Evening Session - 4/14/2023

I finished the work week off with a small wave surf session.  There was supposed to be a new, albeit small swell filling in.  I knew the tide was low so I loaded up the surfboards.

I was hoping the swell would be large enough to use the Cymatic.  I went ahead and placed the NVS Da Hooks quads in the boxes.  But I was also not quite sure the "swell" would be hitting so I also loaded up the Sweet Potato.

The tide was really low.  The wind was probably strong enough to wing with big gear - and the waves were belly high on the sets.

I ended up taking out the Sweet Potato.  I love this board!!!!  I caught plenty of waves and pretty stuck to the pocket on all of them.  I got in a bunch of turns - too much fun!

Marvin was out with his Takuma Kujira 1210.  I saw Roland out at Fenceline surfing.  Nice session to end the work week!

W:34/F:21/S:24

Evening Session - 1/29/2023

It was raining this morning and the winds did not shift away from straight north - so I figured I'd just sleep in (or do some internet research).  The wind was more than strong enough to wing, but I am not a fan of winging in offshore winds.

Noe had a performance today so we went into Manoa to support her.  On the way back I stopped into HIC Ala Moana and grabbed a 2mm thermal wetsuit top.  We got back home with plenty of sunlight left, so I went to the beach to test the new long sleeve wetsuit top.

I brought the Viking having low expectations of the wave energy coming in.

The wetsuit top worked great - nice and snug, not too tight on the shoulders so I can paddle well, and a cool key pocket.  I was toasty warm the whole time (68F air temp, 76F water temp).  We've got a several weeks worth of cool mornings and north winds, so this top will see a lot of use.

I caught five really fun waves - the Viking can catch anything and stalling, cranking turns, and trimming are so much fun on this board.  This board is definitely a session saver.

It is going to be pretty small for the next couple of days.  The wind is also forecasted to die back as this front passes over us.  I have a board repair I have to get done for Jim... I might be doing some board surgery while the small conditions are present.

W:6/F:6/S:9

Evening Session - 1/6/2022

 The surf was giant sized today up on the North Shore.  Sometimes the surf will wrap into the South Shore when the conditions are right.  Well something was different because there were waves - waist high on the sets, and they felt like they were bending in.

The tide was low - so I opted for the longboard.  I've said this before, but my favorite thing to do when the waves are small is to control my speed by hand dragging.

Roland was out - and he was the only person on a foil (TOO SHALLOW WITH THE LOW TIDE).  I think mixing it up is a good thing - reminds you how much fun surfing a longboard really is (though it isn't as fun as a good session on a foil).

Evening Session - 12/30/2021

Marlon and I hit WPB this evening.  I wanted to get some paddling in so I brought my TJ Everyday.  I so love foiling, but I also love surfing.  To remind myself of this fact, I have to leave the foils in the garage and break out the surfboards.

Marlon came, but when he saw how small the waves were, he opted to fly the drone instead.  He just got his new Autel Robotics Nano + kit.  His experience on the DJI Mini 2 really shined through this recording session.  

The secondary reason I wanted to hit the beach today is my new sleeveless spring suit.  Lately while winging, I have been getting cold.  I do not like wetsuits with sleeves because they slow your paddling down significantly.  With this sleeveless one I can wear a rash guard under and be fine.

Just in time for the start of winter!

Evening Session - 8/27/2020

After applying the epoxy this afternoon, I set up dinner in the slow cooker and then went back to WPB with Marlon for an evening session.  I knew the tide would be lower so I brought out the Pigfish thinking the inside waves would be the call.

I totally got my share of waves - and some of them were really good!!!  It's been a while since I've surfed this board and I forgot how fun it is to go front side on it.  The crowd was pretty thick - but I just stayed inside of them all and picked up wave after wave of juicy fun!