Airshow (HMB Jetty)
The waves were small and inconsistent at the Jetty, but I got some fun rides and waited out the lulls watching a fly-by of antique planes headed to Dream Machines at the HMB airport.J-Bird and Jacob, with their buddy Chris (who needed a spot suitable f…
Rock, Wind, and Water (Dunes & Jetty)
After working 12 straight days, I finally got to take a day off. To beat the wind, I planned to meet Luke, J-Bird and Jacob at the Jetty at 7:30 this morning. The Js were early birds and reported the Jetty was really small – only ankle-high – but Dunes…
Magic Morning (Cowells)
Flexing my work schedule in anticipation of a late night, I was able to take the morning off and get in a more leisurely almost-dawn patrol. With a south swell in the water and the tide negative more than a foot, Cowells was the call. I met up with Luk…
Bunnies! (Dunes)
Pink sunriseI was hoping that Dunes would offer up some decent waves this morning since I haven’t surfed there in a while, and it delivered: shoulder-high plus and pretty clean with little wind, but a bit inconsistent and mushy on the high tide altho…
Snakes, Hogs and Solitude (Hook/Sharks/Privates)
I’ve worked almost 40 hours this week already through Wednesday, including nearly 15 hours straight yesterday. That earned me a morning off – that, and the fact that I may need to work all night tonight. Cats and trains kept me from sleeping in, and th…
Just Reward (HMB Jetty)
Since I worked over the weekend, I got to take this afternoon off. And what else to do on a warm sunny afternoon with a little swell in the water? Conditions were similar to yesterday and just as stokifying.Here’s something you don’t see everyday.Surfl…
Misty Morning (HMB Jetty)
A late Daylight Savings Time sunrise and a mid-morning meeting constrained my pre-work surf session. I arrived in the dim light of almost dawn, but was still the third surfer in the water. The waves were bigger than they’d looked from the low bluff, fu…
Just One (38th Ave)
Even though I’d bagged an amazing parking space in Capitola, right in front of Margaritaville, my buddies wanted to surf at 38th Ave so that’s where I went. This afternoon it was not a mushy and mellow longboard break. The waves were bigger than I’ve e…
After the Tsunami (HMB Jetty)
Photo of tsunami suckout at Miramontes Point, Half Moon Bay, by Luke KilpatrickI woke yesterday to news of a huge earthquake in Japan, and a tsunami warning for the NorCal coast. Low-lying areas, including Linda Mar and El Granada near the Jetty, were …
Waist-High and Knee-Deep (HMB Jetty)
Spring seems to have arrived early, and I struggled to find a pre- or post-work slot this week with a chance for decent surf conditions. This is the last week before the government messes with our minds by moving the clocks forward an hour so I’d wante…