The US Open of Surfing has finally left town. Well sort of, they are still tearing down all the buildings and grandstands. While I do love when this circus comes every year and I enjoy being able to ride my bike down to watch pro surfers battle it out I don’t like having to give up my usual surf spot for 10 days.
Yesterday was the first day of the all-clear, but I headed over to Bolsa Chica with Donnie instead. So, today I decided it was high-time to head back to ol’ Southside. But when I checked the cams on Surfline, the US Open Hurley building is still up and blocking the view, so I didn’t know what I was in for. Turns out, it’s back to 2-foot shorebreaks again. But, it was trunkable, and I never pass that up. So out I went with the Pepito out and rode the shorebreak and ate sand with the groms. (Those little dudes are so much better at riding those kinds of waves! Being 50% taller and twice as heavy just makes for disaster.)
I’m thinking I need some new fins on the Pepito. The ones on there now are no-name, bland standards. I need some Futures or something. Although, what I think I really want is a shorter quad. Heading over to craiglist…