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slack winds... crummy surf

My surf-scene knowledge comes second-hand from the Lerminade. I woke up around 6 and was both shocked and awed to observe the total absence of wind. Lerm soon called to inform that the beach was bigger and messy. I guess the wind blew late into the night and the sea-surface hadn't had time to settle down yet, or maybe this windswell is just inherently messy. Soo.. i thought about hitting P-town but instead ended up kickin' it "root down" at my place.. Made a huge smoothie with ginger/blueberries/peach/banana/apple/OJ/ice and played some music and stretched. Lerm later informed me that Pacifilus was a bit more sedate than OB, but still gnarled and grumpy and mostly lacking in rideable waves... but.. hopefully we'll hear it strait from the horses mouth.

surf!

If you could have any wave in the world in your backyard for just you and your friends which would you choose? keep in mind consistency/water temp/winds/etc. (off the top of my head i might choose Lakey Peak or Trestles)

If you could instantly purchase three pimpin' pads anywhere on earth.. where would they be? (for me: SF - in the woods behind Cole Valley, Kauai north shore, southern france.. or NYC)

If you could've grown up anywhere in the world, where would you choose (Los Osos, CA)

3 fave surfers off the top of your head (Tom Curren, Gavin Beschen, Slates)

Fave lady surfer (Lisa Anderson)

Fave non-surfing activity (jammin', smoochin', eating, napping, reading)

word.. work beckons.

more on the hidden Isle of Barhedral tomorrow.. some crazy shit went down yesterday!

images from foreverstoked.com

letter from Mark Massara

Dear Coastal Activist:

Summer is here. Warm days and great waves. Every day now, you see
families walking along the shore, volley ball games, surfing and picnics.
Californian’s everywhere are thinking about the beach…even in the
governor’s mansion!

Yesterday, after months of anticipation, Governor Schwarzenegger finally
made three of his four appointments to the California Coastal Commission.
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released yesterday which said “California's coastline and beaches are some
of our most valuable assets.” I think we all agree completely with that
sentiment.

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• Meg Caldwell, Director of Stanford Law School's Environmental and
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Commissioner under Governor Deukmejian
• Steve Kram Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of
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Posted by: e at June 9, 2004 10:27 AM

i just saw the first decent ridable peak at the beach. a little overhead and grinding along. i had to blink a couple of times to make sure i was seeing it right.

backyard wave - cojo
pads(california) - sf, tahoe, slo,
pads(world wide) - portugal, westoz, panama
grow up - nevada city, california
surfers - slates, dave rastovich, curren
lady - rel sunn
non wave - skateing, drawing, painting, building, eating, cooking, loving

Posted by: elias at June 9, 2004 10:31 AM

wave in my backyard:
1.) base

three pimpin' pads:
1.) avila beach or shell beach
2.) sf - somewhere around the panhandle
3.) gold coast of australia

hometown of choice:
1.) arroyo grande, my actual hometown

3 fave surfers:
1.) mike stewart
2.) spencer skipper
3.) paul roach

fave lady surfer:
1.) daniella freitas (hot brazilian)

fave non-surfing activity:
drinking with friends, hanging with family, travelling

Posted by: at June 9, 2004 10:36 AM

that last one was me

Posted by: bbr at June 9, 2004 10:38 AM

OB: FICKLE. Really changed on the outgoing tide. Still changing by the second. Foggy onshores, not too bad right now. Currently very warbly/ soupy, head high, bigger and board-breaking closeout juice earlier. Still strong looking but muuush. Been looking for peaks all morning...looking...hey! There's one! Then it's gone. Then it kind of comes back. Elias is right on the money. Rare sort-of peaks blinking in and out but they are damn hard to find. One taker at a time trying out short sessions. I can feel the ice cream headaches from here...duckdiving-a-plenty. Overall convoluted but somebody might get lucky. Cheers,

Posted by: s.s. sharkbait at June 9, 2004 10:42 AM

backyard wave: picture a secluded North Coast cove. Heavily forested, flanked by cliffs on both sides. Point break peeling in. No access except through private property or boat.

Anywhere in the world to grow up: all over, always at the ocean.

Three pimpin pads: OB, front row, Isla Natividad, Molokai

Three fave surfers: Bad Vibe, Tom, and Odd Todd

Fave lady surfer: Sharkbait

Non-surfing activity: Outer Sunset skating downhills

Posted by: blakestah at June 9, 2004 10:45 AM

interesting testimonial on Blakstah's fin system here: http://www.pacificwaverider.com/

backyard wave: rincon, pools
place to grow up: australia
surfers: slates, dorian, occy
lady surfer: lisa anderson, although Layne was tearing it up in that Baja video someone posted the other day.
non surfing activity: chasing after rabid two year olds

Posted by: jdz at June 9, 2004 10:47 AM

backyard wave - HT's
pads(california) - sf, squaw valley, healdsburg
pads(world wide) - rome, amsterdam, fiji
grow up - los gatos, california
surfers - A.I., dave rastovich, curren
lady - Lisa Anderson
non wave - skating, snowboarding, hand coloring B+W photos, snuggling, polaroid transfers, my mother-in-laws indian cooking, loving

Posted by: barney at June 9, 2004 10:55 AM

JBay

The Ranch; Ragland, NZ; SeaCliff.

Westminster, OC.

Bobby Owens, Rell Sunn, Lopez

Frieda Zamba

Cooking

Posted by: Friend #1 at June 9, 2004 10:55 AM

any wave: Don't know the name, but it's an island in indo on a north point penninsula. you can go to either side of the penninsula and get off-shore waves. (I'm sure there's plenty of these..) Or Encinitas/Cardiff stretch of coast.

Pimpin pads: Costa Rica, Spain, Brazil, Some where along the SMC/SC coast. So what, I picked 4 ;)

Grown up anywhere: I grew up on Oahu, probably still there. Or Encinitas.

fave surfers: Gavin Beschen, Donovan Frankenreiter, Chris Ward, Jay Moriarity.

Fave lady surfer. Sarah Gerhardt, jus cuz she charges harder than most guys..

Fave non-surfing activity: skating, snowboarding, making beats, reading, editing/making videos, chillin with friends, traveling, watching films, listening to music, annnd chillin with mah lady.

Posted by: at June 9, 2004 11:01 AM

yay! a quiz

wave in backyard:
im with E..ill go with lowers..

three pimpin'pads:
Manhattan penthouse (with good view of the park)
mansion on the ranch
huge penthouse in SF

hometown:
woodland hills, ca

3 fave surfers:
curren
parko
tudor

fave lady surfer:
lisa A

fave non-surfing activity:
drinking with friends, arting, watching movies, smoking weed..


Posted by: bagel at June 9, 2004 11:02 AM

got a short, 2 ride sesh in at schmlindy. mostly typical, crappy closeouts, but at least that pesky NW wind wasn't blowing.

mwsf and i are heading to vegas for a few days. an old friend is getting married to a stripper that has a bunch of stripper friends that work there. should be interesting. then off to south carolina for work for a couple of days. the surf will undoubtedly be good while i'm gone.

Posted by: lerm at June 9, 2004 11:03 AM

Stah's got it right, I want to change my SeaCliff to Lower Great Highway.

BTW, was that you Blakestah getting out at my street this AM around 6:30?

I walked up in my bathrobe to see a guy getting out already (never a good sign at 6:30). Then I saw him start walking North and figured either he did not make it out, or just got swept too far too fast.

Posted by: Friend #1 at June 9, 2004 11:12 AM

Just got back from 9 days in Kuaui. I stayed on the South side in Poipu Beach. There was a nice break just a couple hundered yards from my condo that broke every day. Waves were about waist to head high and had either off-shore or side shore winds. Always surfable. The break reminded me a bit of The Hook in SC except that the lefts were as long as the rights.

What a nice place. Friendly locals too. Water temp 78. Morning temp 70 to 72. Afternoon temps 83. Got in a little snorkeling and kayaking too.

Here's a quick picture. North side is green and lush. Lot's of rain showers but warm and tolerable. Hanalei Bay is happening in the winter but surfable in the summer. Incredible sunsets.

East side is the windward side. Trades never stop blowing. Always something to ride but not the best conditions. In fact, I was basically surfing in trade wind wrap around stuff on the south shore.

South side. Nicest weather on the island. Trades blow side to slightly offshore. Picks up south swells from the souther hemi. Just got a pulse from last weeks south swell though. Pushed it to head high.

West side is hot and dry. The mountains in the center of the island blocks the rain. Didn't get to surf there on this trip. Wiamea Canyon is woth the drive. It's like a tropical Grand Canyon.

Chickens are everywhere. Roosters never shut up. But I didn't mind them at all.

Highly recommend this trip.

Posted by: Dennis at June 9, 2004 11:14 AM

i've always said if i was really, really filthystupidugly rich like bill gates (...how old is his daughter now?) i would buy an insane spread just outside of the whistler area and put a HUUUUUUUGE wave pool in the backyard, full on pacbell-esque lighting, etc. how sick would that be? snowboard whistler all day, go home and surf under the lights.

of course, i'm poor and don't even own a couch.

Posted by: j at June 9, 2004 11:16 AM

Happy with my pad; wouldn't mind another at a mountain lake near trout and skiing, and another at a great break. As for waves, ask me again in a few years when after assiduous effort I make it to Intermediate.

Hey, has anyone seen or tried sifica lately? Itching to get in the water . . .

Posted by: Klooless Kook at June 9, 2004 11:21 AM

backyard - pakalas
pads - da ranch
mammoth mtn
nosara, costa rica
homeyville -smell a
surfers- bob mactavish
joel tudor
a i
betty - the cute one on the wave next to me
non surf - biking, flogging the bishop, ski/snowboard, mtn. climb

Posted by: old man at June 9, 2004 11:23 AM

im thinking i should have a summer home in cardiff as well..

Posted by: bagel at June 9, 2004 11:30 AM

wave in backyard:
can't say...
but if you are nice enough i might invite you. :)

pads:
42nd ave. have it.
puerto escondido, mex
byron bay, oz

hometown:
new zealand

3 fave surfers:
mick fanning,
larry bertleman,
bongo perkins

fave lady surfer:
claudia "boopsie" maran

fave non-surfing activity:
loving, yoga, time with friends and family, creating, travelling

Posted by: bird at June 9, 2004 11:39 AM

wave in backyard:
can't say...
but if you are nice enough i might invite you. :)

pads:
42nd ave. have it.
puerto escondido, mex
byron bay, oz

hometown:
new zealand

3 fave surfers:
mick fanning,
larry bertleman,
bongo perkins

fave lady surfer:
claudia "boopsie" maran

fave non-surfing activity:
loving, yoga, time with friends and family, creating, travelling

Posted by: bird at June 9, 2004 11:39 AM

I would buy a really really massive TV and watch Friends reruns and mack on Red Vines until I went into a coma.

Posted by: bad breath todd at June 9, 2004 11:40 AM


1. backyard - Cardiff
2. pads - da ranch, or Jaco in CR

3. surfers- Bonga or
joel tudor
a i
betty - Lisa
non surf - biking, ski/snowboard, mtn./rock climb, while smok'n weed

Posted by: V70T5 at June 9, 2004 11:40 AM

playa negra in costa is sick

barra de la cruz near escondido}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}is pimpin

and papollos in nigaragua is slamin too

hey can someone please reach tom and have hime email me

you guys should be getting good souths right now

waddle creek is so good during the summer well worth the drive

got barreld today at esondido and barra de la cruz

Posted by: pez at June 9, 2004 11:43 AM

Ah, shit, I will chime in on this one.......

wave in my backyard:
- Pavones, gotta have a lot of space

three pads:
- Shipwrecks, New Zealand
- San Francisco, preferably Twin Peaks/Cole Valley
- Billabong Oddessy Boat - very mobile but I would need a helicopter pad as well for my bird!

hometown of choice:
- Bend, Oregon

3 Favorite Surfers
- King Slater
- Gerry Lopez
- Larry Bertlemann

Favorite lady surfer:
- Anyone in a Reef outfit

Non-surfing activity:
Sitting in a hammock with a corona, a bong and a bag of Lay's BBQ chips while reef girls mow my lawn.

Posted by: Kaiser at June 9, 2004 11:44 AM

Wave: Macaroni's or can't name the spot for fear of banishment
Pads: N. SC County, West Oz, Monaco
Hometown: SC, in 1940's with today's surfing equipment and salary.
Surfers: Gerry, Tom Carroll, Slater, Occy
Women: My daughter, Lisa, Chelsea G. (she rips)
Nada surf: good dad and husband, snow/skate, cooking for the crew, rocking, rolling.
word: PEACE

Posted by: 3to5setsof7 at June 9, 2004 11:45 AM

backyard wave: a semi-secret left point north of puerto vallarta, mex
cont us pads: sf - glen park or bernal, scruz or encinitas, nyc - village, and tahoe (north lake)
other pads: vancouver island, basque coast, zihuat & haena, kauai
fav surfers: machado, woody brown, rell sunn
growin up: encinitas or scruz
non surf activities: most of the previously noted, plus hammocking, stretching, massage, reading, dogwalking, converting and/or mocking ardent right-wingers ... and karaoke

Posted by: loon at June 9, 2004 11:48 AM

Ummm It's funny how everyone preaches about not naming spots on this site one day

and then the same people start dropping names left and right.....

Posted by: at June 9, 2004 12:11 PM

This is Wednesday, and Wednesdays are spot-naming days. So let's all just go with the flow and start exposurizing!

Posted by: EL GRANADA JETTY at June 9, 2004 12:21 PM

Yes to hammocks, puppy dogs, BBQ chips, karaoke and Reef girls!

Posted by: duhhh at June 9, 2004 12:26 PM

oh damn

Posted by: bagel at June 9, 2004 12:28 PM

the real game mvp

the lakers win almost made up for my truck getting broken into (again) last night.

Posted by: bbr at June 9, 2004 12:38 PM

check out Jack Nicholson behind Kobe.

Posted by: e at June 9, 2004 12:43 PM

or should i say, "KoBIATCH!"

Posted by: e at June 9, 2004 12:43 PM

I missed this earlier

wave in backyard:
A Lower Trestles like peak combo point with a firing peaky beachbreak around the headland for when it is small.

pads:
SF, Pacific Heights
either North Shore, Oahu or Yamba, Oz
Tahoe City

hometown:
Coolangatta, Oz

3 fave surfers:
The Duke for bringing it back
Gerry Lopez for being the king of grace under pressure
Kelly Slater for being the king of radical yet stylish surfing

fave lady surfer:
Margo Oberg..she taught me how to surf

fave non-surfing activity:
Travel, loving, partying, anything outdoors, yoga

Posted by: at June 9, 2004 12:48 PM

ya walton..whitey's got skills..to bad the lakers are going to loose

check out DR. Moreau next to jack

Posted by: bagel at June 9, 2004 12:51 PM

back yard wave: Mundaka, thundering away (not that i've ever seen it)

pad: reunion, rome, sf or Aukland NZ (ditto above paren)

hometown: sc

3 fave surfers: fanning, cory, slates

Fave lady surfer: rochelle

Fave non-surfing activity: kickin' it with the kids, writing, that other physical activity often compared to surfing.

Posted by: robme at June 9, 2004 12:56 PM

ROBME!! siiiick!

Posted by: e at June 9, 2004 01:05 PM

Fuck, I grew up in the OC and I HATE the Fakers, ever since Shaq showed up.

Whenever they lose it is not because they got beat, it was because they lost focus or whatever.

Well, last night the Piston's lost.

Fucking blew it like the T-wolves did in game 6.

Just keep taking it to the hole and make your freethrows, that is how you beat the Lakers.

Too bad Big Ben shoots the freebies worse than Shack.

Posted by: Friend #1 at June 9, 2004 01:06 PM

I like the Odd Todd shout-out from Blakestah. He's right up there with slater, for sure.

I have too many Odd Todd stories to even know where to start, having grown up surfing with him in Bolinas. That's one of the things a lot of people may not know about Todd -- he's a dominant local at a few sf breaks, and he commutes to them from Bo, and always has. He's earned a place in those line-ups and others thru lunacy and creative surfing.

He charges, too. Saw him get destroyed at Mav's on Dec 17...i was waiting for lefts and he was sitting right next to me trying to surf the rights from there. Madman.

Posted by: lewis at June 9, 2004 01:16 PM

this is a good way to waste a half hour of work:
http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=5412
bill simmons rules

Posted by: bbr at June 9, 2004 01:22 PM

hmmm...late post here...and most good options have already been mentioned (i especially approve of Kaiser's nonslurf activity!), but i'll pitch in my $0.02...

wave: J-Bay (not that i've surfed it, but the cold water and landlord vibe would make me feel right at home and, come-on, it is the right by which all are judged!...plus it would mean that my front-yard is the entire continent of Africa!)

pads: the Ranch (why not?), Sea Cliff (the one in Cape Town, that is! ; ), a 55' sloop for me and my lady to travel the high seas and explore endless coastline

hometown: aforementioned ocean-cruising sailboat

surfers: machado, dorian, curren

wahine surfer: either my lady-charger (hey!...she reads this board too from time to time! ; )...or the latest lady with a board posted by Kaiser

non-surf activity: bombin' nightime hills with amigos on longboards, skiing bottomless pow in an alpine bowl, anything that makes me feel like a 17 year-old hooligan again, and, of course, love nugs!

Posted by: ck at June 9, 2004 01:23 PM

I'm confused about the rules. Seems to me there are different things that fire up local Blogatanian tempers. (a) Giving realtime reports on a very specific spot so everyone hauls butt there and turns it into a group grope. (b) Naming or describing a truly secret spot that no one knows about. (c) Naming a "secret" spot that is ONLY available by checking Surfline or reading the California Guide to Surfing. And, (d) Naming a spot that is so obvious that you would have to be brain dead or from Bum Luck Egypt not to know about. . . and, you've never driven down the friggin' PCH or if you did you were so high you couldn't look out the passenger side window.

Far as I'm concerned, (a) and (b) can sometimes be sins. (c) Can be tacky, but probably doesn't do much harm. (d) Drives me crazy. Granada secret? Must be smokin' whoopie weed and staring straight ahead at the car in front of you. "Maintain!" "Maintain!"


Posted by: Bruce at June 9, 2004 01:30 PM

we speaking of the same odd todd that does the hilarious "coffay" flash stuff?

http://www.oddtodd.com/

Posted by: loon at June 9, 2004 01:32 PM

backyard wave: the lane- but transported to a secret location north of the gg bridge with no 'tude or hordes
pads: off the mesa road near bo, anywhere tropical with surf, jackson hole
homwtown: west marin, raises kids right
fav surfers: my brother, dominic, and the person who gives me a set wave with a smile and a hoot
non-surfing: skating sf's finest hills (stah- look beyond the sunset...), climbing, skiing, laughing, learning
word: to your mutha

Posted by: luke at June 9, 2004 01:33 PM

dennis...post your email address or send me a mail to jdznorcal@comcast.net. i want some more info re: kauai...been thinking about taking the wife and kids there in the next year.

grazie mille

Posted by: jdz at June 9, 2004 01:36 PM

Odd Todd

Posted by: blakestah at June 9, 2004 01:41 PM

looks like he's having a good time..

Posted by: bagel at June 9, 2004 02:04 PM


backyard: secret spot, salvador
homes: pb, la lib, fiji
wish i would have grown up: oahu
fav surfers: burtleman, dora, sergeant slater
fav wahine: queen rochelle
non surf activity: travel, sax, guit, planning next surf trip

the stationary wave at the mission beach roller coaster is starting to look good, maybe evening glass off? going to see frankenreiter play on a boat tonight...

Posted by: gvibe at June 9, 2004 02:11 PM

Fav wave: Cape St Francis, SA (circa '66)
Fav Pads: G Land
Matakana Island (Tauranga, NZ)
Belize (for the bonefishing)
Place to grow up: Blenheim, NZ
Fav surfers: Terry Fitzgerald, George Greenough, Buttons
Fav lady surfer: Rel Sunn
Fav activity: Mountain biking, kayaking, tramping, vodka.

Ps cheers all for the tips a few weeks ago on what to do with a ruptured eardrum, I'm back to 80 or so percent and back in the water.

It's cleaning up at Manor and there's some half decent peaks coming through.

Posted by: New Zealand Swell at June 9, 2004 02:27 PM

nias - photo from surfer's path

Posted by: e at June 9, 2004 02:30 PM

me and my fave

Posted by: herbie at June 9, 2004 02:45 PM

i met herbie at the surf style thing at 111 minna last year.. he seemed pretty chill.

Posted by: e at June 9, 2004 02:55 PM

jdz - Here's the link to my email. It's a great family kinda place cuz there's lots of safe harbours for the kids and reefs everywhere for you. I spent a lot of time driving around and talking to locals so I think I can give you some good info.

Posted by: Dennis at June 9, 2004 03:13 PM

just had a excellent session all by myself out at lindy - lots of seals, pelicans, and bigger seals scaring me off - especially when you are out there alone. of course a couple others came out to enjoy the pleasures... it was great, waves and lots of them just rising and smooth I was actually surprised that it was good cause of all the winds we have had - hawaii in 2 weeks...a hhhhhh

Posted by: girlie at June 9, 2004 03:15 PM

btw here's a photo ...hi kaiser

Posted by: girlie at June 9, 2004 03:17 PM

thats me

Posted by: girlie at June 9, 2004 03:25 PM

that was a good one blakestah. (the fave surfers sarcasm not the pic)

oh yeah....odd todd made that wave.

Posted by: tom at June 9, 2004 03:31 PM


nice blacks vid from last winter

Posted by: gvibe at June 9, 2004 03:46 PM

try this again blacks vid again

Posted by: gvibe at June 9, 2004 03:49 PM

jdz: re: kauai, i highly recommend haena. i stayed in the yurt in the link below last aug. probably small for the whole family, but the owners also rent the house on the property.

http://vacationhomes.com/13445

Posted by: loon at June 9, 2004 03:58 PM

pls excuse my ignorance...how do you post photos here?

Posted by: huh? at June 9, 2004 03:58 PM

photos:
(shift+comma)img src="http://www.sickphotos.com/sickphoto.jpg" (shift+period)

shift+comma = left carrot symbol
shift+period = right carrot symbol

Posted by: e at June 9, 2004 04:13 PM

Girlie (supposing at least the first post is real), I was out there too 1:30-3:30. Longboarders were getting nice rides at their usual spot, with easy paddle-outs. I was there for a while but couldn't catch the rollers that the longboarders were digging. I left for the steeper stuff a little up-beach and traded a bunch of paddling battling the (7-foot?) close-out sets for a couple of sweet rides, the last one of which held its shape for multiple seconds!

Posted by: Klooless Kook at June 9, 2004 04:16 PM

Yes thanks for the stylie points, Blakestah. The honor! Thank god you don't have any pics of my famous arse-first surfing.

OB: cold, windier, shrunken [ shoulderish] but oddly enough a true desperation session appears to be more feasible than it did this morning. There are....uh... some easier-to-spot chunks to scramble around and maybe even stand up on for 1.7 seconds. Without this cold I'd paddle out, but then again I'm completely retarded, so don't listen to me. Kiteboarder patrolling the inside.


Posted by: s.s. sharkbait at June 9, 2004 04:28 PM

E.
Make there be waves again. This shite is pissin' me off.
Thank you.

Posted by: cazart at June 9, 2004 04:31 PM

jdz, haena is cool it's also at the end of the road on the north side. summer time usually dishes up south swell if you plan to surf you may be driving alot. go to www.kauaiworld.com for rental connections and whats the haps

Posted by: over the falls at June 9, 2004 04:36 PM

blakestah are you sticking to your call of lighter north winds in the morning??

Posted by: bbr at June 9, 2004 04:37 PM

girlie ---you lookin a lot like my girl sophia m. can you introduce me to Rochelle?

Posted by: old man at June 9, 2004 04:39 PM

Girlie, I will be sure and say hello next time I see you. Feel free to post pics anytime.

As for Hawaii, Kauai is the shit! Although I would much rather surf there in fall/winter when Hanalei is working. Such a sweet setup. But as someone pointed out, watch out for the Irons' bros droppin lines in the bathrooms around dem parts. They like that sort of stuff.

Posted by: Kaiser at June 9, 2004 04:44 PM

Posted by: Kaiser at June 9, 2004 04:50 PM

Surf check from apartment window (winter '04)

Posted by: gotta love OB at June 9, 2004 04:58 PM

oops- photo post didn't work?? do I need to put image tag in "URL" field? I tried to put it in "Comments" field...

Posted by: didn't work at June 9, 2004 05:00 PM

Posted by: at June 9, 2004 05:07 PM

how does everyone know the narcotic habits of pro surfers? i must have missed that issue of Surfing.

Posted by: luke at June 9, 2004 05:10 PM

Luke, mine k-nowledge came completely second hand from two sources: 1) a scooter-driving, weed-dealing businessman that delivered some goods to me in Kauau a few years back; 2) A couple of chicas that worked in a plate lunch restaurant where I was throwing down some teri beef and mac salad post sesh.

"I've seen that older Irons kid sitting in this parking lot doing cocaine with a bunch of friends...."

Thats all I know. I would assume they have kicked the habit by now but don't forget that about 3-4 years ago, both of those guys were headed south.

Also, ask anyone that has spent a fair amount of time in the islands recently and they will tell you that crystal meth is running wild over there. Ask Christian Hosoi why he is in jail for 10 years....

BTW, great SI article on Christian Hosoi last week. Find it if you can.

Posted by: Kaiser at June 9, 2004 05:20 PM

Technically speaking, coke isn't a narcotic.

Posted by: Erowid at June 9, 2004 05:22 PM

Gotta love OB:

You seem to have tried something like this:

<img>http://www.imageplace.com/myimage.jpg</img>

when what you want is:

<img src="http://www.imageplace.com/myimage.jpg">

Posted by: Klooless Kook at June 9, 2004 05:28 PM

i heard you can do slalom ski through the volcom house

Posted by: bbr at June 9, 2004 05:28 PM

I'm sticking to it.

Of course Odd Todd made that wavc - it's pretty hard to make it to that point and screw it up.

Got Bondo? Odd Todd fact of the day. He collects broken boards from a heavily localized SF break and fixes them with Bondo.

Posted by: blakestah at June 9, 2004 06:58 PM

Huh? and Didn't work

Dr. Blakestah gave us posers. . . I mean posters another handy trick. The pics at my site are 900 pixs wide and when I posted them here they were way huge (small is better so people don't see how amateur they are). So if you add the last part in this tag you can specify the size:

[left arrow]img src="[url address]" width="400" [right arrow]

BTW, Marcus at Surfline linked to my pics from last weekend at Local Knowledge. Every time he does that SurfHumor goes to 500 visits and 70,000 hits a day. Surfline must have a huge following. I prefer staying non-profit, which means I can't make a profit no matter how hard I try! :-)

Posted by: Bruce at June 10, 2004 07:28 AM

I highly recommend blocking through-links to surfline. Force them to click your google ad links in order to see your pics :)

I had a real appreciation for Surfline and Sean Collins when he was a forecaster. One day, Sean streamed a webcam from Huntington Beach, and traffic went wild. He re-defined his strategy - it is all about the cams. Now, his forecasting sucks. His reporters stink. LOLA is a glorified re-run of Wavewatch III (Surfline DIDN'T WRITE ANY FORECASTING CODE, ONLY A NEW GRAPHICAL OUTPUT). People go there for the cams, and I fundamentally oppose surfcams on principle.

Posted by: blakestah at June 10, 2004 10:16 AM

This is just a wee test on a board from a couple of days ago to see if I can get a pic up here.

Posted by: New Zealand Swell at June 11, 2004 12:47 PM

Try again

Posted by: New Zealand Swell at June 11, 2004 12:50 PM

Try again

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Posted by: at November 30, 2004 07:13 PM

i love to surf but i live in colorado it sucks

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i love to surf but i live in colorado it sucks

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