I miss boxy....... Even with all the variety and quality waves I’ve been scoring up here, I still check the reports and get a bit jumpy when I can see it’ll be on. Let’s call a spade a spade here....without Boxy, the bay would be a shit place to surf. The Reef and Boaty are fickle fuckers, Oney is a freaking terrible beachy (despite Loomsey’s delusionary attempts to convince the world otherwise!)....Morna is not much better.....Zenith is a poor mans Boxy..... Boxy is THE wave in the bay.
With it’s ease of access (I reckon you need to give ten hard strokes out your out the back on a good day)square side wedge, air bowls and the fact that it works in so many conditions ( from Ne to S swells and ditto winds thanks to those big arse hills on either side of her) it’s the perfect vehicle for the bays Bodyboarders to cut their teeth on.
The fact that Boxy is such a central hub also provides a unique cultural aspect to the Bay’s Bodyboarding community. Because everyone usually surfs in the same place, everyone tends to know everyone, and everyone see’s each other surfing, Boxy serves as a kind of hothouse to push everyone’s riding and level of aspirations higher. There’s a sense of community and continuity that is very rare, and I believe is what is responsible for producing so many good riders in the bay. So next time your out Boxy, take a moment to look around, soak it up, and quietly say thanks for what it gives the bay.....
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