Surf Report

March 25,2009 El Porto

Ryan and Kev

Ryan brought his NSP out today and dropped in smooth on an opening wave. We headed further north of the usual spot.

Kevin still working on getting his balance paddling out with the Al Merrick. He's catching more waves inside than before so he's making big progress.

I am still getting used to paddling again and taking time to think and find easier spots to paddle out to the line. It getting more fun each day.

March 21,2009 Bolsa

Kev

We headed further South this time Tower 16. Kev and I found a sweet spot similar to the spot the instructor at Malibu found. It was pretty flat today, small waves, and a lot of times in between sets.

Kev and I managed to stay in that spot for most of the day to make it worth our while. Caught the line again today in the wash.

March 20,2009 Bolsa

Matt and Daniel

I took the infamous brothers out to Bolsa today. Very flat and cold.

Daniel went out in his spring suit. And stood up several times on Morgan. We switched between the Al Merrick and Morgan the whole day. Daniel has got the hang of paddling and standing. I didn't really get to see how he faired on the Al Merrick though. Daniel was too cold today and decided to run up and down the beach to stay warm. If it weren't for the bad weather Daniel probably would have been catching waves all day.

Matt is did pretty good out there, given it was a flat day. Matt and I pretty much were side by side waiting for a long time for our waves. Matt did not neglect the ones that came by. I swear this guy has got guts and a corner magnet. I saw Matt get pretty close to perfectly dropping into corners again. He realized that he was a few paddles short of catching it. From my view he was always at the peak of the wave or right about to drop into a quarter. Keep going Matt.

Nothing special for me today. Just kept the camaraderie by not wearing my ear plugs since the brothers did not have any.

March 21,2009 El Porto

Jon, Matt, Ryan, and Kev

Choppy.

Today marked Jon's first day on his 7'6" Al Merrick! He did really well on it for the first day. Jon showed a big difference in paddling. Jon was out further faster than on his time on his longer board at El Porto. He said he had fun and was able to catch waves in with the board. The board looked great cleaned up and I hope to see memories on that board.

The rest of the boys were doing well, Ryan brought his fish out and Kev brought the Al Merrick. Both guys are getting back into the swing of things. Matt was a big stand out again. Dude has got nuts. I saw Matt drop in on pretty big waves today. Matt's guts is going to have him progress faster. I hope Daniel starts heading out as well.

I finally caught the line. Well the line in my textbook is going sideways on anything for the first time....or going sideways on a pseudo face (wash). I will never forget struggling for 15 minutes trying to paddle out and having some weird feeling to keep paddling because it would be worth it. It was. A dog of the house of Montague moves me!

March 16,2009 Al Merrick

Jon, J

Ask and you shall receive brother. I found a deal on Craig's for a 7'6" Al Merrick board for $150. The seller was very nice.

I sent an email out to the boys to let them know what was out there. The board had just posted that morning. Jon's reply was, "Did you call the guy!". Hahaha. I sure did brother. I told Jon that the seller was going to hold the board for us. Jon was embarrassed to purchase the board because he thought that I wanted it for myself.

No way man, we had that conversation just yesterday. Crazy.

Well the 3 of us made the trip out to pick it up. J and I totally embarrassed Jon. Seconds after Jon had just purchased the board, we asked Jon to take a picture with his board. Jon was hesitant because the seller was still there. hahah way too put your friend in an awkward position. Oh well, that makes for a great memory.

I hope that Jon is blessed with that board and has many memories on it, good ones.

March 15,2009 Bolsa

Jon

Jon and I chilled today catching whatever we could and switching between Morgan and his 9ft+ board. Jon and I sat on the beach and talked about what board we would like. We both agreed that we wanted a 7 foot board. And I kid you not that while sitting on the beach Jon specifically said, "It would be awesome to get a 7'6" board, maybe an Al Merrick, for a pretty low price". I reassured him that something would come up. Little did we know God had plans.

March 14,2009 Huntington, Bolsa

Kev and Ryan

Ryan and Kev were shortboarding next to a surf competition today. They realized how close they were too it and they both caught the next wave in back to shore. That had to make for at least a 20 second ride. You knuckleheads.

I was too much of a chicken to paddle out with the "pros" of HB. So I stayed in the wash. WEE!

March 10,2009 El Porto

Matt, Nate, Ryan, and Kev

Way too choppy today. But way too much fun seeing such a big crew go out. Matt was going down pretty big waves for one of his first days out. The man has got guts.

Surf Report

February 22,2009 7:15AM Sunset Beach, Bolsa Chica, Huntington Beach

Ryan and I paddled out for 5 hours today.

We hit up Sunset Beach in the morning. Ryan brought out his new 5'10" fish and new suit. We got a tip that Sunset would not have surf for another hour. The same guy was also nice enough to loan me his surf key, so that I could attach my 2 side fins.

Ryan and I drove out to Bolsa Chica. Bolsa was crowded as usual, however, Ryan was able to get his surf on on his fish. He was able to catch waves all day. I managed to get my nose diving on (welcome back punk). We spent a good 2 hours before we headed out to huntington beach.

Ryan I owe you for parking man. Kev, I found the pass in the truck. Sorry bro.

There is no sign of any muscle or flexbility in my back and arms anymore. I also forgot how to paddle without my body rocking awkwardly. I almost had my face rammed by a crazy pelican that flew a foot away from my head. Magnificient bird.

I am looking forward to seeing the guys paddle out soon.

Fins

I was able to score a replacement center fin for $12.50 at Becker. I was afraid that I would have to pay $50 for a set.

I'm ready to go again! Too bad it rained today.

Blaster

Craiglist poster, Ed, ended up selling the Blaster-esque 7 foot board. He sent me an email this morning. Damn, I wish I could have picked it up as a gift for the guys.

I just want a board sir

So I am browsing for surfboard at when a worker says to me,

Worker: Hi, do you need any help?
Me: Well, I am just browsing for a cheap used board. But I really need fins first for my old board.
Worker: Oh, so why don't you get fins then?
Me: I don't have any money.
Worker: Money? That easy. Asking another person for money is easy. If you work for someone they can give you money. Asking another person to love you, now that is hard. If you work for someone they might not give you love.

Back in Business

Just got a call from Morgan that Morgan is fixed and looks great.
I guess I'll be opening shop this Friday!

Surf Report

November 29, 2008 7:30AM El Porto, CA

My center fin and a plug broke off in the sand today. I dropped her off at the surf shop to patch up by this weekend.