Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co... "T he sea, I think, is lazy,  It just obeys the moon." Ian Hamilton Finlay L ike clockwork the witches (#1 & #2) appeared at Brothers this morning riding in on their "Broomcycles." A new twist this year was that they have gone electric on the broomcycles.  Catch them tomorrow at Brothers as they swoop through the neighborhood looking for a charge... 10 miles visibility this morning under cloudy skies.  Light offshore winds and smooth seas.  The air temp was 62.2 º  and the water is an amazing 74.8 º .  That number would be outstanding any time during the summer and early fall, but it's late October and it's hard to imagine.  Low tide is early at 4:43am +2.6' and high tide is at 11:16am +6.5'.  It's that persistent SSW swell out of 206 º  at 2.6' and it was 2' on the sand. H ere (#3) we have Emily Watson, ...

Lost Boys & Co... C apitan Don Congrejo's Polio Pond (#1) had it's first visitors thanks to the high tides and Kelvin Effect.  What you can't appreciate is that these bathers went in as full grown adults and emerged half their size with a noticeable green tint to their skin.  We'll keep you updated...   K ick-Off Classic Contest at El Porto this morning.  10 miles visibility under partly cloudy skies.  Winds wee offshore 1 to 5kts and the sea surface was lightly brushed.  The air was a chilly 58.9 º  and the water is an incredible 74.7 º .  Really, really high tide at 10:31am +6.7' and add another foot for Lord Kelvin.  Low tide drains it all at 5:57pm -0.7'.  It's a SSW swell out of 206 º  at 2.6' and it was a solid 3' to 4' and excellent conditions for the contest!  It was Men's Longboards today and the Redondo Team placed three surfers in the semis. Stone Er...

Lost Boys & Co... T he groms were out at Hermosa this morning showing off their stuff (#1).  There are some great prospects out there.  They make the conditions look good and shoulder high!  These kids go to Hermosa Valley Middle School and they're being shepherded by Yani Lange an outstanding waterman and enthusiastic coach.  Yani is a great Redondo supporter and always encourages his charges to check out the Seahawks! T he waves were great for the kids and the conditions were great except for that rising tide.  It was partly cloudy burning off early and the winds were light offshore.  The sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 60.0 º  and the water is holding at 72.9 º .  A Kelvin floated high tide (#2) was at 9:51am +6.8' and the low tide will be at 5:03pm -0.8'.  It's a 3.0' swell out of 208 º  and it was like Photo #1, breaking pretty close to the sand....

Lost Boys & Co... "I  have some fixed principles; But my existence is chiefly conditioned by the powers of fancy and sensation." James Boswell S o if you take a close look at our first photo, you'll see what appears to be oil floating on the surface.  What we didn't notice is that each one of those patches has a piece of tar sending out undulating rainbows.  When we came in from a SUP tour around the buoy and down to 4th St., we had tar all over our tootsies.  And of course in trying to remove it we managed to get it all over the place and on the deck AND bottom of our SUP.  Looked like a burp from the canyon... 20  miles visibility and like yesterday we watched the moon go down over Point Dume.  Bacallao caught this image (#2) while riding his bike in the pre-dawn hours.  Winds were light offshore, 1 to 3kts and the sea surface had a slow roll.  The ...

Lost Boys & Co... L eave it to Hermosa to build a bridge (#1) to nowhere.  Maybe that's not fair.  This was 6:15am.  By 8:30 there were 7 people fishing and two had shark leaders on their rigs... T he water LOOKED okay, but it rained pretty hard at times yesterday.  Partly cloudy this morning and 10+ miles visibility.  Winds were offshore 2 to 5kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temp was 56.9 º  and the water is 72.1 º  despite the rain.  High tide was at 8am +5.5' and low tide follows at 2:16pm +0.8'.  The swell has turned west out of 259 º  at 3.9' and it's been building through the day... A couple of nice waves this morning, although they were perilously close to shore.  This right (#2) came through the office and gave us some hope that the sand bar the...

Lost Boys & Co... O kay, we're not going to lie.  We're fascinated by Capt. Don Congrejo's Polio Pond (CDCPP.) (#1)  The undulating water, the foam, the futile attempts of the city to try and cut it off from the ocean.  In the spirit of research, we plan to take samples of the water, skim the surface and collect foam for analysis.  You won't believe this, but we're betting it's not as bad as it looks!  (Anybody got a spare microscope?) W e got all crazy about the CDCPP and didn't comment on the brilliant sky (#2) and the weather coming in.  You can see that it was 15 miles visibility and these great clouds bumping around.  Now if you look at #1 & #2, you will see these rain cells all heading toward our pointy heads.  The wind started blowing 6 to 8kts out of the SW, the sea got choppy and while we were under the umbrellas at Brothers it started to rain so hard it was reminiscent of...