Four times in one week – I’m back! Now I need to keep it up and start bring my camera. Unfortunately, the waves were not cooperative. The winds were not favorable and created a chowdery mess out there. Frustrations compounded when the only peak that was breaking favorably was being used for a grom contest…
My wife and I took the camper down to Bolsa Chica again. And though the June Gloom loomed heavy over the majority of the day, there was a small window of sun that I took advantage of. I didn’t even bring my full suit, so I was braving it no matter what, but I was…
My wife and I bought a tow trailer recently. We took it out to Bolsa Chica just to practice towing it and opening it up. And since we were at Bolsa… I brought the Merlin with me for some longboarding fun. But when we arrived in the afternoon, most of Bolsa was blackballed. I had…
There is a fun swell on the horizon. My friend in Hawaii emailed me on Wednesday saying, “it’s been unreal here, should be coming your way in a few days.” But, alas, the swell has yet to arrive. That’s not to say there weren’t some fun waves out there. We had some occasional doozies, but…
The surf didn’t look like much when we rolled up, but as the tide dropped there were some fun chesties on tap. We had a big crew today too; finally the cosmic forces had all our schedules in sync enough to give most of us a common hour to share. Today’s team consisted of me,…
This is my super belated report from last Friday. I had to head straight to Reno, NV after surfing. Sorry for the delay, work has been extra super mega busy lately. Luckily Josh posted a report, so I won’t repeat anything. The waves were superb. They were nice shoulder-to-head-high waves with great shape. Ideal, really. …
Long time listener, first time caller. I had my typical hesitation to head out at “secret spot” today, but that melted away upon the paddle out. Got an earlier start today, met up with Jeff and we were out in the lineup by 6:45 – the lineup being 2 other dudes. Started surfing right off…
Well, it wasn’t the greatest surf, but I did make it out today. Three others joined me to brave the cold, cold waters – Aaron, CW and Peter. Mostly the waves were chaotic slop, but we all seemed to find a few gems in there. I took the Merlin out again. For whatever reason I…
After having been on another long surfing dryspell, I finally made it out again, and for a genuine El Porto Friday no less. Everyone else seemed like they were in the same boat. And despite the puny forecast (1-3s), we had the strongest crew I think I’ve ever seen – 8 dudes (no ladies today)! …
I went out to practice some noseriding skills. I still have a long way to go. Though the waves weren’t helping much. They didn’t have much meat behind them, so there was much momentum to build from. And my session was super short. I’ve been working like a fiend lately and had precious little time…