Month: June 2008

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Nice Weather

Conditions: Flat. 2-3 ft waves that were few and far between.
Gear: Soft Top rental board from NorCal Surf Shop

The weather was amazing. Sunny, clear, no wind, highs in the upper 80’s to Low 90’s. The water was still too cold to ditch the wetsuit, but it was great weather to be out in.

After a few attempts at catching tiny unbreaking waves and a little time chatting up folks in the line up, I threw in the towel and opted to work on my tan instead. That’s the great thing about surfing, if there’s no waves or scary waves you can nap on the beach, grab a beer, or just chill till the surf gets better.

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Surfing Around the World



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While traveling in Europe , I found a little bit of surf culture in just about every place I went. This poster is for surf classes in County Clare Ireland, just off the Burrens. It’s an astounding landscape and I did see some people out surfing while I was there. Wow. What a trip. It’s supposed to be great up and down the western coast of Ireland. I wonder if it’s any colder than the Pacific in winter?

Looking down towards Gallway Bay

Cliffs on the North Side

I also saw a surf shop in Chamonix, France! Way up in the alps, at the foot of Mt Blanc there is a surf shop! Boards, wetsuits, the works. I saw quite a few surf fashion shops around Geneve and Wein but actual surfboards for sale in the Alps was just crazy.