Bay St. was pretty good today. A little weak, but fairly consistent,
with 3 or more solid 3' waves per set. The bad news, Munster Mobile has it's first real ding. I'll have to
ride Peanut.
Showing posts with label Bay Street. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bay Street. Show all posts
Friday, March 19, 2010
Bay St. (Monday, 12/14/2009)
Shawn and I went. The size was there, and, for a more experienced
surfer, the waves. But it was hard for me to read. They were pretty
walled up and fast. Shawn got a few good rides.
Shawn:
It was c-c-c-cold. JJ and I were in the water about 15 minutes before the sun came up and offshores blew the whole time. We surfed for just over an hour I think and I began to shiver a little and decided I'd enough.
Much bigger than I thought it would be. I was hoping for more swell to overcome the high tide and then wished for less swell once we were out in it. I'd say consistent chest waves rolled thru with occasional head high (surfline had 3-4' with occ 5' for Venice). Peaky windswell with decent shape on some waves, as usual the bigger ones were mostly closed out. I had one great right all the way into shore, a couple fast drop and turns and thats about it. Paddle out was a chore, a good day to be selective. Too bad tide's not cooperating with Sunset.
Shawn
surfer, the waves. But it was hard for me to read. They were pretty
walled up and fast. Shawn got a few good rides.
Shawn:
It was c-c-c-cold. JJ and I were in the water about 15 minutes before the sun came up and offshores blew the whole time. We surfed for just over an hour I think and I began to shiver a little and decided I'd enough.
Much bigger than I thought it would be. I was hoping for more swell to overcome the high tide and then wished for less swell once we were out in it. I'd say consistent chest waves rolled thru with occasional head high (surfline had 3-4' with occ 5' for Venice). Peaky windswell with decent shape on some waves, as usual the bigger ones were mostly closed out. I had one great right all the way into shore, a couple fast drop and turns and thats about it. Paddle out was a chore, a good day to be selective. Too bad tide's not cooperating with Sunset.
Shawn
Bay St. to Sunset Gallivanting (Friday, 11/27)
Went to Sunset, crowded and gutless. The same guy catching all the waves, which were basically shorebreak. Drove down to Bay St. and paddled out. It was pretty closed out. Started getting even worse as the tide dropped about an hour later.
Seemed like the swell was picking up so we loaded up, put down towels and drove to Sunset in our wetsuits. It did in fact look better. Parked at Will Rogers ($9) and walked North. Not sure if that's better than parking at Gladstones. After about 45 minutes of marginal surfing, I found a section to share with a couple of other surfers. Got about 10 decent rides, rights and lefts.
Seemed like the swell was picking up so we loaded up, put down towels and drove to Sunset in our wetsuits. It did in fact look better. Parked at Will Rogers ($9) and walked North. Not sure if that's better than parking at Gladstones. After about 45 minutes of marginal surfing, I found a section to share with a couple of other surfers. Got about 10 decent rides, rights and lefts.
Surprise Guest Surfers - Bay St. (Sunday, 11/22)
Went to Bay St. with Luis. Surprise guest appearance by Fess and Shawn, who were supposed to be at EP but paddled out at Bay St. instead. I think I found out later that Shawn got a ticket. Luis and I were bad influences by staying in the water. An OK session for me, but not the best for Luis. He needs more time in the water.
Bay St. (Sunday, 11/29)
Went by myself with El Guapo. Got there a little later than desired as the tide backed down to low. Pretty walled by the end of the session. One good left.
Friday, November 20, 2009
El Guapo comes through
Bay Street - Friday, 11/20/2009
I surfed El Guapo (an 8' 7S Superfish) and got a good number of rides. Certainly my best day on it. I popped up pretty easily and was staying up as well. Maybe my time on the Speed Shape last weekend helped me appreciate the extra float.
Pretty good day. A little walled, but corners were available. Really tired by the end of the session, don't know why.
Shawn in particular had some good rides. Fess probably had similar rides, but we are usually on the same 'surf frequency', we paddle for the same waves. If he catches it, I turn around and look for the next wave and miss his ride. If I catch it, I'm not in a good position to see his ride when I paddle back out.
At least, that's the theory.
I surfed El Guapo (an 8' 7S Superfish) and got a good number of rides. Certainly my best day on it. I popped up pretty easily and was staying up as well. Maybe my time on the Speed Shape last weekend helped me appreciate the extra float.
Pretty good day. A little walled, but corners were available. Really tired by the end of the session, don't know why.
Shawn in particular had some good rides. Fess probably had similar rides, but we are usually on the same 'surf frequency', we paddle for the same waves. If he catches it, I turn around and look for the next wave and miss his ride. If I catch it, I'm not in a good position to see his ride when I paddle back out.
At least, that's the theory.
Peanut's First Session
Bay Street, Sunday, 11/15/2009.
A little gutless. Took out the peanut (used 9' 11" Infinity Cluster V) and enjoyed it quite a bit. Fell off the first few times, but got the hang of it. Paddles pretty much the same as my 9' 6" longboard. The extra length is counteracted by the increased nose rocker. On the Munster Mobile, I'll choke up to catch the gutless tweeners and pearl the board on takeoff. Not so with the peanut. Didn't pearl it once. I'm waiting for Sunset to work so I can try it at a point break.
Towards the end of the session, it really backed off. I loaned the peanut to Fess and Shawn to give them a try and rode Travis' Speed Shape. Not enough float for me.
A little gutless. Took out the peanut (used 9' 11" Infinity Cluster V) and enjoyed it quite a bit. Fell off the first few times, but got the hang of it. Paddles pretty much the same as my 9' 6" longboard. The extra length is counteracted by the increased nose rocker. On the Munster Mobile, I'll choke up to catch the gutless tweeners and pearl the board on takeoff. Not so with the peanut. Didn't pearl it once. I'm waiting for Sunset to work so I can try it at a point break.
Towards the end of the session, it really backed off. I loaned the peanut to Fess and Shawn to give them a try and rode Travis' Speed Shape. Not enough float for me.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Bay Street Seasickness
Overall, just so-so. Really gutless to start off, then about 1/2 hour of good waves, then it just petered out. Interestingly, the SM buoy shows wave heights peaked at 3.0' at 6:50 am!
My seasickness was back with a vengeance. I was pretty queasy by the end of the session so I limped out of the water, riding some whitewater to the shore.
Note to self: check tide, wind, and buoys before heading out. On the buoy page, don't just look at the wave heights and periods, look at the wind speed and water temps too. It will be a good reference. Station 46025 has a water temp of 63.9 degrees.
My seasickness was back with a vengeance. I was pretty queasy by the end of the session so I limped out of the water, riding some whitewater to the shore.
Note to self: check tide, wind, and buoys before heading out. On the buoy page, don't just look at the wave heights and periods, look at the wind speed and water temps too. It will be a good reference. Station 46025 has a water temp of 63.9 degrees.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Saturday, Bay St.
Tried El Porto as homage to Andrew's birthday. No parking, as expected. Winded our way up to Bay St. I took surface streets and beat Andrew by a bathroom break and surf check. Not a bad day but it got more crowded and competitive as the morning wore on.
Andrew had two collisions. On one wave, we took off next to each other. He angled left, I angled right and bailed. Our boards collided in the froth. A similar thing happened to Andrew and a surfer lady on a later wave, with direr results, a ding on the rail. Maybe Andrew's surflexic. He sure did have some long rides though.
Urth Cafe after surfing. They were all out of cheese danishes, so the cashier offered an apple tart. It was delicious, sliced apples on top of a bed of custard in a flaky tart crust. No more danishes for me. We stopped by ZJ boarding house. Saw a Firewire Dominator I liked: 6' 10" x 22" x 3 1/4" with a bamboo deck. I think that's the "Rapidfire" technology.
Andrew had two collisions. On one wave, we took off next to each other. He angled left, I angled right and bailed. Our boards collided in the froth. A similar thing happened to Andrew and a surfer lady on a later wave, with direr results, a ding on the rail. Maybe Andrew's surflexic. He sure did have some long rides though.
Urth Cafe after surfing. They were all out of cheese danishes, so the cashier offered an apple tart. It was delicious, sliced apples on top of a bed of custard in a flaky tart crust. No more danishes for me. We stopped by ZJ boarding house. Saw a Firewire Dominator I liked: 6' 10" x 22" x 3 1/4" with a bamboo deck. I think that's the "Rapidfire" technology.
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