Which is the greatest of all?
Every coastal nation has a best coast, north, south, east or west. One coast trumps the other. In France, the west coast is better than the south Mediterranean coast. In Panama the east Caribbean coast is better than the west Pacific. In the United States’ California west is better than the urbane Eastern Seaboard. And in Australia the urbane east coast is better than its wild wild west.
But when California is pitted against Australia’s Gold, Sunshine, Sydney coast which wins? Which is best of all?
Australia’s east coast features one very fine town and that town is Sydney. Some will say Byron Bay or Nambucca Heads or Forster (pronounced “Foster”) are equally fine but they are wrong. And Sydney is dreamy. There is shopping, dining, delicious models and surf. Australia’s east coast also features the Gold Coast and while Surfers Paradise is both a grammatical and architectural travesty the surf is amazing. There are waves for every desire.
California features two very fine towns, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Los Angeles may be perfect. It has everything including the film industry and all the actresses who come for it. Everything except good surf but good surf is easily accessible via automobile. San Francisco is called the Paris of the west and it, too, has everything except attractive women. Australia’s east coast has Snapper Rocks. California has Trestles.
Australia’s east coast has Nicole Kidman. California has her too. Australia’s east coast has beer. California has wine country. Australia’s east coast has Splendor in the Grass. California has Coachella. Australia’s east coast has that harsh, unfiltered east coast light. The sort that makes a man feel bad about his past and not dreamy. The same sort as New York City.
California has golden light filtered in that way that all light is filtered on west coasts. The past is forgotten. Only the future exists.
And, therefore, California is better than Australia’s east coast. California might be better than anywhere else on earth.
It worked for Greg Noll 🙂 but tell me, how many world class waves are there between Perth and the NT border?
Haha, Actually my POV on healthy oceans was enhanced through years of pragmatic research and study for a damn piece of paper whilst i could have been surfing. Probably very similar journey to someone who spent some years studying and finds themselves scribbling propaganda in mainstream NEWS media ?
My Wife’s a marine biologist, perhaps shes also having a bad influence on me? We all know they lie to everyone about the facts for their own self interest,justifying their existence, hell they all say the same shit, just like those mongrel doctors who make everyone sick to keep themselves in work.
And remember…. WA has no waves and more crowds than California and the East Coast of Australia put together, so that combined with 1 great white for every surfer in the water… it really isn’t a destination you should bring a surfboard, just your wallet as your tourist dollar is welcome.
Glad to hear ‘your’ so perfect. “Let him that is without sin, cast the first stone”.
I kind of hope it does stay private, like I said, I’m totally stoked I’ve got the real thing. How about a little MSD quote,
“These few Wall Street flesh Merchants seek to unify surfing only to extract the wealth”.
Thanks for the link, I enjoyed it, he was way more talented than I thought. RIP Dennis.
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How dare you insult the great Miki at least he fucked Gidget…bloody intellectual troll , so smarter than sum of us youse reaally goottta come back sprouting your really smart sad MAGA pillyosophies?
are you dissatisfied when you delete ?
Spitting the dummy and taking your comments home with you?
Did Ben suicide also , just to show us how much we would miss really smart , intellectual conversation , as opposed to the drama ridden BG drivel?
No, they never promised anyone, they just kind of led them along for the last 2 or 3 years before finally announcing last week its going to be a ‘totally private’ facility, all of which I find ‘very, very amusing’. Slater can keep his toy, I’m stoked I’ve got the real thing.
And if one of the Surf Punks died recently, Im very sorry to hear that (sincerely ). So maybe Slater is doing them a favor by helping to keep their memory (music) alive by taking their lyrics to heart, “My beach, my waves, go home! go home!
there’s that white elitist , I’m really really smart and a stable genius kinda guy!
the bit about the golden light made me smile.
No whining bro, I’m perfectly content surfing the real ocean, I can get there in about 4 minutes from my house. I just think it’s kind of hilarious how Slater teased everybody along for a few years and then slamed the door in their face with the announcement recently that it would “always” be a private facility. If you think Slater or the WSL or Dirk Ziff, gives a hoot about you or the everyday surfer, dream on.
I love it. You should do a series. I’m neither Aussie or yank, both seem like rad spots, I’d rather roadtrip Cali though, more culture.
I thought Kidman lived in Tennessee?
I never drew a moral line in the sand Ben.
I thought you were above anonymous trolls Ben?
Its fun trying to figure who might be who behind the veil. Should of known it was Ben when I had to press the read more icon..
Oh. That explains it. I was confused, now things are so much more clear.
Who’s ben?
Ben Marcus. Ex-editor of Surfer mag and BeachGrits newest grumpy bitter old bastard. He’s also smarter than you.
Not really. Good waves in the sw of WA but blown out by 10am every day and too many lefts.
Head north and there’s sbout 3 class spots between Perth and the NT border.
Troll.
Someone below mentioned the Surf Ranch, the news is today, the Surf Ranch will “never” be open to the general public, you and me, as in “never”, it is going to remain a “private facility” forever.
I guess Slater’s going to keep it for himself and his Hollywood A-list friends and become as the Wsl decribed someone lately, a “grumpy local”. I guess Slater’s new motto should be, “My beach, my waves, go home! go home!!!” Wish Chase would do a piece on this. It seems to be begging for one.
You are deadset kidding. California beaches are not in the same universe as the East Coast of Australia let alone NSW.
California has soupy water, ours is crystal clear. California has these enormous alien like kelp beds, we get seaweed about once a year. Our beaches are genuine golden sands in magnificent bays or glorious long stretches of bluewater and clean sand. We have point breaks, beach breaks, reefs, ledges and slabs. California has ugly eyesore fucking piers built everywhere. Most importantly California is full of wankers just like Chas. In Australia they are limited to Bondi.
I could go on and on, it is simply no contest. Fck