“I remember paddling out, it was so sweepy and I was out the back, there was fucking ski’s everywhere. I was the only one paddling and I had the 6″4 Big Horse, heaps of foam in it and definitely got the best waves I’ve ever had at home on that board,” said Jai Glindeman.
Jai was speaking on JS Surfboards newest YT series ‘Far & Wide’ about his love for the Big Horse model – a tube shooter built by Jason Stevenson in collaboration with team rider Tai ‘Buddha’ Graham. Glindeman touches on one session he had on his 6″4 noble steed where he scored some of the best waves he’s ever had near his Lennox Head home.
That particular session was also captured by Ben Bugden, whose shot of Jai ran in Issue 597 of our mag. Check below for the story behind that shot:
“Straight south swells are normally a bit of a write-off on this east coast stretch, and at most nearby spots on this day the rule applied. However, an auspicious slab of sand had settled on a mostly dormant part of the coastline ensuring the south swell zippered along the bank at breakneck speed in front of intimidating cliffs, the shallowness of the bank amplifying the consequences of any mistake.
“There was a diverse cast of characters out there. A few crew braved the paddle, but without a bit of length to battle the current and get in early, and a ski to tow you back out of trouble if you came to grief in front of the cliffs, it was something of a fool’s errand. There is always an exception though, and most often around here, that exception is Rasta. He managed some beautiful rides on his 7’2” Gary McNeill ‘Pip’, and his positioning without the utilisation of a ski was sublime as always.
“Perhaps the wildest moment of the day saw a father/son team enter the lineup in a tinnie and proceed to whip into some of the best waves of the day. The duo consisted of Solly Lewis and his father. Towing into bombs with a tinnie is impressive enough, but just making it out through the treacherous boat channel, on the beach at Lennox, was arguably a greater achievement in itself.
“This shot features Jai Glindeman,(another standout of the session) as he navigates a dredging sand chamber along the base of the cliffs.”
