Becker Hybrid

This is a Becker Hybrid, a pin tail with a 2+1 fin set up. (7′ 4″ long x 20 1/4 wide x 2 1/2″ thick) It has a lot of float which makes it awesome for paddling and catching waves, and it has a pretty sweet turn and is quite a bit faster than my…

Chop Suey, Venice Style

Mixed bag at Venice this morning.  We got there early and it was windy and choppy.  Things cleared up a bit as the morning progressed.  It was at times disorganized and bumpy, plus there were plenty of close outs.  Every once in awhile a workable wave would show up.  Waves were mostly 2s and 3s…

Whale of a Tale

It was an exciting morning in Venice today.  When I arrived at the beach there was a helicopter hovering over the water.  I asked the parking lot dude “Whats up with the chopper?” He said he didn’t know, but it had been hanging out for 5 minutes or so.  It stayed there for awhile and…

Venice Chowder

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…