Barreled or covered up? Covered up was yesterday, I'm not sure if I believe that I have ever been barreled, lol.
April 17th of last year. Had a little pinch at the end too, barely made it out. By far the best wave of my life
early october, wrightville beach. took off on a little chest high wedge (i 4get the hurricane) wedge, didn't expect much, got shacked, almost jizzed myself. double up into a throaty barrel and spit out. semester complete. sweating so much. overly stoked. got a head dip 2 days ago and almost had a heart attack over being stoked.......its been too long....
ocean city, md about 2 years ago. I dinged a board earlier in the day (pretty sure it was a Nor'easter swell) and went back out later on a 6'2 rounded pin that I rarely use. Pulled in, stood straight up and got completely covered. It was AWESOME! Best wave of my life. Oh yea, this post just made me remember my buddy got it on film too. Yes!
Slightly overhead double barrel this past fall surfing one of my favorite inlets somewhere between Topsail and Ocean Isle....
how about yesterday Oceana pier alantic beach NC had several 1 true classic more tubes then you could shake a stick at Also friday south topsail bigger a little nasty and way more intense Yesterday at the oceana I saw another guy way back in a crazy looking tube with white water sucking up in the lip Pics in my mines eye only
nice thread wb aswell dropped in pulled in tucked and covered. easy with some help from the offshores, looked like stained glass
Last Saturday.....not yesterday....the one before, dude. I'm not being a jerk, but wow dudes that's some long absences from getting bubbed. I feel for y'all. Wasn't a huge gaping barrel, last Saturday, but I was a couple feet back and funneling north bound. The last real barrel of any east coast consequence, for myselves, was December 28, 2011. Erock !! Where you been, dude? What, are you sore at me or something? GAWD.......
...can't remember. Not in the last few sessions. At least not a real "tube ride." Lots of little coverups, but no legit tube rides probably since that last big swell we had, like... a month ago??? Got a few that day.
Last one for me... Mid/late December or early January during one of those little swells we had. I can't remember which one it was specifically but it was around then. The wave was probably only nipple high or so, but it did suck out nicely. On a related note, when do you guys feel comfortable making the statement that you were legitimately barreled? I know it differs for everyone-just curious. I'll personally make the claim when I see the lip spilling over my outside shoulder, no matter the duration. That, and you make it out. Anyone else?
+1...Feels weird to claim... much better when others do it for you. Gotten under a few lately but last standout... overhead hollow pitching right point... riding complete wrong board a 6'0 retro style twinzer (long story)... Late takeoff...throws over me... too fast... out run the barrel...stall... back under it and pumping for the freight train section...bout to shut down ...speed... shoot out over and the back board skipping across the water at mach 5. Before I could even say it my buddy paddling out gives me the hoot and a "nice barrel!" Awesome.
Haha, poor choice of words. Didn't mean claim in a brazzo/ASP sense (no offense), just a 'hey, that's a barrel' kind of way. Although sometimes I can't help myself personally...... And Stranded I can't tell if you're talking about a wave somewhere in Micronesia or elsewhere, but I'm jealous regardless. Anyway here's me after my last good one: /not really me
I'll personally make the claim when I see the lip spilling over my outside shoulder, no matter the duration. That, and you make it out. You said it.
Last monday I got on a little rib high peak that got hollow on me. I was in it long enough to get a view of the water shooting over my head and then narrowly escaped before gently it bit down. Im definitely ready for something bigger.
I guess you could say having a section of lip fold over you for a fraction of a second is a barrel... I mean, you actually were inside the wave... I guess. But then does pulling into a closeout and punching through the curtain count too? How about punching out the back? How about backdooring a peak? How about weaving through a long tube... threading the needle... for like, 40 yards, then catching a rail and falling? What's the difference between a coverup and a barrel? Does it have to be dry? Does a head dip count? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dwijmttX2w So wrong... on so many levels.
This is the discussion I'm talking about. Where do you guys draw the line? For me, it goes: 1. barrel, 2. head dip, 3. everything else (for purposes of this discussion). For it to be a barrel, I'd say you've got to see the inside of the lip and be there for more than a few moments. A head dip to me is anything less than that where you've still managed to find yourself deep in the pocket and under the lip as it begins to spill, but not for any kind of duration. Anything else, not in the discussion. Is backdooring a peak a barrel? - Sometimes? Depends on the wave and what kind of line you take. There's definitely a good chance of getting barreled. Pulling into a closeout and punching out the back - I would say no. Pulling into a closeout and escaping out the front - Another maybe. Depends on your definition of a closeout? If it closes out right off the takeoff, I would say that it wasn't a barrel. Threading the needle for 40 yds then falling - Yes. I guess it boils down to being deep enough and in there long enough for me. There's definitely a lot of grey area, and these are just how I would call them. I guess I think about this kind of thing because I have a friend who doesn't shut up about how barreled he got after every other session. I've since stopped calling him out and just kind of let him have it now. I mean if it feels like a barrel to him that's all that matters, right?
