Warm-water wedges and Tiger and Bull sharks!
Dreamy.
Once-in-a-lifetime “extreme marine
heatwave” gifts Sydney surfers likely highest water temperatures on
record for January!
By Derek Rielly
Hotter than hell water and arrival of Tiger and
Bull sharks.
An
extended period of north swell spinning off the back of a
tropicalcyclone
has combined with an “extreme marine heatwave” to bring Sydney
surfers a sweet little summer of dreamy lil wedges and
warm as hell water.
If y’live in Sydney, you’ll shuffle between steamer, vest,
trunks over the course of a normal summer, upwellings caused by the
prevailing north-easter sending water temperatures plummeting,
sometimes as low as fourteen (57 F) while an extended run of
southerlies will gitcha, briefly, in trunks.
Right now, water is hovering around twenty-three degrees Celsius
or 73 F in the ol’ language.
“It appears now to be reaching those record levels and will
likely be the hottest January on record. It’s an extreme marine
heatwave,” Moniya told The Guardian, explaining the three
factors pumping up the temps: global heating, a LA Nina weather
system and atmospheric conditions.
Of course, for every action there is a reaction.
“Marine heatwaves are having severe consequences on ecosystems
and they can kill habitats,” she said.
Bummer.
Also, the warm water is bringing in Tiger and Bull
sharks.
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Sleep better, surf better.
Surf Journalist reminded, again, of
rejuvenative nature of hebetude, daily napping and the divine joy
of being a “sloppy beast”!
By Derek Rielly
Many miracles.
For as long as I can remmeber, I’ve been in thrall to the US
Marine ideal, wake up pre-dawn, make bed, drop and give me
twenty, ten chins, cold shower, all those traditional paving blocks
of a successful existence.
A stab in the eye to a world of junkies, hippies, freaks, VALS
and every other sloppy beast out there.
Sometimes it takes time to fall asleep and we don’t get as much
sleep as we think. WHOOP automatically detects how much time you
spent in bed in addition to how much sleep you got so you can see
how well you slept.
Whether we toss and turn, share a bed, have a newborn, or have a
bad night of sleep, our rest doesn’t always go undisturbed. Track
how many disturbances you had while sleeping and see if your sleep
was interrupted too often.
Are you asleep when you’re in bed? Sometimes we periodically
wake-up and have restless nights of sleep. With WHOOP you can track
how efficient your sleep was.
Monitor how long it takes for you to fall asleep based on when
you are attempting to go to bed. Latency is tracked when you
manually set sleep as an activity.
All addictive metrics and it has become an article of faith that
what WHOOP asks, I must deliver.
See average sleep over four consecutive days.
Surf performance below par.
General mood, listless, a slow walk across sand punctuated by
slow paddling, no real desire to engage pack in games of
strategy.
I’d figured boredom with the game, usual frustrations with
crowds, quality of waves.
By following my personal sleep coach and by enjoying midday and
three pm naps, beginning at twenty minutes apiece, increasing to
one hour as my body became accustomed to the shutdown, I negated
the effect of late nights.
The spark came back in the sick eyes, and the faint trace of a
smile faintly luminous, into the face.
And, surfing without reserves or defences.
Rejuvenated, restored, I cast off everything, and returned to a
love of surfing as powerful as the pansexual uge, in my case at
least.
Kelly Slater breaks silence on Novak
Djokovic’s visa imbroglio in wild to-and-fro with New York Times
readers; says Melbourne’s citizens are suffering from Stockholm
Syndrome, “So much brainwashed hatred in people’s hearts”!
By Derek Rielly
"Five people I know died within two weeks of being
vaccinated," says Kelly Slater.
The eleven-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater has
broken his silence on the Novak Djokovic visa cancellation in a
series of candid comments and challenges to readers on a
New York Times Instagram post.
A real quick explanation for those who came in late.
World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic, who ain’t into
COVID vaccines, secured a vax exemption to compete at the
Australian Open in Melbourne, which, amid a rising furore from
Australians, was quickly cancelled by the country’s PM.
When the New York Times posted the story on Instagram,
Slater teed off with his claim Melbourne’s citizens had been
brainwashed by its state masters, developing a bond with their
captors during six lockdowns totalling 262 days after COVID kicked
off worldwide in March 2020.
“Maybe Stockholm Syndrome can now change its name to
Melbourne/Australia Syndrome,” wrote Slater. “It’s sad to see the
celebrated division by the “virtuous” vaccinated. If you’re
vaccinated why are you concerned/worried about anyone else’s
status… unless, of course, it doesn’t protect you? Or you’re
scared you’ll catch it or upset you had to take the risk of
vaccination yourself? So much brainwashed hatred in people’s hearts
regardless of vax status.”
Replies and responses followed, Slater clearly enjoying
the chance to educate his many fans.
Here’s a taste.
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Kelly Slater’s plans to surf Australian leg
of 2022 tour thrown into disarray after world #1 tennis player
Novak Djokovic has vax exemption cancelled with the star held under
police guard at Melbourne airport!
By Derek Rielly
“This is not a fight for the libertarian world,
this is not just a fight for Novak, but a fight for the whole
world!”
Yesterday came the news, in a roundabout sorta way, that
vaccine sceptic Kelly Slater was still a chance to surf the
Australian leg of the tour after world number one tennis player
Novak Djokovic secured a vax exemption to compete at the
Australian Open in Melbourne.
The decision sparked fury among residents of the most shuttered
city in the world who lived through six lockdowns totalling 262
days after COVID kicked off worldwide in March 2020.
Exemptions can be given for reasons such as anaphylactic
response to the COVID vaccine, a poor response to vaccination or
having had Covid in the last six months.
It wasn’t revealed what reason the Serbian star, who is
“personally opposed to vaccination”, gave for his exemption.
Anyway, Australia’s PM stepped in, obvs motivated by the chance
to score some easy political points amid a rising fury of his
handling of the crisis, tweeted, “Mr Djokovic’s visa has been
cancelled. Rules are rules, especially when it comes to our
borders. No one is above these rules. Our strong border policies
have been critical to Australia having one of the lowest death
rates in the world from Covid, we are continuing to be
vigilant.”
Djokovic’s daddy was real sad, telling a radio station, “This is
not a fight for the libertarian world, this is not just a fight for
Novak, but a fight for the whole world!”
The Djokovic decision had opened the door to the greatest of all
time to give Australians one more chance to examine his whipped-out
flayed heel-ground turns, those little Slater Designs rails sunk to
the hilt.
Now, probs no.
Slater, of course, hasn’t been shy in expressing his opinion of
the pandemic.
“This is clearly a disease of obese, unhealthy, and elderly if
you study the official statistics,” he’s said.
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Sweet sweet Country Soul. And, if you want to get on
the pingers and dance with beautiful Brazilian men, Byron is an
hour and a half north.
One of the world’s great surfer houses,
overlooking iconic point wave made famous in Morning of the Earth,
set for sale in dying days of bull market!
By Derek Rielly
Kick back in the arms of Angourie's still-warm
Country Soul.
The pretty little coastal hamlet of Angourie, separated
from the burgeoning town of Yamba five clicks down Angourie Road
there, is one of those rare joints that has so far
resisted the siren call of development.
And, now, if you’ve got four-mill or thereabouts, you can get a
piece of sweet little Angourie with 65 Pacific Street, the closest
joint to the Point and overlooking Yuraygir National Park out the
back. Land size is almost
seven thousand square feet.
A sophisticated and contemporary twist on the
classic timber beach house, with some of the most spectacular ocean
views you will find anywhere.
This spacious one-bedroom, one-bathroom beach house
includes an open plan living, dining, kitchen area with a covered
veranda wrapping around three sides.
The materials, finishes and fixtures used in the
home are of the highest quality and pay homage to the surrounding
natural landscape.
A dream for nature watchers, there is a huge range
of birds in the surrounding bushland, families of kangaroos who
often visit to feed on the grass close to the house and migrating
whales which can be seen from the veranda.
Spectacular views of sunrises, moonrises and sunsets
from the property are a highlight.
How much to retire to one of the last great surfer houses, which
last traded in 1988 for sixty-five gees?
The joint next door sold for four-mill back in May (bought for
$420k in 1998) so expect that as a minimum.