<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:44:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/bodyboarding/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Sort of a human cannonball at the end there ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Wedge in Newport Beach California.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/surfphotography/@rossfletcher/sort-of-a-human-cannonball-at-the-end-there</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/surfphotography/@rossfletcher/sort-of-a-human-cannonball-at-the-end-there</guid><category><![CDATA[surfphotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rossfletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 07:30:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQLe8S83zckFnu53WK7hBgmZEac3woKCJ8v3G7uPbs53L5SsHZvUds2LXSTGHpcg8Qt9PFTqueVbTYAwY2FEkYc81AEpKJnaPXygN26AFyAUhFQwEd747XC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Off with his head ; )]]></title><description><![CDATA[I put the 4th shot of the sequence first... I like how you can only see his hand here. ... he didn't make it.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@rossfletcher/off-with-his-head-</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@rossfletcher/off-with-his-head-</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rossfletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:11:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQLe8S83zckFnu53WK7hBgmy98kRRypGoRHK6Vx2a8Z3H4LN27GZQwiWdP6GZAc9BiWCi45LzNiegMs6ZFptkUFXeK5wsrqCxtzaqTc63nBbMqRVXzUzpgW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A small green barrel at Seal Beach California ]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're still waiting for swells...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@rossfletcher/a-small-green-barrel-at-seal-beach-california</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@rossfletcher/a-small-green-barrel-at-seal-beach-california</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rossfletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:52:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQLe8S83zckFnu53WK7hBgmnRCCPgJKhGD8YdHex6bw8cZF6YPD5mw1ptQaqS3EwjjM1fSaX5WPtUkMCUYK8xxy9ucSW5g4ASfdMCmXq7kbsZ449m3KKNYW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curtain call ]]></title><description><![CDATA[disappearing act]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bodyboarding/@rossfletcher/curtain-call</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bodyboarding/@rossfletcher/curtain-call</guid><category><![CDATA[bodyboarding]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rossfletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 08:00:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQLe8S83zckFnu53WK7hBgmn1z5VZu2diiuxQSsdSVNvLm8d1LpeNVu5ki3yKx1Ks7qHQawgto18WC4FcrSnXbnAwf9drZvjMVV9F7HHonktJeAtMWr4bLA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A magical glassy afternoon ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It doesn't get this good very often. 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The waves were really good ]]></title><description><![CDATA[for almost a week. 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Old photo's but maybe new swell over the next few days. No trades this week so far.]]></title><description><![CDATA[These photo's are from earlier this year, probably the sickest set of photo's I've had taken bodyboarding, thanks to the water photographer Robin Corvest. 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Southside Seal Beach is a great bodyboarding spot.]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141964/@rossfletcher/a-fun-and-uncrowded-day-southside-seal-beach-is-a-great-bodyboarding-spot</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141964/@rossfletcher/a-fun-and-uncrowded-day-southside-seal-beach-is-a-great-bodyboarding-spot</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141964]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rossfletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 19:37:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZL1gsot8DJmvHapr4NxYNAWqxHUyHdmtxssw5zAWU1hQHtokDGD2WtNrgS624eWXgKahx84gLqwERz8urrCRmJVPNmKs6VsoFqzqUgGyzypr8W9Ltstt9sqp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[West swell back in January at Seal Beach California ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mutant barrels wedged in-between one of the biggest ports in the world and a navy base. 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