Surf on Saturday

Photo courtesy of venicebeachsurfers.blogspot.com. This was taken on May 13, 2009.

Surfing on Saturdays around summer is always fun. Lots of people out, but the vibe is relaxed and pretty easy.

Unfortunately, the surf was too small for the board I brought. A longboard would have been perfect. Maybe I should get a foamie again?

Had a pretty fun session today

And it would have been more fun if I wasn't so hung over. Decent amount of people out, but not so many people that it wasn't fun.

Glassy, warm air, nice shape. The set waves were the best ones today because they were about shoulder high. Unfortunately, they only came through once every 10 minutes.

Brett also showed me a cool website: http://venicebeachsurfers.blogspot.com/. This guy takes shots of surfers from the pier. He must have an awesome lens to get the shots he gets.

I actually have one shot from last Friday and hopefully he lets me use it on my blog.

Late posts for 5/8 and 5/13

Late posts for the last two times I surfed:

5/8 - Was definitely fun, but the better waves were by the pier. I waited patiently for the crowd to thin out then moved over when there were only a few people over there. The crazy part was some dude called me out in the water.

"Are you going to take this left or are you just fronting? I asked you a question!"

I was in total shock. I have been surfing the Venice pier for 8 years and haven't been hassled like that. The guy wasn't even one of the regular locals. He was just some dude in the water.

5/13 - Some fun rides but was a little too crowded north side. I ended up moving south side for some fun, but closeout sets. There was a little commotion on the beach. At first I thought it was a beached whale or something, but when the paramedics came out I realized it was a person.

It was only later that I found out someone had a seizure while he was surfing. Luckily, some guys were paying attention and pulled him out of the water. Hope he is doing okay.

Not quite as good as yesterday..

...but still pretty fun.

Now I know why my body has been so wasted every day at work - the potato chip. It's definitely challenging and a good workout.

Lots of people this morning - sun was out and the waves were pretty good. I know that summer is coming when some of the local boys run off a visitor from the water.

Hopefully tomorrow will be just as good.

Fun but a little on the mushy side

Damn this potato chip is hard to surf.

Pretty good conditions today: a little bumpy, some size, a little mushy and a decent current going south. Weather is starting to warm up, so there are more and more people starting to come out.

The waves today looked menacing as they would build, but would back down and give you plenty to work with.

Tomorrow should be much better because the tide will be lower.