La went to an awards ceremony for the Hawaii Yacht Racing Association (I'm totally not interested in yachting community) and Marlon and his girlfriend went up to the North Shore for the evening.
So after I finished placing epoxy on the repairs, I headed over to the beach to see what the waves looked like.
Pretty low tide, light wind, and small but ridable waves.
I knew the waves would be on the smaller side so I figured I'd try the Sweet Potato or this - the J. Splee Boogie Fish.
The Boogie Fish got the nod.
I was having a text conversation with Norm today about surfing - he doesn't surf much these days because he doesn't want it to mess with his foiling. I said I surf when the waves are either super good, or if the tide is super low. Today (like most evenings in the winter) fell into the tide too low category.
At the onset, I was having trouble catching waves that still had a face to work. After a few missed waves, I finally got a good one - and three turns later I was stoked. I caught several more after, and the sun set.
Landing any surfcraft over towards fenceline right now is risking cutting your feet - zero sand in the area right now.
Fun session!!! I'm glad I still surf - if you look for the good sections and try not to dwell on the length of the ride, surfing is actually really fun! And groveller boards notch things up also!
W:145/PW:2/FD:82/F:5/S:21
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