Entry 349 - Monday Session

Last session was crap so it had to be better... right? Nope. Small stuff and that broke at the shore. Kinda looking forward to winter for once.

Weather: Warm, Sunny

Conditions: Knee High, Glassy, Glassy

Waves Caught: 3

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 69 deg

Entry 348 - Windy

It's by birthday so I had to get out there. Wasn't worth it. Chop and wind. Limited corners and crazy people. Should've slept in.

Weather: Cloudy

Conditions: Waist High, Choppy, Windy, Not Worth It

Waves Caught: 1

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 69 deg

Entry 347 - Catching Up on the Last Month 7

Gonna be guessing for the next couple on entries. I think my blog has run its course.

Weather: Warm, Sunny

Conditions: Knee High, Glassy, Breezy, Fun

Waves Caught: 12

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 71 deg

Entry 346 - Catching Up on the Last Month 6

Gonna be guessing for the next couple on entries. I think my blog has run its course.

Weather: Warm, Sunny

Conditions: Waist High, Glassy, Breezy, Fun

Waves Caught: 12

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 71 deg

Entry 345 - Catching Up on the Last Month 5

Gonna be guessing for the next couple on entries. I think my blog has run its course.

Weather: Warm, Cloudy

Conditions: Waist High, Glassy, Breezy, Fun

Waves Caught: 12

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 71 deg

Entry 344 - Catching Up on the Last Month 4

Gonna be guessing for the next couple on entries. I think my blog has run its course.

Weather: Warm, Sunny

Conditions: Waist High, Glassy, Breezy, Fun

Waves Caught: 12

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 71 deg

Entry 343 - Catching Up on the Last Month 3

Gonna be guessing for the next couple on entries. I think my blog has run its course.

Weather: Warm, Sunny

Conditions: Waist High, Glassy, Breezy, Fun

Waves Caught: 12

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 71 deg

Entry 342 - Catching Up on the Last Month 2

Gonna be guessing for the next couple on entries. I think my blog has run its course.

Weather: Warm, Sunny

Conditions: Waist High, Glassy, Breezy, Fun

Waves Caught: 12

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 71 deg

Entry 341 - Catching Up on the Last Month 1

Gonna be guessing for the next couple on entries. I think my blog has run its course.

Weather: Warm, Sunny

Conditions: Waist High, Glassy, Breezy, Fun

Waves Caught: 12

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 71 deg

Entry 340 - Last Session in Maui for 2016

Last session in Maui and I was rewarded with multiple rights, steep lefts, long rides, and lots of fun! Just wish I didn't have to go back to Southern California. But, then again, there are worse places to live!

Weather: 78 deg, Sunny

Conditions: Waist High, Glassy, Breezy, Fun

Waves Caught: 12

Sea Life: Lots of Fish
Sea Temp: 82 deg

Entry 339 - More Time

No Pic Today

I always wish I had more time in Maui to surf. Just want to surf every day if it was possible. Fun session today even though it was bumpy and small.

Weather: 78 deg, Sunny

Conditions: Waist High, Bumpy, Breezy, Fun

Waves Caught: 10

Sea Life: Lots of Fish
Sea Temp: 82 deg

Entry 338 - Glassy Before Hurricane Darby

A nice glassy dawn patrol session at the Breakwall this morning before Hurricane Darby wrecks it for the weekend.

Weather: 78 deg, Sunny

Conditions: Waist High, Glassy, Breezy, Fun

Waves Caught: 10

Sea Life: Lots of Fish
Sea Temp: 82 deg

Entry 337 - Hurricane on the Way

Surf session third day in a row. A little less bumpy than the 1st session and a lot more size. Caught a few rights today but nothing much else to say besides "I'm in Maui surfing!"

Weather: 78 deg, Sunny

Conditions: Waist High, Bumpy, Breezy, Fun

Waves Caught: 12

Sea Life: Lots of Fish
Sea Temp: 82 deg

Entry 336 - Dawn Patrol in Maui

I figured out years ago that it's best to rent a board around 10AM and keep it for 24hrs. That way you can get 2 session in for the price of one. That's exactly what I did too. Woke up early this morning and headed out for dawn patrol. It was a lot more glassy than yesterday and the sets were a little bigger as well. There's a hurricane on the way too - might have a lot to do with that.

Weather: 78 deg, Sunny

Conditions: Waist High, Glassy, Breezy, Fun

Waves Caught: 10

Sea Life: Lots of Fish
Sea Temp: 82 deg

Entry 335 - 1st Session in Maui

Well, first session in Maui at the Breakwater and it was everything I expected it always has been - warm water, consistent sets, and beautiful scenery. Pretty much all lefts - 90% of the time. No rights for me today. Started using Glassy Pro too since SurfExplorer is just too inconsistent.

Weather: 78 deg, Sunny

Conditions: Waist High, Bumpy, Breezy, Fun

Waves Caught: 10

Sea Life: Lots of Fish
Sea Temp: 82 deg

Entry 334 - Pre-Maui Surf

Last session before we head to Maui for 2 weeks! Overcast and bumpy this morning but the water was really nice. Caught my fair share before heading into work for a short meeting and then home to pack. Looking forward to the warm waters of Hawaii.

Weather: 65 deg, Overcast

Conditions: Waist High, Bumpy, Breezy, Fun

Waves Caught: 12

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 70 deg

Entry 333 - Always Better Yesterday... Sometimes

Yeah, not as good as Monday but still fun. Breeze was picking up by the time I got out and it was a little colder for trunks on the paddle out but once I got warmed up, it was nice to be in a rashguard and trunks. Nothing to awesome today except for a nice right that I was able to ride and and crouch down to see if I could get into the pocket. No luck but still fun.

Gave Jason a 10/10 for a nice dismount off his board when he just couldn't make the wave.

Weather: 65 deg, Sunny

Conditions: Waist High, Bumpy, Breezy, Fun

Waves Caught: 12

Sea Life: Dolphin (2)
Sea Temp: 70 deg

Entry 332 - Trunks All In

A beautiful Monday and a pumping, fun swell with peaks up and down the beach. There was a lot of water today but if you could paddle through it and get something, the shape was awesome - steep but not walled. No barrel for me but still a lot of fun trying!

Weather: 67 deg, Partly Cloudy

Conditions: Waist to Head High, Glassy, Fun

Waves Caught: 12

Sea Life: Dolphin (2)
Sea Temp: 70 deg

Entry 331 - Back on the Horse

Saturday look pretty bad from the cameras but today looked better so I headed out to find some surf. I was pleasantly surprised. While the lulls were long and the shape only so-so, it was still a lot of fun!

On the GoPro front, not impressed with the perspective I get from the mouth mount for the GoPro. Better with the surfboard mount or wrist mount.

Weather: 64 deg, Partly Cloudy

Conditions: Waist High, Glassy, Fun

Waves Caught: 12

Sea Life: Dolphin (2)
Sea Temp: 70 deg

Entry 330 - End of Perfect Week

Nope, didn't make it out for an 8th day straight. July 4th just didn't look good in the water and, from what I heard, I was right to stay away. Not much swell and crowded. Today was a good day though. Good size, warm water.

Weather: 64 deg, Partly Cloudy

Conditions: Waist to Chest High, Bumpy, Fun

Waves Caught: 4

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 70 deg

Entry 329 - Day 7 (The Perfect Week)

It's like the Yeti... folks say it exists yet no one can prove it. I can prove that I've been out seven days in a row surfing! Today wasn't as good as yesterday but I'm not complaining. A little steeper but I dropped in on multiple rights and rode the high line. I am consistently moving around more on the board and getting closer and closer to the nose. My last wave of the session I rode almost chest straight all the way in. Great was to close out a perfect week. Can I go 8 days?

Weather: 64 deg, Partly Cloudy

Conditions: Chest to Head High, Glassy, Fun

Waves Caught: 8

Sea Life: Dolphin (2)
Sea Temp: 70 deg

Entry 328 - Day 6 (Keep It Going)

My body just wants to wake up at dawn now! Grabbed the board and the wetsuit and headed out for a 6:15 session at Porto. Very rare for me. Today was definitely the highlight of the week. Lefts and rights. High lines and low lines. Got out a little before 8AM so I could feed the meter for another 1/2 hour - 2hrs total! Just got to ride everything today before high tide brought the lull.

Weather: 64 deg, Cloudy

Conditions: Waist to Chest High, Consistent, Glassy, Awesome

Waves Caught: 12+

Sea Life: Dolphin (2)
Sea Temp: 70 deg

Entry 327 - Day 5 (Perfect Work Week)

Made it a perfect work week!! Paddled out this morning for a quick session that was a little flat but enjoyed every minute of it. Caught a couple of rights and lefts. I'm really getting the hang of the Redline now! Overall, just enjoyed basking in the glow of making it out every day during the week!

Weather: 64 deg, Partly Cloudy

Conditions: Chest to Head High, Bumpy, Steep, Fun

Waves Caught: 6

Sea Life: Dolphin (2)
Sea Temp: 69 deg

Entry 326 - Day 4 (Board Meeting #2)

Another board meeting this morning but a tad earlier. I was running late so I had to meet Art, Doug, and Brian in the water. Same as yesterday in terms of swell. Once high tide made its way to the beach, the waves just disappeared and I almost had to do the paddle of shame. Luckily, I caught a straggler on the way in.

Note to self: The 26th St. shower sucks!

Weather: 64 deg, Partly Cloudy

Conditions: Chest to Head High, Bumpy, Fun

Waves Caught: 6

Sea Life: Dolphin (2)
Sea Temp: 68 deg

Entry 325 - Day 3 (Board Meeting)

Dawn patrol board meeting this morning. Much bigger than yesterday and more fun. Paddle out was pretty easy and the lefts just kept coming. If you caught a good one you could ride it down the beach a few blocks! Fun at a board meeting with Doug. Gotta keep it up!

Weather: 65 deg, Partly Cloudy

Conditions: Chest to Head High, Glassy, Fun

Waves Caught: 6

Sea Life: Nothing
Sea Temp: 68 deg

Entry 324 - Day 2 (GoPro)

Decided to bring the GoPro out with the mouth mount today. Looked like I was going to be able to get a lot of good shots. Turns out the mouth mount just doesn't give me the shots that I'm looking for. Maybe I'm not facing the right direction or maybe the mount just doesn't work like I hoped. Swell is a little bigger and steeper today.

Weather: 64 deg, Cloudy

Conditions: Waist to Chest High, Bumpy, Fun

Waves Caught: 4

Sea Life: Dolphin (2)
Sea Temp: 68 deg