Toro Toro Tuesday Surf & Culture Report

 
Lost Boys & Co...

This is the kind of thing that goes on in the Azores all the time.  On feast days they let a bull or two loose in the streets and the local lads tease them and the bulls give chase.  Dare we say that most of the locals have had a bit much vino, so their speed and depth perception are a bit compromised.  This young fellow decided that rather than lose a footrace to this 1,000 pound dreadnought, he'd make it for the water.  Unfortunately, like dogs, horses and moose, bulls can swim.  Also this bull has timed his leap for maximum advantage.  The one thing our boy has on his side is fear and it has apparently allowed him to walk on water for some distance...

Persistent fog for the last few days and honestly, it's getting a bit tiring.  The fog did break occasionally and opened up for the morning session with offshore winds at 2kts and smooth to glassy surface conditions.  The air temperature was 55.4 and the water has reached the magic 60º mark.  Low tide was early at 5:03am +0.5' and high tide was at 11:05am +4.8'.  We have a gradually building SSW swell out of 207º and it was 2.0' at the buoy and 2' to 3' on the beach.  The tip for most of the week will be to get there early and take advantage of the tide push...  Unless you want to push it yourself...

The sunset was firing up the sky at Samba last Friday night.  LoLa and Sara toasting the week.

Redondo High is home to prep pole vaulter Tate Curran.  He's had a great season in pole vaulting and is currently ranked near the top in the state.  What you can't tell from this photo is that he's also a great surfer and regularly places in the top of both shortboard and longboard competitions.  It's just a bit harder to get scholarships in surfing, so you have to pole vault to feed your habit...

Since Friday is St. Patrick's Day and all the amateurs will be in the usual places, Happy Hour will be moved ahead to Friday the 24th.  A location has not been determined, but rest assured that the wagon masters have several places in mind...
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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!





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