TAND Invitational 2011

I think its safe to say that the TAND Invitational has already exceded my expectations of how many hits we would get, but in just 2 days we have surpassed 350 likes and we have had over 500 people voting for their favourite riders in their respective categories.

I am currently lying around the 5/6th place which is not good enough. I need to make the top 4 in the voting polls to end up being able to ride this PRESTIGIOUS event. Here is what I need YOU to do for me! PLEASE.
I'm going to make it real easy and put the procedure in a step by step format!

STEP 1: I need you to click this link thats in brackets (TAND Invitational Webpage) and it'll take you to the Official Facebook page of this one-of-a-kind event. Once the page has opened see step 2.

STEP 2: Click the "LIKE" button to follow the event. Its simple, the like button looks like this image below....

STEP 3: You are now officially following the TAND Invitational 2011 event. Now here is the part which really counts. Click this link thats in brackets (VOTE). Wait for the page to load and you should see a question with a list of names.

STEP 4: My name (JARRET JOHNSON) is 3rd from the bottom of the list. Click my name to officially vote for me to be in this event. EVERY VOTE COUNTS. Please note that you are only allowed to vote for one person, so make sure its a good vote and you chose me;) haha

STEP 5: You are probably wondering "Why should I vote for Jarret Johnson and none of the other riders mentioned?". Well if you scroll down a little further I believe I have photographic evidence of why I deserve your vote and am more than capable of being in this event and putting on a good performance!

STEP 6: Tell everyone you know about this event, your mother and father, brother and sister, aunty and uncle, granny and grandpa, cousins, distant relatives, your neighbours and the list goes on. You may also want to familiarise yourself with the event so dont be shy, view our wall, view our info and see what we are all about. Also, take some time and vote in the other 2 polls we have running, they can be found right at the bottom of the TAND Invitational's wall. Just keep scrolling down.

The TAND Invitational 2011 will be an event NOT to be missed.

BIG NEWS

So after many talks and debates about whether or not I was going to put my neck on the line for a dream, I made the decision to take the risk. I am pleased to announce that this year will be one to remember in South African bodyboarding(if mother nature plays her role), for the first time ever there will be a high performance invitational event at the one and only, Tand. The TAND Invitational 2011 is hopefully going to be the best high performance bodyboarding South Africa has ever seen. To read more about the even, head over onto facebook and like the TAND Invitational 2011 page, here is the link, http://www.facebook.com/pages/TAND-Invitational-2011/146348852103476. Like it and spread the word, this event will be one for the books!
Fingers crossed!

10

days have gone by. Not much to blog about. So here is a cool pic I somehow did, wish I had taken the photos more towards the end of the sunset, but hey, im learning. 

I have some exciting things that are going to happen in the very near future. Watch this space!

Pen to paper

So recently I've been doing quite a bit of things. Keeping real busy actually. I have been working heaps, studying for UNISA, assignments for UNISA and writing exams. I haven't been doing a lot of surfing. Largely due to the fact I have no wetsuit as the zip fell out of my old one. The last 2 weekends have been filled with high high hopes but conditions werent as forecast so plans fell through. However this weekend looks to be very different. I am lucky enough to be borrowing a highly average suit from my mate which has no arms but hey, "You gotta take the good with the bad!"

Here are a few random pics from the past week or two.

wreck

brother had a solo surf

my little friend

my MUCH bigger friend

sunset off my temporary balcony

night shot

Easter

Easter 1 - Jarret 0

Easter got the better of me this past weekend. Had a real KAK surf full of oil on thursday arvo and the rest of the weekend was spent indulging in delicious easter eggs in bed with my beautiful better half. What an amazing weekend!

We currently have a strong onshore wind with 7 metre swells, not really worth braving the freezing conditions with a suit that has no zip to close my back up. 

Here is a shot from a couple weeks ago, I kinda enjoy it. Pic by Simon Heale.

Adjectives

Fun, amazing, enjoyable, beautiful, exciting...actually, any adjective with similar or the same meaning to those that I mentioned could be used to describe this past weekend I had.

Friday night - Dias Tavern with my beautiful lady for amazing Portuguese food

Saturday - surf mission with the boys! Freezing but so sick. Check a full run down on Si's blog. I got a coupla shots

Sunday - a walk up lions head with a few mates, the girlfriend and an old mate (JP) to watch the sunset and the moorise. Surreal! 

Perfect weekend

Photographs:

fun bowls

amazing colours

sunset

purple mountain moonrise

cruising

eerie

change

Change is inevitable. I need to change. I over psyche myself up before contests, I psyche myself out, I over-think it all and end up almost trying too hard just to fall flat on my back. I've lost the fun I got out of it, the stoke seems to be kinda missing. The last time I had good proper fun in the water was probably back in Hawaii, whilst swimming at Keiki, not even surfing. It really isn't what I want, to be honest. I set myself up for disappointment almost every time I enter an event. I tell myself that this event is the event, I tell myself to relax and take it chilled, and nothing has worked. Im going "back to the roots", im gonna surf for the fun of it, im only going to do what I enjoy doing, I am completely over that feeling. For now Im just going to take it as it comes, and I'll surf to only enjoy it, nothing else, and if that happens to be in a contest, cool, and if I happen to do well then it will just be bonus.

Here's pics from the weekend I still was able to enjoy after falling down once again.

A Fiery Sky - Natasha Silva Photo

Sea-weed playground - N S Photo

room mate Roofey cooking delicious brekky

Don getting me pretty good!

Stunning Reflection

Little mouse

Ruf Reflected