Monday, April 26th, 2010
Sunset at the Jetty
Surf: 2-3ft, Inconsistent, Mushy but smooth. Gear: 9’0 Stewart LSP? After wrapping work early, I decided to go for my first double session and catch a few waves at the jetty. Conditions were a little weak, but at that point, so was I. I haven’t done double sessions before (especially after getting up at 5am), [...]
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Monday, April 26th, 2010
Dawn Patrol in Bolinas
Surf: 2-4ft, fairly clean. A little bit inconsistent. Gear: 9ft Stewart My friend Chris is working on a project up in Marin and with my new flexible work schedule, picking up a dawn patrol was high on the list of great ideas. As it was also the two year mark of me learning to surf, [...]
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Sunday, April 18th, 2010
Board Repair and Testing
SURF: 2-3ft, little bit of jumble but fun, peeling, and beautiful sunshine. Gear: 9’0 Stewart Hydro Hull My 9’4 has been in and out of the repairshop lately. Poor board has been getting dinged at crowded breaks and, since it’s practically a new board, I have it repaired professionally. With the week or so turnaround [...]
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Sunday, March 28th, 2010
38th Ave Longboards
SURF: 2-4 ft, knee to chest high. Clean, light/moderate west crosswind. Sunny, warm, nice peeling waves. Light crowd. Otters. Gear: 9’4 Stewart A good day in Santa Cruz feels like a vacation. Warm, blue water, sunshine, point/reef breaking waves groomed by the kelp forest. Most surf spots near the city are beach breaks or rocky [...]
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Saturday, March 27th, 2010
Springtime sun!
SURF: 3-4 ft + waist to shoulder high occ. 5 ft. This morning’s dawn patrol: Clean, glassy lines with workable inside sections. Offshore wind with sets running shoulder-head high. After yesterday’s jumbled surf and worn out arms trying to catch it, I decided to take a few more laps at Linda Mar. Soft waves on [...]
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Friday, March 26th, 2010
Jumbled, rocky morning
SURF: Waist to Shoulder high. VERY Disorganized. Choppy, sloppy, and an all around mess. Gear: 10’6. Having finally recovered from the weekend and convinced by my friend’s stoke from the day before, I hit Linda Mar for a morning session. The clean organized waves he’d caught the day before were messy, nearly uncatchable and wildly [...]
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Saturday, March 20th, 2010
Mellow longboard day with a 10’6
SURF: 2-4ft, very mellow, very clean. Long period small south-southwest swell. Gear: 10’6 A perfect longboard day spent on a shortboard is just cruel. A day like today is when longboards can really shine. They can catch even the smallest waves and float down the line like it’s nothing. With the Stewart still off being [...]
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Friday, March 19th, 2010
Sunny Morning for the 7’4
SURF: Waist to Shoulder high waves. Fairly clean, but a little swamped with the tide. Gear: 7’4. With the Stewart in the shop being patched up, the 7’4 was a good choice for a little paddle practice. The waves cooperated enough that I could paddle out without too much trouble, but still get into position [...]
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Sunday, March 14th, 2010
Shifting Sands at Cowells
Photo by Cynthia SURF: 1-3ft. Light winds. Warm and sunny. Gear: 9’4 Stewart, 8’3 Petty The winter has done some strange things here in Norther California. A giant chunk of Sloat is missing and a new beach seems to have appeared smack in the middle of Cowells. The spot where I picked off wave after [...]
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Sunday, March 7th, 2010
Charging Snow
Another weekend up in Tahoe. Ahh mountains. I decided this weekend to work on my charge. When my life feels out of control, I hold back when I surf. I get scared of steep waves, I don’t like speed. I have more experience skiing than surfing and took the opportunity to get my charge back. [...]
