Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co... " W hen I think of all the people I respect the most, you're right there, serving them drinks." Lawrence Dorfman R emember that first wave?  How you'd been pushed into a couple, then you tried to paddle.  And you paddled and paddled...  Then something clicked.  You got a bit of speed, the noodle arms disappeared and you were flying along on your own.  Here we have the newly arrived (by hours from the motherland) Marco, on one of his first... B ack to summer, while the calendar still thinks it's winter.  20 miles visibility, under predominantly clear skies.  Winds were out of the east by 2.3kts and the sea surface had a light tack.  The air temperature was a chilly 45.3°, the water was 57.9° and even though that woman called you a reptile last week, you are still 98.6°.  High tide is at 7:08am +6.0' and low tide will be at 2:17pm -1.0'.  We have a nice wind swell from 262° west at 5.2' and we're calling it 4' to 6' outs

Lost Boys & Co... G oin' for one more sunny day here in the southland...  but first a bit of breaky at Brother's with the crew.  Wait!  Who's that second on the left?  Why, it's Marco!  Not even 24 hours from the mother country and he's having a burrito at Bros.  Now that's stylin'...  Marco will be here for three months interning with Zoë Maggio at the Pediatric Therapy Network.  We're thinking he might get in the water a bit between work and school... T wenty miles visibility with just some smoggies blurring the horizon.  Winds were offshore at checkout by 5.6kts and the sea surface is glassy.  The air temp is 50.5° and the water is 57.9°.  High tide is early at 4:29am +5.5' and low tide will follow at 12:09pm -0.2'.  The buoy is reading a WSW swell out of 250° at 3.0' and we're calling it 3', but a little wally crashy...  look for some corners and report back...  We talked Danger Boy out of a Cove go-out and that was probably

Lost Boys & Co... " H e has the mathematical abilities of a Clydesdale."   David Letterman O ur first photo (and our second photo for that matter) is from Suzanne.  This could be anywhere tropical.  Actually, we think it's her view from the bathroom window.  People pay big bucks to travel to places and see that many palm trees.  This makes going to the john at her apartment a destination.  People make reservations to get married in her powder room... A nother beautiful summer's day!  22 miles visibility, with a bit of smoggies on the horizontal.  At the moment no clouds.  Winds are offshore by 6.2kts and the sea surface is glassy to smooth.  Started out a bit chilly (mostly because we took Boomfwappa to the airport at 5:30am) at 55.5° (and YES, we know it's not as chilly as Boston, Boise or Buffalo, but we don't live there for just that reason.  And those places aren't chilly - they're FREEZE-ASS cold.)  Oh yeah, the water was 57.9° (Since we'

Lost Boys & Co... O ur first photo is a shot Vinnie got yesterday at Topaz of the Queen of Sapphire going really fast.  You can tell she's going fast because she's just a tad blurry from the speed.  But take a look at the tube that's following her.  You can see it getting ready to spit.  That little vortex is just spinning away trying to catch that fiberglass spear.  Didn't happen this time... J anuary 25th and we're having the nicest little summer's day you can imagine.  20 miles visibility and some high clouds shuffling about the stratosphere.  Winds were offshore at checkout at 6.0kts and the sea surface was smooth verging on glassy.  The air temperature was 51.5° and the water was 57.9°.  Low tide was a bit late at 9:34am +0.8' and high tide will be at 3:34pm +2.8'.  Buoy #46221 is reading a WSW swell out of 243° at 2.6'.  We're calling it 2' to 3' but wally-crashy at the Avenues and longer wallier-crashier waves at Hermosa.  The

Lost Boys & Co... L ove your enemies... it pisses them off. I t was a long way back!  Photo #1 shows our tracks back from the middle of Lake Payette.  You might ask what we were doing in the middle of Lake Payette.  Well, it's the middle of winter and it's just about the only time you can stand on the middle of the lake and not sink to the bottom.  Especially wearing snowshoes.  Photo #2 has LoLa modeling this year's snowshoeing ensemble.  Even though the thermometer said it was 15° it got pretty warm out there shoeing through the 6" of new snow.  Let it be known that the Professor didn't think that trekking out to the middle of the lake was the best idea that LoLa ever had.  Exertion aside, he wasn't sure that the ice was thick enough way out there in the center.  We seem to remember having the same kind of discussion off the trail walking through crusted-over lava on the Big Island.  These are the kinds of discussions you have when you outweigh your sn

Lost Boys & Co...   H ere's a shot of this year's Bishop Surf Team.  Kinda thin on numbers this year, but the ones who showed demonstrated great spirit. W e'll be back in town tomorrow, but the almanac is showing 48.2° air temp at checkout and 58.5° in the water.  Low tide was at 6:32am +1.2' and high tide will be at 12:18pm +4.1'.   The buoy is reading a WSW swell out of 251° at 2.3' and it's hard to tell from the cams what's going on, so we'll let you go and look and you tell us. W e'll be home tonight and shoot for a report in the morning!  Skiing was great and we spent a morning snowshoeing and XC skiing across Lake Payette!  Actually, a lot more fun than it sounds!  Pics tomorrow... "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... R eporting from the frozen wild of Boise, Idaho, we're on our way to McCall and the snow at Brundage.  We had no idea what these antlered creatures were and set about to I.D. them.  We initially thought they might be reindeer, but they appear tailless and absolutely the wrong coloration.  Then we considered elk, but the antlers are a bit soft.  In their manner of propulsion they resembled the jackalope, but certainly clumsier and slower than those of which we are familiar.  They also appear to be odd-toed and sticky fingered.  No doubt, we have stumbled on a an entirely new species and we are left to name and identify said creature.  So we have settled on Bovidae Chevrolet Impala, or more commonly the Sandbox Antelope.  They lose their antlers early, so we were lucky to get this shot.  We understand that later they can grow horns... A t the moment we are seeing a bit of the high tide fullness and waiting for things to drop.  Sunny with some lurking clouds and

Lost Boys & Co... S omos hombres sinceros... but you knew that.  We are the peaceful men from the land of the palm trees!  But that doesn't stop the Danger Boy from doing his job.  Nope, as our eyes were glued to the break at the south jetty in Oceanside, he quite adroitly pointed out these warning signs on the bank of the San Luis Rey River, suggesting you bathe and surf elsewhere until the bacteria level zeroed out.  Needless to say the surf was populated by a number of hearty illiterates... B ig time foggies this morning with about 100 yards visibility, although you can see the sun shining overhead, mocking your attempts to see through the wet.  Winds are calm, but feel a bit like they're leaning onshore.  The sea surface is obscured, but we can imagine it's smooth.  The air temperature is a moist 54.1° and the water is an even moister 57.7°.  High tide is at 8:09am +6.7' and low tide will be at 3:17pm -1.5'.  The buoy is reading a WSW swell out of 257° true

Lost Boys & Co... H ere in photo number one we have Ché's latest balsa quiver.  All of these are around 6' and a couple sport those laminated tailblocks.  Unless you're into Chippendale or Early American, these should ultimately satisfy your woody cravings... Y ou'd have to really search long and hard to find a more archetypal Southern California day.  The sun came oozing up on schedule into a cloudless blue sky.  We popped put of bed and ran onto the lanai to find at least 25 miles visibility.  Winds have been calm to zephyr-like and the sea surface was glassy.  The air temperature at checkout was 55.0° and the water was 57.6° but felt at least 59°.  No, you can really tell...  High tide was at 7:28am +6.5' and you can really find a lot of hidden beach at 2:42pm at the -1.3' low.  The buoy continues to rise as we have a 3.3' WSW swell from 254°.  We caught Topaz at 10am with some nice 3' to 4' warping lines slinging the attending surfistas down

Lost Boys & Co... W e joined the Dangers at their time share in Oceanside this weekend.  There were some good waves and needless to say, Danger Boy, was on fire.  We surfed about a third of the way out on the pier and it was still a long paddle.  The first day we got worked, sat for a while and then caught a few.  By Sunday, we knew where to sit and how the set-up worked and we got some good ones.  It was shoulder high and plenty of fun! A bit hazy this morning with 20 miles visibility.  Winds were offshore all morning at 2.3kts and the sea surface was smooth to glassy.  The air temperature was a warming 55.5° and the water was a perfectly average January 56.5°.  High tide was at 6:46am +6.2' and low tide will be at 2:08pm -1.0'.  The full moon is Wednesday and there are significant tidal changes throughout the week.  Highs in the am and lows in the pms.  A SW swell out of 233° at 3.3' was having trouble with the tide early on.  We hit the Cove and got some nice ones

Lost Boys & Co... L adies and Gentlemen, may we present the Brother's crew.  From left to right:  Ronnie, Wheatley, T.C., Danger Boy and Ché.  We don't know if they tell the best stories on the planet or if they're just the best stories we've ever heard...  Y et another beautiful day here in lotus land.  25 miles visibility and sunny skies.  Winds are offshore from the NNE at 4.0kts and the sea surface is rolly smooth.  The air temp is 53.3° and the water is 56.3°.  High tide is early at 4:29am +5.0' and low tide will follow at 12:21pm +0.5'.  The buoy is reading a west swell out of 262° at 3.0', but so far the tide is keeping things a bit full.  The Cove wasn't really breaking, the Avenues we're small and Hermosa was bunching and erratic.  Check as the tide drains... H ave you ever felt like someone was watching you.  Wheatley was standing in Ché's bay and suddenly had that exact feeling.  It's kinda like Santa/Satan or something...  Al

Lost Boys & Co... N ot often that such a fine set of cones are represented in the tailage of a fish.  Here, the always innovative Ché, has taken ordinary tailblock technology and turned it into sensually appealing finials on the trailing edges of this balsa beauty.  He's done a number of these now and his bay is beginning to look a bit like a cabinet shop.  What's next:  Maybe a little drawer with a Frenched pull for wax! A beautiful Southern California winter's morning with high whispering clouds and temps going into the high 60's low 70's.  Winds are currently offshore by 3.5kts and the sea surface is uber smooth.  The air temp is 54.2° and the water is 56.3°.  Low tide is at 11:34am +1.2' and high tide will follow late at 6:02pm +2.6'.  The ever popular 46221 buoy is reading a west swell out of 260° true at 2.6'.  We're calling it 1' to 2', but everyone is saying that this will change dramatically in the next 24 hours.  Like Nathan C

Lost Boys & Co... O n the right we have our own Ché Barahona, who we still think is one of the best shapers ever (and we've seen a few.)  He introduced us to this guy on the left who's name is Hap or Happy or Dudley or something.  Wait - it's like Hap Jacobs.  We're thinking we've heard of him.  Like did he make one of the boards in the "Endless Summer?"  Okay, we can't stand it any longer...  We got to meet HAP JACOBS live and in person!  We were pretty damned stoked.  Like, quite a bit of hero worship going on on our part.  The first boards we had were Jacob's.  If you're going to catalog legends, he's right up there in the pantheon... S unny skies this morning with lots of visibility as far as we could see.  Winds were calm to light out of the NNW and the sea surface was glassy.  The air temperature was 48.5° and the water was 55.9°.  Low tide was at 10:22am +1.7' and high tide will be at 3:51pm +2.5'.  The buoy is barely

Lost Boys & Co... L et's see, fuzzy hat, big warm jacket, attitude...  oh yeah, and two dozen snowballs.  Pretty damned perfect snowballs at that... N ot quite as cold as the frozen north here in the Southland, although the air temperature is 48.5° and the water is 55.9°.  Visibility is around 20 miles and there are a few hazy clouds bumping around the stratosphere.  Winds are offshore by 3kts and the sea surface is glassy.  Low tide is at 8:37am +2.1' and high tide will be at 1:30pm +2.8'.  We have a really weak swell out of the SSW 227° at 2.3'.  The surf is almost 1', but it is undeniably poor.  Good day to fix your velocipede, go to work or write a book report.   "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... F rigid footprints in the sand...  Yeah, it was chilly out this morning. H azy sun slipped up out of the east and we could make out the stacks at the 15 mile mark.  Winds were offshore by 3.7kts and the sea surface was smooth to almost glassy as the swell continues to melt.  The air temperature was 44.6° and the water was 55.8°, but felt like 52.  Low tide was at 7:03am +2.3' and high tide will be at 12:15pm +3.4'.  The 46221 buoy is reading a diminishing 2.6' swell out of 275° west.  We're calling it 2' to 3', but that might be a bit generous. M ail: Cute baby , glad she arrived sweetly & ma's doing just fine.  Congrats on achieving the great grand folks level; just realized Gen is a great great!  Wow, hope I'm @ Mass on Mother's Day when they start with the  ". . . are there any great great grandmothers here?" Paver (Oh yeah, that would just be LoLa's favorite thing to do...  Ed.) Cutest pictures of the

Lost Boys & Co... W atching the sun come over the hill at 190th, bathing the hill in a bit of atmospheric perspective.  Not quite Quattrocento, but you get the picture.  So what do most of the surfistas say when they see this pic?  "Hey, no wind!" V isibility 12 miles this morning as we gazed north from the lanai on the 11th floor of the Topaz International Trump Tower.  Skies were cloudy, semi-overcast as the weatherman tries to decide what's going on.  Winds were calm, just like the pic and the sea surface was smooth to glassy.  The air temp was 49.5° and the water was chillier than the 55.9° suggested.  High tide was at 10:15am +5.3' and low tide follows at 5:15pm -0.1'.  The buoy is reading a WSW swell out of 247° at 2.6'.  While missing the avenues and Topaz completely it was hitting Hermosa at 3' to 4' and it got worse as the tide got higher.  Sandy (Queen of Sapphire) and the Professor caught a few, but they were walled and the backwash was

Lost Boys & Co... W e got a parking ticket yesterday in Hermosa, while eating doughnuts with the boys in the Becker factory.  The cop was right behind the street sweeper and nailed our X-Terrible ass.  Fortunately, they didn't say anything about being parked in the wrong direction!  All of that being what it is, here are a few things not to say when the cops pull you over (courtesy Lawrence Dorfman):  "I can't reach my license unless you hold my beer."  "Aren't you that guy from the Village People?"  "Bad cop!  No doughnut."  "You're not going to check the trunk are you?"  "I was trying to keep up with traffic.  Yes I know there are no other cars around - that's how far ahead of me they are."  "What do you mean, "Have I been drinking?"  You're the trained specialist." S unny to cloudy this morning, with 25 miles visibility.  Winds were offshore at checkout by 3.3kts and the sea surface wa

Lost Boys & Co... T hen, of course, you could be on the other side of the equator basking in the warm summer sunlight of Lorne, Australia.  You might be waiting for Brian Murphy to take part in this year's Lifeguard Iron Man competition, or you might be waiting for the surf to get a bit bigger, or you might be having a chilled Fosters in the shade.  If you were doing all of these things, you could be just like Bobby Gabrielli.  And we'd be as jealous as we are right now... I t's a beautiful day though and we have 25 mph visibility.  That means if you're going 25 mph you can see just as far and fast as you want.  Clear skies with only a few errant clouds chalking up the blue.  Winds were offshore at checkout by 7.5kts and the sea surface was smooth to glassy.  The air temperature was 44.9° and the water was 55.2°.  High tide was at 9:07am +6.1' and it's dropping about a foot an hour to 4:14pm -0.8'.  We have a WSW swell out of 255° at 3.3'.  We'r

Lost Boys & Co... W hoa, we didn't mean to scare you Chris!  Looking a bit wild eyed there...  Yeah, well it was New Year's Eve and a lot of the surfistas were letting their hair down.  So pic No. 1 features Chris, Sandy, Edrina and Epi.  A lot of water time logged with this crew, considering Epi's Coast Guard stint...  Good group, good times... B eautiful morning this, as we gaze all the way to the horizon and back.  Unlimited visibility, with only a few high clouds slipping through the ether.  Winds were significantly offshore, variable to 7.3kts all morning long.  The sea surface was smooth and slightly brushed.  The air temperature was a chilly 42.3° and the water wasn't warm at 55.4°.  High tide was at 8:309am +6.3' and low tide will be at 3:41pm -1.1'.  The buoy was reading a west swell out of  271° at 3.3' and we surfed Hermosa with Captain Donnie, at what we're calling 3' to 4'.  Fun, but not hilarious. M eanwhile, our own private gy