E's Surf Report

Pissed Fister

So Long Blakestah.

Thanks for getting me out there this morning.

Have a nice life.

B-stah: As I sat in this morning's glory thinking it's better than it's been in multiple months, I couldn't help but think the surf gods were offering you up solid memories to take with you.

novembers the new october

I'll take it.

Hooray for blakestah! Thanks for the forecasts, and good fortune to you.

Off to find some early sets.

Welp B-stah guess this is goodbye.
Goodbye to the shoulder to shoulder clamouring and posturing - lates to the break-ins you brought on with your surf forecasting; good riddance to having to feel the sting of the vibe. not mine not mine
No More No more No More.
Goodbye to Cali already gone bye bye. Dash the schwizler.
Nature calls the shots here - she is the voice. Chart your maps - fry your prying eyes blazing into the screen looking for answers to the ocean question.Do not take away what is not yours - Cameras are forbidden here.

E is the New Jesus

left, left, left, left, left, left, right, left, left, left, left, left, right, right, right, right and in.....total glidable glory...arms limp, shoulders sore....can't wait for tomorrow's zero dark thirty.

Blakestah-Thank and good luck. You deserve it.

Eloquent?

A new term to describe Bad Vibe! Who would have thought?

Tomorrow's gonna suck. Get your surf fill today.

No doubt Blakestah will be morphing into a tornado chaser. Its all how you use the tools, not what subject you study! Hope the housing is cheaper 'cause I know that is the only reason I could ever leave this place!

look at this guy.....dude is totally exploiting a secret spot!!

best of luck, blakestah.

Paddled out with the Bstah this am. Perfect day to remember OB by. As he said, all fun and no pain. His first wave was a looooooooooooong left. Hell, I thought he caught one wave and went home. A few minutes later I see what looks like a spec in the distance paddling toward me. Then as it approached I could see it was Bstah paddling back from the left that went on almost forever.

Adios Amigo.

good luck blakestah, thanks for your great forecasts

Ditto on all the previous sentiments blakestah. I'll keep my eye out for your posts on the Surfermag Design Forum or slashdot.org.

jeebus, this stroking been going on for weeks now. the guy must be getting chafed by now.

Enjoy what you have found.

Don't be greedy.

Give a cheer to those who share it with you.

If that in fact is Bob he really has hit a new low of self important carping. Whatever to Dave & his move, I hope that he is successful in his new whatever, just as I hope anyone making a change is successful. Perhaps this comes from personally making changes that weren't so successful and feeling the ensuing sting, perhaps this is human decency, I don't know. Get over yourself Bob.

As for the crowds, the break-ins, the whatever. Jesus, give it a rest. I have stayed away from this forum because of its retarded tenor of late. Obviously a good call. Bob wants to continue to surf OB and Ft. Point badly alone. Cool. People hate Dave's forecast and are glad to see him go. Great. Some crackhead is breaking into cars somewehere besides my neighborhood. Hooray for equal opportunity.

Let's step back; war, economic distress, major worldwide health issues. I'm going surfing! I am a lucky motherfucker. Seems like everyone at the beach (and I saw a lot of people Tuesday) is in the same boat. Either grow up or do something final about it. Until one of these complaining bastards believes enough in his complaint (it is never women, I'll bet) to kill or die for his "cause" get over it. And you know what, no one willever kill or die for this because all these complaints are ultimately stupid and baseless and at some level even the most intransegent complainers know this. YOU ARE GOING SURFING ASSHOLE.

See ya.

Here's a stack of Black Beauty's in your EYE!

nice one goodmorning.

not so sure about art about art either but his technique is good.

It really bugs me when the weather turns nice and common courtesy gets thrown out the window. Had a wonderful 1/2 session this am, then the joiners joined. I don't really have a problem with people paddling up to where you are sitting (even though there are peaks ALL up and down the beach), as long as they show common courtesy by following these steps - feel free to add to this list:

1) if paddling out to a beach that breaks for miles, don't paddle up and sit five feet away from a stranger, give the person AT-LEAST twenty or thirty feet of buffer - especially if there's nobody in sight for 100+ yards in either direction - he doesn't want to smell your breath or hear you huff and puff after the paddle out.

2) when the stranger starts paddling away from you, DON'T FOLLOW. There's a reason he's paddling away.

3) don't paddle around the outside of somebody who's already sitting at a peak.

4) If you paddle around somebody (see #3), at least keep going past the person and get out of effective range - don't park your ass directly outside of that person.

5) If you paddle around somebody (see #3), and you do paddle past grabbing a default pole-position, don't blow the drop on a perfect wall - actually... probably best to just get out of the water, because you clearly have no respect for others in the water.

Well said Good morning.

I can imagine BVB, thinking: "Well, now we're getting results. At last, some interesting dialogue."

Dennis, were you on the red bottomed Thruster?

And Q, you lose credability when you cut and paste the same comment from a week ago.

Cut and paste? Missed whatever you are referring to. Each one of those points was drafted in response to this am's experience.

Beautiful day, otherwise.

Friend #1 - No. That was Mike. He's a ripper. I started out on Bstahs 6'1 thruster with RFS sied fins and Bstah was riding an RH fun shape with a single RFS. Then we switched.

Glad you got some before you leave b-stah.

I hope you have a good skatepark whereever your headed. Where it's always glassy and head high, the old guys are nice, and the kids stay out of your way. PEACE!

Yeah, Q. That was posted last week in refence to the same issue noted today...

sounds like i missed some fun little waves.

farewell blakestah.

I guess its common sentiment, then...definitely not a cut and paste. Sorry for brining up a subject that's already been discussed, but I thought it worthy...I guess I paddled up too close to friend #1 on this board. Sorry...I'll retreat.

Q - could you really smell his breath? gnarly.
it's a bummer when people paddle right up to you.

Usually when i start to feel the, "this guy is paddling into my space." i take some deep breaths, relax and wait 5 or 10 minutes and by then the proximity has usually shifted.

Some of the more grisled locals just start yelling obsenities at the top of their lungs to nobody in particular. that generally clears the area pretty well.

hey Q
sorry about my breath, i forogot to brush my teeth,.. but i'll paddle wherever the hell i feel like it

A bit more **crack** on it out there today.

The view this am

Adios blakestah, buena suerte. I have a feeling you'll be back, in one form or another.

If you are looking for something to do this weekend- check this out. A friend's project to introduce solar energy solutions for hospitals/ schools in super remote Nepal. There should be a bunch of music, show cars, food etc.

Nice pic Mx. What are you using to shoot?

the internet :(

Yeah...smelled like at least one of the guys had a rotting pice of steak stuck in his lungs - smelled worse than whale-carcass.

5-10 minutes ended up being time to paddle in and punch the time-card. Oh well...didn't ruin a beautiful day...just tainted it a little bit.

Too bad the winds have shifted onshore.

Damn Mx. I gotta get me one of them internets. Where can I pick one up? Is it made by Kodak ;)

can't wait the new dp spot is almost ready:

Question: what impact will this have on the LM line up?

wonder if those puddles are polluted too?
Pollutica!!

Hey Q, you must have missed it, but I posted a similarly themed list on Thursday last week after a nearly identical experience. It's okay to reiterate some things, though. There are a lot of people who either have no regard for the personal space of others, or are just plain lazy. Hey, that guy just caught a wave! Instead of finding their own nearby, they poach your peak.

that park looks awesome. being that it's the closest park to sf, i figure it'll be dominated by sf rippers. the lines seem nice and fast so any beginners are probably gonna get run over. i'm stoked that there are some deep bowls and some pool coping!! i see a couple lights, but does anyone know if it'll be lit at night?

Metal coping baby!!!
Danat-danah!!!
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NO EXPOSURE

PROTECT TO PRESERVE

Stinkbug!!!

bail on work! quit your job! abandon your infants!

blakestah, come by the windmill for your good bye present.

Right on, grumps...I just looked back and found your post and understand why #1 thought I ripped it off.

Surfed Dollaradio at dawn, not a soul 'cept for a friendly seal. Kinda spooky.

Why don't I ever see BVB at the empty breaks?

Sweet picks! That park could do wonders for the talent in the parking lot across the street.

Q - nice post. Should be rules posted in the parking lot across the street from the skate park shown above. When those folks "graduate" from 1st grade, they can follow proper procedures.

is it more difficult to huck an air over the coping in a skate park (like the pic above) or launch a successful air over the lip while surfing? I've never come close to either.. just curious.

Best to Blakestah. Word to goodmorning.

Felt like I won the lotto this morning. Almost didn't go out, expecting total dumpy flatness. Easy paddle where it's almost always dreadful. Drifted around a 2 block area during a time when it shouldn't have been working at all. Didn't get many rides, lots of long lulls and unwittingly drifting past a peak or being too far inside. Just 5 or 6 of us spread out and marvelling at this incredible good fortune. Once in a while 2 or 3 would be paddling in and around the same peak, - they were sparse - but unlike Q's experience it was really mellow and everyone either had or gave tons of space. If you sat in the right place, the wave was all yours to ride or screw up. Took entire outside sneaker set direcly on head with nary a pounding. Still shaking my head at farking unexpected, awesome morning. Of course, due to karmic experience I don't expect that area to work for me for, oh, say 5 years.

sharkbait you'll get your due soon enough. You're in for some good karma from the surf. You've earned it.

Sorry to be Bad News Bob, but it feels like it's just starting to go onshore, with a lot of north in it. Very light at the moment, just a ripple, so maybe it won't get any worse.

It's here - 2.9 @ 20 sec

I'm here!

I've done airs over the lip skateboarding. I'll never do airs over the lip surfing. Airs over the lip snowboarding are easier than either though.

Cheers!

Jeff Devine slide show at 111 Minna tonight, I'm sorry I'm going to miss that...

grabbed airs on a skateboard are not that difficult...but as the bowl/ramp/age gets higher, so does the fear. with surfing there is not that much fear...and a much smaller chance of injury. ollies tend to take a lot more skill and are quite similar to airs on a surfboard. disregarding fear and consequences, i'd say it'd take a lot longer to teach a newbie to bust an air on a surfboard than it would on a skateboard, especially if the person never skated. but shit....both are tough!

i hate you NW wind. it was creeping up when i left my long lunch at the zoo. looked like the swell was leaving too

does that jeff devine thing cost money?

What do you call a guy with no arms and no legs floating in the ocean?

ba ba bouy?

BOB...

7 bucks Bagel

Q - you can see why I though it was a lift.

I can see your points, it's just a little tired of a topic.

Perhaps we can lift the rules posted at some Aussie beaches and post them on the way to the breaks around here.

thanks mexi..

haleiwa is going off! holy shit.
http://www.triplecrownofsurfing.com/haleiwa/live.php

i love the hard onshores and shitty swell when i'm in the cubicle. Bring on the NW wind!! oh yeah!

Beach rules should be simple.

If your hot then go topless. If your not then don't. If you can surf really well then sit at the peak. If you can't surf really well then don't sit at the peak and stay out of the good surfers way..

ohh, I almost forgot-- When in Europe go topless whether your hot or not.

Pretty simple stuff really.

sunny garcia double-barrel perfect 10

When in Europe...don't feel tempted to wear a bannana hammock.

Read ya, #1.

Hit up the avro with Sackey. Got tubed several times.

Now going to see Stoney and Smiley.

quit lying hackey

Blakestah; thanks for all of your fine work over the years. You'll be missed. BVB..? Ever hear the old saw, 'Cynicism is the cheapest form of courage?' How about 'don't recognize the face, but I recognize the breath?'

Shit - it's been over a year but I vividly remember my last surf in the Pacific as a full time residient of the coast. I'll always remember it. Been back four times since but it has never been the same.

keep burnin'

are those guys locals or trannies?
I'm confused.

Ween "The Mollusk" is a cool album. I really dig about half the songs. the other half.. eh.

You decide...

Hawaii ono today, but a disturbing amount of dropping in going on out there.

it look soooo nice out there right now....

i thought the onshores were on it?

shit.

too late now

Just finished fun session number two for today. Slighty OH fast peeling waves, easy paddle out, mellow crowd, red sky, red ocean, pretty women surfers. Got two sessions yesterday and one Tuesday night. I just feel like the aloha man. All your stoke belong to me.

I feeling it too Dennis, soooooo Fun

those two girls were v. cute... the dark hair girl was making some great turns also!

f*ck yeah! Still in the cube! Been working so much this week I feel like chopping my hand off! And watching the cams between calculations has really left me homicidal! My soul is dieing! F*ck yeah!

Aaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnndddddddddddddddddd.........
I can't wait till Sat AM when I'm bumpin' dickheads with 500000 of my best friends at L,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,V,W,S - casue I'm surfing the whole flippin beach this wEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKend.

I just got out of the water..

id stick it in that chick