E's Surf Report

A thought on yeaterdays comments...

My favorite shop was "End of the Line” on Taraval. Those guys were the rootsiest. They just pulled tubes in the back and watched videos all day. I would try my hardest to support them. But the three wetsuits they had in sock never fit me. Or the fifteen 6’2”s they had weren’t my style. However, they went the way of the Dodo because they were not in it to make it.

Support all the surf shops around town. They are all in it to make it and they will. They all provide stoke and add to the surfing experience in town. Which is obviously in abundance and went unorganized for years. Don't vibe Wise if they are putting on some event that they saw was a good idea. It just adds to the experience of being a surfer in the City. Which is a good thing for the ones that want to see the surf culture flourish in our city.

We especially don't need to treat our personal favorite shop like it needs to be "represented." That is just silly. That just takes away from what is important here, which goes on in the water.

good job fellas. as you were surfing i was sleeping again. stupid windows of oppurtunity.

made the concious decision to go to work early and be productive ..........regrets... way to get on it Kaiz...
roach girl number 2 again but trying harder

i feel good about service from all 3 SF shops & have learned a lot in each. d_murr..... word

hope the winds stay down - my board & I are cozily passing the day in my cubicle hoping for waves this afternoon

happy weekend

my motivation-o-meter is stuck on zero this morning. fog fog everywhere...in my head. doing my part to help the seattle economy this morn' - having a little sbux while using windows OS. everybody has to do their part.

d_murr hit the nail on the head with his post.

TGIF. how is it that the days feel so damn long yet the years go by so fast?

J, nice post late last night. good on ya mate. elevator drop, elevator shaft - synchronicity.

Happy friday niceness crew. hope y'all get some this weekend either in the water or an elevator.
Rock On!

What's all the things in the water in the Oregon pic? Photographers? Seals?

kelp bulbs?

Brief comments:

1) Good surf this AM. Good, fun spring surf. Broke the velcro on my leash on my last wave...just gave up the ghost. Swam to the board, then paddled in thinking, it is the first time the leash ever failed when I was planning to go in.

2) Big Yank--->Bought wax from them once. Had heard they sold lots of board to the Japanese market; essentially they were mostly a middleman shipper of sorts rather than a "We care about the locals," kind of shop. Poor selection of pretty much everything. Won't miss them, but certainly didn't mind their existance.

3) End of the line--->Went in there a number of times. During one of those time, a fellow behind the counter was talking about how Mark Gator was right to "work some street justice on his cheating wife". I mentioned that he did not kill his wife, but a friend of his wife. Counter guy says you just don't cheat on your man and it is essentially ok that he killed her. Another guy in the shop goes, "No man, you leave a bitch who does that, you don't kill her." Counter guy says something like, "What a bunch of pussies." I'm amazed. It is like I am back in some Hollywood version of the lame highschool I went to where there is a dork who says things to make the audience not care if he gets hit by a streetcar. As for the store, well, never saw anything I needed there, and in the world of surf commerce, it is sink or surf, and they sunk.

kelp. you can see more pics by going here:
http://www.nelscottreef.com./images/Water%20Shots/images/

ahh.....niceness at vfw's with 40 of my closest friends
this a.m. nice glass and a few toobs to be had as well.
funny how one peak can be all mellow and guys hootin'
for one another and another peak can be so damn aggro.

what sort of freak gets out of bed at the butt crack of dawn
to yell at other people?

be nice, play fair
and smile there's waves to be had.....

now here's to hopin' the wind stays away
for a post-work chapter 2....

.02 re: shops ....this cyber community is
representative of what is needed out in the
"real" world a place to talk story and say howdy.
and john at sf surf shop does that clubhouse
sort of feel on noriega. ....alecks and the guys
at aqua do the most for the community in sf......

BUT i'll go anywhere and sneak in beers to watch
a surf flick in a theater....beats the tar out of vids
at home.....back on the outer banks of nc they showed
all new surf films at midnight so the surf/ restaurant-
waiter and cook crowd could go. the scene was like
romper room. beers/ fatties/ popcorn in the air....
inaudible soundtrack due to constant banter with the
narrator.....
complete comedy...the not so wasted youth

caveman, i've surfed LPB several times. it's a world class wave when it's on. it really shines at 8' and above (island style) bring your favorite OB gun. be advised that the part of the island is the "newest" and the bottom is exteremly sharp and shallow. with a little luck you might catch maalea(sp) everthing you've heard about that wave is true, it's amazing.

Met Doof at my door a little before 6. Walk to the rail. He says Sloat is a little more defined by not really any better, so we hit it.

He paddles out to the north of the bar and I go for the south knowing the current will be pulling North. He has no trouble and I have to do the swim-drag through a few short period suck outs.
Turns out the current is minimal.

Waves were Sets unto themselves. Very occasionally a pack of a few would come through but they were all so different from one another it was hard to call them sets.

Managed to paddle into one righteous wave. Angling my drop from a point a little deeper than I might normally like. Got to the bottom and banked hard to gain ground on the collapsing wall. A bank off the top and set up for the trip through the pocket up on the nose of my Trip. Truly glorious.

Doof and I both cought several short, long, closeout, mushout, down the line rides.

Lots of seals about. Not many surfers.

Offshore lumpy glassy occasional.

funny, end of the line. my friend used to rep for that company 'seedless'..and that shop was a place he would hit on his nor cal journeys..seedless designed their clothes with 40 ounce sized pockets and stash pockets on the inside legs..still have a pair of those actually. funny that weed boom in the early 90's

classic story doof..just watched that movie about Gator the other night.

recollection #28:
the employees at "end of the Line" were always so helpful when my woodie wouldn't start

Yesterday morning drove to Sloat to take pics- Judith was checking it but no one was out. Today I drove to Lindy and surfed some of the worst crappola I've ever had there, if that's possible.

So. . . anyone want to know where to go, call me on the cell. I'll tell you where I am and you can go the opposite direction and score!

Disneyland for me tomorrow. That means the wind will be will probably be howling from the south. Gee, what do I do when I'm not complaining? Beautiful day, though.

Which one of those butt-cracks belongs to Dawn?

d_murr - Although I'm not sure how eager I am "... to see the surf culture flourish in our city," I totally agree with the overall message in your post - spot-on!
I probably should just get over my personal feelings about W*** and go to their surf film event - it doesn't mean I have to shop at the store. Besides, who am I kiddin'? I'll likely end up being forced to go in there SOMEDAY for SOMETHING.
To all those who got some this a.m.: "YOU SUCK!" ;) Just kidding.
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, hope the wind stays off it ... etc., so's I can get some later.

Thats a sweeett Woodie!

Kaiser, I like your straight up surf reports. You call like it is. Maybe you should start your own BLOG or permanently replace E.

Arghhhhh

kaiser, and all you hawaiian music lovin' niceness heads (i'm not talking waikiki hotel elevator falsetto crap) ...Makana is coming to town....awesome contemporary slack key guitar man who is schooled in the old ways ..... Clapton's guitar definitely weeps when this guy plays..check it out ..next wednesday broadway studios, sf ......... deets at --- makanalive.com

ENE 3 ????

makana

J,

Ho much did all that cost?

Friend #1 & Mr. Doof-I was solo at Sloat this a.m. from 7:45-9. Were you wearing your invisibility wetsuits?

I thought it was clear the dynamic duo surfed in front of Friend #1's doorstep.

No surf for me today. Work work work work.

Word on the south. It's coming late, and the wind is coming in. Tuesday is the day.

No No. Actually we surfed this unreal bar in front of E's house. It has been really crappy in the middle lately so we always surf the zoo or chalets from now on.

NC, outerbanks. Anyone know of good breaks? Have a wedding outthere in Aug and need to decide about brining a board, and if so need to fix the traveler.

ah, the joys of spring. when the flowers push through the warm topsoil and girls defy the logic of their bikini tops.

http://195.241.75.99/kladblog/image/200403/springbreak.htm

btw - don't open this link at work ;)

caveman,

Next time say "don't open this at work" first - just got nailed. =)

mjs, the outer banks breaks are not very secret, the best stretches run from the Cape south.

But, August is rarely a good time to visit. I always used to go for the World Series. I would drink beer, watch the World Series, catch the running bluefish, and surf. It is pretty quiet then, in general, too, with mostly people winterizing their vacation homes. So, whenever the World Series is, that is a pretty good time for surf.

Yeah, the Chalet sandbars are epic right now. As are the ones at Sloat. Too bar the middle is still so funked up. But El Granada Jetty is even better.

End of the Line. Those guys were so stoned all the time......it was like a surf shop run by Cheech and Chong. Except they didn't have any surfboards, usually.

I never entered Big Yank.

WRT discussing surf shops, one of the most valuable things for a consumer is the experiences of other consumers. I sure woulda liked to know Bob Wise would go to bat for me 1000% on wetsuit returns - he sent backi, for me, an O'Neill with a failed seam years after I got it. That suit is now 7 years old and I still use it. That there is only one place you can go and talk to the shaper, SF Surfshop. That the best longskate selection is at Aqua, and that they carry the top selling surfboards in California, Merricks.

To re-hash my arguments on WISE movie nite.....I've been here 8 years. In that time, before Bandini, there were no surf movies, at all.
Bandini has done a bunch, maybe 8 or 10, including some really local stuff like Sylvain's short. Wise, on the other hand, represents the majority of surfing revenue in the city, and could easily squash Bandini's surf nites.

Bandini really brought something to the table, and now the 800 lb gorilla is taking the ball and running. I feel for Bandini, and will support him.
I think Wise should let him have his movie nite, and, well, even support it.

All my suepr 8mm footage goes to Bandini's Film Nights. Just the way it goes. I guess I need to edit that crap soon!

Caveman, well done with the link. Perked me right up this afternoon.

In regards to music stuff, anyone ever heard of an Aussie named Xavier Rudd? I have a few songs of his that are sick. Looking for either his old album or the new one. Anyone...

FWIW-As a regular customer I was in Wise the first week he moved. That very first visit I recommended that they show outdoor fims at night in the circle outside their shop and invite the Mermen to play before or after. He never did it.

films...spellcheck...sheesh.

Since Blue Horizon is part of some Billabong "tour", I'd guess Wise got hooked in that way. I can't imagine them going to the effort that Bandini puts into it on a regular basis. Bandini works hard. I've kicked back with a beer and watched him.

ya, im not thinking wise stole the guys thunder or nothing. its kinda like jack Mccoy has been around longer that taylor steel and wise has been around longer than aqua. im just glad i can see surf movies on the big screen like the old days.

kaiser, here's some shots from your namesake break

yah, ditto that...remember the billabong air show? my guess is that it's all a part of billabong's marketing plan.

'course, that's another reason to back experimental zombie cinema.

ah, whatever. i like them both. plus i'm stressed out and annoyed that i missed the DP this AM. sounds fun. i used to think the term "utility session" was just lame, but i think i'm coming around...at least today. i could use one of those.

brain = worthless. heart = floundering. need = one nice wave to clear the clutter.

anonymous - it cost like a buck twenty five for the coffee, the operating system came free with the 70 hour a week job. feel free to make fun of me for drinking uncool corporate beverages now as my personal identity does not stem from the coffee i choose to/not to consume.

J, drink the bucks, do your thing in the elevator. Ain't no shame in that game brotherman.....

Anyone want weekend reports? No promises but I can update from home as well. I also can't promise that the content will be "up to par".

Where the hell is BVB? We got no action from BVB. We some BVB to shake things up.

kaiser - i was just fuckin' around acting mad, it's all good, hahhahahaha, it takes a helluva lot to get me angry. u seriously gonna hook up the weekend reports? extra motivation to actually get out of bed this weekend, excellent!

where is BVB? i actually looked forward to his posts, they always crack me up.

anybody have any road trip/surf campouts planned for the weekend? my new board should be done by next weekend, will be nice to get back in the h20 again.

i have a good surf trip planned this weekend. i'll be grabbing that south swell in maui tomorrow with my haole bruddahs that have lived there for years. gotta love when vacation plans coincide with a good swell...

Yowsa!

this morning = soooo fun

lola lives

FRICK!

Got to Linda Mar, all set to go in, and the damned wetsuit zipper breaks (missing a "tooth"), so it comes undone. Tried to surf anyway, but the suit filled up like a water balloon, and I have a hard enough time without the extra 50 pounds. Then I realized it had come undone from the bottom up, so I can't unzip it to get the suit off, or even to get my car key.

So, a blown morning, ...and now what? Sonlight (who kindly helped undo the zipper), says it'll take weeks to get it repaired. I'll have to pick up a spare suit.

FRICK!

Maybe I'll ask my wife to sew me into the suit tomorrow morning . . .

klooless - hahahahaa, i've had that happen before, too. walked out of the water feeling like the stay puffed marshmallow man, amazing how large suits can get! one day you'll look back and laugh...but until than it sucks.

what up niceness crew! not much time here... but... a little recap..

full-on nicaragua. Dusty, dirty, impoverished, friendly, ancient, primitive and exilerating. lerm and i have scored a might bounty of waves thus far. freezing cold water greeted us for the first few days. coldest i've ever been while surfing... no joke.. blue-lipped, jaw-chattering ice-water. crazy offshores causing some serious upwelling.. but the waves.. damn!! We've been blessed with consistent groundswell the entire time.. averaging 3 sessions a day (5 sessions 2 days ago). A-frame, lowers-like reefbreak with only 2 others for about 10 sessions.. then a punchy, A-framing, pocket-beach break for a few seshies, then a boat-trip to a deep-water mysto-reef with just 4 people.. loads of waves..

but.. wow.. the culture here.. the way of life, the flow of the people. eye-opening.. jaw-dropping.. mesmerizing.. life-affirming..

we are lucky.. most of the world lives VERY differently than we. ramshackle, agrarian, stone-age village life.. amazing..

surf!!

playa yankee tomorrow for the macking south swell.. then madera.. then el salvadorian right points for 2 weeks with jocular jake!!

peace

whhhew, e, thats some sweet check-in. goodonya!

e - good to hear you're doing well. Sorry to hear about the cold water though. Reminds me of my teens during the 60s in Southern California - hunched on my board, teeth chattering, legs going numb and blue, a deep, nearly permanent chill slapped across my shoulders. Rarely bothered with a wetsuit in those days. Those beaver tails were a bad joke, and even the best O'Neills available back then offered NOTHING like the comfort we get from modern wetsuits.
Keep soakin' up the sights 'n sounds, we want to hear all about it.
As you can see, Kaiser's on it and keepin' it real!

The beach was so f - ing fun this morning, had a 3hr session on a great peak somewhere in the middle. Now I'm at work, what a drag.

Next time I'm on the beach at 6:30am on a Sunday, [ maybe 5 people out max ] deciding,
" Nah, I'll go in much later today " somebody please KICK some sense into me!!!!!

D'OH!!!!!

Arg.

Fun indeed! Any peeps surf inside sloat today??? Was there from 11:30 for a hour and a half or so. good times.

Sharkbait...what were you thinking???

YOW!

Last night I epoxyed my wetsuit zipper closed down low where it was busted & opening up on me. I can still get in and out of it okay, and the main thing is I can surf!

Far south of Linda Mar this morning 8-9:30 with slow rollers that politely left paddling gaps; nice stuff to wake up to on a longboard.

Then...the fambly wants to stay home, swelter, and do their own deals, so I get out again---this time Rockaway, 1:45 - 3:30. Bigger waves, many close-outs, more of a paddling workout, but FUN. ZOOM! Hee hee!

There are some awesome surfers on the surfpulse OB webcam right now.

Monday: [I could be wrong, but...]

CALL IN SICK. Looks like a repeat of Sunday. Went out at 6:30.Smaller, currently less peaks than Sun, but still deliciously shaped up in spots. Some surges strong enough to snap a longboard in half. Weather the same. Go. Will update before lunch.

way up in the butt crack of dawn session this am. some good nuggets when the sets arrive. evening sess should be HOT. find your slice of nirvana.

EGP- Isnt this how the EG rant got started???Expecting full, embellished report manana on the Southie from the EGP Rockpile . can't wait for it actually. BTW: is there a cross street I can use on my mapquest search???.... :0) :)
Surf on Y'all!!

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