19 January, 2007

Off Umm Suqeim 2 this morning


Does anyone know what this gathering was about this morning?

A big group of surfers, in a circle and holding hands, was in the water at about 10:30am.

It looked like a memorial service of some kind - possibly for Stuart Vowles?
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9 comments:

  1. Anonymous20 January, 2007 01:39

    are you sure they were surfers?

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  2. nzm20 January, 2007 10:12

    Yes, Harsha they were surfers - they were all sitting on surfboards and we could see others paddling out to join them.

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  3. Anonymous20 January, 2007 11:14

    it's a sea picnic!

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  4. Anonymous20 January, 2007 14:53

    lol Blessing :)

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  5. J. Edward Tremlett20 January, 2007 17:40

    maybe they were calling up Dagon...

    If so, stay away from the local fish restaurants for a few days ; )

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  6. Lirun21 January, 2007 01:10

    nice circle..

    we had cranky and messy waves today in telaviv - i missed the brief window in time that they were decent..

    bummer..

    :(

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  7. Anonymous21 January, 2007 08:01

    Yes, we're surfers. Stuart was a keen surfer. The circle/memorial event is called a Paddle Out. Not a particularly sophisticated name but surfers are not known for being a particularly sophisticated bunch!

    Nice photo.

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  8. nzm21 January, 2007 11:14

    Thanks Surf Camel - nice to get a straight answer from someone who knows!

    A great tribute to Stuart.

    BTW - if you know of anyone who lost a watch at that event, we found one washed up on the beach later that afternoon. They can email me at matdxb(at)freenet.de to identify it!

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  9. Anonymous24 January, 2007 10:50

    Thanks very much for the watch information. I've sent you an email.

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