Lost Boys & Co.

  Lost Boys & Co... (Photos 1 & 2)  T his is only half the story...  In fact this is the second half of the story...  You do know that this only happens when the surf is knee high and low tide...  Julian now is one step closer to understanding surf dynamics... 12 miles visibility and partly cloudy skies.  Winds were onshore by 5.0kts and the sea surface had a light bump.  The air temp was 70.0 and the water at the buoy was 70.9, while Hermosa Pier registered 75!  Low tide was at 6:57am 0.0' and high tide will follow at 1:34pm +4.7'.  We have a shifting SSW swell out of 200º at 2.6' and that was just about it in the shorebreak this morning... W hy is this man laughing?  (#3)  Probably because he likes the hummus at Greenbelt AND the pizza bread that comes with it...  Personally, we like the sangria...  Red please!  5:30pm on Friday for your happy hour giggles... ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

  Lost Boys & Co... (#1)  T wo reasons why you know this event is going to get out of control...  possibly in a good way...  "If you don't have anything good to say, sit next to me."  Dorothy Parker O vercast this morning with soft onshore winds (3kts) and 10 miles visibility.  The sea surface was slightly bumped.  The air temperature was 66.9 and the water is 72.1 at the buoy and 74 at the Hermosa Pier.  Low tide was at 6:16am -0.5' and high tide will be at 12:47pm +4.8'.  We have a SW swell out of 236º at 2.3' and it was 2' to 2.5' and inconsistent.  A good morning for paddling and discussing current events. H appy hour this week will be at "Greenbelt" on the Hermosa Pier Plaza...  One thing we thought we'd never say, "The hummus is really good!" (#2)  F ive reasons the dancing will go on until the bell sounds...  (L to R:  Marco the Shark, The Professor, Chef Matthew, Boomfwappa and Little Warren...  "If you get lo

  Lost Boys & Co... I f you could draw a clean rail line like this, you might be a famous shaper yourself.  #1 Maestro Barahona in the pit making magic... S urf was small and gray.  1' to 2', but some little rollers that would launch you to the beach despite the overcast and gray seas...  Supposed to get better as the weekend approaches.  The only other thing you need to know is that the water is 74º... T urns out that in fifty years of surfing, Boomfwappa has never had a custom shaped blade (#2.)  That changed this afternoon... T he tale of the stringer:  Barahona 9'8" X 24" X 3½".  Part Legend, part UFO, could be the magic board...  Hmmm, sounds a lot like Boris' favorite Camo model...  Got to be a coincidence... ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

  Lost Boys & Co... "SA-LAWN KA R G" on the lawn at the Mar y Fuego Resort yesterday.  Mike Karg and his lovely wife Verena are in town and Jetsky feted the couple as Karg sheared the enthusiastic gathering.  The secret is, of course, to get it cut short enough now so that it's ready to cut again in October when he returns... O vercast this morning and 7 miles visibility.  Winds were light out of the SW by 3kts and the sea surface had a light bump to it.  The air temperature was 68.3 and the water is a delightful 73.2.  High tide was at 11:19am +4.7' and low tide will be at 4:30pm +1.6'.  We have a weak SSW swell out of 196º at 2.3' and it was about half of that on most beaches this morning...  The forecast looks pretty dismal until this weekend when the outer waters begin to have a bit of wind and the swell increases...  Be patient... J ah Morgan with Alan Walti from the Surfrider Foundation receiving an award for her part in the annual beach clean-up an

  Lost Boys & Co... O ur woman of the hour Jah Morgan talks her bf KimberlySuds into this nice little roller just under the pier (#1).  Kimmy hasn't been surfing too long and got some nice ones to celebrate Jah's second year in a row of surfing everyday!  S o, the old saw is that "practice makes perfect."  We're thinking that there's something to that as Morgan gets a casual little ten (#2).  They say that it takes 10,000 hours to really get proficient at something.  Obviously Jah is putting in her time... H azy sun this morning and 12 miles visibility.  Winds were light and variable to 2.3kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temp was 68.9 and the water is 71.8 and warmer in the surfline.  High tide was at 9:07am +4.2' and low tide will follow at 2:00pm +1.7'.  We have a 3.6' swell out of a steep 202º SSW.  It was a fun 3' with some longer lefts and bumped little rights... I s this any way to treat the guest of honor?  Apparently,

  Lost Boys & Co... " W e who are about to walk the plank, salute you!"  Black Brendan, "Scourge of the Southern Cross®" doffs his cap at the crowd and salutes the judges (#1.)  Great little noseride, he spent a fair amount of time perched on the parrot's beak... H azy sun and 10 miles visibility.  Winds wee light out of the SE and the sea surface was smooth to almost glassy.  The air temp was 71.5 and the water is a delightful 70.9.  High tide was at 8:17am +3.9' and low tide will follow at 1:07pm +1.8'.  We have a SSW swell out of 203º at 3.9' and it was a solid 3' high tide rollers with a few bigger outsides... B ut his bon homme was short lived as his arch-nemesis Mr. Christian-Christian snuck up from his position aft (#2) and drew his sabre for a slash...  But not to be out-played, Black Brendan got away a shot and kept Mr. C-C at bay, in the bay, somebody bet on the bay, doo-dah, doo-dah... S o, we called our almaniacs and they tell us

  Lost Boys & Co... I n photo #1 we have Capt. Jah Morgan taking out Johnny "the Snake" Anderson with a shot across the bow of Adm. Finn.  Snake received a heinous blow to the side and then ran against Mr. Bacallao in the shorebreak... 10 miles visibility this morning and a hazy yellow sun in the eastern sky.  Winds were shifty all morning but mostly out of the west by 1.1kts.  The sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 68.8 and the water was 70.3.  High tide was at 7:18am +3.6' and low tide will be at 12:09pm +1.9'.  We have a 3.6' SSW swell out of 199º and if it would just bend up around Catalina and Palos Verdes, we might get some good waves! A n aerial photo (#2) showing showing Black Brendan and Mr. Christian-Christian trading a musket volley as they headed for the shallows.  One of the more spirited exchanges of the morning, it drew raucous screams and shouts from the spectators on the pier and beach...  C redit should go to some of the able-bo

  Lost Boys & Co... S o, we're back from marrying off Rebecca Burke and all the in-laws, out-laws and law abiding citizens are flocking out of the So. Bay in droves...  But the pirates, ahhh... they remain... P roving that leopard skin hasn't gone out of style, at least in the pirate world, Skipper Joe Anderson navigates a tricky cutback in his finest smoking jacket.  He was smoking!  In fact early on he was taken for Hugh Hefner, until his pipe went out... H azy sun this morning and 7 miles visibility.  Winds were out of the SE by 2.8kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 68.8 and the water is 69.1 at the buoy.  Low tide was at 10:02am +1.5' and high tide will be at 4:57pm +5.3'.  We have a SSW swell out of 198º at 2.6' and it's 1' and poor at most local spots... C ap'n Jen Capo, Miss Suzi and Doc Scales discuss the finer points of parlay...  At this junction of the battle, there was no talking and mostly battlin' and broad

  Lost Boys & Co... A lthough it's still up for debate, the first salvo was reported to have been launched by Adm. Zachariah Finn of the Royal Navy.  Though it was wide of his target by a few feet, it quickly set the tone for the entire assault...  Fire, paddle, re-load, paddle, duck, paddle, repeat... E ight miles visibility this morning under hazy skies.  Winds were light onshore at 3.2kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 68.0 and the water is 70.5.  Low tide was at 6:15am -0.2' and high tide was at 12:52pm +4.0'.  We have an oblique SSE swell out of 164º at 3.6' and it was 2' to almost 3' on the outside... I n #'s 2 & 3 we have Able Bodied Seaman, "Madam I'm Adam."  We see him drawing his musket in #2 and then taking aim in #3...  A good shot by any standards, he held off an entire phalanx of marines from the south... #4 describes "Black Brendan, Scourge of the Southern Cross®" taking a direct hit t

  Lost Boys & Co... S o, it happens that Mr. Christian was bearing down hard on Capt. Bacallao, with a dead-eye on his paddle.  As he got in range he snagged the sweeper (#1) and flipped the SUP'er arse over teakettle (#2).  A defter maneuver hadn't been seen in these waters in years... H azy sun and 5 miles visibility.  Winds light out of the SW by 1.5kts and the sea surface is smooth.  The air temperature is 68.6 and the water is 70.3.  Low tide early at 5:41am -0.4' and high tide is at 12:14pm +4.0'.  We have a south swell out of 185º at 3.0' and it was 2' to 1' and poor to fair... M iss Suzi skimming along the inside (#3) doing her best to avoid the carnage in the surfline... I n photo #4 we have Mr. Christian doing a late takeoff on this custom 6'8" piece of pizza.  Finless, with pepperoni, mushrooms and cheese, it's great for a few slides and then gets too soggy to eat.  Serves 50 hungry surfers or 1 hungry Italian shark... ✠ "Whe

  Lost Boys & Co... S o this weekend we've had some pretty good surf.  On Saturday, Hermosa Pier was host to the Pirate Hooker event.  Either the first or second annual, depending on what you thought last year's feeble attempt rated.  This year there were around 25 hearty souls who made it their business to bring pirate consciousness to the desperate and lonely citizens of the South Bay...  There was a costume event, a surf and a prolonged water battle that ended with a fabulous repast at Brother's Burrito Harbor...  We'll be sharing some pics all this week... #1 We have "Down-the-Line" Caroline abandoning ship as her foamy was shot from underneath her.  It was either shot  OR it hit a depth charge...  We may never know... #2   Adam charging on this right hander, delivering a stinging musket shot to Capt. Jah Morgan's backside...  Actually a brilliant tactical maneuver, she couldn't properly sit for the duration... #3   Capt. Jah Morgan, reloading

  Lost Boys & Co... #1   The Professor takes what we would deem a "defensive stance," as the woman in the car next to the bus attempts to put money in the meter before 10 o'clock... C lear skies this morning with 10 miles visibility.  Winds kept trying to kick up early and did around 9am to 7 knots from the WSW.  The air temp was 62.3 and warmed quickly to 70+ and the water was 65.5 at the buoy and Roddy Williams called it 70 on the chalkboard.  High tide was at 9:26am +3.6' and low tide follows at 2:02pm +2.2'.  We have a South swell out of 172º at 3.3' and it was 2' to 3' and lots of fun little ones to practice on... A little break (#2) as we cruise along the strand and end up at the "Corner Cafe'."  W hy are these men laughing?  Maybe because they've heard about the great "Pirate Hooker Saturday Soaker Soiree'."  Saturday morning around 8am, featuring your favorite pirates, hookers, peg legs, hooks, costumes, sup

  Lost Boys & Co... F rom what we could tell, the only problem this July 4th was that we really needed some more sophisticated weaponry.  Some of the crew went down to Balboa to celebrate the 4th and catch the boat parade with Marty Burke Jr. and his lovely wife Rhonda.  We weren't prepared for the conflagration that greeted us on the ride home!  As near as we could tell, all of the cities that border the 405 were shooting off their star-spangled salutes - directly over the freeway!  Actually, Julia and the Professor swear they saw a rocket come flying down the freeway before it arced over and out of the northbound middle lane!  In photo #1 we have the Professor before his ill-timed run to the nose (photo credit: Paddle Me Weekly ) B lue skies this morning with 10 miles visibility.  Winds were out of the south at 5.2kts and the sea surface was lightly chopped.  The air temperature was 64.3 and the water is 65.5.  High tide was at 8:47am +3.5' and low tide will be at 1:27pm

  Lost Boys & Co... Y ou might remember this 12' Skip Frye that Boomfwappa Miller owns.  He had the Professor restore it to some of it's previous glory and they took it out a couple of days ago!  Once you got it going, it was not stopping anytime soon... V isibility is around 9 miles and it's overcast, clearing soon.  Winds were offshore by 3.6' and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 63.9 and the water is still in the mid-sixties at 66.4.  High tide is at 6:59am +3.3' and low tide is at 12:04pm +1.8'.  The buoy reads a swell out of 181º south at 2.6' and it was 1' to 2' and poor this am...  The Professor (#3) checks to see how far he's gone on this little roller before making a run up the sand... S aturday night at the opening for Keoni Boyd at the Boxx on Cypress St. in Hermosa.  There was a representative display of his artwork (though probably a miniscule fraction of the surfboards he's painted) and this piece of wall