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Pics and Stories of
NZed

"Which posters to alt.surfing have you met, surfed, or tripped with, where and when?"
My Surfing Story

My alt surfing name NZed Surfa ( spelt NZed in New Zealand...not N ZEEE as in US).
My actual name David Wilcock.....(the surname is a derivative of William the Conquorer).
Born in Liverpool, England 1961...makes me 41yrs young!
Family emigrated out in 1974 ...best thing we ever did.
Stayed in Wellington most of my life.
As wilth most kiwis...NZers...have done my fare share of travelling.
I studied chinese in China...travelled around China a couple of times
Lived in Taiwan for a year...
Mostly travelled around Asia.....China, Taiwan... Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, etc.
So it wasn't a suprise to meet my wife in NZ who happened to be Malaysian Chinese...and a good cook ! We have two young children....Alanna almost 5 ...Alicia almost 2.
 
Most of my surfing has been in NZ...travelled extensively around NZ and most of the breaks around NZ. ...not all of them surfed due to lack of swell or conditions.
 
I have also enjoyed most water sports....Surfing ...windsurfing...kayaking ...sea / river..yachting...white water rafting
 
First experience surfing...our first holiday in NZ.  Napier Beach....waves dump on the beach. Parents bought me a polystyrene board and learnt how to catch waves and consequently how not to get dumped on the gravel / stoney beach.
 
Surfboards
Have kept my first board...from the seventies..good condition apart from 3 big dings from an accident at a Wairarapa reef break...we got thrown up on to the rocks. 6ft 6 pin tail stinger, adj fin box.....this is now kept in the garage as a momento.

I currently ride a 8ft 6 mini mel...a fun board to ride in our beach break conditions.

I also ride an old 60s 10footer....which is an experience to ride and still trying to master.

When the conditions are right and I get the chance to go over to our Wairarpa coast...reef breaks I use a 7ft 4 board.
My boards have to be quite big as I am almost 6ft 4 and approx 220lbs
 
Plans for the future.
Surfing...
Early Next year visit Malaysia ...and check out the surfing scene up on the east coast.
Visit the US... have some friends in Tracy, California.
Visit Fiji, Somoa, Tonga... check out the surf.
Bali is also on my list !


 
 


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