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Rag Top Wednesday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... S o why do you feel like having a smoke when you see this painting... I t was fun to watch this guy dredge the channel with his hook.  If you look at the barge he's towing you can see a stack of rusted bicycles that he snatched from the bottom.  If there are hundreds of bikes that go in the water, how many cars do you think they pull out of the canals?  On an average ONE a week! O vercast this morning with 7 miles visibility a sun that kept trying to peek all day.  Winds were light onshore early and then freshened as the morning progressed.  The air temperature was 68.3 and the water was 70.0 at the buoy.  High tide was at 5:51am +3.5' and low tide will be at 11:20am +1.3'.  We have a SSW swell out of 195ยบ at 3.0' and it was 2' and breaking on the sand for some fast little grinders...  You had to be quick, but it was fun... T his building was built in 1569, so maybe folks were a bit smaller then...  ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix

Back On Track Tuesday Suf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... " F lew into LA from over the pole, riding on a big jetliner..."  Kinda funny when you're up there.  You leave Amsterdam and there's water for about 20 minutes, then England (which actually looked just fine from the air, as opposed to how it is to be there) then water for ten minutes, then Ireland, then water, then all that polar stuff (already not too much ice and a lot of brown dirt,) then water, then Philadelphia.  And it only took 8 hours...  Then 5 more to home, over the patchwork quilt of the homeland.  Looked peaceful, green and serene...  from 35,000 feet anyway... B ut a month ago... G idget and Suzi arriving in the Amsterdam train station.  They were trading the train for bicycles!  We pedaled around the "Diamond City" during our stay, which was the best way to get around... O vercast this morning with clearing skies and 5 miles visibility.  Winds were light onshore at about 2.1kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temp