The New Coin Of The Realm Monday Surf & Culture Report



Lost Boys & Co...

Despite not wearing a shirt or long pants for as long as we've known him, Tim Kelly (#1) donned a mask to thwart the Corona virus.  Good thing, Tim would be around 80 by now and is certainly in the "at risk" category...

That being said, we got the following from Fuzziny (Of the Frozen North) with this from the San Jose Mercury News: 

"For Bay Area coastal dwellers, surfing would seemingly be acceptable, as long as surfers keep their distance. But what if a good swell brought a swarm of 50 or 100 to a certain break?

"We are focusing on education and communication right now," Ashley Keehn, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman, said via email. "If there is a crowded surf spot or beach, we are asking individuals to spread out.""
(That's what we've always said!)

Beautiful skies this morning with 20+ miles visibility and a few billowing clouds near the horizon.  Winds were strong out of the NW by 12kts and the sea surface was a jumble.  The air temperature was 52.5 and the water is 59.9.  High tide was at 9:33am +5.1' and low tide will be at 3:56pm +-0.0'.  We have a SSW swell out of 204º at 3.9' and it was a confused 3' to almost 5' at most of our fave spots...  This week looks beset with onshore winds, but let's see if we can find that window and close it...

And here it is, ladies and gentlemen, the new coin of the realm!  BUTTCOIN!  Unfortunately, you might already be too late.  Some of the early investors have really cleaned up and we imagine they will continue to do so... 

Yes, this used to be a forest (#3)...  Wait, no...  this was never a forest.  This is Manhattan Beach and this is what it looks like when the take down all the nets.  We asked one of the workers why they were taking down the nets...
LBS&CR:  "Why are they taking down the nets?"
Worker:    "The virus gets caught in the net and then the players touch the net and they get it."
L.    "Is the virus big enough to get stuck?"
W.    "It's pretty big (Makes arms about as big as a beach ball) and it has these spiky things all over."
L.    "Whoa, so it can really get stuck in the nets!"
W.    "And if you touch a spiky thing it makes you sick!"
L.    "No shit!"
W.    "And then if you touch each other, like the volleyball players do, they give it to the other players.
L.     "Glad you're taking down the nets!  What a menace!
W.    "You're welcome...  oh, yeah... wash your hands!"

#4.  Currently the advised method to share a beer...

"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!





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