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Hey guys,

I am on my way home after a good couple of months on the road.

So I got lucky and made it into the trials. I didnt win it or anything but it was good to give it a go and make a two rounds. I hopefully will get in again next year and that time I think I will be a lot more ready to give it a crack. It was so good competing in good waves and seeing the worlds best battle it out, I learned a lot just by watching those guys.

As cool as competing in the comp was it will be the free surfs that made my trip and what I will remember, I will get some shots up soon.

Ferg

Good luck to all the team.

I have been home a few weeks from south Africa and now Tahiti is coming up fast! I am so pumped to get some decent barrels over there for a change, hopefully it provides for us this year…

There is quite a bit of anticipation and pressure surrounding chopes with a lot of careers riding on doing well, mine included. It was really disappointing to finish 33rd at J-bay, I felt like I was surfing great and had spent the 2 month break getting my knee back to 100% from my injury in Feb. Sometimes the ocean is just not your friend, and this was one of them!

It was so good to have my family with me there, it always helps to put things in perspective and move on from a loss. The event was over so quickly we had barely recovered from the 36 hour mission to get there, so we just relaxed and did some exploring along the coast.

Went to Plettenberg Bay for 3 days, beautiful and peaceful little town about an hour from Jbay. We then headed back for a few days surfing and eating at our favourite café, Infood, before our safari trip to Pumba Game park at the end. Tosh is such animal lover he was in heaven the whole time, and Frankie well she is just a chilled out kid!
Here is some pics of our trip-
The view from our front lawn in Jbay, yep it was pumping!

One of the best cafes I have ever been to, Infood… unbelievable

Tosh wanted to jump the fence and poke him awake

Patting the babies, the little girl cub got a bit feisty with tosh and tried to pounce on him!

Trying to look comfortable patting the 2 year old cheetahs… really I was freaking…

They could smell Frankie outside the fence, it was heavy how they stalked her!

This is the view from our little hotel room in Plett Bay, tosh and I kayaking across to the sand point

Sunrise over the Crags Mountain range from same hotel room

Pumba game park, our first day

The Matriarch… she was not happy with us and charged our car! just slightly freaked us out

Lion main course

White lion checking out the main course… amazing blue eyes

Tosh spotted these cubs with their mother, we were all too busy looking the other way at nothing! Almost kept driving as we didnt believe him… they were ridiculously cute, almost cuddly

The father is not so cute, or cuddly…

Lion checking out his entree

yum

Not sure how frankie managed to stay in the car, our ranger drove like a maniac! She is on the back seat in her little capsule with danielle fiercely guarding her from any hungry cats.

Our room at the lodge, tosh meditating in front of the fire

….So im busy getting my boards sorted now, trying to decide how many guns ill need! hopefully all of them. And hopefully Pappa Teva who’s house I stay at has fixed the boats this year before we get there… not fun when the waves are pumping and you are waiting on an engine to splutter into life.
Ill let you know how it goes…

KP

Yo, In france for the next few weeks, knee is feeling way better but still limited on turns and airs. Arrived on the 9th and got into the nike6.0 cash for tricks contest in Anglet and made it too the final which was pretty cool. 200 euros in the back pocket. Reubs won the comp so beers on him.

“You are the guy in the white wetsuit” is a common phrase I’m hearing allot when meeting people. I have this team suit which is standing out a bit in a sea full of black suits.

Shooting a bit down here in Hossegor then heading to up the coast for the comp in Lacanau then home on the 23rd for the british nationals. Hopefully by then my knee is good and can put in a good result yeeooowww.
Joss

Sorry for the late update on how Tahiti is going, I have been trying to track down some photos.(will get more up soon) Its been so much fun out here, the first week I arrived we had good waves everyday between 4-8ft and hardly anyone around. Been fairly small since then but looks like a good swell coming for this weekend and the Trials start on Monday. I am hoping to get into the contest, it all depends on how many guys turn up. So will let you know how it goes. Cheers Ferg

Well my knee is almost good again. In Sri Lanka recently I got my foot trapped in the reef and it didn’t free itself before the wave did the damage on my knee. 1 day before the comp, perfect little right handers, sunshine and I was sat on the beach watching everyone else have fun

Have been getting in the water recently, just been taking it easy and doing little floaters and turns. Almost fit and well now so heading down france tonight with Reubs for August. Hopefully get into some Q’S and just surf my brains out for the next 3 weeks.

Here’s an update we ve just recieved from Sam Smart down in Sennen.

Congrats from all at C-SKINS to Sam on 3 out of 3 wins as a pro boxer……………………………………….

I wanted to say thanks for the this years new team suit (wired series 2)
So comfortable i feel like I’m surfing naked.
We have had an awesome summer of swell here at sennen so far and I’ve been hitting it 3 times a day,
feeling much stronger then last year as I’ve upped my training.
Our surf shop/school (smart surf) has been epic and we are all stoked to be working with c-skins, as team riders, selling a product we all have great faith in.
Here’s a shot from today’s surf and a shot from my last fight the other week.
hope everybody is having a great Summer !
Sam

If your in south Cornwall dont forget to drop in on the guys at Smart Surf.

Hi guys.

We have just come back from the desert, we had three good swells in ten days so it was a worthy mission. The first swell was actually too big, but the second one was real good. I have been up to the north west four times now and it still blows me away how good that place is. It’s such a good paddle wave, I love it up there cant wait to go back already.

Tom is off to Indo now for the Padang comp and I am headed to Tahiti for hopefully a good swell. Will keep you posted….