DESERT TIME
JC: Beers, campfires, waves, his mates, tasty food, sick waves and no bullshit! That would pretty much sum up the best qualities of Scott’s annual pilgrimages up to the dessert in North West Australia. It’s the place where Scotty can go relax, escape from everyday stress and recharge his batteries ready for the next part of his annual schedule.
SM: “In September I had a pretty special trip up north. Some of my best mates were already there and I was at the dealer meeting in Costa Brava absolutely frothing to get up. I was just going no matter what and didn’t even really check the forecasts. I had a bunch of boards to test and was just stoked to get home. What unraveled was the best pattern I’ve had the pleasure to experience. One day in particular was incredible. I SUPd in the morning on what we thought was a diminishing swell. Got a couple of tubes and was pretty stoked. Then the wind came in and the early crew were on it while we went back to camp to refuel. When we got back it was just all-time and Jaeger [Stone] was out there killing it. We tagged out as he had to hit the road and I didn’t see him on the water. Then there was a bomb and I was like ‘Wow. Last pulse of the swell’. But they kept on coming. There were only about five of us out so we had the pick of pretty much anything. And then some absolute massive gems came though. High tide, south swell – absolute perfection. I think the last time I got it that good was in 1992. And I’ve been coming back 2-3 times a year every year since, so that was pretty rare”