Alterior Motives

Experimental shots of this evening's sunset in my beautiful home city

Above: Something slightly different

Big stuff coming up with both the Cape Classic and West Coast Classic SABA events taking place within 2 weeks of each other. Hopefully going to be doing a full media coverage of it. Until then

Just cos

So its been months since my last post. No excuses. Here's some new photos

Adam Waites 

Adam Waites 

Justin de Jager 

 Adam Waites

 Mervyn Lee

Adam Waites

Rain, Rock lice and Rocky Detours.....oh and Waves

FINALLY got some decent waves today! The NW was trickelling through, the swell was pulsing and oh boy the reef was definitely cranking! After a 5am start and almost 2 hours of driving, we were greeted by spitting barrels and warm water. We didnt hesitate to get in there and as the morning progressd things couldnt have been more perfect. 4 friends sharing a lonely reef that was defintely doing its part to make us happy. The kelp beds got slightly annoying however this didnt deter us one bit, except for those awkward moments when it rubs up against your upper thigh :/ Thats just slightly creepy....Heres a few of the fruits we harvested in images for you to drool over....



Above: What felt like the great trek due to nobody listening to my directions and taking the "safer" road route....always fun finding new ways to rediscover a spot...



Above: We were eventually greeted by this sight with only ourselves and a couple of rock lice in the vicinity to appreciate it...









Above: Our view while getting changed....lets just say we were excited on the inside. Very excited...











 



Above: Adam Waites tucking in




Above: Name the spot that shares a resemblence to this sneaky left





Above: Leslie Robert Edgar





Above: Some local lifestyle shots



Above: Adam

Above: Unknown flipping out

Above: Adam

Above: Adam

Overall was definitely worth the mission to finally get decent waves. Dry spell in Cape Town recently was starting to take its toll. Make sure you watch this space for more to come, summer is on its way and Iv got a feeling we gona get some good old West Coast real soon! Yewwwww

Fresh Starts are always good...

Proud to say im finally back on the blogging scene again. The past 2 months have been pretty dam crazy with studies, studies and more studies. Got to boog a fair amount too, but unfortunatly very min shots to show.

Thats where this fresh start comes in. With 3 months holiday to look forward to, and only one exam left two weeks from now, Im absolutely frothing to get things going again!
Hoping to score some sick West Coast tomoro, with a couple of watercams which is always a combination that leads to some sort of reward. Fotos will be up asap!
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K so its been almost a month since my last post...shocking i know...BUT i have been scoring some really epic waves in the time iv been gone. MyBoogie has taken off and the facebook page is abuz with constant activity (cant keep up with the notifications)> If youv never heard of MyBoggie...where have you been Dude?! Jeese!! Visit www.MyBoogie.weebly.com and find out whats happening in the underground youth of South African bodyboarding.
Make sure u check out the vid i put together of Kalk Bay going off 0n the 3rd of September....my first edit job so dont b too harsh lol...heres the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2VMcmippWI

Anyway...mishn to my local fav weskus spot tomoro for an epic film/photo shoot.

The crew lineup:

Kyle Etsebeth
Adam Waites
Rodger Pardoe
Justin de Jager
Matty Ramsay

Its gona be sicccck!!!!

Oh and make sure u get down to Jerry's grom bash on the 24th September. check facebook for more info!!

 

Mind of a Bodyboarder

Sitting just on the outside of the break I catch a glimpse of what’s coming....my heart jumps to my throat in anticipation....as I come over the peak of the current pulse I see it, that beast of power just a couple of metres away....this is it, the one I’ve been waiting for....as I position myself in the shadows of its reach I feel the adrenaline beginning to circulate through my veins....I can’t think straight, all I know is that I’m ready to do this....the power builds up below me and suddenly I realise how high I am....a hint of doubt hits my thoughts, but is quickly overcome by a urging sense of determination.....I take the plunge....the speed is incredible, I put all my effort and weight into pulling myself up for the carving bottom turn....I’m running out of time now, the wall is rapidly building up in front of me....I quickly pull myself up and begin to fly....this is awesome!! How could I ever have doubted?? Suddenly I feel a slight change in the fluid below my body, it’s getting a lot more difficult to keep my balance....panic sets in....just as I regain my composure this overwhelming curtain of deep blue water completely envelopes me.....it’s all dark...where am I?? I look ahead and in the midst of the darkness I see a faint light, my only escape....I put all my effort in and gun forward...it’s getting closer, the light is getting brighter, I’m almost there……almost.....OUT!! I burst out of the mouth of the beast behind me having only just escaped....the feeling is incredible as I fly into the air over the back of my conquered foe......I almost didn’t make it, I almost lost....funny thing is....I turn right around and go back for another...   ;)

OTW...

So the weather was awesome, there was a fair bit of swell, and we had the day off.....ie perfect combination for a splash at Sea Point. OTW was smaller than expected but all in all fun was had. Ended up on the reef putting a nice gash on my left hand and thus becoming a potential shark hazard, so my surf was cut a bit short. Photo credit to Joanne Lee...

Robbie & Adam

Adam skating it up on the promenade

First official bodyboarding photo of myself (Kyle Etsebeth) on this blog
Definitely way past overdue

All 3 photos taken by Joanne Lee