E's Surf Report

send some cheer to "pez".

he joined the injured reserve list this weekend after doing battle with Sloat Sat. and will be out of the water for a week to 10 days.

sloat wuz so fun yesterday! crowded, but plenty o waves to go around. i had a bit of a frustrating sesh this morning. serious wave repellent... and that current! ah! i ended up getting out and running down the beach.

damn.. sounds like saturday morning was some serious business. cheers to all those who braved it!

anyone else have a problem getting onto blakestah's site this morning?

mid-saturday the inside reforms at VFWs were epic for bodyboarding, fast and hollow and pretty much nobody out. sunday evening was fun again at VFers even though it looked shitty from the beach, sick rights coming through with some long barrels. awesome weekend to live in SF!

Day off for me. Too many days in a row and the shoulder and back are in the shop for maintenance. Highlight was yesterday afternoon, no paddle takeoff on the biggest set wave I saw all day. It doubled up and held me at the top so I just did a swan dive off the front of my board, freefalling maybe 12" or so to the bottom. Popped out the back to a few hoots. Kinda fun and no harm. I must have looked like the fourth photo down at the top of this page.

Bruce-ya finally got a shot of me. I'm the guy on the longer board:
http://www.surfhumor.com/030904%20OB%20052.jpg
http://www.surfhumor.com/030904%20OB%20061.jpg

Thanks.

kdalle.. in action!

Public service announcement:

I found a found a fairly nice skimboard washed up underneath the pumphouse at Lindy early Saturday morning. If you lost it, email me and describe it and I'll get it back to you.

kdalle - you look a bit like Tom Carrol

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OB: *cough longlunch cough* Glassy sunny gorgeous. A day where it is certainly bigger than it looks from the street but suprisingly shrunken and still shrinking since this am - thumping inside closeouts still apparant but mellowing and seeing overall head high and perhaps some increasingly rare plus on the outter bars ...the ones that don't mush out, that is. Wave Repellent™ is definitely on - a scant few peeps scatter shot waaay out about and long waits, not seeing many rides, peaks are inconsistently timed and placed. Sensing a beautiful tease out there. If you enjoy the chase game take full advantage, lovely end-of-March goodness today. Cheers,

kdalle,

What board are you on it that shot? Looks like an interesting shape (but, it could be the angle)

Got a sunday morning session this weekend, was just plain fun out there. Saw a couple guys getting pitted. Seems on the weekends about 50% of people out at VFW's are unable to catch a wave and of the 50% who do catch a wave, 50% of those actually make the drop (on the outgoing tide sand-suckers that is). I ate it on a couple and then got focused and charged some really fast corners out there. I wish SF weather was like this all the time!

e-Thanks for posting the Massara letter.

Bush has got to go. He is systematically dismantling many of the ervironmental protections achieved duing the last 30 years. Many of these are as a result of Ralph Nader's efforts. It will surely be ironic if his presence in the race is again attributed to a Bush victory.

Tom Carroll? If only I surfed like him. Surfed with him at epic Gutters on the North Shore once. Just amazing full speed power ripping.

Saturday morning at Sloat, what a joy. Wrestler, you may need to ID yourself. I came in a little after 9 and let the parking lot know the outer bars were hitting nicely. I wouldn't call it DOH, but it sure was overhead plus with some shape. And the best part was the fog kept the onlookers at bay (that and the paddle out - many denied - many too 30 min plus, I snuck out in 12 minutes ;) )

Also, the UFO longboard SHOULD be done this week - it is already at the glasser.

That kdalle board looks like the 8 footer funboard.

Not to hog the board but i just saw d looose's psot. It's my Stewart 9'-8", 20 lb. crowd pleaser. It's shape is similar to a 60's Rhinochaser with the Stewart chined front rails. Not much rocker and the sucker really works well in big waves. Creased it a while back so I'm just waiting for it to break. I want to get a replacement but it's so old that it predates Stewart's data archive. It's a 25000 series and at this point they are over 80000!

that sucks about gaviota. can't imagine how bad things will get in CA if we have to survive another 4 years of bush&dick.

had some time on sat and got to sloat after the fog had filled-in, so i drove to north county sc, had fun on my first outing to one of the better-known spots down there, with just a few others out. warbly on the rising tide, and sectioning a lot, but fun, and less punishment than ob for the size. didn't feel quite right on many of my takeoffs, probably wasn't deep enough?

i think i got to the beach about an hour late on sun am, the wind had started to switch, it was still completely doable, but more often lurching than peeling, and often stacked-up, with rips and currents flowing strong. sounds like sloat may have been a better call than further north.

found a pair of paddle gloves, email me at pnmcs@comcast.net if you lost a pair on sun, and let me know where you left 'em, along with brand and distinguishing marks.

holy lord where am i? this looks like my office and when i returned from the airport last night it looked like the sf skyline..this shit is almost scary..2 fun barrels this morning and fun turns..whats the tide doing around 5:30? supposedly offshores coming in tomorrow..djfaijenfasninasnvij;avjwiewjiameceaiwmawiem;newancawe;iuvnkbbama;lowiej%#&&*@()!_*J$OJPOPADOI())(9903747237809-0-&(*^%^%*%HKJHIHldjfa;fweijfafwpfjidfj

pic from lbinjsurfer

pics from threedollarchair.com

Kdalle-

Send me an address and I'll dump the session to a CD and snail mail it to you. There are probably some more of interest. BTW, I didn't do anything to these pics, so a touch of photoshop might improve them.

christian-yes! Please do say hi. Would be niceness to connect.

does anyone know what linda mar was like this a.m.? really small? did the high tide mess up o.b.? trying to figure out where to go for the dp tomorrow. btw, spring (t-shirt) boarding in tahoe this weekend was awesome. so many beautiful people enjoying the cold snow and warm sun. finally stuck a backside grab air off a big table top. hehehehe.

Christian, Were you out at Sloat early morning on Sunday?

did the coast trot today. in at 4mile @ 8ish. couple good sliders. warm water! good vibe in the water until a couple of the local cretins paddled out and started acting predictable. selfish lot.

am sunday was way fun. ran in to e on the beach, finally!. chatted and went on my merry way.

anyway, maybe there will be some tomorrow too?

cheers!

After surfing I got out and saw a big barrel down the coast break out at low tide today, the thing spit heavily toward the end of its run. Haven't seen that in a while.

spat

Hola Niceness -

Just sayin' what's up from my new, blessedly cool air conditioned office down here in PuraVidaville. Glad to hear about some fun times in SF today and this weekend... way to go all you big time Saturday chargers, and Sunday sounded like there was plenty of niceness going around. I've been in my new setup down here for about a week... todo tranquilo. I could not have an easier job - playing on the Internet all day - to live down here. It will be plenty easy for me to keep up with all the action in NorCal from you guys now. I've got a random extra bunk bed in my room if anyone wants to visit. Sounds like your weather is getting nicer... still cold from what I hear on the East Coast... the Endless Summer is raging down here, sweat your ass off all day and Night too. I won't say anything about the water temperature. ;)

I will say that I am 3 days into my new surfy lifestyle with daily DPs and morning surfs before work... I'm still a 3rd year 'neophyte' who LOVES every second in the ocean... every night I go to bed like it's Christmas Eve, knowing there'll be surf in the morning... Morning glass and offshores... Mmmm, yummy peaks... Last few days have been more playful than hollow and hardcore... connected on some feel good backhand snaps... go surfing!!

e, I'm gonna mail you some pics... Keep charging everyone. I have a nice Sunset view from my desk here... Sun is just about to drop from some clouds into the golden hour before dipping glowingly into the water. ¡Que bella! Ciao.

Blakestah, a question. Sat am I had a tight window of opportunity to surf and was bummed to see nothing from anywhere upon my arrival at the beach. Driving down the beach I noticed that the fog was clearing first at the park terminus (a condition that I have noticed before). My guess is that this is the case because of the temp differential between park land & pavement. Seem right?

All else: go to Puerto Rico, but not all at once. Our two weeks' trip there was great. Fine reef break surf that hovered in the waist to head & half range for our trip. Didn't get Tres Plamas big, but oh well. Met some great people, fine fishing, good diving. Such a different world from the one we have here- it cemented our decision to move back to Hawaii. Nothing better than an early am surf, a little spearing for dinner and early to bed to start it all over. If you are planning a trip to PR email me & I'll dish.

Sorry to hear about the injury Pez. Heal fast. I'll be back to a regular surf sched. by the time you are better, gimme call?

Sunday was plenty fun too, but man I wish those walls lasted. So many waves were droppped and shouldered just too damn fast. Maybe OB is game for one of those new fangled artificial reefs?

Jeff

Down South Jakester, good to hear you are alive and well! If you see Weisbecker down there, tell him... well, never mind.

Just got out about an hour ago. Shall we say: REALLY GOOD! Think it was better with the tide still dropping as once the tide came in, it started wiggin out a bit. Still fun. Saw a posse of familar faces out there: Aleck from Aqua, the other tall dude from Aqua, The Werewolf, Mean looking artist from Pathetica & friend, etc. Great vibes all around. Not too much trash on the beach (thanks Hayward, San Leandro, Fremont, etc.).

Got myself 4 sessions in over the weekend. Crowds were decent and vibe was solid. That fog on Sat. was really strange. Sunday, sounds like I missed some solid morning action at OB. Glad to hear some peeps scored. This weather is starting to get ridiculous. When was the last time it was like 70+ for like 10 days of March?

sounds like a schweet life you got going down there in CR, Jake. nice. very nice!! stay psyched! (as if i needed to tell you that! ; )

jake.. word! bagel tells me of many a fine betty down Dominical way.. what's the scene?

surfwordz (from maui) drawings (i think??)

as for the weather- can you say global warning!!!

or as Bush would say - global warming, thats just fuzzy math the scientist are dpoing.

I'll be derned if I can figure out the fog here. Saturday it was WAY cool. The outer bars were throwing down in the fog, and tons of able bodies were just driving away. I paddled out to 3 other peeps, and left 4 there when I went in, and waves were fairly easy and sizeable.

As for March weather and surf...I've only been here since 96, but and March is only half over, but I think it already is the best since 96. No winds, and surfable almost every day (and sunny and warm).

man if this weather is GW's doing i say re-elect that brainless trust fund bone head..kidding!

ya jake! sounds nice..i remember a few of the ladys hanging out on disco night at san clemente bar a few years ago. oy ve, or i mean, ie carumba!

phoenetics..

still glassy at ob yes???

Whatup CK and Kaiser! I got a bunkbed down here you kids could share... come on down! I'll greet you with some cold Imperials and after getting shacked all day we can lively up ourselves with some jungle crop. Ven aca!

yo e, I don't know if I'd say this scene is bursting with Betty's... I think there's a definite shortage of cute Ticas in this town compared to some other places I've been (Ooooh, this one bartender in Puerto Viejo... rediculous)... But there's plenty of people coming and going in this town, and I can't complain when chicas do come in off the beach to use the Internet still wearing their bikinis. We also just had a group of 8 Blonde UofFlorida Spring breakers down here... that was a'ight! For me, maybe I've got my eye on a Japanese-Italian girl works at the bar downstairs. ;)

right on jake! siiick.

curren (from sargesdailysurf.com)

hmmmm....Jake...you paint a pretty frickin' temptin' picture! well....'cept the part about sharing a bunk with Kaiser! (no offence, brotha, but you just ain't my type! ; ) maybe i'll bring down my hammock and just sling it between a couple o' palm trees? ; ) anyway...spring-breakers and an exotic bar-tender working downstairs? live it large, amigo...live it large.

OB: is this southern california? Freakishly warm and sunny. Either no breeze or slight onshore [ hard to tell where I am ] surf has shrunk and gotten chunkier lumpier. Still ridiculously gorgeous. Peeps just bobbin' around... enjoy...

It's a bunk bed, CK... two beds! But since I haven't met you in person yet, I can't say who should get the top bunk... it would be a little precarious with big Bro Kaiser up there though. A hammock might be the call...

oh why has this job forsaken me!

i also have no desire to do my laundry tonight

I only wet the bed when drinking Rock Ice or to many Pilsens.

You gotta hose when nature calls. They got scorpions and shit down there, screw walking to the bathroom in the middle of the night.

Besides, I will sleep on the beach. Jake, consider hitting Mar Y Sombra on Fri/Sat night up in Manual Antonio. From my travels, there were always some euro/american/etc. travellers around as there is a Spanish/English school on the way in over the hill from Quepos. You can score some waves there too. Nothing epic but nice cove w/ a left at the south end.

k -- the scorps are basically like bee stings. if you've had enough pils you don't feel it until the next day. ;)

gone in 10 days...

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