Saturday, February 20th, 2010
The Jetty Gets Angry
Surf: Shoulder High to Well Overhead waves. Jumbled up, short period surf. Angry. I’ll admit it, I’m a little out of shape. 20 days between surf session is killer for surfing fitness. I’ve tried to do at least 20 pushups a day (made it to 40! yay!) but there’s no substitute for water time. That [...]
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Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Dawn Patrol with the New Board!
Conditions: 2-3 ft.+ knee to chest high and fair – conditions. This morning’s dawn patrol: Mostly peaky lines with soft/crumbly shoulders that are workable (mainly for a bigger board). Slight texture to the surface. Gear: First day out on my 9’4″ Stewart Hydro Hull! Took the new board out today! We did an early morning [...]
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
Finally got a board
After 8 months of searching, a board came up on craigslist the same time I had money to buy it. This is a 9’4″ Stewart Hydro Hull. Never been ridden, never even been waxed. A father bought it for his daughter and she’s never taken it out. He’s been surfing for 53 years and spent [...]
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
Looking for a Used Board
I have a little bit of money left over from my security deposit on my apartment. I’d like to use it as a reward for dealing with my apartment headaches. Anyone out there in the SF area got a 8’6 or 9ft Stewart Hydro Hull they’d like to sell? My budget is $600 for a [...]
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Saturday, June 6th, 2009
Finally used the rack!
Surf Report: None. Flat as can be. Gear: FCS Single Soft Rack Set out today to grab a few morning waves, test out Veronica’s new board and test out my rack. Got all the rack testing in, but the waves were non-existent. Bailed on the flat tiny waves for bloody mary’s at the Half Moon [...]
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Monday, May 25th, 2009
Happy Memorial Day
Surf Report: 3-4 ft. + waist to shoulder high and poor conditions. This morning’s dawn patrol: Mainly sectiony, sloppy surf with some surface texture/light chop to it. Gear: 9’0″ Stewart LSP I celebrated a chilly Memorial day with some good waves. Surfline’s report had made the conditions sound less than rideable but once at the [...]
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Sunday, December 21st, 2008
No surfing this Holiday
For anyone wondering if I plan to surf while I’m home…that’s a big no. Sure the waves are peeling nicely with some good peaks, but I haven’t learned to turn sharp enough to dodge ice. I don’t think my wetsuit is rated to -3 F with -30 F windchill, either. The water is 33 F. [...]
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Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
More agonziging over boards…
Went back to Wise. Stared at boards. Kept staring at boards. I found one that has the same feel to it as that Arrow I liked, but in a styling I really like. It’s a Stewart Hydro Hull. Squashtail, little bit of v on the bottom. Medium rocker. Like this one: Here’s Sherm’s board chilling [...]
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Still looking at Boards.
I have a lull between projects this week so I’ve been board shopping. It’s a lot of work. I’ve visited five surf shops and a few dozen web sites comparing boards. In addition to the three I was considering in this post, I’ve added two more models I’m considering plus I’m trying to decide between [...]
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Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Decisions decisions….
I went shopping for boards today. Dave over as Wise spent about 40 minutes talking to me. He gave me a pretty good idea of what I should be looking for and what kind of level of board I have to choose from for the size I want. Now I’m down to the tough part, [...]
