tanker-wake surfing

by **jonny** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 4:23 pm

I live nowhere near Texas and have no immediate plans to book a surf trip there, but watching "Step into Liquid" the other day, there is a section on a bunch of guys who travel out in powerboats off the coast of Texas and find the huge oil-tankers.

They grab their longboards and ride the wake of the tanker - 2-3 foot wave that lasts for about 3 miles!!! At the end of the ride, the boat collects them up and drops them off at the tanker again for another ride.

Apparently it's really difficult not because the wave is a funny shape but because their legs start to really hurt and ache after a while!!!

Looked crazy!!

Anyone ever tried this???????

by **Phil** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 5:51 pm

ive not seen it yet did read about it in an interview with robert augest in carve, man i hope im surfing like that in my 60's

will order a copy when i got the cash its done by dana brown right bruce browns son that directed both the endless summers?

by **jethro-bodine** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 7:58 pm

I really thought that was need but the thing that intriged me on the video was the Hydro fin boards (foil boards i think). that looked like they were surfing on a cloud. pretty crazy and I'm going to make one of those soon.

by **Phil** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:11 pm

you should see laird ride one at teahupoo the haviest wave ever recorded

theres a type of fin you can get that will lift a normal short board out the water slightly think there called star fins ill try and find more info on them

by **namino tsume** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:40 pm

o ya... I remember seeing those. They are like anchors that keep you out of the water by like 3 feet. I saw it on a 60 minutesinterview..... not like i watch 60 minutes but it was worth it to see the best big wave surfer.

by **jonny** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 10:03 pm

Phil wrote:ive not seen it yet did read about it in an interview with robert augest in carve, man i hope im surfing like that in my 60's

will order a copy when i got the cash its done by dana brown right bruce browns son that directed both the endless summers?

It's a cracking film actually. Bruce Brown features in it quite alot too! Funnily enough, the last two dvd's we got in have been Hang and Step into Liquid - two utterly different films but Robert August features in both of them with his house in Costa Rica etc.

He has such a great outlook on life - his way of looking at the world is you are only here for a little while in the overall picture so just try and do your bit to make a nice and happy place. And try not to trash it!

Simple as that.

I like it.

by **Phil** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 10:45 pm

ill order step into liquid from you tommorow mate if i can aford it, hang will have to wait till i got a bit more cash

heres the link with info on the starfin

http://cheynehoran.com.au/starfin.html

by **jonny** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 7:18 am

ha! crazy!

I'm going to bring a couple over and give one a testdrive!

by **Phil** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 9:48 am

be very intrested to see how they perform, might have to get one if there any good

by **girl** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 4:24 pm

I'm in Texas right now getting medical treatment... but as soon as I'm back to 100% i fully intend on taking advantage of having to be in this otherwise shitty state. I think I'm just gonna drive down there and try to find someone who will show me where to go... should be fun. I'll let you know.

by **PapaW** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 4:19 pm

Its similar to River Bore surfing... good tho cause its a bit more consistant but then you'l need the boat :p

by **gulfsurfer** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 6:01 pm

u must be stupid cuz the waves have been sick the past week!! u prolly couldnt surf it cuz ur a kook but dont be talking about this state as shitty! have some respect! learn to surf, dont just talk crap about it!

by **deathfrog** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 7:46 pm

that was like a once a decade thing man... otherwise the gulf mostly sucks... mostly...

by **gulfsurfer** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 9:08 pm

dude the gulf is awesome! u should be stoked to live in a place like this. but ur prolly a kook and u need to move since u hate the gulf so much.

by **deathfrog** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 11:05 pm

1st, im spoiled, I came to texas from austraulia, then before that so cal

2nd, im too far inland anyway to get down to the coast taht often, until I can drive, can't drive yet. That should make a diffrence, but otherwise I liked where I was ten minutes away from surf in socal and down under.

by **gulfsurfer** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 11:09 pm

ya ur right it would suck to live inland. u need to move down to the coast man! ya i had a buddy who jus moved from new south wales. ive been taking him surfing down here a bit.

by **deathfrog** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 1:25 am

ive been trying to get down to the coast for the past like month, just no one wants to take me. So, I missed all the storm swell weve been getting latley.... damn land

by **gulfsurfer** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 1:28 am

ya they said ivan might come back into the gulf, if it does u need to get down here. its gonna be sick

by **deathfrog** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 1:31 am

I usally either have stuff like games, or school... too much stuff gets in the way... if Iwas closer to the gulf id be skipping to get out to the coast.

by **Phil** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 11:42 am

did you ever order any of those starfins jonny?

tanker-wake surfing - Texas

tanker-wake surfing - Texas

i want to

u said shitty state????

the gulf does not suck death frog

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