Solitary Shortboard Practice (HMB Jetty)
“Cool fins” -Dogwalking DudeThis morning I planned to repeat yesterday’s surf quest, with last resort Linda Mar as the possible end of the journey. Forsaking the Sunday New York Times, I got an early start to beat the wind and the traffic.Overnight the…
Honey on the Water (Linda Mar)
After another hot streak, this morning dawned gray and dreary, along with my mood. But with a small windswell in the water, there was bound to be surf somewhere, and every surfer knows that surfing makes you feel good.I checked the beach breaks in Half…
Sharkcifica (Linda Mar)
Darren was already in the water south of Taco Bell with just a few others when I arrived, and I saw him get a nice shoulder-high left. When I said I was regretting that I’d left my gloves in the car, he assured me (correctly) that my hands would numb u…
Gray Drizzly Dawn (Cowells)
I figured Cowells would be decent on the low tide early this morning. Trouble is, a whole lot of other people figured the same thing. When I drove past in the dim pre-dawn light, I could already see a small clot of surfers in the water. By the time I’d…
Bright Sunshiny Day (38th Ave)
Crowded and sectiony but I got some fun ones. Plus it was so warm that I left my gloves on the beach. And now to sleep, perchance to dream of waves, and to be ready for dawn patrol!Pleasure at Pleasure PointSurfline: SSW-S swell slowly starts to eases …
Stoked Giggles (38th Ave)
What a difference a day makes. On Saturday the south swell filled in, lighting up the Jetty with head-high+ waves and giving Luke his 3rd barrel (woot!), with the swell holding into today. While I’d love some more overhead waves, I’m not keen to seek o…
Summer? What Summer? (HMB Jetty)
When I reached the beach it was barely dawn, 53 degrees and drizzling under gray skies. Summer’s nearly over, and it seems like we’re still waiting for it. This has been one of the coolest summers ever, or so it seems, and the south groundswells have b…
Tri-County Surf Weekend (Bolinas)
AngieBethIf the original surf posse had held, I was going to title this post “Five Surfer Girls…and Luke.” But Tracey brought her buddy Andrew, and Beth, Angie, Emily and I were also joined by Deepak and his friend Evan, so Luke wasn’t the only guy. …
South Swell, South Wind & Sunshine (Linda Mar)
This morning I planned to attend Luke’s Coastside Surfers Meetup, but I got to the Jetty an hour early and it looked pretty junky with an onshore breeze. Once again, I was blown north by the south wind. There were a lot of surfers in the water at Monta…
The Grass is Always Greener… (Hook, 38th, Pleasure Point)
…and the waves are always better at the next break. This morning I started at the Hook, and got a few fun rights. When Nikki arrived at about low tide, we paddled west to 38th Ave, where it was looking more consistently fun – and turned out to b…