E's Surf Report

Bruce- I am familiar with the fantasia 35. I looked at a couple in 89 when I bought my boat. They were too expensive for me at the time. I did not have much dough at 26. I ended up with a 36 angleman knock off, built in Hong Kong at the American Marine yard. I have had it ever since, although I am now selling it. I am really considering going with a Roberts 44 corten steel round chine kit, and have it built in Seattle. Something Moitessier would be proud of, a high latitude boat. I need more room for kids, and I want something I can run onto a reef and pull it off in one piece. Also, watertight bulkheads, etc. A real South Pacific machine. Probably high aspect cutter rig. It is amazing how my perspective has changed from bare minimum to now wanting deep freeze, long hot showers, etc. Shit, my wife and I showered on deck with a bug sprayer for years.She has stated "no more of that!!" Of course, it helps when it is 90 dgs and your shoulders ache from paddleing...

1.3 at 4 secs down here. woooooooooo!

improvisation is amazing. everyone has it but not many people use it. we are all guilty of not using it sometimes. i see it most when my mind turns off when playing the guitar and beautiful, to me, music and tunes come out and then you snap back into it and don't know what the f your hands were just doing. it's like your mind and body are just going on without you and it they can be more complex and in tune than you can ever be. um, yeah.

i hate seeing my wetsuit dry. my board is all dried up and weeping. my new booties i bought for some pointbreaks have not see the ocean yet. i am rotting. give some sweet, sweet saltwater soon.

The waves be coming! Just be patient.....

Anyone catch anything today?

On the wetsuit/tsunami discussion yesterday. I didn't see the original Craigs List post referenced but I do know that when there was good sized Tsunamit that hit G Land about ten years ago that the warm water in the area dropped a good ten + degrees right after the Tsunami. Up to six months later there were periods where it was not trunkable you needed a minimum of a springsuit. My buddies were there and only two of them had springsuits...they scored perfect in season G Land with hardly anyone else out due to the exceptionally cold water.

I don't know all the oceanography associated with a Tsunami but I do think it could bring significant upwelling to an area since they do originate at the bottom of the ocean.

Endless claiming from the edge of trog land.
GO HOME!
Stay off Moorea.

cadaver, that is beautiful.

happy friday niceness!

cool words HB! thanks..

web.. i'll email ya.

Kaiser, i had a 45 minutes sesh. caught some fun ones actually. small but clean. make that real small.

quit claiming the earth!! quit breathing all my air!! reverse evolution you multi celled kooks!! leaaaaavveeee!!!

web - youre fireing dormant synapses. moitissier, chichester, the smeetons. sailing was my first love, surfing a stop-gap that has now taken over. im thinking of taking a wetsuit (and board? maybe just rent) when I go back for 2 weeks sailing SW Ireland with my folks in the summer. mmm.

"Stay away from ... spot you kooks!" = so 2002
"Hey, if you're around, grab a beer with me" = now

Obsurfer, to answer your question from yesterday...yes I would go back for the all-inclusive...that's a good deal considering how long the flight/remote location, but would hire a guide/boat to show me some surf.

shoutout 3to5setsof7: great meeting you yesterday, hope the suit works! I lost your email, again..duuuh...just holler sometime next week.

shoutout j! I still have your board! Next time you're up in SF you can get it back, orrrrr I can drive it down south sometime, I just prefer not to freeway boards - especially not mine - if it's not necessary. Thanks! So utterly chained to the computer today I might dash it out into this lake, totally desperate and leaving for Dallas soon, ugh. Goofy LB might restore sanity, so props again.

i love that c.slater shot

word to nate's post!

ss, no worries on freewaying the board, next time i make it up there i'll ring you and we'll do the exchange.

Pom- ahh, the smeetons. Tu hzang. Around the horn. Pitchpole and recovery, Hot tea for the repair in 40 foot crushers...Beryl leaving her infant daughter under a tree in Nepal while she hikes a pass solo.What a couple. My wife trips on Beryl.

i splashed around in front of chez 'bait mid-morning. some ok shape (for 2 footers) until i guess the tide killed it about 11. fun, rideable, but another foot of oomph would've added a lot. i blame blakestah for not forecasting a better swell. c'mon dave, get us some juice!

some email i received yesterday:

who the hell are you to start some website exploiting the sf surf
scene? where were you born? you, blakestah and your little gay castro clan
are TRANSPLANT ALIENS! get it straight, pay your dues, know your place.
fuck you and all your self promoting butt buddies: doc renneker, alex
martins, aqua fag fuck surf shop. go back to where youre from, cuz youre
definitely not wanted here, especially while you cater to more east
bay/marin fucks that can get your report to find out our city.....cuz it
aint yours, nor will it ever be. im 4th generation sf, 2nd generation sf
surfer, and you suck balls, douche biotch. go home alien kook. and tell
your pussy posse the same.

Boo Hoo. Is this Nicenessjoint not on the World-Wide Web and open to all? Perhaps E should make it an exclusive 'Gold Club Member' only deal. That way you would not have to listen to any descending dissenting rabble from the various OTHER voices outside of your little nicenees peepsworld. WORD.
You broadcast the conditions daily, you worship idolize and encourage the Rapestah and further, you link everything under the chilly sun that is remotely related to surfing. Isn't it enough? Go static already; post a report and fuck the blog.
Each day one or another local (please, lets' not dither about " what a local is." You know already...)
asks me, ' ***- ...what is this Niceness? - who are those people- those guys?"
I have no other reply except to say that they need to visit the site and write in if they have a reactiona to it at all. Generally they fear the poisoned pen of your devoted followers.
Sometimes in the morning I feel so intimate with E that I may as well be lying next to him in bed, my furry LLBeaner socks intertwined with his...Woweee! OHHHHHHHHHHHH. DP.
Seems your guilty of the very thing you acuse me off - and that is having an opinion different from yours. Remember - the information on this site goes world-wide. You are irresonsible and immature if you think that this does not have an impact on this once soulful beach.

web - i spent christmas on saltspring island reading their biography. hooked.

Funny, this always happens when there's no swell.

Web- Yeah. If I were to do it again it would be a 35' trawler. Seems like one ends up motoring 50% of the time anyway. So how do you access the net if you're bobbing around the SPAC?

hey circle jerk, i'll take the bait.Transplant? Fuck you. I just read your bio, got you beat. I dont live in OB. I dont live in the City. I dont live in Marin or the East bay.I do live on the water, So what? I did not know this was a OB only site. I see "my" local spots posted. I get all the waves I need. And always have. For almost three decades. Transplant. Fuck you. Yeah, I come here because I like the niceness, but I can be a prick. And have.And will again when people like you decide to fuck with me. And I am not afraid to post my name. Get real, you are acting like Ocean Beach is a secret spot. Hey, when its REALLY big, arn't you the only one with the balls to surf it anyway? Dont worry, next wed. Mavs will be big enough for you. I am sure you will be steep and deep. Lose the baggage,you will walk a lot lighter.

www.livephish.com

K-

Just saw your comment from yesterday. Strange, there were not that many Fantasias produced. Great liveaboard, mostly a slug under sail. I sold mine about 15 years ago to a guy with a young son who renamed it Carpe Diem (along with 20% of all recreational sailboats). If you're in your 20's it could be the same damn boat. Would that be weird or what? Gawd I'm getting old.

One of the 10 confirmed killed by the landslide was Charly Womack, 57, a noted local surfer, artist, and father of four. According to Bonzer co-creator and renowned shaper Duncan Campbell, Charly was not only a close friend but a member of the Bonzer family and one who helped influence local surfing and design. When asked for comment, the Campbell family offered this statement:

“He was one of the first surfers on the planet to ride a Bonzer. He was there in the garage in 1970 when Malcolm and I started the very first 3fin. He was there in 1975 to introduce me to Jacqie, my wife of 28 years. He was there in 1983 when we put the first 5fins on a Bonzer. It was his board. Charly was there at Cafe Haleiwa on the North Shore when we needed to remodel after the hurricanes in 1982 and 1991. He was there to pull me off a 100-ft. rock face in Ojai, CA, when my footing gave way. The fact is, Charly was there for everyone and anybody who needed help or inspiration. He was a truly selfless individual.

To say he was a great person would be a huge understatement. As Native American Indians would say, he was a ‘human being.’ In fact, he was in his Teepee when they found him.

Wasted off-shore winds... bummer dude.

dude is that county line?

that email is kind of odd. i mean c'mon folks, really....who's more likely to be a gay ballsucking buttbuddy, someone from the east coast or someone who is 4th generation SF??

(no offense to anybody who may partake in the above activities)

Yo, I am gonna take the bait as well and then make a call out of sorts:

Circle Jerk, what in fact did E actually do that got your panties in a bunch? He posted a freakin email he received! Pause for a second and think about that one. He made no comment about it, no reaction other then merely posting the contents of the email and sharing it with those that check this here site. Sooooooo, my fellow wave hog, he in fact did exactly what you are asking him TO DO, make it known on the world wide farqing web.

Now for the call out:
A response such as yours could be deciphered as a "guilty" one. I am not claiming that you, Bruce, Lerm, or or the like sent him that email but you sure have a strange reaction to someone posting some content without making a comment either way towards said comment.

- Just makes me say "hmmmmmmmmm..........."

Arsenio Hall - '89

my vote would go to the east coaster. no offense.

Why do you guys bother answering that guy? I was born in the Presidio in the mid-60's and left when I was young. But I'm back now! So I guess I was born here but I'm really not from here. It's kind of an odd position.

Forecast updated. Check the site. This one looks pretty big, with good wind conditions on arrival. Ramping it up, starting Tuesday.

Ahh, the poisoned pen....my opinion, e, is that people who have a problem with my site can talk to me in person, or email me. Anonymous email gets quite a bit less respect, and Bad Vibe forging emails and posting here gets no respect at all, in one ear, out the other. Let people be judged based on their actions in keeping OB "soulful".

Circle Jerk (aka Bob), what have you done for OB lately other than bitch and whine about me and e? And, do you think there is even the slightest chance you are making a difference?

No waves on Sat morning means no guilt after going out all night, doing loads of drugs, smoking loads of cigs and party till ya drop. As such, I suggest starting the night off at Last Day Saloon to watch Albino tonight (Albino is an Afrobeat band with original member from Fela-Kuti, Spearhead and other bands). Ill be the one the stumbling around. If you see me, and I just happen to be on the ground, please don't kick me too hard (its been a long week)... ;)

i think circle jerk is really the bread in the middle.

sheeit i was stationed on alcatraz during the civil war and surfed fort point, OB, patato patch before anyone and partied with the indians tons a times and they actually told me i was the only one allowed to surf around here and that was in 1870!

BAGEL KNOWS CHEWBACCA!!!!

that was poorly written

Sweet conditions for the weekend, I'll be up at Bolinas on my 8'6" giving stink-eye to soft-toppers. Boo-yeah!

What is that troll made of? Straight up concrete? That thing is cool.

That trol is in Seattle, it's under the freeway in the Freemont district. WORD, wish I had a longboard, I've got one on order.

http://www.righteousdub.com/audio/random/BILLYBOYO-OneSpliffaDay.mp3

I have respect for locals until I hear them whining like little bitches. "I'm 4th gen sf, 2nd gen sf surfer" - HA! You should be good enough of a surfer and knowledgable enough about the area that you can find and score waves and not have to bitch on the internet about kooks and crowds.

Good surfers get waves, bad ones bitch about crowds on the internet.

mexi - take out my 7'9" RFS funboard...perfect.

To the grumblers,
If you really want to make a contribution to the SF "surfscene" my advice is to travel. I think that I may have made one the most significant contributions in 2004: I kept my son and I out of the Ocean Beach line up for almost the entire month of December, whilst getting great waves in warm water.

shoutback to s.s. sharkbait: most excellent to meet you too. i think it's gonna fit. the color is a hit. we'll try tonight.

Shout out to all entitleted locals. We had it great for sure back in the days. Hate is not the answer today.

Peace out niceness have a great weekend.

And you didn't take me - AGAIN!!!

we are all in this together.

what i could use right now, a breadwater smoothie

oh yeah, the fremont troll, i think it's just concrete and a vw bug.

Boy, that is a frosty glass....

http://www.righteousdub.com/audio/random/CuttyRanks-WhoSayMeDun.mp3

bruce-sorry for the diversion, not good. To answer yopur question, I am not in sopac. I am in Southwest San Mateo County. Boat is on the hard in Alameda, being sold. Need a bigger one.
But if I WAS there, I could only access internet through very expensive means. ie private high frequency services. I get weather when I am sailing the same way most do, via SSB download from noah, or whoever. (australia has simillar service, so do the french, in french, of course) you download onto a laptop via a modem connecting to SSB or ham . You get the usual smorgasboard of wave height, wind direction, isobars, actual sat photo, etc. The service is free after you spend about 3K for gear plus the laptop. It works out fairly well. But I dont know, maybe in the future I won't use it. Since when I am there I am a transplant, and it is info via the computer being broadcast worldwide, maybe it destroys the essence of the surf experience. Maybe I should only use a barometer, and watch the clouds and read the swell. I guess I need to start EARNING my waves, rather than cheating, and lowering the soul factor.

WELCOME TO MARIN COUNTY!!

to all the lovers.. keep on loving.

Web Fingers et al: by chance do you have a hairy chest? Big - hairy 70's soul patch boil laden Balls? Xcess Baggage? You mean like the way you suck up to these clowns? What? 3 decades? Does that make you like 60 years old or some shit? Fuck me? Great. Yeah, big, like Maverick's, the break you pioneered, and Jaws and all the other bullshit big wave arena's you're claiming - . I call Bullshit on your scene.
Sure - whatever. Plus you don't know or you would know but clearly you don't.You can stand behind your twisted little clique - no matter. We are here and we are not going away. [We] still hate you.

Gay roman

bvb, why all the hate? You get your waves. i don't understand?? When you send hate out to the world you get hate back.. doesn't that suck??

If you looked really, really closely today you saw...

darth tater

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=1756&e=5&u=/050114/480/nyr11501142107

No it makes me 41. Do the math. Surfed since 14. Almost three decades. Does that add up? Who am I sucking up to? Never surfed Mavs.Never seen jaws. I HAVE NEVER TALKED ABOUT SURFING ANY PARTICULAR SPOT OR REALLY ABOUT SURFING AT ALL ON THIS OR ANY OTHER SITE. What have I claimed? I never posted anything related to any break. I posted about boats. What a joke some anon guy saying I am full of shit for posting on an internet site. What Clique do I have? I never have met anyone (that I know of) on this site. I dont care if you go away or not.I will say this: the internet is here. It is not going away. I CLAUDIUS,I STAND BEHIND NO ONE BUT MYSELF. IF YOU ARE SO RIGHT,THEN STAND UP AND SAY WHO YOU ARE AND DONT BE SUCH A FUCKING PUSSY AND POST I CLAUDIUS. I KNEW that if I got in circles face that some fucker would come out and hammer me behind the viel of the internet. You should love the internet,and sites like this, it allows you to fuck with people without having to actually look at them. What is it you hate? The fact that I read this site? The fact that people talk about OB online? The fact that some of these guys are from somewhere else? Do you think that it should be like 20 years ago, and all be underground? Put together a sentence if possible and fucking say it then. I dont need to post. I can read the fucking sports page. I get so PISSED at people like you who ruin the positive side of surfing, and I find myself getting dragged into it. BAD VIBES ARE THE BUMMER, WAKE UP

Join us!!

learn how to surf!

While im captivated by the drama, BVB is a bone head. dont make us bust out those photos! He contacts E to get an interview(WTF?) that he knows will be posted on the internet, E posted his retarted ramblings and hes still squaking on this site about the same shit he was squaking about in 83' figure it out old man. i hope you have some friends in your old age..and if your trying to fuck their wives they dont count. not to mention the fact he claims to be making the sequel to "in gods hands".

I am over it... only positive posting from me.. so you "guys" will have to give me shit without the satisfaction of a harsh response. I never had any intention of walking down this road...I hoped to BS with some guys about voyaging and getting prepped for it. The negative energy sucked me in. I should know better.

aaaaaah yes yes yes..its the weeekend and im stiiil at work..bvb bvd bbc dvd pcp lsd mtbe

I hate haters, but I'm not prejudiced. I hate all people equally

dont hate the hater, hate the hate that is hating the haters and turn that hate into hating haiti

whatever

just realize some people just like to push buttons...when you get riled up they like it, the more you get riled the more they like it

don't feed the trolls

bagel, go home dammit.

What is it about this blog that attracts comments? Real surfing blogs generate like zero comments, it must be the incendiary nature of claiming the surf zone as something to be exploited and used for ego feeding by e-xceptional individual and attracting interest to the normally low key setting of OB. Does the midwest wanna be surfers think about san francisco as a surf destination, rather than Hawaii or Bali or even So cal? Now they do!

real surfing blogs?

like joe's hawaii surf blog, bali blog, the s-spot, surfbagus. People who just talk about what it was like to surf a particular place at a particular time. No comments, ever. this one, one hundred per day. Must be something that fuels it, I've got my opinions, but what is yours?

hi bagel

hey man

listening to ourselves talk

cape cod is bigger than ob this weekend
ha
water temp 39
can you say 9mil booties?

bagel...i hope they're paying you well homey...or there's a nice big payout somewhere's in the future...or you just really love your job....how's chardonnay?

is it weird that i'm watching a remake of Battlestar Gallactica??? I used to love this show back in 82..or was it 81?

shes great jdz thanks..ya theres nothing id rather be doing right now than reporting bugs..at least i can do it while watching raiders of the lost ark..could be worse..hopefully i can surf ride some cold flat waves tomorrow..

yep...gonna have to break out the fish...hope you make it out, at least to get wet.

happy bug hunting.

just what i was thinking..it actually looked kind of doable around lunch today

whats with the username password bit? Don't tell me I have to come out from under the relatively safe rock/overpass from whence I strike

Max Ernst

Max, meet Egon.

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/schiele/

That footbag record holder page is pretty funny, wish they had descriptions of what each move is.

What's this called?

http://www.uselessjunk.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1047

what the heck. No surf.

I saw some terrorists surfing FP last Orange Alert...

Bruce..
Not likely us... I'm 37 (three kids, can't do arials, that kind of thing). For the life of me, I can not remember what the boat was called when we bought it. My mother is in Mexico right now, when she gets back, I'll ask her. A slug indeed. Big hips on that boat for sure. A lot of weight too. Plowed right through wind holes like a longboard on a flat day.

huh?

cool AI interview in the new water magazine..

I saw a jet ski out at ocean beach today towing in some goofyfoot. Please no jet skis at the beach -- we have enough problems already!! Thank you, this has been a public service announcement. Oh yeah, BVB is an old fart who poses whilst going down the line.

I can't lift up my arms....more swell coming.

keep exploiting!

sloat had some legit bombs this morning... tomorrow is gonna be nuts

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