Wayfarer Wednesday Surf & Culture Report

Lost Boys & Co...

1.  On a deep pocket, swinging his butt around a nice Knob Hill/Tres Palmas right.  #'s 1 & 4 show his commitment to going deep.

Colder than brisk this morning with 20 miles visibility and a few high clouds early.  Winds were offshore by 6.5kts and the sea surface had a bit of offshore ripple.  The air said 42.2º, but we're calling it colder with the wind chill.  In the water it was 63.3º, but Roddy Williams pulled a 61º at the Hermosa Pier.  Low tide was early at 6:04am +2.6' and high tide was in the am at 11:51am +4.8'.  We have a west swell out of 261º at 2.6', but it was a bit bigger with 3' to 4' waves working on the rising tide...

2.  He never minded going left if the situation presented itself.  This was a chilly Sapphire morning, but he acquitted himself well in the big lefts at Cardon in Mexico a couple of summer's ago.

3.  Interesting wrist action in this one and #4.  Looks like he wasn't quite done paddling.  #4 was a Sting Ginther shot, from the beach at Sapphire.  It and a couple of frames before and after made a serial montage that DB had on his wall.

5.  Giving it a once-over before going back into the fray.  He used copious amounts of sun block even on the cloudiest of days.  Still he managed to keep his rosy complexion...

6.  A cloudy spring morning at Knob.  A go-out on a day like this might include One-Nut Mike, Sea Wolf, Leithal Keithal, Sandy, Paul Brede, Bombora Scott, The Coach, TJ, Maluka, Water Buffalo, Easky and a cast of the curious and amazed...
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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."
 The Professor!!

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