Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co... L ost in the wilds of Idaho, we’re hoping you had a joyous Easter and ate all the chocolate rabbits that you found on your egg hunts.  We feasted on Aunt Mary’s Lima beans, which sounds meh, until you realize it’s Lima beans floating in butter soup.  We asked one of the kids how many Easter Bunnies there are and they responded “Millions.”  We thought about it for a minute and then thought that number must be increasing exponentially daily.  By next Easter the world should be covered by rabbits… H azy skies with 7 miles visibility.  Winds out of the south by 3kts and the sea surface is smooth.  The air  temperature is 62.0 and the water is 62.4.  Low tide was at 7:01am +0.3’ and high tide will be at 1:27pm +2.5’ making a typical VW Bug sine wave.  It’s a SSW swell out of 205 degrees at 2.3’ and it’s a good day for a paddle! I f you’re in the mo...

Lost Boys & Co... S o why are these women (#1) smiling?  Well, maybe it's because they just won the Women's Division of the South Bay Scholastic Surfing Association!  They beat perennial champs Mira Costa 25 to 17, finishing 1-2-3 in the shortboard heat.  In the longboards, Milly Horstman continued her run of wins, but Redondo was deep enough to get the trophy.  From L to R:  Malea, Soryn, London, Abby, JuJu, Giselle, Remy, Edith, Clementine, Umi and Keani. T he morning started out hazy breaking into a sunny morning.  Winds were light offshore 1 to 3kts and the sea surface was smooth. The air temp was 55.6 º  and the water felt warmer than the posted 62.4 º .  High tide was at 10:55am +4.0' and low tide follows at 4:18pm +1.2'.  It's a west swell out of 278 º  at 2.6', but it was hitting the beach at a consistent 3' to 4' with good shape.  Good enough so that the crew hit it before the tide swamped the playing field... I t's Spr...

Lost Boys & Co... W ell, this looks like yoga, but we're thinking they were praying for surf (#1).  You think their prayers might be answered?  Turns out that there's some spikes passing through and the wind's onshore at 9 to 12kts and kicking up some waves.  Currently the sea surface is choppy (#2), but if the wind calms it could get pretty good.  The air is a wind chilled 59.8 º  and the water is a more seasonal 62.2 º .  High tide is at 10:16am +4.5' and low tide will follow at 3:58pm +0.7'.  Currently we have a 3.6' west swell out of 259 º .  It's 3'+ and keep your fingers crossed for mañana... W e're hoping it's good so that the contest between 'Costa and Redondo can be held in some respectable surf.  Meet starts at 6:30am tomorrow and determines the South Bay Scholastic Surfing Assn. champ.  Some great prep surfing so if you can don't miss it! ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... I t was a perfect morning for yoga on the beach as Kristen Parker lead the class in a session on the beach (#1).  Peaceful, introspective and centering she did an admiral job.  But then...    W e always have to return to Christiano's comment when the lady asked him if there were any sharks out there (in the ocean.)  He said, "Yeah, well they're ALL out there ma'am."  Except maybe this one who got hooked (#2) and was hauled to the beach by these knuckleheads who finally got the hook out and turned it back to the sea.  Note: None of the kids in the class jumped in to help these bozos.  They know how unpredictable a wild animal can be and there's no need to put yourself in harm's way.   S o, did we go surfing?  Well, it was cloudy and the wind was onshore 2 to 8kts.  The sea surface had significant tack and was a bit churned up.  The air temperature was 58.8 º  and the water is 62.6 º.  High ti...

Lost Boys & Co... Y es it is... W elcome to Lake Hermosa (#1) where the visibility is 5 miles and the clouds are hanging low and gray.  Winds are variable and we're not sure it would be good for sailing, but there is a bit of surface texture enabling you to discern the sea from the sky.  There is often much utility in this observation.  The air temperature was 61.0 º  and the water is 63.3 º  at the buoy.  High tide was at 9am +5.1' and low tide will be at 3:11pm -0.1'.  It's a 1.6' SSW swell out of 197 º and it's 0 to 1' at most spots... T his fellow (#2) regularly comes down to the berm and sculpts various sea creatures in the sand.  He typically comes early enough that we don't get a chance to see him in action, but yesterday was a welcome exception.  At one point the water came up and touched the edge of his creation and he bowed to the sea with his hands pressed prayerfully together in front of him.  A very interesting gesture o...

Lost Boys & Co... O ne year ago today the water was 57.7 º and it was raining, you all remember rain.  Today the posted water temperature was 67 º  (#1) and when the fog burned off it was in the low 70's!  We're willing to go out on a limb and say that's the warmest water we've had in our limited, but not insignificant experience. W inds were light from the south and the ocean had a bit of texture.  The air was 58.2 º .  High tide was at 8:17am +5.3' and low tide will be at 2:43pm -0.4'.  It's a weak SSW swell out of 209 º  at 1.6' and it was half that on the sand. H ere we have Doña Donna Miller (Toph's Mum) at the wheel of the bus quite ready to drive it back to Boston and get some REAL seafood...  We'll be at Capt. Kidd's tonight for some okay grinds... ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!