Don't get me wrong she surf better than I will ever surf but they make it sound like really hard core. I surf Nova Scotia before at the beginning of february -20C with snow on beach, offshore wind, -1C water and I was camping in a van so my wetsuit was never dry and I don't consider myself hardcore, the surf was really good and no crowd. I live in gold coast OZ now and will exchange the crowd for cold water anytime. Well I'm from Quebec so was build for cold weather I suppose.
I am part of the Surfing community on the South West shore of NS, we surf these cold waters all the time. Being able to jump into freezing water pushes the envelope and makes you a better surfer because you are forced to overcome the mental block telling you to turn back, as soon as you push through those thoughts you instantly overcome the fear and enjoy the ride. #sumersaltsupsurf #swnssurf
Having surfed here in NS through winters the waves are awesome but the cold is real. I bet she can still remember that time she polar dipped in Canada eh.
Thank you Sally for this. Your passion towards surfing inspires me to do what I love for all the reasons people think I shouldn't do it. You're awesome!
I have a 5. 4 wetsuit for Northern california waters and i still have to get out after about an hour. Major props to this babe for pushing on. She's gorgeous and brave.
Originally from NS the biggest I've worn back home surfing in -12C with freezing rain was a 6mm Now I live on Vancouver Island (Pacific Northwest) and I surf a 4mm no hood all year over here and I can last longer than an hour :) Built tough up here we are!
I grew up surfing in Southern California. The first time you go into the colder waters of the north it can be scary. I’ve barebacked it in Oregon for 30 minutes
Fair weather surfers! Did you see that video of Alana Blanchard where she was in NZ or somewhere and literally wouldn't get in the water cos it was 15 degrees or something? These people would never surf if they weren't in the tropics. The real surfers aren't the ones doing it in hawaii, the ones doing it near the polar regions are... Absolute commitment..and love for the sport.
julio massi Agreed. Basing talent and who's a proper athlete on temperatures is bullshit. Sick of this insecure 'harden up' crap that goes on among males.
that would be the same as me saying that non-tropic surfers aren't committed because you're not paddling out during cat 4 or cat 5 hurricanes as the cement pier that is 30' above the water line of the pylons with wooden planks are exploding into the air and falling apart all around you. Just to break your ribs going through the shore break that doubles up overhead and barreling to show bare sand is commitment and dodging cement slab after cement slab that's going under. The surfboard pieces... from the days prior to the eye is less than 24 hours... are everywhere and just as bad as all of the 2x6 boards washing up... I'd love a nice trip out in the cold, it's much less dangerous for pristine peaks. People just won't choose to hit the coldest waves it they have to travel 2k miles to start out, but it does make your commitment sound like it is driven by something else... Sadly, I amit that my crazy hurricane surf was filmed the same as this... but mine was from the weather channel watching me and an interview with the local news whom all got there after my yellow Jeep. I had fun, I didn't mind the dangers as I was after the surf of a lifetime and I got it. Surfing has always been about respecting things that are greater than yourself, it's not measurement for ego.
+Aint1S that first bit took me back to '99 & 'cane floyd. lumber, bottles, cans, were the most common projectiles in the lineup. the shorey was infinitely worse & exactly as you described. the jellies were just icing on the cake.
Nahh...thats not fair,I know a load of crew that get tired surfing in the tropics because it is too warm for them..Cold water surfing,really cold,thats not nice if you arent used to it..Vico Australian saying this,hoodie 5,4 icecream headache and loving it.....Coldwater is tough and takes alot of stoke away if you arent used to it...
I'm absolutely in love with this girl...Sally your awesome! smart, funny, beautiful, talented, it's a shame your not a celebrity on the level of slater or fanning. you deserve it
I remember swimming at this beach when I was a kid (grew up down the road). Not sure how I did it. We would swim right into the autumn, with no wet suit, just running around like maniacs.
❤ such a cute lil toughie ripper. that said, why surf in that environment instead of warmer more comfortable and better conditions, especially having already had the experience of having surfed northern snow sesh :) i saw some sally competition surfing today after her return from these excursions, to the wsl circuit, and wow, what great elegant aggro style :) some beautiful slicing frontside cutbacks, snaps, and gouges. so good :)
She was able to get back in after being broken because she a had a red bull with her. Her face, while holding it, was already changed, sunny and happy. Her paddling was much more energetic and her surfing, oh her surfing after just a can of red bull... Miraculous drink, that's what it is.
As a New Zealander living in Queensland, Australia I can tell you: Australia makes you soft. Warm water all the time... it's no wonder Sally really struggled. I grew up surfing in NZ all year round without a wetsuit.
Yea mate. The waters in New Zealand will clear the summer line ups. I surfed in Auckland in winter back in 2018 when my car read 0 degrees celsius out there. It's cold when you get in but once your body and wetsuit warm up, it's fine. I also saw surfers in St Clair, Dunedin in winter. I couldn't believe how tough those surfers were. It would been freezing with the swells from Antartica funneling onto their shores!
Not sure how she stood the cold? It's called a high tech wetsuit and they insulate and keep you warm for hours. I absolutely love my new Ripcurl 5/4/3 and I normally run cold... I understand she's from Aus. but this video is embarrassing for anyone to take seriously... Especially Red bull...
What a lame COMMERCIAL...... She goes out into the cold water, comes back dying.... With a redbull in hand, now she can surf.... Nothing against a surfer, But what hollow story... She probably went the first time and didn't look back with the rest being theatrics. sorry redbull, but you guys can do better than this.
Is there really no wetsuit that can keep people warm when its cold like this? And is there anything that can protect the face more? In this her entire space was exposed. Obviously goggles would get ripped off in the waves but a little more protection would make a huge difference. Or maybe the whole body just goes numb then its over.
