Interesting very interesting, I don't think it's any value add to anyone here to hold the comps.
everyone who surfs here likes it cause it's quiet midweek. What actual value does it bring, for businesses down south it has been super super busy lately. When the borders do open we have many people here already, have already noticed waaay more foreign surfers here in last five years.
destroying Rottnest and televising it to every single Brazilian and French/Israeli surfer in the world does not bring any value to me.
It adds to crowds, than all the pros drop clips of every other wave on the island and down south.
Am I selfish yes yes I am .
Go and spend three months in the Gold Coast and tell me how fun it really is

keep advertising surf spots and they will get busier........places we think are well known are not known
to many overseas or even the groms interstate. I remember when a magazine done a feature on Cylinders in the 80's,
I had never heard of the place, probably was not a secret spot, same with so many places we visit and surf on holiday

advertise...'describe or draw attention to (a product, service, or event) in a public medium in order to promote sales or attendance'

Apparently there has been no environmental impact report done It's just been signed off. This unheard of in WA let alone Rottnest island
emperor McGowan at it agian

If the federal governments travel concessions are anything to go by, they're not that interested in mingling with us either LOL

Cheap tickets to Alice Springs anyone WooHoo

I've enjoyed watching the pros surf Margs since the 80's. Especially that time Pauline Menzer went over the falls on a huge day. Tom Curran rode one into the rivermount. Watching Occy do lay back cutback stalls into the barrel over the surgeons & Kong taking off way deep out the back on huge storm swells.

I'd just prefer they set dates & surfed those dates, Happy to watch them surf big onshore bomb days. Sorts the boys out from the men (visa versa for the females)...should be just one week, with the finals on the weekend, not endless laydays waiting for the primo. They're pros, so should surf whatever huey throws at them.

Yeah for sure, dunno but isn't that how they did it back in the 80's/90's. I reckon we gotta give them a bit of a break atm though with the scamdemic. Two weeks lockdown in between countries they had to endure just to come here, like the tennis players for the Oz open...no wonder Kelly didn't show. he headed back to not so crowded Indo & Federer was like sorry can't make it. People are like making the best or enduring the worst times atm. Contrasts have never been greater...

MickPC said..
Yeah for sure, dunno but isn't that how they did it back in the 80's/90's. I reckon we gotta give them a bit of a break atm though with the scamdemic. Two weeks lockdown in between countries they had to endure just to come here, like the tennis players for the Oz open...no wonder Kelly didn't show. he headed back to not so crowded Indo & Federer was like sorry can't make it. People are like making the best or enduring the worst times atm. Contrasts have never been greater...

I think your right. It is a tough time for a lot of people at the moment and maybe we do need to look at things differently. I suppose by giving a bit and showing compassion we may just change.

I visited the fabeled spot where the WSL took over yesterday. I was as if they where never there. No signs of destruction no left over building frames the tracks are all the same. They did a good job restoring the place and looking after it while they where there from what i saw.

It was a good day thats for sure nothing to fancy

Its a shame how quiet the forum has become. It was such a good forum

Thats a bit Ironic having a winge that people are winging.

Im going on a hunger strike until the morning to protest