Friday, March 25, 2005
big crowd, little wave
picture this:
collaroy beach is typically not the best surf beach in the world. generally it is referred to as "kiddies corner." however, on big southerly swells, when the sea is 5+ meters, collaroy goes off! that creates the big draw of people to surf perhaps the only beach in sydney that will hold up in a big swell from the south. however, when the swell dies down, people still flock to surf the corner just off the rock pool at collaroy. why? yesterday afternoon, i counted 76 people in the water on surf boards, and there was only a 3 foot wave. nothing to write home about, but still there were about 72 more people than the conditions warranted. i am sure some of the other beaches were surfable and crowded as well. collaroy, well that is another story.
collaroy beach is typically not the best surf beach in the world. generally it is referred to as "kiddies corner." however, on big southerly swells, when the sea is 5+ meters, collaroy goes off! that creates the big draw of people to surf perhaps the only beach in sydney that will hold up in a big swell from the south. however, when the swell dies down, people still flock to surf the corner just off the rock pool at collaroy. why? yesterday afternoon, i counted 76 people in the water on surf boards, and there was only a 3 foot wave. nothing to write home about, but still there were about 72 more people than the conditions warranted. i am sure some of the other beaches were surfable and crowded as well. collaroy, well that is another story.
