Good fun surf!!!
Speaking of limits, I paid some dues again this day (Saturday 1/9/2016) - late takeoff (cocky me) and I hit the reef. Game over (didn't want to chum the waters).
Showing posts with label Turtle Backs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Turtle Backs. Show all posts
Monday, January 11, 2016
Surfing with Old Friends
I've known Nick Y since 1994. I've known Jimmy M since 1996. I first met Burr V in Kuwait in 2003. And Charlie and I first met in 2008. Great bunch of guys to keep me pushing the limits.
Good fun surf!!!
Speaking of limits, I paid some dues again this day (Saturday 1/9/2016) - late takeoff (cocky me) and I hit the reef. Game over (didn't want to chum the waters).
Good fun surf!!!
Speaking of limits, I paid some dues again this day (Saturday 1/9/2016) - late takeoff (cocky me) and I hit the reef. Game over (didn't want to chum the waters).
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Gratuitous Shots of Me at Turtlebacks
Like the title says - these are of me at Turtlebacks
I love surfing this place!
I love surfing this place!
Monday, February 9, 2015
Sunday Dawn Patrol at Turtlebacks
Went on a dawn patrol with Charlie. There were 6 guys out when we got there on short and longboards.
Charlie got some good rides. I saw him racing down the line on an overhead wave - too far away to take pictures with the gopro.
This pictures are from a sequence where he rode one further in (but still pretty far away).
For me this session was a big pile of steaming hot humility. My leash broke after two waves.
I had to swim quite a ways to get back to the board (at least there wasn't a significant wind or current - or I wouldn't have gotten the board back at all). Swimming with a paddle in one hand, reefwalkers on your feet and a broken leash on your ankle is not easy. And it didn't end there. I figured I could ride some waves on the inside and not lose the board - not true.
And with the wipeout came the long swim again. There was a local out there on a new Blane Chambers Paddle Surf Hawaii SUP - he was ripping it up!!!
I did manage to get a few rides, but lesson learned, don't wait until your leash breaks to replace it. Once a year if used heavily and gets stretched a bunch in bigger surf.
Turtlebacks don't take it for granted!
Charlie got some good rides. I saw him racing down the line on an overhead wave - too far away to take pictures with the gopro.
This pictures are from a sequence where he rode one further in (but still pretty far away).
For me this session was a big pile of steaming hot humility. My leash broke after two waves.
I had to swim quite a ways to get back to the board (at least there wasn't a significant wind or current - or I wouldn't have gotten the board back at all). Swimming with a paddle in one hand, reefwalkers on your feet and a broken leash on your ankle is not easy. And it didn't end there. I figured I could ride some waves on the inside and not lose the board - not true.
And with the wipeout came the long swim again. There was a local out there on a new Blane Chambers Paddle Surf Hawaii SUP - he was ripping it up!!!
I did manage to get a few rides, but lesson learned, don't wait until your leash breaks to replace it. Once a year if used heavily and gets stretched a bunch in bigger surf.
Turtlebacks don't take it for granted!
Saturday, January 10, 2015
SUP Surfing Turtle Backs
Jimmy called last night to see if I wanted to dawn patrol Turtle Backs. With the wind down and a North swell in, it seemed like the right call.
We had the place to ourselves and it was really fun.
Charlie B and Jimmy on some fun ones. The set waves were head high.
I wiped out quite a bit - and the water was shallow (if you were dumb and went left - I was dumb twice).
Here's one of the wipeouts in sequence (this was the second time I went left - the coral heads were sucking dry - at least this time I didn't take the tour)
Charlie B and Jimmy on some fun ones. The set waves were head high.
I wiped out quite a bit - and the water was shallow (if you were dumb and went left - I was dumb twice).
Here's one of the wipeouts in sequence (this was the second time I went left - the coral heads were sucking dry - at least this time I didn't take the tour)
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