Jeffrey Zinn

Ideal El Porto

Jeff — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:26:00 +0000

Well, the water could have been warmer, but otherwise setting were perfect. The water was clear and glassy. There was just enough breeze blowing off the shore to throw a little mist off the crest of the wave. The crowds were low by El Porto standards. And the waves, oh the waves. They rolled in the chest-to-head high range. And If you picked off the right one, it’d peel all the way to shore. The Sausage performed beautifully (though I didn’t really do it justice today). Josh, CW, Mike and I all seemed to have a good productive session. I could have stayed out there forever. We certainly stayed well past the start of the parking meters by an hour or so, but a parking ticket would have been worth it. All praise to the surf gods for looking out for us though – no tickets today.

The Sausage Is Back

Jeff — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:29:26 +0000

Big waves on order this week. I went back up to Harbour to borrow the Sausage again. Man, I dig that board. I need to get one of my own. Although I am tempted to try getting it in a quad set up. Anyway, big beautiful waves at the Sunset Jetty today. Long peely rights for the taking. And I took. It was very similar to that foggy day in December at Bolsa Chica. It’s supposed to be even bigger tomorrow.

Sight|Sound by Mikey DeTemple

Jeff — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:34:47 +0000

New film by Mike DeTemple trailor now available. Dig in! Follow the updates on his blog.

Click here to view the embedded video.

All Back Together Again

Jeff — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:24:08 +0000

Finally! The rains have stopped, the holidays are over and we all managed to stay healthy to get together for another coveted El Porto Friday. Great crew today to: Josh, Mike, Aaron, Edgar, CW, and even Sean stopped by to say hello (but couldn’t stay). It was a junky day too, but I think we were all craving to get back into the groove that it didn’t matter what the conditions were like. We did our best with what came, but there wasn’t much to surf. Mainly we just bobbed in the line-up and caught up with each other.

Bolsa Chica Friday

Jeff — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:22:15 +0000

All of the LA-based crew how to bow out today, so Sean and I opted for Bolsa Chica instead. It was super foggy. So foggy one couldn’t see the break from the shore. Tensions were high while out in the water. We had to be on orange alert for a rogue wave to come out of the fog and sweep us away.

I was on the Sausage prototype again, this time with my Solus Future Fins. Had one of my best waves ever. A nice meaty one came right to me and picked me up with barely a paddle. It was a long, long right with face like a half pipe. It seemed like it was going to close out on me at any moment, so I just kept pumping and picking up speed to stay just head of the danger zone. It was Brilliant. The memory of that one will keep me going for some time.

Birthday Surf

Jeff — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:12:37 +0000

Poseidon brought me sweet birthday waves today. Not only were they great size and shape, but they were consistent as well. Even with the crowds, nobody was want for a waves. I surfed until my arms gave out. And I got to test out a new Harbour prototype board. It’s a kind of thruster biscuit they are tentatively calling The Sausage. Frankly, I find that a rude name for such a brilliant little board. I think they should call it The Cloud.

Gear Swap Friday

Jeff — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:07:16 +0000

Josh and I swapped boards so I got to ride his Electric Orange all morning. Dig that little board. It was a good day for the quad and I felt solid throughout the session.

Inaugaral Sunset Jetty Session

Jeff — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:59:44 +0000

Met up with a friend Brad to talk about some web stuff. Afterward he asked it I had my surf gear with me because he was heading out afterward. He was heading to the Sunset Jetty, which I’d never surfed before. That’s one of those breaks that only works under very specific conditions, but when it’s on, it’s on. I didn’t have my stuff, but I was near the Harbour surf shop. So I popped up there real quick for some loner equipment.

The waves were spectacular. I rode a Harbour Rapier model for the first time and came the closest I’ve ever been to a decent, sustained noseride. Great session.

Drizzly Porto

Jeff — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:14:56 +0000

Josh, Sean and I showed up for a drizzle El Porto Friday. The swell is coming straight in to shore, so we were treated to a morning of nasty closeouts – dangerous and fun. Josh was nuts out there today. Every time I was paddling back out, I’d see him paddle into the biggest, most evil waves and get consumed by the close-outs. Wave says: NOM NOM NOM! That dude is a wave warrior.

Day Two at Leo Carrillo

Jeff — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 22:37:21 +0000

More of the same – Perfect rights. I spent another 4 hour session out in the water. Today though I tried the Junod instead of the Revolver. More power turns, less cheater-fives. I was so engrossed in surfing that I forgot to take a picture, but I did grab this one from Surfline which depicts the spot well. Just so much fun again. The toughest part is choosing what board to ride. For part of the wave, I wanted a longboard and the other half I wanted a short board. I needed some kind of James Bond convertible board. Go-go Gadget Longboard!