It was a small day and we knew that going in. But poor Josh hadn’t been out in forever what with his boat sculpture and getting sick. Peter rolled up shortly after and said Tracy was already out in the water. He and I compared stingray wounds. Sean stopped by to say hello, but had…
Another great day as the awesome swell that made for a superb Hurley Pro at Trestles fades. The wind hadn’t picked up too much and the sun came out, so I rode down for an afternoon surf. It was DElight. The waves were great size, strength and shape. And the crowds were surprisingly light which…
With the big swell on the way, we first tried hitting up Dockweiler in hopes of catching some of the swell without the crowds, but we were out of luck. So we caravaned down to El Porto and paddled out there. It was a bit crowded, but man, oh man were those waves fun. The…
It had been about 5 days since I’d been out and the buzz was that there was a gnarly swell on the way. I went out with the main intent of just getting out to paddle about and get everything stretched out. Good thing that was my main goal. It was afternoon and the wind…
We went into this morning thinking it was likely to be another lay-day. But after having a lay-day last week, Sean, CW, Mike and I were hell-bent on paddling out no matter what. Look at that picture! There are no waves nor people out there at all. But much to our surprise, and though the…
One good reason to surf the dawn patrol at El Porto was the parking lot meters didn’t start until 9am. Get in the water at 645, surf for two hours, a quick rinse in the shower next to the stairs and you’re in the office by 930, with that stoke that lasts through the day….
Seems like all the El Porto gang are up to crazy shenanigans lately. Aaron and his lovely wife Mary will be screening their new film The Diamonds of Metro Valley at the BUT B-movie Underground and Trash Film Festival in Amsterdam on September 10th at 8pm at Nieuwe Veste Theatre 1. If you happen to…
If you are looking for something awesome to do in the LA area this holiday weekend, I suggest you make a B-line for the Machine Project in Echo Park. Sunday, September 5th from 5pm-10pm is the debut of the Sea Nymph that our beloved Josh has been working on for the last few weeks. Machine…
Stole a quick hour to paddle out and catch some waves. Still have a lot of work to do today, so I forewent video and pics (sorry) to help save time. What a fun little day it was. The waves were great 2-3s with some bigger set waves on occasion. The water was clear, the…
The tide and the Dawn Patrol are swinging out of sync again. Aaron and I paddled out early and were able to snag a high wave count before the tide elevated and the crowds arrived. The early waves were fun, a little slow, but otherwise good size and length. Aaron and I barely had time…