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Surf: 4.3 ft at 12.9 s from the W 261\u00c2\u00b0. Incoming Tide. Light local winds, 15kt+ at the buoys.<\/p>\n
I’ve been dying to take my Vaquero out. I keep saying “I’ll get in a few sessions, get back in shape, THEN I’ll take it out.” And instead, my schedule earts up my mornings or it rains and I’m back to being out of shape.\u00c2\u00a0Today I said “To heck with waiting” and took it out anyway.<\/p>\n
The surf was pretty funky, much more challenging than either of the previous days. I knew right away I’d be\u00c2\u00a0missing my longboard’s ability to cruise over all the junk. I paddled out with a group of the usual morning crew. Unfortunately this spot had a lot of people on it and I was a wobbly mess on my 6’10. I got one wave on my knees and another that staggered around before petering out.<\/p>\n
I tried the next peak over.\u00c2\u00a0Still crowded. I’m not all that comfortable sitting inside when I don’t feel like I can proficiently paddle out of everyone’s way. I paddled around in circles before heading for the next peak.<\/p>\n
In between peaks, I found a wave. It was my best wave all day. I did everything competently! Popped up, right in the pocket, swooshed, kicked out. Oh man, I was so happy to finally get something. The only problem was this wasn’t a peak. I paddled back out hoping for another wave and…nothing. Eventually I reluctantly moved on. I got a few more inside waves after lots of work. I hope I get a chance to take this board out again before I forget everything I re-learned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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