air twirl

no introduction needed for this kid , he shreds , this is almost a year ago ,
where were you , johno was standing on the rocks rapping about the surf he
had the day before , hahaha ,
some presidential fool was signing papers that influence us in ways we dont even realize ,
you where probably at home under the covers next to your girl ,

what is beauty ?

beauty is crossed legs all the way , even if it means breaking your back ,
this is beauty

GRIZZLA @ thee HORN

zzzzzz

weskus man

shockys are your friends

beyers got the cover of the latest saffa boogie mag at a wave up the coast , the day we found it we know that this beast will be featured on a cover , fuck yeah
this is my favourite image from the sequence imprinted on my cameras memory card
johno mellish looks on



this is the sequence from another shot i got published in the previous issue , sick
also beyers

pickaneese

so the funk has died down , there was a south african boogie contest and a winner was crowned - sacha specker.

specker , west coast slab



the change of the seasons are well and truly here , so soon our favorite wave will be chockablock fulla sand , WEDGES

pictorial

here are a variety of shots , no particular order , just pasted , boom



dreaming contest



random view of mountains and valley's



dk souljah



mc'cartney vert



wez fish away from home



keith contest vert



milk might make your teeth stronger

ratatatata

gun fire echoing down the long halls of public buildings , they say society is polluting the minds of the young or maybe it is tv , either way violence is not my forte , so i leave you with these 2 pictures

esto es relmende sicko

i can keep rapping in spanish but then this wont mean much to you .
so here we have two guys that jus enjoi cruising and having good times , this makes them hedonists , right ?
of foooking course that is right , we are all hedonists , bring on the good times

3 moments with johnothan mellish

johno likes to smell flowers

johno likes to ride slabs

johno likes to hack shoulder

Gallery

I've uploaded some oldies and some different perspectives of old photos onto the sixty40 (http://www.sixty40.co.za/) gallery to share some love with the rest of SA, who don't view Sheepalign. Thought I might as well post them here for some entertainment. Swell is looking promising tomorrow, hopefully the boys bring back some photos. Sweetness.







Throw some comments around as we lurv hearing what people are thinking when browsing the photo's, or if you enjoy them. Bodyboard or Die!

Rainbow Nation

There appears to be alot of sentiment with the exposure of the west coast slab,

and understandably so, I mean what is better than surfing with just you and your mates out?

but this little debacle goes a bit deeper, this is standups exploiting a wave know for bodyboarding, is it not?

But to be honest does it come as a surprise?

obviously not, I mean

every tom dick and harry knows where it was and sooner or later standups who want

more of a challenge than kalk bay was gonna show up there and have a dig.

wouldn't you if you found the co ordinates to a wave of interest?

go there, check what it is about and if it proofed to be good have a dig,

is it gonna bother you that others don't want you to surf "their" wave

fuck no, obviously not

but it is still important to show respect to the pioneers of this shit

hooray for pioneers

Secondly, if you look at the international scene, the ozzie one especially you will notice a trend towards surfing the heavier waves on offer, there is also a wave or two that was once thought to be bodyboarding waves,

there is nothing wrong with this, but there is also nothing right about it, it is only natural

as you progress you seek out bigger challenges,

and in this case waves bodyboarders proofed surfable before other wave riders.

It's the 21st century, the days of apartheid is gone, the lines have been blurred

so go out and find something heavier and fresh

but remeber folks always show respect,

hell yeah

Yeehaa

on a journey ,

no real destination ,

just the vastness of the unknown ,

what reveals itself along the road will be documented where possible ,

blog updates will be the last priority for the next 3weeks but there will be

and they will most possibly contain goodness sweeter than honey

i leave you with this image

peace

something from autumn

endless possibilities

mind surf galore

36 chambers

to all you fools out there who haven't listened to the WU TANG CLAN

or who don't appreciate the rawness they bring

plse stop reading , because if i find you

you will experience

TORTURE MOTHER FUCKER

TORTURE

WU TANG FOREVER

fisheye barrel shot with chunk of mountain as background

all that needs to be said is that this wave is much bigger than what it looks

ok ok im a pussy , but what does this matter to you ?

maybe it makes you feel strong ?

or maybe just maybe

you are the pussy

sunshine surfers

this is the time of year where people ask me and i am sure you too ,

is it not to cold to go for a surf ?

but it is raining , arnt you scared you gonna catch a cold ?

well you already know the answer

me and my good friend beyers connecting up in our backyard for a before sunset sesheon where the sky was so dark from cloud and imminent rain you could barely see the shore ,

while the masses of the population enjoi 7de laan

where were you ?

ps. 7de laan is a soapy many south africans enjoi watching for some obscure reason

dangling

i said 23

haha , so funny , the funniest shit happen yesterday

how to start the story ?

ok , so yesterday i met up with two characters (adam and bjion) from the mosselbay area to go score some waves . adam has the car but no licence , says that he doesnt need one cause he got bjion the chauffeur , beyers and stefan also came a long for the drive .

me and the chauffeur playing with the shadows

housten was also there getting his scoop on before he leaves for the world down under

adam : dont need to be able to drive a car to cruise on the boog

he did a little jump cutty for this shot , no spray



beyers on the smallest wave i have seen him ride in a long time
o the joy

now for the funny part , we get back to stellenbosch and only have R23 between us

so the chauffeur tells the guy , R23 diesel plse

the guy does his job and we pay him

this is what followed

guy : NO , more money

chauffeur : what you mean more money ?

i told you R23

guy : NO , R320

chauffeur : what the fuck you mean , how the fuck ?

this went on for 20min

then we had to wait for them to pump the diesel out

what a funny freaking slep