Sunset w/ Andrew (Thursday, 12/10/2010)

Sunset was decent, probably a  lot like Wednesday, but smaller.  I got a
really long right, and paddling back, Andrew got a similar one, so
that makes it a good day. The tide never really worked itself out, a
lot of side waves. The swell hit a lull around the time the tide
dropped enough.

Very cold, colder in the air than the water.

Bay St. (12/5/2009)

Don't really remember this session.

Could this be the session Shawn and I went to Will Rogers? Sunset wasn't working (tide) and Bay Street was closed out. Will Rogers was smaller. Partway through our session, a high school class started surfing at the jetty. I had one really good left, short but really peaked up as it rolled into shore.

El Porto Reflex Action (12/1/2009)

El Porto dawn patrol with Shawn. Fess is sick. High tide really hurt El Porto. Lots of reflex waves knocking you off anything you paddled for. Not really worth it.

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.

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.

El Porto, surf with Matt (Saturday, 11/21/2009)

Crowded. Got an amazing left (for me) early on. Pulled several 'maneuvers' . Kept drifting south, into the hordes of short boarders. Fess had to leave early, so Matt and I got out and walked up near the power plant. Not the greatest waves, but a lot fewer surfers. I remember Matt dropped into this real bomb towards the end. His board was vertical, and so was he, stretching from the top of the wave to the bottom. More than overhead.

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.