Peter and I met up for a Dawn Patrol sesh at Sunset Blvd.  It was my first time out since all of the rain so I was looking for a pretty mellow morning, and that is exactly what we got.  The crowd was small and we had plenty of room to move around.  The waves [...]

First paddle out with Donnie in quite a while.  And the first time I’ve been out since the Sunday Super Session.  He had the day off, so we leisurely made our way up to Taco Bell Reed on 9th Street in Huntington.  There was just a slight breeze, the water was cool, the clouds were [...]

We had a very mellow surf session this morning at El Porto.  I thought from the forecast that today was just going to be Aaron and me. But the call of the El Porto Friday is strong.  Peter was in the parking lot as well when I rolled up.  We headed out into the water [...]

Yet another day of weakish waves.  We had a fun crew today, and we spent most of our time goofing off in the water and talking about wizards… We were also trying to beat each other into 1 and 2 ft waves.  Clean conditions, but small and weak.  As the tide dropped we managed to [...]

It was a chilly and mellow am sesh at Porto. Conditions were small and glassy. Mostly knee high with an occasional waist high wave. Another day to bring out the longboard. Because of the weak swell there wasn’t much of a crowd, but there were still folks out there trying to make the most of [...]

This is my favorite board, my trusty log.  It goes by several names: The Red Scare, The Red Menace, The Comrade… but Jeff took a ride or two on it and named it “Kruise-chev”, and now that’s the name it is most often called.  The shaper was a dude named Ryan Horlacher for a company [...]

Everybody had to get to work earlier than usual today so we met right when the lot opened. It was a pretty mellow morning, good for long boards.  Josh said it was another quantity over quality day.  There were plenty of rides to be had, mostly on the small side.  But there were certainly some [...]

It was a pretty mellow weekend, we made it out both days for back to back morning sessions.  Its that time of year when the water and the air are about the same temperature, and its so nice to not have to wear a wet suit.  We took out the logs and got some good [...]

I had the Green Machine custom made for step two in my learning process.  I’d been surfing for about a year at this point with Elwood and was ready to bring the size down a bit and bring the maneuverability up.  This poor thing has really taken a beating.  I still had plenty of learning [...]

This was my learner board.  I found this board for $200 at Huntington Surf and Sport.  I had not been surfing in a decade and decided it was time to try it again.  Even after all I have learned about the sport of surfing and board shape, I still think this is a great board.  [...]

Harbour Surf Shop is having their 50th anniversary this year (2009).  All boards shaped this year will get a special 50th anniversary logo.  I’ve been wanting a Harbour board for as long as I’ve been hanging out at the shop (since 2005).  I told the guys at the shop my intent to buy and being [...]