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Surfboat Racing

Postby BoMan » Tue Dec 10, 2019 4:33 am



Extreme athletes in 1938.

Love the commentary "Those waves are dangerous. Abandon ship!" ... and watching paddling teams move around the boat get outside, catch waves and avoid pearling!
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Re: Surfboat Racing

Postby jaffa1949 » Tue Dec 10, 2019 11:22 am

They still have surfboard racing at surf carnival between Australian Surf Life Saving Clubs, they also have a few very long distance race down the NSW coast The George Bass race.
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Re: Surfboat Racing

Postby BoMan » Tue Dec 10, 2019 4:56 pm

Would not want to be on the inside boat at :38. :lol:
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Re: Surfboat Racing

Postby oldmansurfer » Tue Dec 10, 2019 5:00 pm

Looks like they could have ridden it out instead of abandoning ship. The boat went over the breaking wave just fine.
So what is worse.... dying or regretting it for the rest of my life? Obviously I chose not regretting it.
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Re: Surfboat Racing

Postby jaffa1949 » Wed Dec 18, 2019 3:57 pm

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This was a when I was in the water with these drop ins.

If you look up High on a Cool Wave, you can new Footage of the day at Fairy Bower near Manly. ( Copyright is on the Footage )

Another shot same day
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