Questionable Activities By Reindeer Thursday Surf & Culture Report

 
Lost Boys & Co...

One last parting Santa shot (#1) as Santa Eddy heads for the pier and a quick trip back to the North Pole to start working on all the good stuff for next year!  (photo credit:  Ray Vidal, Easy Reader)  He has to start working on the "Hotdogger Contest as well, if he wants to have another good year...

Continued chilly this morning with an almost cloudless sky and 10 miles visibility.  No wind and the sea surface was smooth to glassy.  The air temp was 46.9 and the water is still in the 60's at 61.0.  High tide was at 5:01am +5.4' and low tide follows at 12:01pm +0.7', setting up for minus pm tides for the next week.  We have a WSW swell out of 241º at 2.6' and that translated into 2' to 3' waves, that were better than they have been for the last week or so...  It's been better earlier, so if you're ready to brave the chill you might score a couple before the tide drains the sink...

We ran that photo of Suzi yesterday, so we thought we'd include the intrepid group that met that morning.  From L to R: top row:  LoLa, Capt. Simmons, Joey the Sensei, Suzi (with hat firmly in place), Mr. Christian, Jimmy #5, Painless Peter Parker, Bottom: the Professor, Jah Morgan and Jetski.  Everyone didn't make it to the water, considering the size: small, the air temp:  45º, and the chances of breaking your ankle in the low tide ankle snappers...

You might not know what you're looking at here in photo #3.  This friends is an "urchin rake."  A diver wearing one of these rakes scoops up urchins from the bottom and along the rocks and sends them up a suction hose to the surface and into a holding tank.  Unfortunately, we can't divulge the identity of our urchin-raker, but he's also a fabulous photographer and a hot surfer.

Jetski is our resident fashion plate.  This ensemble features glow in the dark treads and a logo "T".   The clothing is relatively cheap, but the batteries are $400...

Reminding you that we'll be meeting at Laurel Tavern for our annual New Year's Eve celebration.  Watch the sunset and tip one to the old year... 
✠
"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!





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