who here has been surfing this week?

trunked it for four hours today. Super fun, glassy waist to chest high short period windswell ramps on Delmarva. Tropical like water...uppper 70s.

The board i shaped last month was feeling really good.

 

I wanna live like Mitch!!!

 

I wanna live with a cinnamon girl

 

Type O Negative baby!!

 

You don't. being a 55 year old surfer on Delmarva sucks (if you're 25 you still probably figure there are exit strategies). 90% of the waves are pop, drop, slot, kick out in Maryland, and Delaware waves are a joke.

Man....this Natural Light is like truth serum!

 

Just finished doing some balance and pop up work while listening to some angry metal
Coming out of those ... I’m sure my wife has left the house with my daughter Hahahaha
Was watching some surfing earlier in surround while doing it too.. GoPro vids are sick in surround - GoPro Barrels of the earth - little Benji Brand and his unreal glassy barrel ride in Skeleton Bay.... like I was surfing with him.

 

Didn’t look anything less than pure fun Man - you made my day and Natty Ice?!?! Holy military days batman!! Rock on Brah

 

It was a beautiful early morning to paddle out before the summer heat and crowds hit. Clean, waist high and plus sets, slight offshores, and water temp in low 80s.

 

I hit it at first light at the same spot again today. Conditions similar to yesterday, knee - waist with a larger set wave every now and then, and clean long lines. I rode the LB and caught a ton of waves. I’m exhausted from surfing so much this past week. Thank you wave gods.

 

Today was a lot like yesterday but cleaner, less seaweed and less people as it was Sunday morning. Lucky for us! Most of the waves were knee to thigh highs, and some very occasional waist highs. The rides were pretty long and the waterfelt warm, like 83, making all of us Floridians smile!

There was a real friendly vibe again of hooting, and General cutting up. It was great to score a few waves. One in particular was wonderful because I was able to pick up my feet to get closer to the nose to keep the board from stalling. It was a super fun, delicious sesh.

It’s hard to know if the legs will be there for the pop up, so a quarter of the time I just knee board it: today I came to realize it’s a big mistake to be caving into fear....so, for now on I will suck up the fear and pop to the feet every time and deal with any crisis it creates. No Fear!

Almost Each time I go, I have found a new little aid to surf with my new body, and that in and of itself is fun!

I am thinking that many of the senior surfers here also have found ways to deal with their failing joints, bad back and so forth...

 

Can you clue me in if that artificial reef offshore in Satellite has had a noticeable effect on the waves?

 

Betty Boop - I’m not quite senior but so far titanium and cortisone injections have been my way of dealing hahahha. And I’m super stoked for your awesome sesh... I’ve been scrapping crappy chop waves for a month now and no matter how many little rides I get I haven’t been able to have that good of a sesh so cheers and good on you!!!

 

it aint no artificial reef actually it is concrete pads that are anchored to the ocean floor right through a worm reef . its intent is to provide a sand build up to enlarge the beach area. in essence its a bunch of money used to try to fool the ocean and destroy the worm reef.

 

Summer can be slow. Some surf is better than nothing. Hopefully hurricane season will produce the goods. Mountain biking or snowboarding can be a good change of pace when the surf is sub par. Ride on.

 

Thanks. I saw the drone vid of the installation. 2ndlight crashed so I couldn't read through the posts there. Where exactly is this or what beach do the concrete pads face? Canova?

 

Bailed on DP this AM to power out the fence completion. All went smoothly and efficiently. Ended up catching some slopey dopey ones with the income this eve! Hard work paid off...kinda! Looks like more mediocre on the way. Which, is better than summer doldrums...

First 1/2 of July has been fun. Surfed decent waves 3Xs and some weak typical thrown in for good measure.

Let’s ride this baby right into tropical season!!!

 

It’s always been good so hard to tell.

 

its at pelican beach in satellite beach theres a camera there . i haven't surfed there since the installation but it was a complete disaster... how does someone get permits for this shit?

 

went for a quick out on Saturday. been planning all my surf outings around the world cup, even for a senseless 3rd place game. took two boards with, rode the 7'2 angulo fish. waist hi, semi chop. long period swell, small drift to the south, lefts and rights workable at the washout. only two guys on the block i was at after a couple got in & moved over one. nothing memorable but fun for the 90 minutes i logged out there. buddy was telling me at a bourbon, whiskey event that night how i'd been getting to the ocean a lot lately, told him after June's flat spell, not taking anything for granted this summer n making up for all that month. gotta get after it

 

sounds a lot like this:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevron_Reef

how come the Aussies can manufacture perfect surf, while 'Muricans keep making crappy failures?