Rich pickings at Yallingup

After a week of cold fronts the weather gods blessed the South West’s west coast with off-shore winds and a solid swell for the last weekend in autumn.

Photo: Autumn line-up at Yallingup Main Break. Loz Smith pic.

Yallingup carpenter and cowboy movie buff Rich Myer picked off prime set waves at Yalls Main Break on his favourite long board.

Rich – I had my long board hand made by Bill Foote in Hawaii 14 years ago. It is made of polystyrene foam and epoxy resin. I only use the board at Yallingup. It has snapped twice and been repaired. On a trip to Hawaii, I took the two pieces of broken board with me for repairs (there was no-one here to fix EPS boards back then) and the guy at Hawaii airport charged me for two boards. I argued that it was one broken board, but he was a big ‘Brudda’ and I had to pay double!

Photo: 2013 Rich with his favourite long board on the steps at Yallingup. Bruce King pic.

Quindalup surfer/ photographer Loz Smith captured these images of Rich surfing Yallingup.

Highlights from Saturday 27 May 2017 by Loz Smith

Photo: Ric Myers surfing sequence #1.

Photo: Ric Myers surfing sequence #2.

Photo: Ric Myers surfing sequence #3.

Photo: Ric Myers surfing sequence #4.

Photo: Ric Myers surfing sequence #5.

Highlights from Sunday 28 May 2017 by Loz Smith

While the water temperature was warm on the Sunday, there was a cool breeze blowing down Yallingup valley and out to sea.

To keep warm between surfs, Richie wandered around the carpark wearing his full wettie with a hoody and ugg boots. He also spent time warming up in his work Ute with the heater on.

Photo: Ric Myers surfing sequence #1.