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Mend Fence Monday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... F oggies this morning with little visibility depending on your 10/20.  Even less wind and we assume calm seas.  The air temperature was 57.0 º  and the water is 61.3 º  and a couple of clicks warmer if you believe the chalkboard on the pier.  High tide was at 8:12am +5.4' and low tide will be at 2:56pm -0.6'.  It's a 2.6' SSW swell out of 192 º  making it 1' on the sand. U pdate on Capitan Donaldo:  Word is that he is doing better and working on getting further hydrated.  Too soon to know if this includes cerveza.  Doc watched him yesterday and managed to coax him into a shared nap...  Here's (#1 & #2) a couple of shots of him at "8 Balls" in Nicaragua.  Fast left curls and he was burning things up... ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Is It Really Friday The 13th Surf & Culture Report?

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Lost Boys & Co... A nother perfect summer day in the Southland and it's not even Spring yet... officially. Initially cloudless, visibility was 20 miles and winds were offshore 2 to 3kts.  The air temp was 60.0 º  and the water is 60.4 º.  High tide was at 6:00am +4.4' and low tide will follow at 1:35pm +0.0'.  It's a 3.3' SSW swell out of 195 º  and got better as the tide got lower.  W e've been waiting all week to give a more comprehensive report on Donnie and his travails in Mexico.  Turns out he had a severe case of the touristas and this caused him to become dehydrated.  In the midst of one of his bathroom breaks, he fainted, fell and hit his head.  Out for who knows how long, he finally made it back to bed and the next day the lady who runs the place was concerned he didn't come down.  She went up to his room and found him unconscious and unresponsive.  They found his passport and called his daughter, but apparently she was...

Teleophobic Thursday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... V ersus a combined Bishop Montgomery / Torrance High team Redondo once again emerged victorious! Some of the standouts: Heat #1:        1st  Nico BoBo                                Heat #5    1st  Keani Honda-Snow                      2nd Wyeth BoBo                                             2nd  Soryn Preston                        3rd  Zach Shore           ...

Wild West Wednesday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... C oach Avery wrote: In  some of the most fun waves we've had all year, we had another successful contest, defeating El Segundo. Our men's team won 62–32, and our women's team won 29–13. We had many standout performances, and it was great to watch everyone compete at such a high level. Below are the standouts from today: Heat 1 1st – Nico Bobo 2nd – Zach Shore Heat 2 1st – Hunter Sleeis 2nd – Leif Anderson Heat 3 1st – London Meza (13.54 – Highest heat total of the day) 2nd – Keani Honda-Snow Heat 4 (Longboard) 2nd – Sheamus Swift 3rd – Stone Erikson Heat 5 (Longboard) 1st – Soryn Preston 2nd – Keani Honda-Snow 3rd – Juju Sleeis Here (#1) are Soryn and JuJu getting pumped for their heat. G ood spring conditions this morning with a few clouds and 10 miles visibility.  Winds were calm and the sea surface was smooth.  The air was 52.2 º  and the water is 59.7 º .  One tide, low at 12:07pm +0.7...

Addendum

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Lost Boys & Co... W ould've been nice to attach the photos... "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Gays Of Hormuz Surf & Culture Report

Lost Boys & Co... T ired of hearing about the Straights of Hormuz... C loudy, gray (#1) and on shore winds 3 to 7kts.  The sea surface is a bit tacked.  The air temperature is 58.0 º  and the water has risen to 60.1 º  in an heroic attempt to lure us back into the sea.  One low tide at 10:31am +1.0'.  It's a 2.3' west swell out of 270 º  and it's an inconsistent 2' to 3' on some of the new sand bars. B rother's of Hermosa (#2)...  ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Waiting For The Sun Monday Surf & Culture Report

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Lost Boys & Co... S unday was absolutely crazy at the beach!  Some of the lifeguards were saying that the crowd was larger than the Fourth of July!  LoLa took this shot (#1) of Torrance Beach and it was like that down the beach all the way to the pier (which was even more crowded.) A  few clouds and 20 miles visibility.  Winds were light offshore to 1kt.  The sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 55.5 º  and the water is trying at 58.8 º .  One tide today, low at 8:37am +1.0'.  It's a 2.6' swell out of 271 º  west.  It was 2' and breaking precipitously close to shore.  So close that when the Professor exited the water his board got launched back and whacked his footy (#2).  Kinda looks like a burrito with toes. M eanwhile, south of the border down El Salvador way, Brendan (#3) was scoring some righteous rights!  Jealousy is permitted... ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!