i left South Africa about 5 years ago and now live in New Zealand. As i remember it ther was always the agro between surfers and bodyboarders but bodyboarding was still quite popular. Over here i am one of the only 'dick draggers' in my town, all my mates are 'stand up surfers' except for one other sponger who is at uni now so we only get to surf 2getha over summer. so i was just wondering what the state of bodyboarding is like back home? is it still fairly popular, or has it died off to stand up surfing?
in my opinion, bodyboarding is growing in the bigger cities, durban & CT. here in EL im always surrounded by stand ups. remember EL boasts some world class stand ups, and im proud of this even if they are stand ups!!
judging by all the new dvd releases and pics in 60/40 id say bodyboarding is heading the right direction and growing. there is alot of amp and hipe amongst us.
Mangaz17 December 2007
yeah thats awesome man. wish we could see growth like that over here. had an epic surf this morning! only one out! thats one thing about NZ. the beaches are nowhere near as crowded as SA
byron....? September 2008
ahoy mangaz! im moving to nz in january! to aukland.....if you could please post a couple of pics of the spots in aukland....would be great! shot bru!
Mangaz17 September 2008
Hey man, yeah therz not a hell of a lot of surf in Auckland. Aucklands more on the harbour, but about 20 min out of Aucks there are some good breaks on the west coast. I live about 1 hr 30 min north of Auckland and therz heaps of good spots up here. if u give me an email address ill send u some pics dude.
thanks alot bru......herd of a spot called pokkies (shelf)?
Spy Dude September 2008
share your pics on this forum bru! go on.. tease us a little.
September 2008
well spy check out Managaz profile icon pic... im sure thats NZ? Seen stupidly good waves out there and heavy beast masters also!!
SA..... haha, yup crowded as usual and still the surfers / bodyboarders hating each other even though they dont realise they two different sports and cant compare.... the only thing it bodyboarders get more bummed cause most of them cant surf well and mess up to many waves when its good
ANC with Zuma becoming president before the elections... countries upto ______ and just have to deal with crime and what not. The only nice thing is it pays to do crime and you can get away with whatever you want now days as no one cares really...
