Kiwi bloke here , yeah took a pilgrimage to Lennox head last year in November while in Auz to paddle out and pay homage to my long lost bro Dan Hosking who i met surfing in Dunnaz NZ back in 2016 , yeah the Sign at beach said Locals only pointing to the rock jump , but went anyway, yeah was a bit of a hairy jump way up the point but did it for Dan , was a great memory, thought id share, plenty a waves to go around n good banter in the line up , few Burns n drop ins and burns we’re taking place but good session!
Surfed it 45 years - the biggest change is the incredibly slippery rocks ( a not quite 10 yr change ) of course we are told the sewer outfall at south boulders 5 k away has nothing to do with it - yet the new indicator in rainbow foam bubbles in the rocks that don’t immediately burst ( only two possibilities -oil or detergent ! in a big swell . Then you have a wipe out of the smooth shell black rock crab that was historically in 2/3 to a rock side on jump off . Oh and the complete wipe out of Skinners head ( 5 k south ) kelp weed “ neptunes necklace that was pillow thickness over the entire platform in the intertidal zone in 1974 ( pre outfall ) oh and it’s alive and well at Sandon river further south . Yes EPA report in but getting blown off EPA tells they have no scientists to confirm super slippery rocks no regrowth barnacles and almost no periwinkles and kelp growth is almost non existent . As a wake up call …walk flat rock platform and try to find a single crab that was once endemic !
Never had a problem paddling out. Getting in...fuck that. I was an urchin magnet when I first moved up there...could barely walk. Eventually...I found the sweet spot.
Once the kiwi blow inns pinched all the sea urchins it was easy to get in and out. The point nowdays is just hipster kookville. I don't care anymore since my lot had the best of it.
@@forthosewhosurf These guys were mainly maori, big dudes, driving 4x4's down the point, filling 44 gallon drums with urchins. If confronted they'd become violent. They were reported but no one did anything about it.
they mite of done the rest of the sea creatures a favor. urchin get to a point where they take over and nothing else grows. but chances are the bro’s were just hungus for some kinuks🤟🏾
Jumping off the rocks at big Lennox (definitely not the size of these waves in the video) is a rush compared to that of getting one of its waves , once you know how, it's a piece of cake...
Doesnt look that bad. The wave is soft too. Coming prolly a little harder than paddling out. Sketchy the first few times but easier with more reps. Doesnt seem to deter the crowds at all.
Kiwi bloke here , yeah took a pilgrimage to Lennox head last year in November while in Auz to paddle out and pay homage to my long lost bro Dan Hosking who i met surfing in Dunnaz NZ back in 2016 , yeah the Sign at beach said Locals only pointing to the rock jump , but went anyway, yeah was a bit of a hairy jump way up the point but did it for Dan , was a great memory, thought id share, plenty a waves to go around n good banter in the line up , few Burns n drop ins and burns we’re taking place but good session!
Thanks for sharing your story here!
The paddle in is what gets me
Yer, when it's hitting hard on the rocks it's trick
Especially after a 4 hour session.
Surfed it 45 years - the biggest change is the incredibly slippery rocks ( a not quite 10 yr change ) of course we are told the sewer outfall at south boulders 5 k away has nothing to do with it - yet the new indicator in rainbow foam bubbles in the rocks that don’t immediately burst ( only two possibilities -oil or detergent ! in a big swell . Then you have a wipe out of the smooth shell black rock crab that was historically in 2/3 to a rock side on jump off . Oh and the complete wipe out of Skinners head ( 5 k south ) kelp weed “ neptunes necklace that was pillow thickness over the entire platform in the intertidal zone in 1974 ( pre outfall ) oh and it’s alive and well at Sandon river further south . Yes EPA report in but getting blown off EPA tells they have no scientists to confirm super slippery rocks no regrowth barnacles and almost no periwinkles and kelp growth is almost non existent . As a wake up call …walk flat rock platform and try to find a single crab that was once endemic !
Wow, some solid points there. I will keep that in mind next time and have a look around. 😀
Same down coffs way, no beach worms, pipis and ghost crab's after national park's aerial spraying of bitu bush.
Great surfing
Never had a problem paddling out. Getting in...fuck that. I was an urchin magnet when I first moved up there...could barely walk. Eventually...I found the sweet spot.
I hear a lot of the Urchins where eaten. I had a scar in my heal from an Urchin there
Same as Raglan. Coming in can be hairy too
The cheese grater..many a ding in board & surfer🎉
What brave boys!
I dry docked it once and just got mauled by the rocks as I got sucked out. Then lost skin off my shins on my way in. Was not a good session 😂
Not a good day that one!
Mmm i reckon Newcastle point in a nor east swell would be one..
Never got out without lacerations
Yeah, danger, danger! Don't come surf our break right?! Lol ❤😂
Once the kiwi blow inns pinched all the sea urchins it was easy to get in and out. The point nowdays is just hipster kookville. I don't care anymore since my lot had the best of it.
They got all the urchins, used to be heaps?
@@forthosewhosurf These guys were mainly maori, big dudes, driving 4x4's down the point, filling 44 gallon drums with urchins. If confronted they'd become violent. They were reported but no one did anything about it.
they mite of done the rest of the sea creatures a favor. urchin get to a point where they take over and nothing else grows. but chances are the bro’s were just hungus for some kinuks🤟🏾
Interesting. I’m from NZ and it’s mostly the Asians plundering seafood off the rocks now
try 6-8ft north point wa !
6-8ft North Point? That's the easiest paddle out ever.... provided you paddle from the ramp 😂
Jumping off the rocks at big Lennox (definitely not the size of these waves in the video) is a rush compared to that of getting one of its waves , once you know how, it's a piece of cake...
Cheers,
Doesnt look that bad. The wave is soft too. Coming prolly a little harder than paddling out. Sketchy the first few times but easier with more reps.
Doesnt seem to deter the crowds at all.
yes, when it's not too Big it doesnt seem to slow them up
@@forthosewhosurf ive seen it on big days it gets insane! Boiling pot... big barrels!
Nothing compared to Jacques point Kalbarri WA
Thanks for sharing
That's every point break around Goleta.
Goleta is where?
Same as Ragland Nz
Similar, thanks for sharing
Hell no easy
When it's real big through, it's a mission in my opinion. The Rip and duck diving.
If this is the hardest paddle out in Australia I'm moving to Australia....paddle in looks worse
Your probably right coming in is when I have found it the hardest especially in a solid swell
Lol hardest paddle out, try the paddle out across the spit to stradie
Yer I bet that's a paddle. Haven't done it myself. How long does it take?
The whales are the scariest part of that paddle.
Only if your WOKE….
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@@frayden ya
Yeah, it's too dangerous. You get hurt just trying to get in the water. Kirra is better.
Kirra is a breeze compared to here for sure