7 HUGE waves in a row on the Niteshift feat Bulelani Saunders

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Another day of east swells, stacked up on top of each other. I had no idea my Dad was setting up a launch. We had - they day before, given in to common sense and safety. But he was. And in an instant we had charged across the sandbank, heading between the east swells, and straight for the beach.

I had already turned my camera off and was getting ready to go home and back to bed. I got the camera rolling again just as we changed direction back out to sea to hit the first foamie. Just after we snagged on the sandbank for a few terrifying seconds.

I remember looking up at this stage and rolling through my head were the words - "Worse case scenario". Hemmed in right on the inside, we now had to claw our way back into contention for open waters.

The first wave stood up and tried to break onto us, but we prevailed with some serious torque from those high-thrust Yamahas with new propellers. The second wave was a proper big old foamie which we flew through at our now built up speed.

The next 5 waves were a blur of speed and spray. And the oh so lovely sound of those four strokes chewing away at the surf.

We got out just fine - the whole episode probably lasted a few seconds. But it felt like absolute ages stuck inside that impact zone.

Bulelani, our crew for this trip, is presently studying to be a fishing guide with us here at umzimkuluadrenalin.co.za. He has a while to go still, so you can expect to see Bulelani starring in many of our upcoming, and past videos.

If you would like to pursue a carer in fishing and conservation, get in touch with Sean on umzimkulu@gmail.com or +27793269671.

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