Rainy, stormy, windy… surfable?
I stayed under the warm fluffy covers this morning so can’t provide any first-hand knowledge of surf conditions. The rain and wind were blowing resolutely offshore at the beach so… that’s promising.
In an ideal fantasy universe I would’ve awoken this morning to a phalanx of attractive, nubile, soft, cooing suicide-girl vixens massaging my back and legs and preparing a fresh smoothie and bagel with whitefish salad. They would also fire up the piping-hot Jacuzzi in the indoor-outdoor garden. 20 minutes of jacuzzi time while one of the ladies strums some flamenco guitar and the NYT Tuesday crossword gets done. Then it’s down to the private, glassy pointbreak for an hour session with the fellas (and ladies if they’re looking to surf). 3 to 5 sets of 7 waves every 30 minutes keeps everybody happy. 5 of us rotating through. 100 yard slightly overhead glassy rippy walls with a few non-confrontational barrel sections on offer. No wind. No crowd. 75 degree water even though it’s norcal. I get my first switchfoot barrel. Then it’s post-surf snugglefest and nap time. Then wake up, grind on fresh veggie burrito. Cruise to the indoor/outdoor studio for a monster jam. Today it’s Cranial Bulge practice with guest appearance Brain on drums. I plug into my new 100 watt Bogner amp (with no buzz on A#!!!! grrr!!!) . Lerm and I snake through hyper-complex, composed, bad-ass, edge-defining cadences. Soon a largish crew of 30 or 40 heads are there dancing and rocking. Brain is fucking wailing on the drums. ROCK! Scarick from Critters Buggin hops on stage and begins some futuristic, alien saxophone ripping. Everybody is raging and the vibe is thick. Out of nowhere Bob Marley materializes with this gigantor 15 paper joint of the uber-chronic Skunk #5 from beyond the grave.. That gets passed around and everybody is now lounging in the pillow cloud room while Bob croons through his acoustic melody singing “You Can’t Blame the Youth.” And “Lick Samba.” Then it’s back down to the pointbreak for a sunset session. The swell has chilled out and we bust out the fishes and longboards for some shoulder-high glassy peelfest cross-stepping and tandem antics. Rell Sun shows up. Curren carves some arcs on his Skip Frye. Post-sesh bonfire on the beach. Ukulele’s, drums and ghost-stories.. then it’s bed-time..
pointbreak niceness
well said
Posted by: at January 7, 2005 10:21 AM
Posted by: Ron Burgundy at January 7, 2005 10:23 AMadd some crack smoking breaks here and there and im in!
Posted by: bagel at January 7, 2005 10:26 AMChecked L-Mar with Doof before light: Flat
Checked S: Maybe, but not really.
Checked K-K-Kove: Not even.
Walked the Dog in the Middle, and occasionally a wave would look fun, but if you are in that spot on your board ready to take off, you better get out of the water after your ride and go buy a lottery ticket because you are the luckiest Mo-fo on the planet.
Glad I got some yesterday along with everyone else that read B-stah's report.
My thigh still hurts.
Posted by: friend #1 at January 7, 2005 11:03 AM
Posted by: bagel at January 7, 2005 11:08 AMcourderoy to the horizon, my mistress, nobody knows I'm seeing her, the con
Posted by: at January 7, 2005 11:13 AMdamn bagel, pratte's reef goin' off for the first time! yeah! knew that would break one day. haha
rain rain rain bring us some good bars when you go away....
that would be the perfect day E, although my mind would combust during lick samba.
niceness!
Posted by: Hb at January 7, 2005 11:19 AMNY Times ran a story on recreational tree climbing this morning. I found this quote striking:
"Being up here changes your mind-set, your sense of time," he said. "Tree climbers talk a lot about tree time, the concept that time slows down in a tree. It is a totally different perception to look down on the trunk, to feel the tree move, the universe move."
Seems very reminscent of what we get out of surfing. And you also have the extreme tree climbers that climb in gale force winds. Maybe there is that longing in all us us to connect back directly with the natural world. We might find that desire fulfilled in the ocean, while others find it in the tree trops. The major drawback would seem to be that their version of the Reef Girl would be tree-huggers that don't
Posted by: Andrew on 57th at January 7, 2005 11:30 AMshave their pits.
Aleks P from Aqua on a 5'6", more from this super sesh to come...
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Posted by: mexi at January 7, 2005 11:38 AMscrew it!
Posted by: mexi at January 7, 2005 11:39 AM
Posted by: at January 7, 2005 11:40 AMhey mexi, did you post any pics from friday 12/17?
Posted by: bird at January 7, 2005 11:42 AMI'm in! I'm hanging, chillin, and will increse the frequency of those 3 to 5 sets of 7 to every 5 minutes. That way everyone is in near constant brotation. Getting blissed out, hooting. YES PLEASE!
Posted by: 3to5setsof7 at January 7, 2005 11:43 AME looks like Dr. Carter from ER. Any relation?
Posted by: at January 7, 2005 12:08 PMwho's dr. carter? no pics of me on the site except for a few surf pics last year.. did you see me in person? the good looking guy holding a baby that sometimes appears on the main page is robme.
Posted by: e at January 7, 2005 12:12 PMmark morford's anti SUV rant
Posted by: morford at January 7, 2005 12:24 PMI'm in the process of moving and restoring my new house. I'll be posting all My Dec pics in a couple weeks... They are some of my best local surf pics yet...
Posted by: mexi at January 7, 2005 12:27 PMTake a look at the surfpulse cam...I nearly barfed.
Posted by: dmc at January 7, 2005 01:02 PMMark Morford makes my mind hurt.
Posted by: friend #1 at January 7, 2005 01:03 PMHey, does anyone have advice on a travel board bag? I'll be taking 2 short boards to costa rica (longest 7'2'). Without fins, they both fit in my normal padded day bag. I know this isn't tough enough to withstand air travel but I will be going pretty far to pack the boards (bubble wrap, split foam tubing on the rails, etc.)
What's a good travel bag that doesn't look bulky (to avoid extra charges)?
Posted by: Nate at January 7, 2005 01:08 PMnate.. i like my Dakine two-board bag.. looks like one board.. though i've been busted by the x-ray machine in Hawaii!! d'oh!!
sorry if i cast women in a servile, objectified light in the opening rant.. i was just riffing on the typical male morning fantasy.. or.. at least mine.. shiit.. it's tough to be a sensitive guy when the hormones are acting up.
Posted by: e at January 7, 2005 01:17 PMNate,
I have a Balin Pirate Slimline triple boardbag that is the biz - the best thing about it is that it comes with hard plastic inserts that you put into sleeves in the bag to protect rails - best ever.
The cheapest place to buy this is;
http://www.saltwaterdreams.com/shop/scfirst.php?h1=surfshop.saltwaterdreams.com
This online surf shop is the cheapest and best customer service that I have used. My first order, they sent me a free t-shirt, a bunch of stickers and some candy which my 4 year old enjoyed. They also don't stiff you on shipping charges.
Posted by: dmc at January 7, 2005 01:17 PMLog onto their site and see their prices - excellent - can't say enough good things about them.
thanks to whoever posted the lost longboard info on the yahoo site. this link's from there. pretty funny.
http://dssurfboards.com/video/surfvid.mov
the bad news is nobody's claimed the longboard. does that mean not as many folks read this blog as everyone believes. that could be the good news.
Posted by: rusch at January 7, 2005 01:19 PMBoth the pro- and anti-SUV crowds get it wrong by making the same mistake: you are defined by what you drive, buy, wear, etc. Morford's article shows the same mindset when he tells you to buy a VW GTI at the end.
It would have been much more effective if he questioned why you need to own a car in the first place. Why did cities rip out streetcar tracks in the 50's? It took me a while to figure out why there was this curved building and triangle intersection near my apt in Oakland. It used to be for streetcar maintenance.
Bring back the streetcars and real public transportation!
Posted by: Nate at January 7, 2005 01:20 PMdmc, that looks great. I think I might go up to 7'6 some day so I think this one is the right choice:
7'6 triple bag
Posted by: Nate at January 7, 2005 01:28 PMNate - that's the one I got - I used it for long haul flights with multiple stopoffs and the boards were perfect.
Posted by: at January 7, 2005 01:31 PMDid you do full bubble wrap too or just the bag?
Posted by: Nate at January 7, 2005 01:33 PMThought it might be you on niceness.org, a picture of a guy with a lil beard, with the caption "E" that pops up if you put your cursor over it. Dr. Carter is a character from a show called ER, and is played by actor Noah Wiley.
Posted by: at January 7, 2005 01:36 PMNate - I did throw in some bubble wrap also because I only had 2 boards in the bag and had plenty of space.
Posted by: dmc at January 7, 2005 01:46 PMhow confused are these winds right now?
Posted by: bbr at January 7, 2005 02:20 PMhttp://sfports.wr.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/wind/windbin.cgi
What up y'all?
Back to reality as I finally been getting up enough sleep to justify the DP train again. I hit it up yesterday and surfed with/near Bobby Martinez. Nice to be back in the water after a week or so away. Lack of sleep and food led to a pretty weakass effort out of me but it was a session and it was sunny.
Hope to be back full swing soon.
Speaking of full swing, how about one of these?
Posted by: Kaiser at January 7, 2005 02:34 PMIt's sunny but raining too.
A couple of windsurfers living out here were amped for this storm system to move in. From a surfy perspective it's fun to hear from people who are jonesing for wind. One person is out now, looks like he's going bump bumpity bump bump warp 8 over a field of anarchistic moguls. Watching a 9 foot peaky gale force mess dump on all that gear is pretty gruesome. What people do for kicks! Hats off...
Posted by: s.s. sharkbait at January 7, 2005 02:36 PM"The high winds and high surf made parts of San Francisco's waterfront hard to pass through Friday.
At the Embarcadero, waves crashed onto the street, slowing traffic and soaking pedestrians.
High tides were expected to last through the weekend, with the highest expected on Monday. The tides, combined with 12 to 17 foot swells and heavy downpours were expected to create flooding up and down the coast."
Posted by: lerm at January 7, 2005 02:43 PMRegarding board bags, the coffin style ones tend to be very bulky and unwieldy, so make sure you get one with wheels. I have used a "regular" board bag with foam rail protection (pipe insulation), bubble wrap and cardboard outside the bubble wrap. It's pretty airline worthy. I've only used this method with one board in the bag. BTW, I get my board bags 2" bigger than the actual board, so I can fit the board with the protection in the bag. Plus it makes it easier to get the board in and out of the bag in normal use. Now back to victory at sea day.
Posted by: dano at January 7, 2005 03:04 PMOh, here's the coffin bag that I have in action. It also converts into a roof bad. Great for scratching the heck out of the roof of cheap-ass Mexican rental cars when driving excessively fast down scary dirt roads.
Posted by: dano at January 7, 2005 03:09 PMdano's boardbag is featured within Dano's Mexican Extravaganza... featured on niceness.org
Posted by: e at January 7, 2005 03:15 PMThat board bag is the best!!!! I've taken it all over, C.R., Peru, Tahiti, Indo, and I've never been disappointed. The wheels and built in straps make travel very simple. Highly recommended.
Posted by: obsurfer at January 7, 2005 03:22 PMfailed to come up with the hardware at wimbledon
Posted by: at January 7, 2005 03:44 PMwill she persue the wct next?
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that pursue
Posted by: tennis buff at January 7, 2005 03:46 PMenrique's pretty stoked
Posted by: bagel at January 7, 2005 03:51 PM
Posted by: at January 7, 2005 03:56 PMnice shots mexi..
hb loves it when oregon get this good..
Posted by: bagel at January 7, 2005 04:02 PMflooding? no way, i don't believe it.
Posted by: j at January 7, 2005 04:10 PMhey mexi, what scanner are you using for your film/slides?
Posted by: j at January 7, 2005 04:17 PMHey Mexi, how did you light up the elephant? Not a regular flash, I bet. Dope photo, man. Waiting for my next lesson.
Heck, I could have taken the shot. Except the big doggie would have been barely visible with shadows all over the place and evil elephant red eye.
In surfing or photography, it's always good to see great work. Gives you something to aspire to.
Posted by: Bruce at January 7, 2005 04:46 PMHoly crap, buoys have a huge south component. Tow ins in Bolinas? :)
10' 10 seconds from 165
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Posted by: Nate at January 7, 2005 05:05 PMnew darling of the art world, Neck Face show at luggage store gallery tonight. market and 6th..could be interesting
Posted by: bagel at January 7, 2005 05:14 PMneck face crack whore
Posted by: paul b at January 7, 2005 05:59 PMHey e-
Posted by: GlassAxe at January 7, 2005 06:04 PMJust found your site and read today's post. I'm writing because Brain's a good friend of mine and that's rad your a fan. He's a good old school skateboarder and I took him surfing at OB a few times. Latez
might be the only way to get a good wave to yourself at BOBO
Posted by: snrfr at January 7, 2005 09:36 PMI lit the elephant with the headlights to my renta truck, my wife was screaming at me the whole time... Thanks Bruce
Posted by: mexi at January 7, 2005 11:54 PM
Posted by: bagel at January 8, 2005 12:00 AMim at work and drunk
Posted by: bagel at January 8, 2005 12:01 AMgood idea mexi!
Posted by: bagel at January 8, 2005 12:03 AMi wanna go to africa
Posted by: bagel at January 8, 2005 12:07 AMyou should be ashamed bagel.... at work at this time of day. at least you're throwin up some nice pics of m'bu. is it wrong to feel compelled to call it 'bu, even though i've never been further south than big sur?
Posted by: oaktown_daddy at January 8, 2005 12:37 AMpretty rad actually
Posted by: bagel at January 8, 2005 07:15 PM
Posted by: these too at January 8, 2005 07:17 PMi put up some video from 12/18.
Posted by: lp at January 8, 2005 09:04 PMa couple shots from middle aves and the rest from the spot shown on the opening pan.
it's about 3.6mb.
121804
tomorrow high tides and big surf.
lp
Posted by: bahel at January 9, 2005 03:11 PMWell Blakestah, better late than never? I saw them putting up the poo signs on Sunday morning. Seems with all the rain Saturday nite it made sense. I should get my own bacteria test kit from Scientists'R'Us.
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