There wasn’t anything in the surf forecast that was driving me to the water, but it had been three days since my last surf (and stingray attack!) so I think I just had ants in my wetsuit. I have plenty of work to take care of, but I just could not focus or concentrate on…
I’ve been going on and on about the rain, runoff, pollution and wait time lately. And here in SoCal, the general rule of thumb is to wait 72 hours after rain before getting back in the water. I always just assumed this was the worldwide rule. But having surfing tweeps around the world, I am…
If you are in Southern California, the recent rains may be hampering your surf. And the 72 wait period of waiting for the water to clear up can be enough to make your crawl out of your skin (especially when surfline is calling for 7 foot waves!). So, what’s a surfer to do? Here are…
The Curse of the Conflicting Reports: Surf report is showing waves up to 7 feet in the coming days. Weather report is showing rain over the next three days. Drat! Heading into fall SoCal surfers are faced with the great compromise – surf vs. health. Autumn is typically one our best surf seasons, but it…
All the guys arrived at El Porto only to find 1s and 2s at best. Josh had a hunch that Venice might be better and that we should head up and find out. So we all piled into our cars and travelled a few miles up the coast. At Venice, the wind was much more…
Yesterday, after my Jackass-like session (I should have had someone donkey punch me to soften the blow), I made my way up to Harbour to pick up my new bike rack. (See bike rack review). I installed the rack which claimed to be able to carry boards up to 10 feet. So, I grabbed my…