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Fitzpatrick Friday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... W indy and cool here on the west coast of Ireland.  The tide was low, considering there was a 4’ difference in the tide, the flats were extensive stretching for miles.  It looked like you could walk out a couple of hundred yards and still touch.  The Professor (#1) was checking out this shop in Dingle, but later between Dingle and the Cliffs of Moher we found another shop and the thickest rubber we found so far (#2).  The salesgirl told us they used to carry full 7’s, but hey were too cumbersome and people complained!  The water here is considered warm this year and it’s 57!  That’s winter for us!  Buoy temp today was 63.3.  Hermosa has a SSW swell out of 194deg at 3’ and it was just about that… W e’ll try and send some shots of the beach and the cliffs tomorrow! "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" Th...
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Wings Over Killarney Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... D isappointed that the motion videos were too large to send. But you might get the sense of things by this photo of Cathy with this Harris Hawk.  It was amazing to watch them in flight and we got to be “falconers” for a brief moment! L ow was 62.2, but supposed to get to 70 mid-day.  Hazy with 5 miles visibility and pretty humid.  The water is 64.8 at the buoy and reading 66 on the beach.  It’s still a swell from the SW 218deg at 4.9’ and it’s still a bit oblique for Hermosa… O n to Tralee and the Dingle peninsula and a look at the Irish Sea! "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!
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Somewhere Near Kilkenny Tuesday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... T his is an amazing country… (#1) Heading for the coast, trying to find some waves to report!   "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!
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El Niño Thursday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... O kay, it's official, El Niño has started.  To bring it home the water temp this morning at the buoy was 68.2 º , closer to shore it was more like 64 º .  7 miles visibility under overcast skies.  Winds were offshore 3 to 4kts and the sea surface was checkered.  High tide was at 7:24am +3.3' and low tide follows at 12:14pm +1.7'.  There's a SSW swell out of 199 º  at 3.6' and it was a slamming 3' to 4' and not quite surfable... T his is the greenest tube we could find.  Looks kinda Irish.  See you in July! ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!
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The Court Of King Caractacus Wednesday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... W e caught Randy (#1) taking a break in front of the factory.  What you have to realize is that the pants he's wearing have about an inch of resin built up in some places.  He has to get new pants periodically because he ends up not being able to bend his legs to get up or sit down!  These are almost ready to be retired... V isibility was right around 15 miles on this beautiful sunny day.  Winds were calm and picked up through the morning.  By the time we got out it was a tad choppy.  The air temperature at checkout was 63.8 º  and the water is 66.7 º .  High tide was early at 6:08am +3.3' and low tide will be at 11:26am +1.4'.  There's a strong SSW swell out of 199 º  at 3.9' and it was 3' to 4'.  O ne of the special things about coaching is that when you get a student who is really interested in shaping and the process of making a ...
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