was going with you brother. Just go out anyway,if your there and it's on......... just keep telling yourself, i'm only 21 i'm only 21

indo!
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:40 pm
by hart
hey Stevo! how is it mate?
heard Brett Warner is thinking about this (in Bali for Tooks wedding) with the other half of North Narrabeen
and Crid from Dee Why is there 2..
go off mate
hart
ps vale PC (imagine witnessing his wave

)
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 11:53 pm
by tomway
Have fun Steve, and be safe! Look forward to seeing the footage when you get back. I've heard it's almost impossible to stay in the lineup on a swell this size, big rip right down the point, almost too fast too paddle back up again.
HOW is this season shaping up!!! We're only in June and we've had 3 big ones already. And there's a filthy one behind it for next week too

In Search of the Holy Grail
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 3:28 am
by stevea
Well i made it back and if Desert Point isnt in the top 10 best waves in the world then ive been nowhere n seen nothing along with the 100 or so world class surfers out including Joel Parkinson,Taj, Adrian Buchan + 8 of the NN crew and a supporting cast made up of Brazos ,Sepps and Oz schredders
Thanks AB i did get wet didnt get behind a lip but knew i was under one for a 150m blur on a baby 4fter just before the tide started the run out
Tom the paddle wasnt bad the crowd was, one brazo actually thought the macho meter would spike if he snaked an old overweight kneeboarder
Bruce i was on the boat with the NN crew im sure Brett will fill you in on a couple of what goes on ,on the boat stays on the boat after all it was Tookies bucks day
As for video well i now know its basically a land only option ,the boat couldnt hold position long enough to get set or capture the whole ride
but the minds eye recorded it all why Bulls wave could take half an hour to explain but in a couple of words 30sec of pure grit and determination which probably saved those foolish enough to think he was a target from a life threatening situation
So if your a half serious kneeboard surfer Desert Point is a must for the bucket list ,but dont wait till your as old as me cause im just not sure our poor old heart s were meant to get into triple figures for that long unless a nurse is on hand
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 3:09 pm
by analbirth
classic

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 1:26 am
by Headwax.
Stevea
Nurse? I'll ask around at the hospital, I know there's few who'll be keen.
Unfortunately they are all blokes.
But don't worry, they shave their legs
Let me know how many we should send ....
heh
great that you get such great waves, you deserve it I think
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 1:33 pm
by analbirth
Headwax, the rumours about steve's preferences are just that, rumours,
i put it down to too much alcohol, poor eye sight due to age,
bad lighting, and home sickness
but we've all suffered from these problems when we're away.....
haven't we

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 2:21 pm
by Headwax.
Bad lighting? It would hav et o be 'very' b ad lighting

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:51 pm
by analbirth
made me laugh
In Search of the Holy Grail
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:08 pm
by stevea
O K you guys youve forced my hand ,the banchong we saw in Phillip Is i was sure would have a sister i only asked him for her number ,it was the black hair syndrome that first got my attention not a backdoor one
Anyway i m gunna try in post a couple pics that i hope send a positive reminder of where my preferences reside ,but i did have a chuckle beer cant make you blind ,but Arak can
So Headwax thanks but no thanks re the shaved legs and AB im not homesick anymore /Users/steveartis/Desktop/hard rock.jpg[/img]
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 5:03 pm
by halbs
Geez Steve your coping a smacking here, I will jump to your defence every time I have caught up in Indo there hasn't been a benchong in sight - mind you the benchongs are much prettier in Bali, so perhaps I haven't noticed...nah no sausages & meatballs on Steve's menu!
Currently conspiring to do a trip to at least two of the holy grails in 2012, will try to sneak it past border security with a sweetner of a Christmas Bali this year with the whole tribe. Will you be around in Dec/Jan or are you heading back to Oz?
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:08 pm
by analbirth
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:31 pm
by halbs
I have the green light
Currently doing the required research.
Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:59 am
by Man O' War