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2012 - the wrap on PE's surfing year

12/31/2012

 
Here's a quick look at 2012 - the good, the bad and the ugly. There were waves, there were wipeouts, we had flat spells that would make you go jump off a bridge, but then it also went off it's pip at times, there was rain - kak loads of rain, ou's did crazy things, peeps broke bones. Just another year of surfing in the Eastern Cape. Check it out!!

January

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Stoked to score a double page spread in the January Zag of my Seals shot. Thanks to Josh Mc for submitting it.
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Got my new GoPro Hero 2 and took it out for a trial run. Here's Anne Pudney flying along a mini-millers wall.
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Plenty of dolphins about this time of year
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January means min waves but lank wind. Gordon Munro making the most of the conditions
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Jaryd Mason spotted with a decent logo on his board at last! Image Dirk Erasmus
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January threw up some double overhead conditions at Pipe...that's if you're a 3ft micro-grom! Image Rod Fox

February

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February had some ridiculously good surf. Jakes flying high. Image Luc Hosten
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Dennis's Vetkoeks hit the scene...and peeps discover these things go off. Here's Josh Enslin putting one through it's paces
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Grant Beck doing the eye-candy thing for the chicks. There were reports of multiple faintings....
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The local Pipe crew on their local Pipe. Image Basheer Britz
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The locals discovered skaing the Donkin. Here's King Casey cornering. Image Ang Slabbert

March

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March surf cooked. Dane grabbing rail and pulling in. Image Jono Pledger
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But as the surf cooked, so did the crowds. Here Amba is about to teach ou's that you must paddle BEHIND the surfer on the wave!
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Plenty of summer sunsets
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Faye busts her leg skateboarding in Aus whilst over there for some surf comps
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So Grant Beck decided to break his leg too...bombing the hill outside the Seal Point caravan park. Image Kody McGregor

April

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Lil April Fools joke had the ou's guessing...
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Dave Mandel dropping in with his jet
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Trying out the Gopro pole cam. Anne obliging by trying to ride into my head.
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Helloooooo winter!
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JBay cooked in April. Image Jono Pledger
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But surf in April was pretty small in PE. So Taz decided if he sat on his board he could make it overhead!
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The annual Ironman saw some real Iron Men take it on.
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Hobie Beach looking like it was going to war! Actually was just making the beach volleyball area for the Splash Festival.

May

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The surf in May was off the Richter scale. Waves almost every day. Image Dirk Erasmus.
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Vic Bay went off for the SA Longboard Champs. Plenty longboards became shortboards in the triple overhead conditions.
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Everyone and their dog is now on a SUP
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Local skate crew jump into the taxi on the cliff at the Donkin for a classic pic

June

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We ducked off to the Maldives for some boardie sessions...
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PE got some fun days in June...
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But Bay went off it's pip a coupla times. Mike Hill on a bomb. Image Zane Hobson.

July

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July had a few decent days....Blaine Armstrong tackling big Clubhouse
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If you look closely you'll see Stompie on that wave. Rode it all the way from the back of Millers to the lifeguard hut on Hobie.
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Bruces fired. Image Stan Blumberg
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Local surfer Cliffie Hamilton starts making fins outta recycled plastic. You can now buy em at The Boardroom.
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Johnny Bakker gets voted in as Vice President of Surfing South Africa. EP represents!
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Photo evidence comes to light that Big Dave was once-upon-a-time hunky Dave! (far left)

August

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Biggest swell of the year hits on 8 August. This is a set slamming the 3rd pylon at Hummies
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Greg Heasley with one of the waves of the year on the day of the year at Hummies
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Dane in a drain. Hummies delivered all August.
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Even the Pier was going off during the solid run of swell -and for a change tit weather whilst we had surf
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Millers looking like a real wave...doesn't happen often!
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And in between the big days there were some fun lil days. Dylan McLoed hanging heel.

September

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This lil bit of grafitti sparked plenty of debate!
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Lank slow month for surf. Here's Luke making the most of one of the few surfable days.
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We escaped the flat spell by bailing to the Maldives
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Billabong Juniors at Seal Point had some kiff weather to contend with
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Was the month of amazing sunsets. Almost every evening was picture perfect.
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Millers tried to become a sand point for a while

October

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EP Juniors claim their first ever victory at SA Champs!!
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Dan Chipps and Zoomie Arderne surf the Sand River in SF after the floods
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Let's just say it rained a lot! Water collected behind Santareme in SF
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Hummies pillars keep getting smashed! Image Mike Holmes
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Visiting windsurfer Mitch Wagstaff starts a new trend! Boardies over wetties!
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Not many waves in October. Stompie getting wave of the day at stormy Hummies. Image Margot Saunders.

November

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Finalists of the RVCA Snap Bucket announced
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Local booger chick Pam Bowren takes a 4th at the World Champs in Venezuala
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Lifeguards go on strike cos the municipality rather pays themselves big-ass checks instead of the ou's that actually do the work!
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New skatepark gets underway at Kings Beach
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SF nearly burns to the ground as 70 houses get lost to the flames.
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There's vok-all surf in November...this ou rode probably the only wave of the whole month!
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Boredom gets ou's creative. Dieter and mates climb the pylon at Hummies for a braai!
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Kody and Dono team up to win the Zag Photo of the Year

December

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Kody scores a kiff shot of Kyle Jacobs at Suicides in Dec Zag.
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Legend shaper and ex JBay/Seals local Mark Spowart aka Spowy passes away. RIP bro.
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Kiff summer sandbanks at Seals - as long as you don't mind sharing waves and the fact that the water will freeze your nuts off

And that's the wrap on 2012 - see ya next year! 


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