Cronulla is a surf sellout.....everyone surfs. At the centre of this activity is the large surf shop on the main street as you drive down to the beach: Triple Bull. The owner of the shop is Richard 'Dog' Marsh who made a name for himself on the Pro circuit a few years ago. He does not compete anymore but he is still central to the Cronulla surfing community, and currently runs a learn to surf academy with fellow professional surfer Blake Johnston. Both Blake and Richard surf the Voodoo break. (however it is not a break used for the surf school ..well duh!)
A rep from Triple Bull, Tom Beazado, said that he and his friends had really terrible experiences at the Voodoo break before the 2001 upgrade of the STP:
"it just really smelt, and about six of my Friends got sick after we surfed there" Tom said
"Dog has told me that it was always really bad before before 2001. But i mean you can't surf there real often cos the wind and the conditions have to be just right. But the times i have surfed there more recently the water has been so much better....the smell for one thing is no where near a bad. You used to be able to smell it from here in Cronulla. but yeah i have seen fish around and it seems a lot cleaner" he said.
Brook Mitchell an ex-employee of Tripple Bull has a slightly less positive view of the break:
"When you walk down to the water the area is just so run down and dirty, so it doesn't really feel like a clean place before you get into the water. I have only lived here since 2005 so i can not compare it to before the upgrade, but it is not the cleanest place to surf. i guess it just smells a bit and the water sometimes has a tinge to it" He said
" The wind direction might make a difference but you would only surf it when the wind is offshore anyway"Brook said.
so a mixed bag......its not Tahiti crystal clear and pollution free but it is not the old wreaking ses pool of pre upgrade Voodoo.
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