Dayyan Neve reports on recent happenings from the big blue:

This is the first time since the Pipe event in Hawaii that I’ve had the chance to sit and jot down a few things about what I’ve been doing and what’s in store for the not too distant future…

Pipeline was FIRING!!! Perfect 6-8 foot Backdoor and Pipe… Not that many people get to surf waves as good as it was that event with only a few other guys out in the line-up… I got a few crackers during the four heats I surfed on the way to a 9^th place, which was all time…. Though the best memory I can take from the event was when I surfed my heat in the 4^th round with Taj (man on man) we paddled out to the line-up completely frothing out at how good it was, Bede Durbidge and Kieren Perrow were in the heat before and with the overlapping heat system it meant that there were only four surfers in the water… We all had a little giggle between ourselves at how lucky we were to be Four Aussie Mates out at pumping pipe!!! At that moment Slater paddled by on the way in from his last heat and in a Aussie accent said “ Four Aussies at pipe…. It’s the Bronzed Aussies!!!!”

After getting some of the most perfect waves I’ve ever had out there Taj ended up beating me and going on to win the event over Kelly…

I came home for Christmas with my girlfriend, family and Rello’s and even attended my mate Goughy’s Bucks on a golf course in the Hunter Valley where after a whole year off drinking, my rubber arm was bent and I couldn’t say no to a few Bourbon & Cokes with my mates…

I spent a few days just north of Forster with good friends Muzza and Koto over New Years relaxing and eating good food, and giving myself time to think about the year ahead ‘competitively’…

Since I’ve been home I’ve been training hard with a Personal Trainer from ‘Manly Surf Club’ Cam Coglahn to get Fit and focused for the WQS season which is starting for me at Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast mid way through Feb…

So with the training and with Mambo’s & HS’s continuing support we should see a solid performance from me in this years WQS..

Dayyoof x

Mambo’s superstar surfer Dayyan Neve wins his 2nd round match up at the Billabong Pipeline Masters against Frenchman Tim Boal.

As the conditions improve, Mambo’s hairy mate Dayyan Neve has a fantastic win in his first battle at this years comp.