Free Riding Sand Sessions

There's so much fun to be had riding in big dunes and bowls! The best sand sessions are had when it's damp or wet to give you more traction. Just make sure you've got the big bore out for this stuff!

Riding in sand requires a completely different set of skills. And don't think for a second that it doesn't hurt when you come off! I know of someone who got put in a coma after going over the bars in the dunes. My brother broke his collar-bone after coming off at high speed in the sand.

And recently my mate broke his back when he over jumped and landed on his back in the sand. I managed to snap a pic of the very jump (last photo at the bottom right) that put him in hospital with 5 vertebrae with multiple fractures and cracked ribs. He's lucky to be walking, so do take it easy out there - we are only human.

Check out my sand riding tips section for some pointers.

Here's a few pics of my mates ripping it up at Muriwai Beach and the Bombing Range...

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