- Jun 28, 2021
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Not Really A Wave
28/06/2021
There are a couple of deterrents when it comes to this chunk of reef near Cape Columbine up the West Coast. Thick kelp. Staunch take-off. The unshakable feeling that you're a giant lure bobbing around inside a very deep bay. Perhaps the greatest deterrent, however, is the fact that it isn't really a wave. Well, for stand-up surfers at least. The pack of bodyboarders who pioneered the place don't seem too perturbed by the exposed boulders in the middle of the take-off zone. Pull up here on a solid swell, and you will see them taking-off behind the ledge and pulling into cavernous tubes a hair's breadth away from dry rock.
Eli Beukes didn't get quite as deep but gave it a solid crack this past weekend.
According to photographer Alan van Gysen, it was the best effort he's seen out there by a standup – for now. Take a scroll through the gallery below and stay tuned for more Sessions.
Literally breaking on dry rock Eli, path of least resistance. Eli, path of least resistance. Allan Horton, in deep. Lots of ones that got away. The rocks, in case you forgot. Eli, wave of the session. Eli, wave of the session. Eli, wave of the session. Eli, wave of the session. Eli, wave of the session. Eli, wave of the session. Eli, wave of the session. Eli, wave of the session. Eli, wave of the session. Eli, wave of the session. Weskus taxes. The end, for now.
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