who here has been surfing this week?

Love your writeup bassmon.

It was Saturday, so like all Saturdays, wake up stoked to meet my crew. There is a motto of Know, But Still Go", which matches at least bassmon and Barry's attitude too. It's always fun even if it's flat or Victory at Sea. There is always something you can do to turn it into an adventure,

It was freaking cold at dawn, like 52, and light onshore winds. It's gotta be the last cold front of Spring. Luckily the water was warm @76. The waves were a choppy mess, windswell, knee to waist high, breaking all over the place. Plus there was no punch in them except occasionally.

There was one expert new guy scoring lots if waves and rescuing rides. No one else was catching anything.

But it was sure fun trying, and if nothing else, keeping those paddling muscles strong. And you know how relaxing it is to rock up and down with a wave, waiting, spotting big fish leaping out of the water..

I did not catch one single wave, and yet it still left me feeling full and peaceful.

 

Is that the guy who drives around in a red Ford Explorer??? Never met him or anything- but seen him around. I'm thinking he might be dropping in out of lack of knowledge... but idk just seen him go out in some terrible conditions

 

Got out Friday morning before work... forecast looked like Saturday was the call - but I noticed the wind off shore Friday morning... checked the cam at sun up and it was pretty much firing! High tide, but the spot I have been surfing was working perfect. Easily some overhead 8ft sets. Peeling and fun. No one else was out?!? I only had an hour and caught a few. Then to work. After work was surprised to see how small it got.

I almost 'pulled a Barry'. I usually don't suit up prior to leaving my house without a propere wave check. But I did ... and as I was driving down the street I thought... it's really gonna stink if the waves are ng and I gotta take this suit off without surfing... thankfully waves where good!

 

Oh man... you never know, I might just make that cameo appearance lol

Thanks for the props on the spot. You know , it really is the best wave around!

So- next time your there... im the guy that has slick back hair (even when wet). I usually hang by the bench press when I'm not in the water... and I'm the guy that your always riding behind when surfing lol

No no seriously... truth be told, I'm not there as often as you would think...but will be very close to 16th ave spot --but at a few select jetties in the area.

It's funny how when your out surfing you start thinking "could that be so and so from Swellinfo" lol

 

That's funny because I was lingering at a jetty nearby the other day and heard a bro keep calling his friend "Belmar". I said is that Mr.Belmar? He squinted back at me with a "huh"? And at that point I knew it was not indeed the legend. Lol

 

Got out Friday afternoon for a few hours with my buddy and another friend. My buddy, who has hardly had a chance to surf this winter, got a new long boart this week and was hankering for something to try it on. We arrived at our favorite sand bar just after low tide to find some barely knee high clean liners. Stout NW winds made it a bit textured and a slight drift south. Not quite the 2-4 that SI called for but you take what you can get. We came to surf and definitely did not want to pull a Barry.

We found some rides on the long boarts and it was good to get wet on a beautiful day and hang with friends. After a while my one friend had to leave for work and my buddy and I took a quick break. We didn't want to break too long cuz the tide was coming in and the weak swell seemed to be getting even weaker. The waves didn't look too good from the beach. We figured we'd go milk what little was left for maybe another 20-30 minutes or so and then call it a day.

We paddled back out and got a few more shin high sets. Soon the wind backed off some and it wasn't as chilly. Then the waves came. Waist to maybe chest high bombs (that's right, bombs) no longer in sets, just one after the other. Catch a wave, ride it in, paddle out, catch another, rinse repeat. No lulls and no time to catch your breath because the waves were so pretty you just had to go againe. For a while each wave got better than the last. I'm regular foot and my buddy is goofy so we split many waves with me to the right and him to the left. Switch directions for the reform and switch again for the last little fast section kicking out before hitting the sand. We kept going non-stop for aboot an hour. So much fun.

Then we got a lull. And then a longer lull. And the waves got smaller and the tide got deeper and the rides got shorter. Then it just kinda died as quickly as it began. There was nothing left when we exited the water with our stoke tanks on full. We had squeezed every last little bit of surfable wave out of what was available. It was one of those right place, right time things. If you were waiting and watching the cam you probably would have missed it. Glad we were there and really glad my buddy got to sea trial his new vessel. I know it's not much but we are desperate kooks here and it's just the way we roll in surf starved south Florida. Lemonade from the lemons.

Life is goode.
I feel sorry for people that don't surf.

 

I went fishing with my wife, catch and release, and then body surfed some shore pound. Could of brought the LB out but chose not to. Something different for a change.

 

So, as many of you know, my wife and I moved closer to the beach 2 years ago. With that, comes new friends and neighbors, with whom, last night, we went bowling.
Yes, bowling. I had not bowled in 30 years. And because of it, I pulled some gluteal and back muscles requiring taking meds.
And how does that relate to surfing, you ask??
This morning, there are waves, glassy, peeling, and zero wind. Of course. I am not able to go. Because I went bowling......
I find myself having to "pull a barry" this morning..........sigh...........

 

right on!

 

o barry, you be careful with them meds now. We wouldn't want you to have a Movantik moment

 

It was freaking cold at dawn, like 52

Geez Betty, we're lucky if temps break 50 in New England. Its great you get stoked regardless if you score or not, I am getting back in that mode.

 

Im sorry Barry, but that made me laugh. Hope you recover from your bowling injuries fast! Get to stretching you old fart

 

Carefulle Barry
The nurse who loved me -A perfect circle

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The opioid addition cycle begins...

 

I did sneak out in the afternoon. Swell held up enough, and tide got good. Suited up and walked down the street to a fun little session with a rogue set every 20 min or so that made you feel like it was almost legit.

 

Made me laugh as well. It is why I wrote it up as I did, to laugh at myself and the situation.

 

While playing extreme pinochle last night, I pulled my gullivers

but I still managed to get out for a little longboard session after I ran 5k, clear glassy knee hi and solo, sometimes I just stayed on my knees and looked down at the reef racing by under me, so many colors and sparkles....mmmmm...tangerine kush....mmmmmmm

 

Got some long period growndswell in the chest to shoulder high range on Saturday, at an undisclosed location in the Carib. Me and only two other guys at a reef I fell in love with a few years back. Tropical, crystal clear water, with a ripable right and a freight train left. Made my year... and it's only April.

 

Sounds amazing!

 

It's been flat the last several days. De/rewaxed some boards in the meantime while catching the Masters. Some development in the works on Wednesday. Also, got the daily driver fixed and perhaps (doubtful) that i'll get a newbie board in the water to test out. just don't think the swell will be big enough to do so, but either way something in the forecast to look forward to in a short work week for me