The Life Amphibious

Friday, June 12, 2020

Evening Session - 6/12/2020

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Marlon hit the beach with some friends earlier so he just came along for the chillax time.  We hit Pine Trees and there were actually more t...
Thursday, June 11, 2020

Evening Session - 6/11/2020

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It was windy.  Real windy.  The trades were up and a bit stronger than yesterday - but if you paddled for the right wave, it was still fun. ...

Evening Session - 6/10/2020

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Went solo yesterday afternoon.  The trades were up, there was texture on the water, but not enough to make it a bad session.  Midway through...
Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Noe Finally Gets to Go Sail!!!

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Noe got to go sailing on Sunday with one of her friends. It has been a long time for her and I know she needed this badly ;p
Monday, June 8, 2020

Evening Session with Special Guests - 6/8/2020

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Marlon didn't like surfing the full high tides the past few days - and with the swell dropping the prospect of going wasn't tickling...
Sunday, June 7, 2020

Evening Session - 6/7/2020

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Marlon did a double run today - he hit the beach earlier to meet a friend.  I stayed back to help get some projects completed (La fixed my b...

Tweaking Board Socks and Comparing the 4'10"s

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La has been feeling better lately, so I asked her if she could help me trim up some board socks.  The nose cones didn't really fit well ...
Saturday, June 6, 2020

Evening Session - 6/6/2020

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Marlon and I hit Pine Trees again.  The really high tide (+2.3') was washing out the reduced swell.  Every now and then a head high set ...

Processing the Feedback

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This morning I went ahead and wet sanded the GL140 (400-500-1000 because that's what I had).  The surface texture is definitely super sm...
Friday, June 5, 2020

Evening Session - 6/5/2020 and the Anointing of #18

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Marlon and I headed to the beach before 5pm.  The tide was pretty high at 2.3'.  The swell was waist to chest high.  The wind was up, an...
Thursday, June 4, 2020

Sanding and Cleaning on Break Day

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My muscles were asking for a break day from surfing, so Marlon and I skipped today.  Instead, I setup the new 4'10" with the longer...
Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Evening Session - 6/3/2020

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The new south swell was supposed to have peaked today - and it was certainly big.  When we pulled up to the parking area, looking further we...
Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Sanding and Prepping for Paint

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After my wings get bottom strikes past a certain point, my OCD kicks in and it is time to sand, prep, paint and clear coat. I really ...

Evening Session - 6/2/2020

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The south swell that started hitting yesterday was filling in nicely today.  The larger sets (overhead) were a little inconsistent, but they...
Monday, June 1, 2020

Evening Session - 6/1/2020

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Marlon and I went out this afternoon - TO WHITE PLAINS BEACH.  MWR opened it back up.  The swell was up (I should have brought the GL140) - ...
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Salty Surfer (of shortboards, longboards, windsurfers, kiteboards, snowboards and standup paddleboards); Sailor; Budding Surfboard Shaper; Studier of all manner of aquatic and plant life; Aspiring fly fisher; Husband to the wonderful Lala; Father to Big M and Noe; Mechanical and Ocean Engineer; RETIRED US Navy Deep Sea Diver; World Explorer
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