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New Summer South Swells
Sunday August 22, 2010 I have become enamored of dedicated noseriders. There were two reasons for this. One, a noserider is made for small, relatively weak surf (although it can be surfed in better)… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
New South Swell Too Steep for the Southside
Wednesday August 25, 2010 I had hopes of better waves for today as a new south swell filled in early this morning. But the swell angle was too steep for the southside and with the exception of a few… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Flat and Cold
Friday August 20, 2010 Since my last surf, the waves have been small to flat and the same persistent high level low pressure trough that has plagued the Cali coast all Summer, has provided plenty of… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Mediocre Southwest Swell in Fall-like Weather
Sunday August 8, 2010 I got fooled into thinking that today was going to be the strongest day of this almost 3-day southwest swell. It wasn't, yesterday was. There was barely enough light to see… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
New South Swell
Sunday August 1, 2010 – Mayans Redux Andy and I hooked up for another dawn patrol paddle to Mayans. The south swell had increased a bit, and the northerly wind swell dropped a little. All in all, it… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Three End of July Entries
Tuesday July 27, 2010 – Surprised by the Sun and a Few Waves I guess a four board quiver (two SUPs and two surfboards) isn't enough. So now I'm in research mode for a summer, beach break… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Beach Break Under Ever-Gray Skies
The long lived low pressure trough that has taken up seemingly permanent residence over NorCal is showing no signs of going away soon. July has seen one clear sunrise this year. All the rest have… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Cold Steep South Swell
So you think it's been cold this "Summer"? And you would be correct. It's the fifth coldest summer in 40 years. Don't take my word for it, read it here. Water temps have been down in the basement… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
New Board in New Off-Season NW Swell
Monday July 12 and Tuesday July 13, 2010 7-6 Freeline Ghostbuster What happens when your shaper's Skil 100 loses it's bearings and his spare planers have all been cannibalized for those parts? You… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
My Review of Barska 10×40 Blueline Close Focus Monocular
Originally submitted at Binoculars.com The unique Barska 10×40 Blueline Close Focus Monocular offers a host of special features. Close focus brings you closer to the action, and the ergonomic design… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Steep Angle First Summer Southie
Monday and Tuesday July 5 and 6, 2010 Monday: While the waves were booming in SoCal and much of CenCal, our little corner of the world was lucky to see much head high surf, with the best spots… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
3 Hours On the SIMSUP In The Fading Southie
Monday June 28, 2010 Jamie and Greg paddled out just before I did this morning at 0600. Thick and heavy fog put a bear hug on the coastline and I couldn't see the break at Sarges as I knee paddled… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
(Re)Learning Paddling Basics with Todd Bradley
Evan created StandUpPaddleSurf.net way back in the beginning of the modern SUP revival…what? Three years ago? He was in early, has documented all the changes and is one of the best resources… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
SIMSUP – (Re)Learning How To Paddle
Monday June 21, 2010 Even though there wasn't much in the way of waves to surf, I paddled out dawn patrol to practice surfing the SIMSUP, but mostly really, to practice paddling with the shorter… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Blame Laird
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Olukai Ho'olaule'a May 2010
Oh man…does this mean the third SUP in my quiver is going to be a downwinder/racer? NBC World of Adventure Sports – 2009 OluKai Ho'olaule'a – SUP Race from OluKai Premium Footwear on Vimeo. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
8-0 L41 SIMSUP – The Next Step Up Is Down
Thursday June 17, 2009 Took possession of the new down-sized quad SUP at 0800 this morning. Installed the Hydro-Turf traction in Kirk's garage and left the tail pad for me to do later. Bagged the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Steep Angles from the North and South
Tuesday June 15, 2010 I was hoping for a redux of last Thursday's Gulf remnant swell but the swell angle was too steep too really blast into the bay. What little south was in the water (and there… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Be Nice Brah…Show 'em Aloha
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Late Season Gulf Swell in Offshore Conditions
A little diligence paid off this morning, even though I almost blew it last night. I initially set the alarm for 0415, then since it was late, I upped it to 5AM. So by the time I got to the beach it… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
More Beach Break Days
Sunday June 6, 2010 The swell dropped off a lot last night and the water temperature shot up. Shed my booties and swapped out the integrated hood in my Mutant for the open neck zippered pull over…. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Some NPAC Leftovers in Real Summer Wx
June 3-4-5 2010 (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) Hadn't been out on my laydown paddlers in a while and with the small swell conditions thought I'd hit the beaches with the 7-0 Freeline Ghostbuster. I… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Surfing Dolphins Trailer
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Deep Water South Ground Swell; Conditions Clean Up
Monday May 24, 2005 After waiting and watching for what seemed like days; after tracking and checking the buoys and forecasts ten times a day, hoping; the deep water south swell that has been blown… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Spring In Full Swing With Winter Hangin' On
In the last two weeks Spring, has shown the full array of Spring-like weather. Since my last post we've seen everything from May Gray/June Gloom fog with onshore winds, to bright and clear skies with… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
SUP Research In Small South Swell With Perfect Spring Wx
Friday May 7, 2010 I can't believe how great the weather has been this Spring. It is certainly heads and shoulders above the last three years. I don't know if it's El Nino or what…but thank you… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Nuthin' But Windswell and Sun
Monday May 3, 2010 Today was a busy day, and the best weather day of the year so far. I surfed early at a sand bar I've been watching, and which looked like the only game in town. Then I headed down… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
SUP Comin' Up!
Stand Up Paddleboards are coming into their own. Perhaps the fastest growing board sport in the world, SUPs are being used for surfing, racing, river running, fishing, flat water paddling,… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
SUP "Kooks" at Sunset
Some with more occluded minds seem to think that anyone who ventures out into the water on a stand up paddleboard is a "kook." This little video is the proof of how backwards that kind of thinking… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Days of Rain, Sun and Good Waves
Wednesday April 28, 2010 – Offshore Winds in the Rain I arrived at my favorite beach break at 0615 hoping I was wrong. I was more or less convinced that the tide would be too low. It was. The surf… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Not Really Surfing?
WHEN DID YOU FIRST BEGIN TOW-SURFING? In December 2003, Nelson Armitage's son, Nelson Junior, took me out to an outer reef and it was 15- to 20-feet. The first time I ever stood up on a tow-board… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Some Guys Can Surf Anything
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More Great Spring Weather and Wind Swells
Friday April 23 2010 By the time I got to my favorite reef there were already two longboarders on it. That's what I get for being a sack hound. So I headed down coast and found a not nearly as good… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Not For Novices or The Weak
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Discovery
The journey of discovery can follow different paths. Some are studious endeavors, while others are seemingly catastrophic accidents that lead to unintended new benefits. For a view of both check… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Perfect Spring Weather and Beachbreaks
Week of April 11 – 17 Wednesday April 14 It's been almost two weeks since my last surf. With the rain and moving my in-laws out of their condemned condo (a long story) and into assisted living,… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Freeline 7-0 HGS – Holy Grail Series
Have you ever wanted a board that does it all? Surfs like a high performance shortboard, but paddles and catches waves like a longboard? Look no further, for you have found it in the Simmons… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
9th Annual Surftech Jay Race Set For June 26
June 26th Marks the 9th Annual Surftech Jay Moriarity Memorial Paddleboard Race April 7, 2010 (Santa Cruz, CA) – On June 26th the top paddlers in the country will descend upon New Brighton State … [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Chopped Up Ground Swell
Thursday April 1, 2010 It was cold on this morning's dawn patrol. 38 degrees pushed me into my fully hooded Mutant 5/4 which is usually too hot on the SUP. A light to moderate offshore breeze blew… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Solid Swells in Capricious Conditions
Monday March 29, 2010 The plot line of the story for these last few days is, who will win the race between the incoming rain and wind storms vs. the incoming ground and wind swells. So far it hasn't… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Windy WSW and WNW Combo Swell
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 I was surprised that the WSW swell which was working all long the coastline south of us, was actually nudging into the bight. There was enough energy to push in 2-4 ft…. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Road Trip
Road Trip March 19 – March 23 Friday: Late afternoon blast down 101. Get gas at La Gloria Rd./cheaper than in Salinas. Late afternoon sun not doing justice to the rain green hills, food and drink… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Last Gasp of Winter? Fresh WNW Swell
Tuesday, March 16 2010 Maybe. This swell had a lot of north in it so we didn't get the juice or the size everyone was hoping for, but let me be the last to complain. This morning's sunrise was a… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Fun SUP Waves In Between Storms
Writing now on Sunday the 14th (don't forget to Spring forward) I still clearly remember my last surf on the 4th. It was a quick sortie in between a chain of incoming storms. The morning was clear… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Damn Acacias!
What great Spring weather we had last week! It was warm and sunny, I even got to wear board shorts and slaps after my last surf session on Wednesday. But I spied an ominous site on my way home. The… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Ghostbuster Goes to the Beaches
With the swell dropping down in size the beaches and all the new bars that have formed would start to get very surfable in stead of closing out at all locations. I checked it before the lot opened up… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Good Waves On Slowly Fading WNW
Sunday February 14, 2010 Second day of a three-day holiday weekend. Saturday was packed and I didn't think today would be less so, but the swell had cleaned up, conditions were better than yesterday,… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Big Swell On Mavs Contest Day
Sometimes the "biggest" days are not the "best-est" days. That isn't to say there weren't a fair amount of long, big and satisfaction inducing waves ridden, but this swell had just a little too much… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Surprise 19 Second Swell: Two Sessions
A solitary line of 19 second swell on the buoy caught my eye before bed Saturday night. An anomaly? A click on the buoylist showed several buoys north of us with 19 and 20 second swell periods. Up… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Fewer Good Sand Bar Waves
I was on it again early this morning thinking I could score again. The swell had jumped up overnight, but not too big I thought. I arrived at the Cali Bar in the murky early light to find it way… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
More Good Sand Bar Waves
The West/WNW swell started to inch it's way back up this morning, and was joined by a new pulse of 12 second WSW swell. This may have created a combo effect that boosted wave hts. but that didn't… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Near Perfect (aka Fun) Sand Bar Longboarding
Perfection is in the eye of the beholder, as is the definition of "good" surf. For me, surfing a new sand bar right hander in pristine Winter conditions without another surfer in sight is not only… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
More Sand Bar Action
Friday, January 29, 2010 The new swell was forecast to continue increasing in size today, so I hit the beaches early before it got too big. Sure enough, wave hts. were twice the size of yesterday,… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Lots Of Sandbars in Play
The recent days of waves, storms and rains have moved an astonishing tonnage of sand along the shore. Seawalls that were showing six feet of open face wall are in some places, packed with sand to… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Dolphins At Play
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A Quick Surf In Between Storms
After struggling with the pellet stove that refuses to burn right, I looked at the clock. 3:30…still time for a surf if I get on it now. So I bailed on the mess (wife's out of town, I'll clean it… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Board Review: McTavish 9-3 Fireball
Dims: 9-3 X 19 1/4 X 23 X 16 X 3. Fins: 9" center, FCS GX sides. Glassing: 6 and 6 on top; 4 and a 4 oz patch on the bottom. Polyurethane foam core. Designed and shaped by Bob McTavish; built by… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Clean and Fading Westerly Swell
Thursday January 14, 2010 After some careful research I pulled the trigger this afternoon on a new McTavish (PU) 9-3 Fireball longboard. (Click here for the review.) I was fortunate enough to try it… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Next W/WNW Starts Up
Wednesday, January 10, 2010 No surfing for me today but I did get some shots and a lot of camaraderie, especially at Sarge's. Wayne, Ron and I hung out at the overlook, chin-wagging with each other… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
3 Days of Good Surf
Sunday, January 10, 2010 Finally! I was beginning to think I'd never see another good day at the Yellow House, but that all changed today. It was a day, a spot, and a swell meant for SUP surfing. I… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Small Pounders At The Beach
Two small mixed WNW and W swells continued to ply the beaches. Surf was a bit smaller and of lesser quality than yesterday. Swell angle has changed somewhat, modified by the tide and decreased… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Small Mixed Period Swells
The beaches regained some of their punch this morning as the swell increased a wee bit overnight. If only I had not lingered in the warmth of my cozy flannel covered down comforter, I would have… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Fading WNW the Reefs and Small Mixed at the Beaches
January 2, 2010 First surf of the year was in the remnants of a fast dying, but much bigger earlier, WNW ground swell. I woulda surfed first thing in the morning but Roy's memorial was at 11 and Leah… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
NW Ground and Nearshore Wind Swell
In all honesty I delayed waking up this morning because I didn't think the longer period, but steep NW swell was going to show very well. And even if it did I reasoned, it would be really… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Short Lived WSW
A new, but short duration WSW swell made landfall last night. This morning's ground swell lines were pushing in some good waves for the morning crew. Not too crowded, fairly consistent and pre-rain,… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
New West-WNW Swell
One thing for sure this season so far, there's been no shortage of swell driven waves. Conditions haven't always been the best, but overall, it's tough to complain. So I thought I would. Finally… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Big WNW Swell – 3 Days
The much hyped extra large WNW swell made landfall early Tuesday morning, starting at 20 second periods and peaking at 22 seconds. Deep water swells that carry that much energy are amazing to see,… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
SUP Surfing In New NW Swell
Whew! It took me a while to get to this post. Today is my last day teaching in the EMT program so this will have to be quick. Larry and I finally got together for a paddle surf. We've known each… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Small Waves in New NW Swell
A short-lived spike of longer period, steep angle NW swell caught my attention so I decided to paddle out for a late afternoon SUP session at Yellow House. Unfortunately, the pulse wasn't strong… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Super Fun Waves In Fading Swell
The miserably wretched first hour of my nearly four hour session this afternoon, played counterpoint to an incredible final hour and half surfing in the best Fall waves I've scored yet. My plan was… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Thanksgiving Wave Feast with Ground Swell Pie
Ma Nature served up a hefty portion of NPAC ground swell today. Although a bit on the inconsistent side by the time I got to it, the crowd scene was almost perfect. I paddled out on the Angulo… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Fading Aleutians Swell in Perfect Fall Wx
Weather wise, it just doesn't get better than this during the Fall season. Even if the fading away north Gulf swell was completely gone, I would have paddled out. The day was just too beautiful to… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
SUP-O-Rama Today; Wind & Rain Tomorrow
What a contrast between yesterday and today. This afternoon I surfed Sarge's small peelers at low tide. I posted up wide of the main peak which had about seven surfers taking turns riding the fairly… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Do The Math; Then Quit Surfing
Do The Math (An amateur's mathematical analysis of crowd phenomenon.) By Steve Pezman (The Surfer's Journal – Online) … [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Mid-Period WNW Puts Up Small Waves
Oh yeah, now I remember. It's Fall. High tide in the morning, low tide at night. Not much goin' on for the dawn patrol…surfing until dark in the minus tides. Lots of Winter time, Winter swell reefs… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
QuikSilver Heated Vest – Review
About the reviewer (me): I get cold really easily, therefore all the heat I can get (within reason) I'll take. I'm 62 years old, 5'9" at 150 lbs. Very little body fat, therefore not much natural… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Beach Break Wind Swell
I hooked up with Christian and Jeff this morning at Platty's for an early surf and to finally give back Christian's GhostBuster1. Platty's was folding over small and hard right on the beach so we… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Big NW Continues to Fade
On my last wave Sunday morning I tweaked by back flicking out at the end of the ride. It wasn't bad, but I got out. I was cold anyway. Monday I missed a better day of surf than today doing the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
NW Swell Backing Down; Still Pretty Big
What a difference location makes. I surfed a two hour session this morning at the lower reefs in head high to double O peelers. Meanwhile, up at the west end it was booming at up to triple O with… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Significant NW Swell But A Bit Too Steep
I've been watching this storm and coming swell since spotting it on the satellite late Monday evening. It was putting up some impressive winds and fetch that eventually stretched hundreds of miles… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
FTC Compliance in Blog Advertising
In October the FTC published their 2009 revisions to the FTC Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. This is the first significant guide update in the internet era… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Weak Remnants From TS Lupit Limp In
Like a conquered army, the survivors of TS Lupit, mauled by swell decay and diminishing energy, limped into our surf spots this morning, only to be beaten like unwanted children by a merciless high… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Road Trip – Cathedral De Las Olas
October 21 & 22, 2009 Last Sunday I sent a heads-up to JC who lives in the Cathedral De Las Olas region down south, about the coming WNW swell. I speculated that it could be good sometime… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Messy Post Storm Nearshore Wind Swell
The "after swell" from the major rain and wind storm that dumped 7.55" of rain at my house over the last three days blasted into our shores late yesterday afternoon. By this morning at daylight, it… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Pre-Storm Window of Opportunity
I paddled out this morning at Scimi's into a rising swell and a falling tide. Unfortunately the swell wasn't rising enough, and the fat tide wasn't falling fast enough to get the prime pre-storm… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Southie Hangs In; Conditions Improve
Two Sessions: Mid-Morning and Evening I paddled out mid-morning for the first of two sessions today. The slightly diminished south of yesterday was still active at the reefs. I took a quick look at… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Windy Wind Swell and A Bit of South
I was fully confidant that the south swell forecast for SoCal and parts of NorCal would vaguely reach our shores. Well, I was sure wrong about that. I was thinking that it was going to go flat pretty… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Small Wind Swell Waves in Perfect Fall Weather
Even the wind swells are calming down. Primarily because the power source is blowing out of the north. While the consequences of that are smaller surf, those same winds have scoured everything clean…. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Multi-Wind Swells and Winter
And like that, it was Winter…well, almost. I know we've got a long way to go until the official start of Winter (December 21), but in 48 hours things changed drastically. A low pressure trough… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Onshore Winds and Fading Choi Wan Swell
There was light drizzle in the air, and it felt like rain this morning when I paddled out at 0815 on GB2. Usually the onshores don't start up until 9AM or so, but this morning it was already breezy… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Foggy Redux of Tuesday
Turn the time traveler back two days, add a little size with a bit more inconsistency, and you'll have today's surf. The reefs must be flat, 'cause everyone who normally surfs there, was at the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Small Windswell in Low Vis Fog
Well so much for Indian Summer. The hot spell called for this week has fizzled. The thermal trough which was supposed to set up on the coast, set up inland. So while it's in the 80's and 90's in the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
New Wind Swell Disappoints With Inconsistent 2-3 Ft. Surf
I thought I'd get an hour of good waves on the dawn patrol this morning. All the numbers looked good, much better than yesterday, yet the surf was about the same size, less consistent and soft. Why… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Small Wind Swell Energy With 2-3 Ft. Waves
I was hoping the incoming NPAC wind swell was going to kick in this morning but it didn't. Surfed a mix of residual wind swell, maybe a little southwesterly and/or some forerunners from the incoming… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
First Day of Indian Summer in Fun 2-3 Ft. Waves
I'm calling this the first day of "Indian Summer." Weather was fantastic with a clean and clear sunrise free from any clouds or fog. The NWS is calling for almost a week of warm weather. It's about… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Swell Fading With Steady 2-4 Ft. Surf
Seems like I'm always either late or early. This morning I was early so I burned off some time by taking a few pre-dawn shots in the local ville. The fun WNW swell is fading away but still managed… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
WNW Ground Swell Delivers Plenty Waves
The current WNW NPAC swell peaked last night around midnight, but there were still plenty of waves to ride today. The surf was consistent everywhere, and it was biggest up at the top, with set waves… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
New WNW Gulf Swell Starts Filling In
The blessings of Typhoon Dujuan, which stirred up some nice fetch in the NPAC, began showing late yesterday evening. Around 5PM, 20 second periods began showing on the farshore buoys, and all the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Small Local Windswell At The Beaches
Today we got one of our fantastic late Summer, heading into Fall, great weather days. Skies were touched by just a few high thin clouds. It was warm and winds were light well into the day. The water… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Freeline 5-11 "GhostBuster2" Mini-Simmons
Freeline 5-11 GhostBuster2 mini-Simmons Length: 5' 11" Dimensions: 18 3/4 X 23 X 19 1/4 X 2 5/8 Fins: RFC Glassed on, fully foiled twins Rocker: Nose (5.25") (approx.) Tail 1.5" (approx.) Blank:… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Mid-Period NW Gulf Swell
The models were calling for a mid-period NW Gulf swell for Labor Day that was supposed to be short lived, but with some decent energy. If it came in I figured the beaches would be too big, and the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Jeff Towle 1944-2009 At Home In Glory
My good friend and pastor, Jeff Towle, died suddenly last Sunday. He had a massive heart attack at 1AM, and never recovered from the emergency surgery which was a last ditch effort to save his… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Small NW Pulse From Typhoon Vamco
I picked up my new Freeline Ghost Buster 2 late Tuesday morning from Del Cabo Surfboard Glassing (located next to the Freeline shaping bay). Jesus and Maria did a fantastic job glassing the superb… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
First NPAC Swell of the Season; Conditions Perfect
Finally, fantastic conditions and an almost ground swell, conspired to create a beautiful morning of surfing in weather fit for Polynesia. Andy G and I hooked up for a pre-dawn, first light paddle… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Small Combo Swell in Perfect Conditions
Conditions just don't get better than today. Air temp at paddle out, a balmy 65 degrees. An hour later it was 74. A touch of humidity brought to us from the remnants of TS Ignacio made it feel… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Sunny and Hot with Weak NPAC Wind Swell
It felt good to get back out on the SUP, even if the waves were small and swamped by the high tide. The launch at Sarges was sunny and clear with sun diamonds sparkling off the surface of the sea…. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
NPAC Wind Swell & Fading South
Only someone who is desperately wave deprived would have paddled out this mid-morning in the wind chopped, rip smeared close outs that were consistently drumming up against the shore. The words to… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Small Wind Swell & Very Small South
Things have been in the doldrums around here for a while. The coastal weather has been foggy and cold for the most part, with daytime temps averaging below normal for much of the last month. Adding… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
"Surfing In Santa Cruz" Hits Bookstores
My friend Thomas Hickenbottom co-authored the best book on surfing in Santa Cruz Cali in the early 1960's that's ever been published. I wrote a piece for the local newspaper. You can read about half… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Long Flat Spell
Surf's been pretty small for a while now. Major high pressure in the SPAC has blocked the formation of any big storms, only now is there something coming our way from a storm that kicked up off the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Sh-Sh-Sh-Shark!
It's a good thing it's flat. Gives time for Mr. "Predator" to move on. I got chores to do anyway. Rare? Maybe not. But the dolphins will keep us safe! Maybe not. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Combo NW Wind & Southerly Hurricane Swell
A nice combo mix of northwesterly wind swell and southerly Hurricane Felicia swell was forecast to make landfall this morning. I was thinking that the wind swell was for sure, but was more skeptical… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Like Yesterday But Smaller
The swell is backing down slowly, putting up 1-3 ft. faces with long waits in between sets. There weren't as many waves per set, the standout waves were only going chest high and there were very few… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Inconsistent 15 Second SW Swell at 2-4 Ft.
Paddled the Ghost Buster out to Sarge's hoping for a few small ones in the new south swell. No one was out. Wind was calm, skies overcast and the water even kinda warm. The waits were long and the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
More of the Same Wind Swell and GB
Today was just another round of what I've been doing for the last three days, having fun surfing the Ghost Buster in lackluster surf. Also, I've been reading a lot on Sways re the mini-Simmons and… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Fast!
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More Wind Swell, GB
Pretty much a redux of yesterday morning. But, this was the first time in five years as a state parks pass holder that a ranger didn't open the gate at 8AM. Don't know what happened, but I hope it… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Wind Swell at the Beaches
When the swell drops down, and it's glassy and small, who ya gonna call? Ghost Busters! That's right another session this morning with the GB. This board is just too much fun. The only thing in the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
South Swell #4 – Day 4
It was cold and gray this morning with patches of thick fog misting in and out of the line-up. At almost light a small group was heading out to the main peak at Scimi's. One longboarder sat on Gray… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
South Swell #4 – Day 2
The south swell came in to it's own this morning. For some reason, when the swell periods drop down from 20 seconds into the 15 – 18 second range, the surf gets better, much better. That was the case… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Summer South Swell #4 Fills In
First Session Because this swell received so much hype, when it finally made landfall (12 hours late) it was a bit of a disappointment. I was sorta expecting something in the near epic category, and… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Small Wind Swell Waves and More Ghost Buster
Christian let me keep the Ghost Buster for a while, primarily so I could take it to the shaping room when John shapes my version of the original mini-Simmons. So I couldn't resist riding it some… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Wind Swell & the Ghost Buster
John is calling his version of the mini-Simmons the "Ghost Buster". Seeing as how the earliest iterations of the design in it's pristine white form were called "Casper," this seems only right. I've… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
More Sick Mushburgers
Tuesday, July 14 Almost the complete lack of any kind of swell, along with the still winds conspired to dish up the sickest day of mushburgers yet. Me and the ShitStorm were up to the challenge…. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Taking the World By (Shit)Storm
I love it when Summer finally arrives with hot temps, balmy breezes and warmer water. But when I saw the surf forecast was for 1 – 2 ft. glassy mushburgers, I panicked. I wasn't prepared. My quiver… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
No Swell Paddle Day
Friday, July 10 Around 3:45PM I noticed that the usual afternoon wind had not yet made a showing. With the lack of any significant, or even moderate southwesterly swells in our swell window, and a… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Small SSW Swell Fills In
The after fourth of July crowd was thick this morning as the newly energized south southwest swell filled in after a slow and arduous climb up the wave ht. and period scale. I surfed both boards in… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Road Trip – SSW: Day 2
July 1 Today we took a more leisurely approach to our adventure. The swell was slowly backing down from yesterday so we headed out to explore the coastline. JC was my tour guide and there is none… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Road Trip – SSW Swell: Day 1
June 30 JC got it right when he said, "The best surfing happens in between swells." Period, end of story. It took me a while to get that, but eventually I did. Then he proved it. We'd been watching… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Dolphins
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NW Wind Swell with Wind Chop on Top
The nearshore wind swell was 7-8 ft. at 10 seconds. By the time I paddled out at 1130, there was a light southwest wind which was making the tops crumble. Wave faces were 3-5 ft. with lots of wind… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Chilean/SW Swells – SUP Session
I got home from the morning session, threw all my stuff into the bathtub, rinsed it good and jumped on the computer. My morning observations were confirmed. This swell was intensifying, and there was… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Chilean/SW Swells – Shortboard Session
I knew there would be fresh swell in the water today, but I wasn't prepared for how INSANELY good it was. Paddled out on the 6-10 at 0555 at GDubs. Five guys on the main peak, all good surfers. Of… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
SPAC Swell 3S & The Jay Race
At 0545 this morning there were 12 people out at GDubs. And it wasn't that good. Even with the higher tide, the shoulder/head high walls were sectioning. There weren't many corners, in fact, none… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
NZ Gale Swell – Day 2
Loaded both boards into and on the vehicle this morning. Surf check at Sarges in the near dark showed smaller lines than yesterday. Not a real surprise as I think this swell made landfall about… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Surprise! NZ Gale Swell – Day One
Surprise…the NZ swell forecast for tomorrow arrived early. I slept in but as I soon as I saw the data and webcam shots I collected my stuff and headed to the beach. Arrived on scene around 0800 and… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
South Swell 2S – Day 4 Road Trip Remnants
Pics and some video coming later…when I figure out how to edit VOB files. But for now, I'm gone surfin'. Andy, Dave and I loaded up Andy's truck for the drive south as invited guests to the secret… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
South Swell 2S – Day 3 (Fading)
Andy and I paddled out on our SUPs with the usual suspects at Sarges on the dawn patrol. Tide was ultra low and most of Sarges up through GDubs was unsurfable. So we headed down to the yellow house… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
South Swell 2S – Day 2
OK, so 0515 is just a bit too early to see, but 0525 isn't. Me and Andy paddled out at Roots looking for some more of this delicious south swell, and although it was starting to drop, we weren't… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
South Swell 2S Fills In
Finally! After almost a month of waiting for a genuine ground swell, and nearly a year since the last genuine south ground swell, we got some SPAC waves. It's been so long since we got any decent… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Jace Race 2009 Set For June 13
Santa Cruz, Calif. (June 4, 2009) – Mark your race calendar for June 13, 2009 when the 8th Annual Surftech Jay Moriarity Memorial Paddleboard Race presented by CLIF BAR will hit the water…. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Wave Drought Eases, Gloom Continues
Finally. Bagged a few waist/chest high waves this morning at the beaches. It was great to get wet again. I guess I can stop taking the Prozac and put the razorblades back in the medicine chest. What… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
The New Wave: Short and Fat
While we often take pride in coddling ourselves with the notion that we are rational and linear beings, more often than not, our thoughts and our lives are shaped like the aftermath of rocks thrown… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Small, But Better Than Nuthin'
At least this gray and overcast May Gray morning dished up some light offshores at the 8 o'clock paddle out. It stayed that way for about 20 minutes before it went dead calm and glassy. The small,… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Sunny Paddle Day With Some Surfing Too
Great weather for a paddle. Temps in the 80's just inland. Easterly sea breezes keeping it cool at the beach, i.e. the low 70's. Water temps still frigid: low, low 50's. Hopped in mid-afternoon in… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Yeah Right, Just Horny
Teach tomorrow, weekend coming, haven't surfed for a week…just horny. Paddled out at Rey-Rey's at 0814 into nothing…nothing. The weakest of background south swell and the nothingest of… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Gulf Swell Slowly Fading
Truth is the tide was a bit too low for GDubs (and most everywhere else) when I paddled out at 0604. But, I love the dawn patrol and being able to surf for a little while without too many people, in… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Main Gulf Swell Gives It Up
As I paddled into a gray and "fugly" morning seascape, I was beginning to wonder if this "main body" of the swell was the real deal. The wind was light, and dead onshore. I had my doubts until I saw… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
The Lull Between Pulses
It's beginning to look a lot like Seattle around here. Low clouds and rain for the last three days. So far we've had three times the normal rainfall for May. Need it though, after three straight… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
First of Two Spring Swells Makes Landfall
The first of two pulses of relatively long period WNW swell made landfall early this morning. I paddled out in the overcast morning gloom at 0614. First stop, Sarges. The tide was moderately high and… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Surfing the New 6-10 Ward Coffey "Power Biscuit"
I have no real idea what to call this board. All boards have names right? "Power Biscuit" was all I could come up with. Feeble, I know. First off, here's the dims: 6-10" X 16" X 23" X 16" X 2 7/8"…. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
SUP Surfing and Shortboarding
I picked up my new "shortboard" (well short for me anyway) today over at Ward's shop. It came out really nice and I can hardly wait to take it surfing. Tomorrow early I hope. Thanks to the SUP world… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
South Swell Day 3 and Starting to Fade
I finally made this morning's dawn patrol after missing some good waves yesterday. The angle on the south isn't really optimal for the Reefs, which is perhaps one of the reasons it's been so… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Vacation Destination = Home
Paddled out into the last of the blast furnace wind and weather at 3:08PM. By the time I got out of the water at 5:15, the wind had changed direction 180 degrees and the temperature had dropped 16… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Record Temps/Small Waves
I love it when it gets like this…about seven days a year. It's hot. The wind is hot. It's sunny. The water temperature increased over four degrees before cooling down a couple. I paddled and surfed… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Westerly Ground/Wind Swells Back Down
I'd forgotten how cold it can get around here in April. 37 degrees F when I got up to crack it this morning for what I figured would be the last of this three-day swell event. Fortunately it warmed… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Westerly Swell Ramps up with Raging Winds
The westerly swell that started filling in yesterday, jumped up today, sending in consistent chest/head high waves (occasionally overhead) from first light on. The south swell has backed down for… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
New South/NW Combo Fills In
An anxiously anticipated, but relatively weak energy combo swell filled in last night, bringing some fun peelers to the reefs. South swell sets were the most inconsistent, but when they came, they… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Low Energy West Ground Swell
Note: Due to an almost 24-hour internet outage this post is for Thursday, April 9. I've been tracking this swell for a few days and it started to show on the reefs Wednesday afternoon late. Quality… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Angulo 10-0 Custom Stand Up paddle Surfboard Review
Before I launch into my review of the Angulo 10-0 Custom stand up paddle surfboard (SUpS), a few essential points must be made, firstly about me. I am a 62 year old, life long surfer, having started… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
W/WNW Gulf Swell Fun But Inconsistent
I've been tracking this swell for almost a week. There have been so few real ground swells to track this Winter/Spring that I definitely needed the practice. I put it in our area at 9PM last night,… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Small But Improved in Dying Wind Swell
Surfed Eric's 6-6 again this morning, actually with Eric who was just getting ready to paddle out when I arrived at Platty's. Surf was a little better than a couple days ago, but no "real" sand bars… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Lookin' At Laydowns
After surfing SUPs almost exclusively for the last two years, I'm looking at getting back on a laydown surfboard to add some variety back into my surfing experience, and also (quite frankly) to surf… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Dos Babes
You all had to know it was coming! Pics of the new grand baby! Amor Dulce and her very proud and happy grandma. Two of my most favorite, and beautiful girls. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Happy Birthday Amor!
Our newborn baby grand daughter, Amor Dulce (Sweet Love), is one day old today! Mom and Dad are thrashed, having gone through a sleepless last 28 hours. Both are ecstatic but I'm sure mom is ready… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Waitin' For Amor
Everyone was down at the hospital waiting for our first grand daughter to be born. My son's wife is Mex-Am so she has a big family. All her cousins, uncles, mom, sisters, etc. were there…about a… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Wind Swell/Chop Dominate
Not much goin' on. Winter is pretty much over, and it won't go down in the history books for anything except being pretty bleak surf wise. Even our first south swell was weak, missing most of the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
And Then It Wasn't…the Surf That Is
Just as I was stoked to be back on the town reefers, it stopped. The NW wind swell just slowly backed down to bloated, pondish lumps. Oh well, maybe something next week. Yeah, right! Mark Sponsler… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Surf Returns to My Favorite Town Spots
Paddled out this morning at 7:07A. Sean beat me out…as usual. Conditions were perfect with a light offshore breeze blowing into the faces of three to five wave sets at two to four feet. Waves were… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Conditions Worsen At The Beaches
The swell dropped a bit but chest to overhead waves continued hitting the beaches this morning. I waited an extra hour for the tide to reach two feet before paddling out. From the lot it looked… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
A Tale of Two Swells – W and WNW
A solid long period swell mixed in with a NW wind swell to put up some decent sized fun waves this morning. Again it was cold, 35 degrees at launch. But the water is a nice and toasty 54 degrees so… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
More of The Same Only a Little Better
This morning was what I thought yesterday was going to be like. Waves were a little smaller and conditions were a whole lot better. 28 degrees in my car when I left my house. 33 degrees when I… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Spring Wx Preview and Wind Swell
The day didn't exactly start off great seeing as how I locked my keys in the car just as I finished suiting up. But on the bright side, I was ready to go surfing, I had everything I needed, and I… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Product Review: Infinity Ottertail CF Paddle
Infinity Ottertail CF Paddle When I first started SUP surfing, I knew very little overall about the boards, or the paddles, or the new sport I was getting into. My first board/paddle combo was the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
The Good, The Bad and The Beaches
I tried to surf yesterday morning early before class but I was denied. The tide was too low and the swell was still too big. Long lines of wind blow waves, caped with spray, flew off the tops of the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
2nd Surf on the New Angulo 10' AA
Paddled out at Henry's a little before Andy made home from work. Our plan was to stay out until after dark and snag a few in the dwindling crowd. Waves weren't as good as yesterday according to Andy,… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
First Surf on 10' Angulo EPS/Epoxy All-Arounder
Early Saturday AM, Andy and I sped up to South SF to pick up the three Angulo EPS/Epoxy customs that arrived late the night before at SFO. We loaded 'em up in Andy's sub and headed back home. Stopped… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
What Happened While We Were Surfing
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3 to 6 Ft. Evening Session in New Dateline Swell
Made a mad dash for home after teaching all day to get my stuff, and headed for the reefs. I was paddling out at 1658, heading through Sarges, and enroute to Casa Roja's, the next upcoast reef in the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Fun SUP Surfing In Between Systems and Classes
The last storm system and teaching my EMT classes was the ball and chain that kept me out of the water for almost a week. I finally broke free from classes this afternoon, and vowed, at the very… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
Republican Extremists Kidnap California
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Storm Dodging
I didn't think this clear spot in the storm chain would be so brief, or the session so short, even with a dawn patrol paddle out. But I was able to get in two hours of good exercise in some fun but… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
How They See Us
Leave it to the Aussie's to tell it like it is. Thanks to ASL for setting us straight and SUP Brother Andy for sending it my way. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [Link]
