Here are a few more shots from the RED Team photo shoot. Fun weekend !

All pics (c) Pierre Tostee

Tammy-Lee Smith has this to say about today :

“My friend Stacey goes hard when she surfs!  She likes to get high… in the air… on her surfboard.  Today proved this when she tried her trade mark frontside punt but Salmon Bay backwash was cruel.  She came off second best to the shallow bumpy sand bank waves and tweaked her ankle.  I personally thought it was broken so I bought her NikNaks to make her feel better. It still might be broken, she’s gotta get x-rays  She was brave. “

Tammy called me brave ! First time ever. Ya. So. I messed up my ankle. it hurts. It’s a now a Kankle. I went for a frontside air on a tiny wave and landed SO wrong on my back foot – its beyond swollen and I have been taking painkillers ALL day. yoh.

I have to have X-rays tomorrow morning at Alberlito Hospital to check out what the vibe is.

I have pics. Cos yup, we are on a photo shoot and Pierre is always pointing his LARGE lens at us.

BELOW IS A SEQUENCE OF THE WAVE I BROKE MY ANKLE ON :

1st frame….2nd frame…..and 3rd frame is split seconds before I landed so very wrong.  I’m about to cry when Tanah and Mich are helping me up the beach. Shot guys.

In Ballito for a Mr Price/RED Surf team shoot.

Arrived in KZN around 08:00 Friday morning, got some admin done in Durbs – visited one of my sponsors ISLAND STYLE and my board shaper BARON STANDER. Got to Ballito early afternoon and went straight down to Sunrise Point for the first shoot. It was around 3-4ft, dead low and blowing onshore NE. If you have ever surfed Sunrise you will know that it gets super heavy and Friday was no different. For some reason I decided to surf the Quadpod (WTF!?) and got worked – not enough drive/hold/complete opposite of the board I should have been riding out there. Had a few fun waves, nothing great. The boys were tearing. Here are some of the shots (c) Pierre Tostee

Some pics from the very old film camera. She’s a charming little thing.

This is one of my best mates. Her name is Tammy-Lee Smith (It’s actually Tamlynne Smith, Tammy-Lee is a STAGE NAME. HA.). Look at the photos, isn’t she cool ? huh? Doesn’t she look good in the barrel? I think so. How rad is the red jean and brown jacket combo?  yup, that right there, is why I keep her around. We have been friends for 10 years this year, pretty special I think! We have travelled the world together, pushed each other’s surfing and never had a real fight haha. Except one time when we were younger we collided in a heat and got a double interference. I lost the heat and she made it through. hmmm. We both cried. Whatever ha.  She just started a blog – Check it HERE.

Meet my good friend Thalente

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Spent the day Wakeboarding at Rietvlei with Po Rider Andrew Bourne. It was my first time and I had a JOL. So much fun but I’m definitely not going to be able to move tomorrow. IT IS A KILLLLLER workout. Everything hurts already. I figured it out pretty quickly but then ATE it (FACEPLANT!) on my 2nd run. It’s fine though – practice makes perfect !! haha. Can’t wait to go again ! Shot ANDY

I am in love. Like for real. This board is amazing.  Baron sent it down to me yesterday – I’ve surfed it twice now and it’s AWESOME. 5′2 x 19 x 2 1/2 .  I’ve been riding it as a thruster but the plugs are set up so that I can ride it as a quad if I want. It’s so loooooose but also has a ton of drive.  You NEED to get one of these boards. Seriously. Listen to me.

Check out the pics of the sexy little QuadPod. I look super grumpy in these pics, I’m not toooooo sure whats up with that haha!