New Years

Here is a short edit of our trip. I'm not a fan of my surfing in this. The edit also makes the waves look much better than they were. It doesn't show the hour long lulls or the intense crowd, but anyway. Filmed by my sister.

New Years Resolution from Charl de Waal on Vimeo.

New Years Resolution

I did quite a bit of traveling over Christmas and New Years. Marthinus and I did a short road trip to Stilbaai and Mossel Bay. We scored some good waves and had a good time chilling at the Lappies Baai campsite with everyone.

Over New Years we missioned up to JBay. We stayed at the Hard Rock Backpackers for 7 days. It's probably one of the coolest backpackers I've seen. It has a sick theme and a great bar in the backyard where we spent most of our time. The ocean was completely flat though. The waves were 1ft everyday and there were way too many people out in the water. I surfed Cape St. Francis the one day, which was a bit bigger, but everyone was out there. It was as if there was a Junior series comp on. All the sponsored groms and older guys were there.

Here is a sequence taken by Johann van Rensburg.

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Footage from July to December 2012. Check it out. http://vimeo.com/56289220

2012 from Charl de Waal on Vimeo.

Zombie Apocalypse

Well thats a wrap everyone. 2012 is officially over. The end of the world didn't happen. There was no big ball of fire, zombie apocalypse or monstor end of the world swell. 2013 here we come.

The beaches are so packed at the moment. There is no parking available and you actually have to pay for parking in Strand (unless the back roads are empty). There has also not been any real swell around, but there have been amazing waves in a few hidden corners.

I made a little clip of all my footage from the past few months for th Derevko Shootout video contest, so please check it out and vote for me by Liking the video.

Here are some snapshots from the footage: