Fw: Man CaveMonday Surf & Culture Report


Lost Boys & Co...

We spend a lot of time describing the surf for you and, admittedly, seem to be a bit weak in the culture department, at times.  But this morning we'd like to lead off with our current favorite project.  It involves everything boys and men need:  heavy equipment, digging holes, building stuff, club houses, wine, secret escape hatches, you know, like that.  This is all the brain child of none other than Italo "Bud" Insalata (our current hero!)  Go ahead, you put in a wine cellar.  Bud puts in a man-cave.  Extraordinary in it's depth, width and breadth, it attracts the curious and beautiful.  Recently, he had a few folks over to christen the project and temper the wine gods.  First, there were words of introduction, then James McGarry, Sr. was appointed to pour a symbolic libation to the four cardinal points.  This being done, there were additional tributes and the pouring of spirits to the elect, assembled on the rim of the maw.  Bud then descended to the depth of the fundus and proceeded to christen the solid steel brace that held the neighbor's entire front yard in check, thus raining a torrent of Voluptus ('83) and glass on the north end of the excavation, blessing the endeavor, the crowd and the day.  Tomorrow:  How one marks such a dedication, as if the above wasn't enough! (take notes...)

Under overcast skies we have12 miles visibility.  Winds were off at checkout at 3.4kts and the sea surface was smooth, but not quite glassy.  The air was 53.3° and that was okay, but the water is 54.1° and that's not okay.  That's f'n cold in our book.  Yesterday, the Professor and Danger Boy went out and it was so cold Danger Boy couldn't even bleed properly...  Low tide is at 7:15am -0.1' and high tide will be at 1:25pm +3.5'.  The buoy is reading a west swell out of 265° at 3' and Hermosa had some nice 2' to 3'peaks here and about...  Good if you get it before the wind exhales...
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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."
 The Professor!!




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