Nahoon Reef

comment by Donna-Marie Bronkhorst - dbronkhorst@xtra.co.nz, 2006-09-10 22:35:30

Local is Lekker...
I was born & raised in "Slummies" now living in Kiwi land. I loved it, did all the local scenes, being an early 80's teen was at Numbers the first night it opened (years later and my kids were now frequenting the place, WEIRD). My mates & I would hitch down to Nahoon Reef (difficult with boards but we made it). Everyone knows the LONGEST road in EL to walk down... worse in the summer. I remember the last Gunston 500 held at Nahoon, I was stoked, world class surfing on our doorstep... the memory will live on in my mind forever. I absolutely lived for the surf, we all had long sleeve shirts those days with "Nahoon Reef" printed down the side of the arm, anyone remember that? On one occasion there was a bit of a commotion on the beach and wondered what the hell was going on, turned out Shaun Thompson was surfing and everyone had to get out of the water... those of us who frequented the surf in the 80's had the honour & privilege of seeing both Shaun Thompson & Wendy Botha in action, world class surfers (yeah, they were arrogant those days, but thinking back now they earned that right!). Years later and EL has another world class surfer Greg Emslie. It appears local is lekker afterall. EL is world famous for it’s sharks as well… Who can ever forget Shannon Ainslie – attacked by two great whites, footage shown on BBC, CNN, Discovery channel & even Ripleys Believe It Or Not (I think it’s in the surfers bible as well?). How I long for and miss Slum Town and the surf, as do my boys and we will return, even if only for a visit :o)

comment by swiss sharkbait, 2006-06-16 12:23:36

that's the stuff !!!
that's the place to go! roger and the dawnpatrol crew teached me how to surf proper waves! i met some of the most friendliest guys in the line-up,i.e. localism is inexistent, they'd rather cheer you into waves! surfers heaven compared to the crappy and over-crowded spots in europe! i'll be back definately!

comment by Eric Molldrem, 2006-06-10 01:15:30

Great wave!
I surfed Nahoon Reef with Dawn Patrol, as well as Igoda, Gonubie, Queensbury, Yellows, and a few others. Nahoon was a sweet, punchy wave! Roger at Dawn Patrol was invaluable in showing the ins and outs of getting through the reef and positioning up for the wave. I was a little sketched about the sharks but we didn't have any issues. I'll be back!! It's worth it!