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\"2013-PP-07-02\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"2013-HK-07-02\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Surf: 2.3 ft at 14.3 s from the SSW at 213\u00c2\u00b0. Rising tide. No wind.<\/p>\n

YAWN.<\/p>\n

There’s a BART strike and Chris wanted to beat the bridge traffic by avoiding the bridge all together. Unfortunately we all had time constraints so “get there EARLY” was the call. <\/p>\n

I got up at 3:15, picked up Brien at 4, rolled up to the beach at 5:15 for some serious darkness.<\/p>\n

Darkness, and waves. Clean tasty waves. <\/p>\n

Yeah there were some long lulls, but it was clean and there were some nice sized sets. Waves were nice and long, perfect for working on my nose ride skills. I got in range, but every time I started to get up there, I’d lose speed like crazy. A few things I think were happening: <\/p>\n

– 1 I’m a little too far ahead of the curl. I need to get in position a little better
\n– 2 Not enough rail\/tail engaged in the face. Chris was recommending leaning down-face a little to keep the nose sliding forward.
\n– 3 My board is more of an all-arounder. It doesn’t have a ton of concave in the nose.
\n It should still be rideable, but a little bit more tricky. <\/p>\n

In addition to the fun waist high practice waves, there were a few good sized chest+ waves in the mix. I got two great rides I was very happy about. One with a mix of turns, long cutbacks, skootching up, dropping back etc and one last set wave in. I was about to paddle over one of the waves in the set, but then changed my mind last minute. After a no-paddle take off, it was a fast, fun long ride all the way into the sand. Wow, was that a FUN one. Yeeeeeooooo.<\/p>\n

What a beautiful morning. Big group of pelicans cruised by before disappearing into the fog.<\/p>\n

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Surf: 2.3 ft at 14.3 s from the SSW at 213\u00c2\u00b0. Rising tide. No wind. YAWN. There’s a BART strike and Chris wanted to beat the bridge traffic by avoiding the bridge all together. Unfortunately we all had time constraints so “get there EARLY” was the call. I got up at 3:15, picked up Brien … <\/p>\n

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