Surf: 4.6 ft at 9.1 s from the NW at 317. Howling south winds. Incoming tide.
Andrew wanted to surf today. Unfortunately Bolinas sounded too small and everything else sounded too big. We should have gone to Bo. Lindy was howling sideshore and generally not friendly for beginner surf.
I’m not a good surf-lesson giver. I don’t want to hound people too much with “don’t sit there” “don’t do that” “watch out for this” but in the end people wind up having a worse time when they sit where they want to sit and do what they think is easier, even when it’s really not easier. It’s hard to explain to people why one way of doing things, the way that’s harder right now, will be easier later on.
So, he wound up getting clocked in the head with the board and having no fun. Oops.
Moral of the story, take professional lessons if you want to learn how to surf. It takes a lot to learn how to teach someone and you’re much more likely to have fun with an experienced teacher than with surfer friends. 😉