Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co... S o, LoLa and the Professor are heading down to El Salvador in October and they thought it would be a good idea to get the recommended panel of shots.  Turns out the Professor has had either the shots or the diseases already, so he only needed the typhoid shot.  The nurse was this kind, middle-aged, matronly looking woman.  She asked the Professor what arm he'd prefer to have inoculated.  He said,  "The left." and rolled up his sleeve.  She looked at the heart he has tattooed on his shoulder and said, "This is as good as a bullseye!"  Sticking him, she then continued, "Last week I had this guy come in and he had a big tattoo of Jesus face on his arm.  I stuck Jesus right in the eye!"   Okay, okay, it's one thing to have a nurse with a sense of humor,  it's entirely something else to have a satanist working on you...  Thank you nurse Mengele, that will be all... O vercast this morning with 10 miles visibility....

Lost Boys & Co... T hey had us fooled when we got to Idaho last week.  They told us this (photo 1.) was the sun and we almost fell for it.  It was the leaves that gave it away...  It's a sun flower ! A light overcast this morning breaking into sunshine around 10am.  Winds were offshore at checkout at 3.8kts and the sea surface was lightly brushed.  The air temperature was 64.1° and the water dropped another couple of ticks to 63.9°.  Mark the Poolman told us that folks were trunking it up until yesterday - you know we'd miss it!  High tide was at 10:44am +5.8' and low tide was at 4:50pm +0.4'.  From the SSW we have a swell at 203° at 3.3' and the surf was a fun 3' with some nice long peelers running all the way to the beach.  Rasta Pete told us that Hermosa's been on all week and today looked fun as well... P hoto 2. features the latest addition to the clan, Ms. Lily Panda-Cheeseburger, being held by great-grand-Grank.   Obviously,...

Lost Boys & Co... W ell, we've scavenged this photo from the web-cam and it appears that it's been doctored to look like a perfect beach day in the So. Bay.  And maybe it is!  We have hazy skies with 10 miles visibility and winds have already kicked up out of the NNW by 1.2kts at checkout.  You're going to have to find someplace out of the wind or covered with just the right amount of sea weed - hmmm...  Where would you find a place like that?  And if you did, would you take Purpus there with you?  No, you wouldn't.  The air was 64.5° and the water, having no clue at all, is back down to 63.0°.  High tide was at 8:37am +3.7' and low tide follows at 1:16pm +2.4'.  The buoy tells us that we have a west swell out of 265° true at 3.6'.  There are waves, but YOU have to find them.  Not the sloppy wind-blown kind, but some good little peelers that put a smile on that mug of yours... ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The...

Lost Boys & Co... T he cams look hazy, but not too bad and the winds lightly out of the west by 2.3kts.  The air is 64.1° and the water is 64.4°, not leaving much room for warming you up.  High tide was at 8:18am +3.5' and low tide will be at 12:23 +2.8'.  The buoy is reading a west swell out of 274° at 3.0'.  Look around!  Maybe 26th street?  The Cove?  It's still summer - do something, even if it's ill considered... R egarding the photo of the Professor in his tank-top & Sting's verse on Danger Boy : Looking at todays pic you submitted with the report I just have one question:  do you beat your wife? TJ (NO, never, at anything...  Ed.) Yaaay on Mike G's rhyme themed on Danger Boy! Professor? ... so 'splain the tatoo Boo Boo... Marion Lagatree (Hmmm... it's a tattoo but not a boo-boo, it's my own design, my granddaughter's egged me on, I was sober, I like to look at it when I paddle...  That's pretty much it...  Ed.) T oe J...

Lost Boys & Co... A s we were getting ready to send the S&CR out this morning, we heard news of the 5.8 quake on the east coast.  With many of the traditional media outlets in a dither (including vast swaths of the internet) we relied on our dependable network of Lost Boys around the globe to send us word of the situation.  We got the following report and photo:  W ell it's official, experienced my first earthquake here on the East coast. After being evacuated on account of what we were pretty sure was just the subway, I've attached a photo of the shocking aftermath of what occurred here in New York City. Hope all is well in the West! Josh Terrill (Thanks Josh!  Glad to hear all is well on the right coast and we're imagining clean-up isn't going to take too terribly long...  Things remain calm on the left coast - but that can change at any time.  Moamar Gadhafi, has been reported, with his family, shopping on Melrose.  No wonder where he gets...

Lost Boys & Co... O nce again from the storied shores of the Boise River, the Professor sends the buoy report straight to your in-basket.   (No pics today, or until we figure out how to download our camera to this machine...) O nly one tide today and it's a high at 4:27pm +4.6'.  It was 63.7° in the air at checkout and 67.1° in the water.  We have a south swell out of 182° at 2.6' and from all of these stats, we're thinking it's not so hot.  Additional swell activity not scheduled until later in the week - we'll keep you posted. W hen we get our camera hooked up we'll send some shots of the Professor working on his big toe.  Nothing like operating on your own body parts.  Ever give yourself a shot of novocain?  ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... Y ou've seen a lot of hula dancers in your time.  Maybe hundreds.  Okay, maybe thousands.  But you've never seen a hula dancer this graceful or beautiful to boot.  On the raised area just west of Duke's statue, they had a review featuring a group from Waiinnae.  The singers were great, the musicians (this traditional trio) were fabulous and this gorgeous woman stole the show.  C rowded this morning, but there were some good waves on and off all morning.  Overcast skies and 10 miles visibility.  Winds were offshore at 3.4kts and the sea surface was smooth with some significant bounce off the jetty.  The air temperature was 61.7° and the water was 66.4°.  If it wanted to get warmer it could - it just doesn't want to...  Low tide is at 6:22am +1.9' and high tide will follow at 1:03pm +4.8'.  The buoy tells us that we have a swell out of 271° west at 3.9'.  Looked about 3' to 5' and good for some drops....

Lost Boys & Co... W e were in the post office in the International Marketplace and they had these coconuts for sale with various paint jobs on them.  Now who would buy one of these things is anyone's guess, so we decided it would be just as good to take a pic with one.  Since we have so many waterpolo vets out there, we thought it would be cool to use this number.  Can you imagine being hit with a coconut waterpolo ball?  You'd remember that for a looong time or maybe not... F oggies in all the low places this morning and about a mile visibility.  Winds straight out of the south at 3.3kts and a light chop scudding the surface.  The air temperature was 62.2° and the water was 65.8°.  Kinda chilly without the sun.  Low tide was at 5:39am +0.9' and high tide was at 12:00pm +4.9'.  We have a SSW swell out of 192° at 3.3', but it was aimed straight at our backyard and we're calling it 3' to 4' outside with some nice thick ones on the outside....

Lost Boys & Co... J ust like your basic ducks in a row, we have a bunch of sabots making for the "K" mark.  They usually stick to the inside of the harbor, so being out there that far is a little daunting.  Wait until they jibe around and have a bit more push behind them!  Then they'll be moving down-wind and things will be appropriately exciting.  Fun stuff... S o, the swell looks a little bigger this morning and we can see it, even though skies are hazy and we have only about 6 miles visibility.  Winds are out of the WSW by 3.3kts freshening to 10 to 15kts this afternoon and we've got a light surface chop going.  The air temperature is 64.1° and the water is 66.0°.  Don't know what got into us yesterday, but we went body surfing at 27th street Hermosa and it was "refreshing," but not too refreshing.  As long as you're moving...  Low tide is early at 5:16am +0.5' and high tide will be at 11:34am +4.9'.  We have a SW swell out of 21...

Lost Boys & Co... T he Professor has been experimenting with a number of different fin configurations lately.  About a year ago he hit on this "machete" style fin.  Narrow hips and a broad blade, he imagined a more responsive pivot and freer turns.  He also imagined that it wouldn't hold up long, so he kept another fin in the car, just in case.  Sunday at Torrance he was kicking out of a 2 footer and almost took it all the way around.  He pulled the board out of the water and he had two pieces hanging on by a couple of threads.  O vercast this morning breaking into a partly sunny afternoon, adding up to an okay day for the beach.  Winds were calm at checkout and the water was smooth, but it came up quick and there was a light chop by 10am.  The air temp was 65.1° and the water was trying at 65.8°.  High tide was late at 11:08am +4.9' and low tide was at 4:50pm +1.4'.  The buoy had us at 2.6' on a SSW swell out of 196°.  Even w...

Lost Boys & Co... S o, photo #1 is the Professor's great-granddaughter, Lily.  She's looking pretty happy in this pic because her great grandfather is not holding her or anywhere between her and her mother.  This has caused the Professor to wonder aloud why it is that most small children find him frightening in the extreme.  LoLa offered the observation that he looked, for all intents and purposes, like the devil.  So we looked through a bunch of file photos and yeah, he's got that look...  I.e. photo #2. S un's trying to break through as we send out the report, but it was overcast at checkout and about 7 miles visibility.  Winds were persistent out of the NW by 3.8kts and the sea surface had a light ripple going.  The air temp is 64.1° and the water is an unseasonal 65.7° and it's getting too late to imagine it's going to warm up for a big summer-like finish.  High tide is at 9:50am +4.5' and low tide will follow at 3:00pm +1.8'.  We've ...

Lost Boys & Co... T he big question this morning was:  Where do you get 11' long balsa?  Well, apparently Dick Brewer knows.  But he didn't tell Bob Barnes or Mangiagli or Ché.  So, we all considered this 11' foot long Brewer, "Surfboards Hawaii" and wondered.  The darker strips off the center line are actually male balsa and they are used to add density.  It was at the factory because when Randy Rarick sent it to Bob Barnes, some oaf must've dropped it on it's nose and snackled the schnoz.  You can bet it will look like a million when the crew gets through with it.  Of course, that brings up another question altogether:  How much do you think it's worth? O vercast this morning and 10 miles visibility.  Winds were early out of the west at 3.4kts and the sea surface had a distinct ripple to it.  The air temp and water were both 65.7° and we stuck to our long pants this morning.  High tide is at 9:20am +4.3' and low tide wil...

Lost Boys & Co... " T here are some winter's days that are nicer than this, you may quote me..."  The Professor M eanwhile, in El Salvador, people like Duncan Avery are riding Las Flores in 80° water and head high waves.  It was so warm the color drained right out of these pics. S o we have 7 miles visibility under overcast skies.  Winds are out of the SE by 5.4kts and the sea surface is smooth.  The air temperature is 64.8° and the water is 65.7°.  High tide is at 8:48am +4.1' and low tide will be at 1:33pm +2.3'.  The buoy is reading a SW swell out of 215° at 3.0', but we're only getting about 1' to 2' of it at this tide.  Check'em later...   ✠   "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... O kay, so you go to the beach this summer and this is how you dress.  Hoodies, sweatpants and Bonnie Burt has opted for a Torrance Medical Center blanket instead of her bikini.  Mike Hoye, has pressed the envelope by wearing a T-shirt.  You know those hot-blooded types... O vercast this morning breaking into sun around 10:30am and 12 miles visibility.  Winds were off at checkout by 3.4kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air was a brisk 63.0° and the water was 65.7°.  All of that added up to a bit of a chill and a springer is almost not enough...  High tide is at 8:09am +3.8' and low tide will bottom out at 12:36pm +2.9'.  Once again not much difference.  The buoy is reading a SSW swell out of 209° true at 3.0'.  We got some nice little ones on odd sets about 2' to 3'.  Look  in the pm if you have time... T hen, of course, you can always seek shelter out of the elements, like this group of stalwarts....

Lost Boys & Co... S unday morning we're checking out the surf and we notice these roses strewn on the other side of the new retaining wall.  Maybe "strewn" is the wrong word.  They didn't look like they were thrown or tossed.  There weren't a dozen.  It didn't appear that they were forgotten.  Looked like they had been there for hours and not days.  Wait...  Do you think this might have something to do with Bruce and Emily? T he day started with a bit of overcast and then broke into a beautifully sunny day.  15 miles visibility and a bit of the marine haze.  Winds were offshore until 10:30am, 2.6kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 63.2° and the water was 65.8°.  High tide was at 7:16am +3.4' and low tide was close at 11:21am +2.6'.  Not too much difference.  The buoy was reading a 3.3' swell out of SSW 203°.  It was 1' to 2' with some fatter outsides and fun if you had the inclination......

Lost Boys & Co... S o on Tuesday we ran a photo of essentially the same scene without the New Zealand swell running.  The boat in the upper middle of the photo was certainly in no danger of being swamped in the first one, but by Sunday it was a different story.  We could see waves over there beginning to feather, so we coasted over to get a better look (along with a couple of SUP guys.)  As the tide dropped it got better and better.  For some reason all the guys at Queen's thought it wasn't happening, so we kinda had it uncrowded for an hour or so.  Back at the lanai we got this shot of it still going off in the afternoon... S amba tonight at 5:30pm.  Mark has everything on ice and ready... H azy sun on this regulation summer's day here in the Southland, with 9 miles visibility.  Fog bank X-miles off, keeps threatening, but still holding at noon.  Wind was out of the NW by 2.1kts leaving a light ripple on the surface.  The air temp was 61...

Lost Boys & Co... A s the sun sets on the Southshore, the pink in the Royal Hawaiian seems to get a bit more intense.  Must've been even better when there wasn't anything behind it and you could see all the way to Barber's Point.  Then right out front was this little right/left where we spent 3 out of the 4 mornings.  This guy was getting a few late on the day before the swell came in.  Very casual... A sunny Southern California morning with just a bit of haze and 15 miles visibility.  Winds were calm at checkout and the sea surface was smooth, with just a hint of ripple.  The air temp was 60.3° and the water at the buoy was 60.8°, more like 65/66 in the lineup.  Low tide was at 6:53am +0.8' and high tide will follow at 1:32pm +5.5'.  We have a SW swell out of 229° at 3.3' and we'll call it just that, with some nice little fat ones and a bit of push with the rising tide.  If it's like yesterday, think about an afternoon session, could b...

Lost Boys & Co... W e'll go with a couple of slam dunk snaps this morning.  #1 is a rainbow right behind our digs hugging the mountain up to Aeia Heights.  Even the hotels add a bit of interest.  Then the obligatory Hawai'ian sunset.  Wanna make it better?  Add one pretty girl! D epending on where you start this morning, you might get sunny skies, fog, or haze.  On the lanai it was 5 miles and the fog was waiting on the outside.  It had already come aground at Hermosa.  Winds out of the WSW by 3.3kts and the sea surface has a bit of a light chop.  The air temperature was 65.5° and the water is a fridged 60.6° at the buoy.  It's listed as 66° on the tower, but it's in the brrr region.  Low tide is at 6:15am +0.2' and high tide weighs in at 12:45pm +5.3'.  We have a west swell out of 274° at 3.3', but the wind and haze is making it look not so hot.  Go anyway!  We'll call it 3' with some sets and some choppiness, b...

Lost Boys & Co... T he Oh family was in front of us at the buffet on Sunday morning and when Eric the host said "Oh for two!" we thought it was pretty clever.  It works for any number as long as you're willing to go "0" for however many you have.  We're not exactly buffet fans, but if you find yourself in Honolulu between 6am and 11am and you need a buffet, we'd recommend the "Shor" at the Hyatt.  As they say in Hawai'i, "Everything you need and more...!" P hoto #1 features the view outside of our room on the 25th floor of the Hyatt (roughly twice as high as our lanai on the 11th floor of the Topaz International Trump Tower Suites!)  At the end of the week we'll fill it in with the swell that came in over the weekend... P artly cloudy skies this morning, as we found ourselves landing at LAX at 5am from over the ocean.  20 miles visibility, with a bit of haze.  The offshores quickly changed to on by 2.3kts at checkout and...