Comments on: James Taylor : The Ultimate South African Big Wave surfer – and decent virtual tour photographer.

By: jonathan le roux

jonathan le roux — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:09:53 +0000

There is another of my friends like James, his name is Andrew Wilsnagh, kalk bay local, but surfs all over the penisula and beyond. Same deal, he just loves the waves and water. The prority was always for the waves. Recentlt been in zigzag just cause he loves surfing.

Thanks for the insiring story.

By: Tinus le Roux

Tinus le Roux — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:08:57 +0000

Hey Norman, thx for the comment.
Head over to James’s new site http://www.jamestaylorsurfing.com for some pictures and video.
Unfortunately I’m a surfer of the boring kind (my laptop) – he’ll be able to reply like a real human.

By: Norman

Norman — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:26:52 +0000

Tinus, may be before your time, but tell me are Jonathan Paarman and Gavin Rudolph still surfing. Gavin and I were lifeguards in Durban at one stage and we used to see Jonathan at all the competitions…Gunston 500 etc. I love your work, I am sure you are familiar with what Gerry Lopez and what these guys are doing now, riding very thin boards (which secure their feet to the board) and getting towed onto huge swells which break on reefs far out to sea…have you done any of that? I’m still exploring your site and cant find the surfing pics, but a friend in Cape Town sent this to me.

By: Hardus Mulder

Hardus Mulder — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:37:48 +0000

I met James today in Yosemite – California – USA. Him and 2 other South Africans were trying to drive an American van up a icy road, but were actually going backwards, so I lent them a set of snowchains. They told us how they were surfers who came to Yosemite from San Francisco for the day because the waves were too small. Now that I have read this, I am scared to think what the waves are like….

Anyway, he is a cool guy.

By: Tinus le Roux

Tinus le Roux — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:19:22 +0000