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Stop your crying woody I surfed down there for years when I was young and yes your right that only a hand full of people surf most of the big wave spots but not really at this spot mainly at E… Woops can’t name that well know spot because you so called locals smash cars up. Most of these spots need that NNE wind combined with a macking swell and it’s kina rare.
All you so called down south locals are full of shit you were not out there. But I bet you Knew this swell was coming and you took the day of work so you could go find a car of some one man enough to surf these waves and vandalize it so you could feel tough on the beach while you watch them surf 25ft waves.
And then leave before they come in.
Put your money where your mouth is woody as far as Im concerned if it is 20ft+ and no one else will go out and rowley is willing to surf it alone then he can have the wave and all the gravy and photos that go with it.
It’s never going to get crowded like Mavericks or any other big wave spots around the world you paranoid losers.

locals have been surfing this joint for years and avoiding publicizing it because we don’t want our home break to turn into mavericks or get anything like the “surfcoast” (torquay).. rowley showed up the past couple of years, renamed this wave and his only motive is to generate publicity for himself. there is a hand full of local boys who could have been getting as much publicity as rowley if they choose to go down that path but they haven’t. anybody’s welcome to surf down but the only person this is good for is himself..

BTW, I doubt Maurice would spell the word love as “luv”. In fact I don’t know any self respecting men who would…..

This is so funny, why dont u just surf and leave ur twisted egos at home.

On the map since world wide coverage in early 1990s. Freezing, sharky, fickle and heavy. Three hours drive from a city of four million. 12 people in the water still a bit of a crowd.

Pretty unremarkable footage really considering the shit that has gone down there since the late 7os. Have a photo of a 10 foot gun on the face of a wave AT LEAST 45 – 50 ft Hawaiian. Biggest wave I have seen in Oz including the shit from Cow Bombie a few years ago.

I think by “re-naming” the wave Woody, Rowley was doing his bit to keep the exposure down a bit. Had me fucked. Before I saw the footage I thought “Albatross” might have been a less than creative code name for Pelicans a bit further down the coast. Don’t worry Woody, that place isn’t on Google Maps yet.

named after he was being swooped by an albatross first time he towed the place… makes sense.

locals have been surfing this joint for years and avoiding publicizing it because we don’t want our home break to turn into mavericks or get anything like the “surfcoast” (torquay).. rowley showed up the past couple of years, renamed this wave and his only motive is to generate publicity for himself. there is a hand full of local boys who could have been getting as much publicity as rowley if they choose to go down that path but they haven’t. anybody’s welcome to surf down but the only person this is good for is himself..

..and at the other end of the self promotion spectrum, Sandy Ryan.

where was every one ?

Stop your crying woody I surfed down there for years when I was young and yes your right that only a hand full of people surf most of the big wave spots but not really at this spot mainly at E… Woops can’t name that well know spot because you so called locals smash cars up. Most of these spots need that NNE wind combined with a macking swell and it’s kina rare.
All you so called down south locals are full of shit you were not out there. But I bet you Knew this swell was coming and you took the day of work so you could go find a car of some one man enough to surf these waves and vandalize it so you could feel tough on the beach while you watch them surf 25ft waves.
And then leave before they come in.
Put your money where your mouth is woody as far as Im concerned if it is 20ft+ and no one else will go out and rowley is willing to surf it alone then he can have the wave and all the gravy and photos that go with it.
It’s never going to get crowded like Mavericks or any other big wave spots around the world you paranoid losers.

Yo, what’s the big deal? Didn’t Curren & Wayne Lynch surf this place back in the mid eighties and then Carroll, Gerlach and Pottz in the early 90′s with no jet ski assist? All documented in Surfer Mag. Why the press release and pump up? Next thing you know, you guys will be reporting Jeff’s next crapper.

On the map since world wide coverage in early 1990s. Freezing, sharky, fickle and heavy. Three hours drive from a city of four million. 12 people in the water still a bit of a crowd.

Pretty unremarkable footage really considering the shit that has gone down there since the late 7os. Have a photo of a 10 foot gun on the face of a wave AT LEAST 45 – 50 ft Hawaiian. Biggest wave I have seen in Oz including the shit from Cow Bombie a few years ago.

I think by “re-naming” the wave Woody, Rowley was doing his bit to keep the exposure down a bit. Had me fucked. Before I saw the footage I thought “Albatross” might have been a less than creative code name for Pelicans a bit further down the coast. Don’t worry Woody, that place isn’t on Google Maps yet.

Rowley owned it.. where was the “crew” that day? In the parking lot, in a circle jerk.
Pathetic. Show me one guy that has taken off when it was at 20ft? First off, the posters on here are in the US, B1TCHING ABOUT ROWLEY.. 2nd, some twit wants us to believe that there is some elite crew that surfs it. WHERE WERE THEY THAT DAY? If you have any sense in you and are equipped with the knowledge, why not go out? They sat in the parking lot with their d1cks in their hands.

It’s not two mile which was surfed by tom and potter back in the 90s. And all these spots break so far out to sea it’s stupid in my 30years of surrfing down there it’s rare to see more than 6guys surfing the big breaks at any time the weather down there is haywire and the days you think are going to pump are pounded by 50knt onshores. You need to be mental to rock up down here with no one in site 20ft+ surf flanked by 100ft + cliffs and out of control 15ft rip torn beachys don’t lose your board or you might not get back in at some of these spots.
One guy that comes to mind and I have seen him about to paddle 500 meters out to 15ft surf alone a hour before dark is a guy called Russell M (HELL MAN)

If that’s not two mile, someone got funky with a photocopy machine and pumped out a pretty good likeness. Where exactly is it Woody?

Yeah Russ is fucking crazy. What he lacks in pure surfing talent is made up with sheer determination to make the drop. Pretty sure it’s his board in that crazy photo I mentioned in previous post, but was nearly 20 years ago. Another name to put out there is the late and great Brooko. The equal of “big names” like Curren, Horan, T Ray etc. out there. MR like swooping bottom turns. Lay back hooks in the lips of 15 foot waves, you would have to actually see it to believe it. Almost untouchable at big Bells as an 18 year old. We lost a good one when Brooko left the building.

kind of a bullshit clip , how many waves were surfed ???

well FIG JAM Roll has done it again…yeah there were lotsa guys out that day,nothing huge,but good fun….amazing how one guy can disrespect the big wave culture down here….just for their own personal gain….a 5 minutes of fame….

a good question would be to ask him,how much money has he given to charity,to which charity…….as we all have noticed that theres been no mention of his charge for charity…unless of course he’s the charity…..

just for the record,there are a whole lota guys that surf the area for the luv of surfing…not the luv of getting the FIG JAM award…….sometimes its not all about the money!

Oh wow if that is really you Maurice Cole. Sounds like some tension about to start down the surfcoast have fun.

That’s a blast from the past JOKER! Rolled out of there myself once at 3.00am with a bunch of idiots from Barwon Heads. Car loaded by 4am, Johanna car park by 5.30am, paddled out in the dark at 5.40am and washed back onto the beach half dead by by 6.00am. Saw a HUUUGE shark from the cliffs at C*** that arvo after we’d surfed it for a couple of hours. Nearly drowned, get nailed by a massive Noah and survived a stupid car crash on the way home, all within 12 hours. I don’t miss the old days one fucking bit

Haha thinking about it now surviving the 6hr car trips there and back and the waves all with no sleep.
I don’t miss it that much.
Have a good one KEN.

Kinda hard for anyone to comment about what Rowley’s doing when he’s surfing it alone and renaming it. There are no locals at this non secret spot.

BTW, I doubt Maurice would spell the word love as “luv”. In fact I don’t know any self respecting men who would…..

so dear Ken…….not sure where you get off about self respecting because I used the word ,”luv”…if ya really want to talk about self respect….well thats our ol FIG JAM roll…and yeah its me!!!

This is so funny, why dont u just surf and leave ur twisted egos at home.

If that is you MC, please stop dropping in and fading me. I’m beginning to think you don’t luv me

is that you snakin me Ken doll…..be carefull the ghost of Normy Cooper doesn’t get ya!!

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Normy should neck a couple of his frothy namesakes and relax a bit. All is fair in luv and war.

Me thinks ken didn’t do his history classes

Educate me Normy!

ken..normy was one of the best indigenous surfers to come out of Victoria…..surfed the southern/western coast of Vic with the biggest smile on his face…..he died in Warnambool hospital….because of his color he received 2nd rate medical care and died…..we all miss him,and as I also came from w/bool…knew him very well ,everyone respected Normy,and we still respect his memory…

and thats what the ol FIG JAM doesn’t have…self respect or the respect of his peers…..actually a bit like Ken!

Blah Blah Maurice Had enough of this “Because He was Black CRAP” It’s just bullshit these days to try that line and it’s getting old. Stick to the topic and try not to get all political for once in your life Maurice because guess what this time its not all about you I know that’s hard for you to deal with.
And you have been exploiting surfing all your life have you not?????

Get as many boards out there as you can Maurice make your money out of surfing any way you can Maurice. Sponsor a young Taj burrow who will surf thousands of spots with photographers in tow and have thousands of picks in mags for decades. Your name was splashed across his boards at many spots that people didn’t want known. And Rowley gets a few bombs on days that no one else is around with a couple of pics and you cry.
You have been exploiting surfing for all the bucks you can Maurice at least he is doing the surfing not pumping out as many boards or tshirts he can you idiot.

Dang sounds like MC BOARD was just giving a good heartful description of a great surfer who had a rough time in the hospital. Happens all the time which is terrible didn’t sound political at all to me. I sense a lil ripper master shaper envy.

Ah Rich the whole topic is about Rowley and some of Maurices comment tend on saying Rowley is making personal Gain for surfing these spots and trying to get some cred and maybe a little sponsorship cash.
Maurice would have been cool if it was Taj surfing it with 20 photogs if his name was on tajs boards thats my point.
Shaper envy nah buddy I went JS years ago and never looked back

Thanks for the back history MC. Unfortunately Normy’s story is by no means a one off in this “great” country. Go easy on me Normy Cooper’s Ghost, as my history teachers stayed well clear of that territory in class. Apologies for any offence caused due to my ignorance. Joker, don’t confuse the tragedy of one man with the exploitation of surfing. It’s a one way street to an unhappy, dangerous place.

Got some homework to hand in.

For Normy, courtesy Peter “PK” Kirkhouse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ughsB9djmsg

c’mon Joker ……..black crap??? thought you might be interested inNormys tale of being black and how much respect he had dowm here……but your racist attitude is noted Joker,what a great aussie bloke you are!!

having a racist fuckwit like Joker commenting on me is like pauline hanson commenting on the state of Australias indigenous communities….

it sounds like herr Joker,that you don’t even know what the issue is with “our” Fig JAM Rolls…….its got nothing to do with shaper envy…Huh?? Duh!!

its about respect,and just going surfing….something you obviously lack,and not sure that you would know whats is like to be one of the first to surf a coast or have surf spots that are not your mainstream places,where respect is paramount and that when someone like rowley makes up storys …yeah there were plenty of people out…..even RCJ and TC were out…..but FIG JAMS story is just that……a story…that you believed….you are one gulible racist Joker….

and just for the record Joker…you obviously see making boards as exploitation…….of….???

there is a very big difference between being a shaper,and a self promoting surfer who burns all his cred ,by shitting in his own backyard….

See I knew you would start with this racist shit I have mates of all nations and by no means am I racist I just hate it when some one pulls out the racist card as a defence like you did when the topic was about rowley and nothing to do with what your going on about now.
Please tell me what Normy has to do with Rowley surfing that day.

As predicted, it didn’t take long to go down that one way street….

joker,you opened up the racism debate by trivialising the story on normy ….because someone came on here using Normy’s name…and as Normy was a very respected surfer down this way….hence the story…

Normy was and is respected….FJ Rowls is not……because of his FIG JAM tendencies….so lets get off the racism…and back onto Rowley…..

do you even understand about having somewhere that everyone respects the local culture and that all are welcome to come and surf…but come and surf because you luv it…not because you ca n make money…..

if rowley didn’t have a camera with him…he wouldn’t surf it…end of story….

Yeah fair enough Maurice well end it here.

joker,as you can tell this is a sensitive issue…and complex to say the least……and the last thing I came on here was to end up trying to defend myself…..and my credibility….

I was a good friend of Jeffs….and he did the same thing last year and has refused to talk to any of us since…..he threw away lifelong friendships for 5 minutes of fame…….and as I said,we have battled for years so that everyone is welcome to come and surf….but to surf here you have to be pretty hardcore,and thats where we have all learnt that the common thread that binds us a s a culture is the luv of surfing….nothing more nothing less…

and sorry for getting onto your case so much about the racism…..but Normy was an absolute ledgend……and ah…its all been said!

No worries and I will watch my wording next time.
Catch CHA later.

JOKER= kook

I surfed an area near here in 1992 on a north swell. If you know where the road ends, you can take a path on foot to a few different breaks. I’m not sure about the name of the spot, but there are a couple in there. It might have been about 12-15 ft. when I watched it from shore.

A North swell…..hmmmmmm…..

North swells a great when a deep low forms off Ayers Rock… HAHA