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::Monday, 23 February 2004

It was a dark grey morning down at Bondi. Clouds
were so thick that it sort of felt like night time. Hardly any light to
take photos, which is why they are all blurry (especially through a 500mm).
Swell has been like a yoyo, up down, up down. Today it’s down. Waves are
around 2 feet and with decent shape at 7am. So it’s ok-ish, surfable if
you’re keen…only at south facing beaches. Onshore SE winds were
starting to blow at 7:30am, and will continue to make a mess of things.
Cool day with a top of 23 degrees and this week looks like we’re in for
rain until Thursday. There is a huge swell on Wednesday, peaking on Thursday
with howling onshore winds. So all those hell men, storm riders, there
is something brewing – too big for most.

If you were down at Tama yesterday, you would have witnessed
the unusual spectacle of Soph’s
great race. Starting from Bondi, 23 contestants on all manner of craft,
pool ponies, sea kayaks, surfboards, and blow up sharks made their way
around to Tamarama in testy conditions. See group shot below. Happy Birthday
Sophie.