Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co... H ow often has your day started out like this (#1).  In no time at all the crew had gathered on the pier and was offering advice to the stranded driver.  For a while he kept creeping deeper until he called for help... C lear skies and 15 miles visibility, maybe more.  Winds were light offshore and the sea surface was lightly brushed.  The air temp at checkout was 59.0 º  and the water is an astounding 72.9 º .  High tide didn't help the stranded driver at 6:28am +5.7' and he didn't have time to wait for low tide at 12:51pm +0.7'.  It was a SW swell out of 233 º  at 4.3' and it was a plunging 4' to 5' breaking close to shore.  We skidded down to Sapphire and got some 2 to 3 footers into the jetty for our amusement... W hen the driver got out the chain (#2) we thought, "Now he's got it!"  But he couldn...

Lost Boys & Co... I f you didn't think it was windy enough on Sunday, this little guy (#1) was hunkered down on the pier.  You'd have thought he was riding shotgun in the bus... A beautiful morning with 10 miles visibility under mostly sunny skies.  Winds were light offshore 1 to 3kts and the sea surface was lightly brushed.  The air temperature was 55.5 º  and the water is 73.9 º .  High tide was at 5:28am +4.9' and low tide will be early at 11:10am +2.1' (Remember, some high tides on the weekend, possibly as full as last week!)  It's a SSW swell out of 206 º  at 3.3' and it was a crashy 3' on the beach.  We were about to take a dip when Gumby reminded us of our wonky neck and the take-off-to-snap ratio... T en years ago today the crew was scaling "Dead Woman's Pass" on the way to Machu Pichu (#2).  LoLa. the Professor and Surfsqueeze stopped for a photo op a...

Lost Boys & Co... H ow does she do that? (#1)  She just hovers and flies around at will.  She's going to be a great basketball or volleyball player.  She, Rylee, is trying to get Scarlett off the ground.  We wanna do that... Y eah it's fall and it was 52.9 º  this morning as we headed to the beach.  The water today was 74.3 º  at the buoy so the answer is "YES" we made it to November with the water temperature in the 70's!  Clear skies and offshore winds in the 3 to 5kt range.  The sea surface was lightly brushed.  Easy to get to the buoy for a paddle but some work against the wind.  Low tide was at 9:58am +2.8' and high tide will be at 3:30pm +4.9'.  It's a SSW swell out of 204 º  at 4.3' and it was 3' to 4' pretty close to the sand...  P aul Roustan threw a great Halloween party at the VEFA Gallery on Friday night.  We managed to...

Lost Boys & Co... S ome great women's surfing today at the South Bay Scholastic Surfing Assn's Kickoff Classic.  The Redondo women placed 5 surfers in the Semi's.  Considering there were only 9 spots we did pretty well.  Props to Teagan Meza, Umi Morimoto (#1 shown with Makayla), Clementine Parker, London Meza and Edith Perez!  We also have to mention our own Milly Horstman, who advanced as well despite coming to shortboarding at the last moment!  To give you some perspective the Women's Short Board division started with 47 surfers... C loudy with 10 miles visibility.  No rain, despite the early predictions.  Winds were offshore, but the sea surface was significantly textured.  The air temp was 65.0 º  and the water is 73.4.  Let's see if we can make it into November in the 70's!  Low tide was at 5:32am +3.0' and high tide follows at 12:10pm +6.1'.  It's a SSW swell...

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, ...