Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co... B esides good surf there are a couple of other things that can make a good surf trip.  One is the food and the other is the crew.  Photo #1 was Thursday's entrée.  It was an onion broth served in a red-hot stone bowl rimmed with chicken, shrimp, beef, queso amarillo, a napalé leaf, a relleño chile and a zucchini.  Yow-zum some good grinds... and that was just Thursday...!! L ookin' a lot like the summer we never had this morning!  15 miles visibility with an inversion layer you could walk on and otherwise cloudless skies, but nothing like "clear."  Winds were calm all morning and the sea surface had a bit of bump.  The air temp was 67.5˚, going up and the water was 64.6˚, 67.7˚ @ the Hermosa Pier.  High tide was at 7:41am +3.7' and low tide will follow at 12:10pm +2.8'.  We have a SSW swell out of 198˚ at 3.3' and it's 2' to 3' at the beach.  Rasta Pete and Jimmy Thomas were standouts this morning on the north side ...

Lost Boys & Co... O ur first photo is the young, enthusiastic, beer drinking cohort of the Cardon adventure.  We have absolutely no idea why they were in the hot tub considering the ocean was 88˚, the pool was 90+˚ and the hot tub was "soup."  From left to right:  Jeff, Josh, Angele (with Jeff, known collectively as "the Kardashians"), PW, Wheatley, Andrew and Sammy.  (Photo credit:   Phil Oglesby for La Opinion) Y ou could'a fooled us, but it looked like summer this morning.  That is until you hit the 63.1˚ water and remembered where you were.  20 miles visibility under clear skies and a light south wind at 3kts.  A slight bump on the water, but relatively smooth.  The air temp was 64.3˚ and high tide was at 6:57am +3.4'.  Low tide was also in the am at 10:53am +3.0', so things were a bit bunched.  We have a SSW swell out of 202˚ at 3.0'.  There were some fun ones at the Hermosa Pier, if you were patient and a couple eve...

Lost Boys & Co... S o here's a nice late afternoon shot of the premises.  Every room has an ocean view, including the dining hall, the ping-pong table veranda and the brass ring-swing hook court.  You don't know what that is?  It's the most addictive game since internet solitaire...  we'll explain later (and even then you might not get it.) C lear this morning with 20 miles visibility.  Winds were calm and the sea surface had a bit of left over bump.  The air temperature was 63.6˚ and the water was a disappointing (even for Fogust) 62.8˚.  Low tide was at 9:05am +2.9' and high tide was at 3:56pm +4.7'.  There was a swinging south tinged swell out of the west 250˚ at 2.6'.  It was 1' to 2' with some bigger outsides.  Fun but not deluxe... W e don't always drink beer, but when we do it's actually margaritas.  Oh yeah, there's a view from the pool too...  Enjoying the view (and the margaritas) Sam, James Wheatley, the Professo...

Lost Boys & Co... S o here are the accommodations at the Cardon Adventureland Senior Adult Palapa.  Danger Boy and the Professor would get in shape in the morning by jumping from bed-to-bed twenty times.  They only had five mid-air collisions the entire week!  (But three in one day)  Of course Danger Boy hit his shin on the corner of the bed every morning and by the end of the week was in danger of contracting gangrene...  or sharks... P uffy clouds this morning and 19 miles visibility.  Winds were on from the crack of dawn, by 3kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 64.5˚ and the water continues to drop to 62.6˚, registering 65˚ even at Hermosa Pier.  Low tide was at 7:48am +2.5' and high tide will be at 2:39pm +4.8'.  We have a SSW swell out of 196˚ at 2.6' and it's 1' to almost 3' on most beaches.  It's supposed to get better as the week processes... P hoto #2 features the Dangerous One himself outside of t...

Lost Boys & Co... S o, we're back from our surf trip to Cardon (near Mazatlan) and we'll share a few pics with you this week.  On our first morning there we watched the sun peek over the Sierra Gigantes, while we padded down to the beach.  Air: 80˚  Sand: 80˚  Water: (an unbelievable) 88˚ or 20˚ warmer than we had left. O f course on the other end of the scale is So. Cal.  This morning we had 3 miles visibility and foggy hazy skies.  Winds were out of the SW by 4.5kts and the sea surface had a major tack running.  The air temperature was a brisk 62.3˚ and the water was 62.8˚.  You might think that was bad, but Captain Donny who ran a chase boat in the Catalina Classic Paddle , said the water was 61˚ at the island.  Low tide was at 7:03am +1.9' and high tide will be at 1:39pm +5.0'.   We have a SSW swell out of 200˚ at 2.0' and it's 1' to 2' at most local spots. P hoto #2 is the basic set up.  You start just a little left of the ...

Lost Boys & Co... H ere we have Ché finishing up his personal ride for his trip to Cardon, Sinaloa, Mexico.  The Becker crew with some hangers-on is making their way to the fabled left.  Since they questioned the authenticity of the experience, Danger Boy and The Professor will be making the trip to compare it to Saladitas and the Ranch.  They will prepare a full report.   I t is rumored that a well-known manufacturer of pool tables looked at our ocean and said, "I wish I could make those tables as flat as that ocean."  Well, he probably could, but he'd have to include the fog we had this morning and the limited visibility.  Winds were out of the SW by 3.0kts and the sea surface was smooth to glassy.  The air temp was 62.3˚ and the water is 64.4˚.  High tide was late at 7:05am +3.5' and low tide will follow at 11:29am +2.5'.  We have a SSW swell out of 206˚ at 2.0'.  It's 1' to smaller and great for knee-knocking... S o, we'll be hea...

Lost Boys & Co... T hese are THE valves.  They are obviously off because the waves are really small.  But when they're on, carrumba!  They're good...  We're trying to find a big ass chain cutter... O vercast like usual and 5 miles visibility.  Winds out of the south by 2kts and the sea surface was glassy until the south wind turned on.  The air temp was 63.6˚ and the water is 63.3˚, which we find to be a dismal turn of events for a season typically known as "summer."  Low tide is at 9:58am +2.5' and high tide will follow at 4:54pm +5.6'.  We have a weak west swell out of 264˚ at 2.0'.  It's 1' and poor and now it's windy...  Maybe it's a good day to dive around the rocks!  ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... A pparently it's sharks all the way down...  These folks were trolling for tagged Sand Tiger Sharks with a piece of menhaden  and caught a Dog Fish .  But before they could get it into the boat a big Sand Tiger Shark swallowed the entire Dogfish ...  Woof... O vercast with 9 miles visibility.  Winds were offshore at checkout by 4.3kts and the seas surface was glassy.  The air temperature was 62.3˚ and the water wasn't.  No, it was 64.2˚, although they posted 69˚ at the Hermosa Pier.  Low tide was at 8:26am +2.3' and high tide will be at 3:38pm +5.3'.  We have a weak SSW swell out of 203˚ at 2.0' and the surf is 1' to 2' and poor to worse...  Doesn't look like anything out there for days...  ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... S o in true form, while the South Bay is suffering under another one of the worst summers we've had in decades Morro Bay is warm and sunny.  We have no idea what we did to deserve this plague, but it must have been good... or bad...  (photo:   Buck Delameter Images ) O vercast this morning and 7 miles visibility.  Winds were offshore by 3kts at checkout and the sea surface was glassy.  The air temperature was 63.7˚ and the water was 64.4˚, both at least 5˚ under the normal temps for this time of year.  Low tide was at 7:27am +1.9' and high tide will be at 2:28pm +5.1'.  We have a west swell out of 260˚ at 2.6' and it's showing at about 1' to 3' and there were some fun ones at most spots. W e were perusing the results for the various categories of the Lifeguard National Championships and were happy to see a number of names we recognized.  Remember this is a competition that features all of the best lifeguards from the U.S., wi...

Lost Boys & Co... T he Professor's take on yard art...   S tarted out a bit overcast this morning and burned off relatively early, leaving about 10 miles visibility.  Winds were out of the east by 2kts and the sea surface was smooth until the onshores kicked in.  The air temperature was 62.9˚ and the water was 64.2˚ as this summer begs to be another disappointing season for sun and cool water.  Lots of long rubber out there.  Low tide is at 6:46am +1.4' and high tide will be at 1:31pm +5.0'.  We have a SW swell out of 220˚ at 2.3' and it's running 2' to 3' at most spots. H appy birthday top Darwin Barahona, who got a limo ride, dinner at the Charthouse in Malibu and a night on Hollywood Blvd. as a bitchin' present from his dad.  This is an accidental clip from the limo ride featuring Jimmy, Yvonne, José, Letitia and Wheatley's knee.  Speaking of Wheatley, everything was going smoothly until he and the Professor got separated from the group...

Lost Boys & Co... Y ou have to look closely at this pic of the south side of the Hermosa Pier.  What looks like a huge bait ball of fish is actually about 200 swimmers!  They are just starting their swim to the Manhattan Pier.  You can see a few of their paddlers waiting to lead them in the most direct route... C loudy this morning and about 7 miles visibility as we hit the water in Hermosa.  Winds were variable from the SW to the SE at about 5kts and the sea surface sported a bit of a bump.  The air temp was 61.8˚ and the water was 65.1˚.  Low tide was early at 5:18am +0.3' and high tide followed at 11:41am +4.7'.  We had a SSW swell out of 202˚ at 2.6' and there was a window from about 8am to 10am that had some good waves from 1' to 3'.  We saw Brittany Bardon and Anna Barclay getting some nice waves.  Brittany was on a Stewart Colin Phillips model with super thin rails and a step deck nose.  Also rockin' the step deck was Ethan Pe...

Lost Boys & Co... I f you let something sit around for awhile, the Professor throws paint on it.  Actually, this is his take on what furniture should look like...  He found the chair without a seat on the Avalon offramp on the 91 freeway.  The embossed fan on the back spoke to him of a breaking wave.  So he just followed the outlines... C lear skies and 15 miles visibility.  A bit of wind at 4kts out of the south, leaving a light bump on the water.  The air was a chilly 61.8˚ and the water is dipping at 64.9˚.  High tide is at 11:13am +4.6' and low tide will follow at 4:43pm +1.6'.  We have a west swell out of 262˚ at 2.6' and it's looking about 1' to 3' at the better spots. T he Professor had just paddled out into the first peak on the south side of the Hermosa Pier when he noticed a bit of commotion up above on the pier.  Apparently one of the fishermen had just hooked either a gigantic halibut, a white shark or a kraken.  Well, th...

  Lost Boys & Co... T hank God the tiki bar is open...  Thank you John Hiatt...  Some late night gathering past the lawn in the lounge...  ( Photo Covelli-Roberts ) S tarted out overcast this morning and started breaking up around 9am, visibility improving to almost 15miles.  Winds were strong from the south, but backed off mid-morning to 7 kts from the SW, leaving the surface with a bit of bump, but not impossible.  The air temp was 62.0˚ and the water was a chilly 66.0˚.  Lots of long suits in the water.  High tide was at 10:46am +4.5' and low tide will be at 4:06pm +1.7'.  We have a weak SSW swell out of 199˚ at 2.6' and that's making it 1' to 2'.  Now, if you have some time on your hands it's been blowing early and actually getting better later in the morning.  If the swell just bumps up a bit it could be exponentially better...  We're consulting our slide rules...  85lbs worth of piggy, 2 racks of ribs and a po...

Lost Boys & Co... W hen you need a piano moved, you hire piano movers, when you have your washer and dryer rearranged you hire an appliance mover and when you have your pig moved you hire pig movers.  Here we have a group of seasoned professionals, moving a seasoned porker.  This is the A-Team of Barahona, Barahona, Fernandez and Paine.  They do civil and criminal law on the side... O vercast like always and 10 miles visibility this morning.  Winds were trying to be out of the north, but it was calm and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 62.6˚ and the water was 67.5˚, not nearly warm enough for the chamber of commerce or the chamber of horrors for that matter.  High tide is at 10:21am +4.3' and low tide will be at 3:32pm +1.8'.  We have a SSW swell out of 205˚ at 2.6' and that equals 1' and poor for the sweltering masses...  Sorry...  ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!

L ost Boys & Co... S mall but good waves over the weekend, but the weather has been sucking!  We're thinking it was Danger Girl who came up with the term "Fogust" and so far she's hit it right on the head... S o under overcast skies we had 10 miles visibility and some haze on the deck as well.  Winds were out of the south by 2kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air was a chilly 59.5˚ and the water was 67.8˚ which seems pretty darned warm in comparison.  High tide is at 9:57am +4.2' and low tide will be at 2:58pm +2.0'.  We have a weak SSW swell out of 215˚ at 2.3' and it's 1' to 2' at the beach. T his year the National Lifeguard Championships is going to be held in Manhattan Beach just north of the pier.  Wednesday will be the Junior Guard events and starting Thursday the pros will hit the water.  Don't miss this great event!  Here's the schedule: THURSDAY, AUGUST 8 9:00 AM - Water Course 1 & 2 Board Race: Open M/W (Heats...

Lost Boys & Co... W e're going to have to update our "Sandy, Queen of Sapphire" file.  She's now riding a floro-orange kneeboard (as yet un-named.)  She was spotted flying over-under-sideways-down north of the rocks in her usual habitat.  This was last April on "Blue Topaz." I t was overcast, just as the "Fogust" prognosticators said it would be.  10 miles visibility as the wind changed to 2kts offshore around 9am.  The sea surface calmed right down and it was smooth.  The air temp was 63.5˚ and the water was 67.5˚.  High tide was right in the middle of things at 8:40am +3.7' and low tide will be at 1:09pm 2.5' if you want to surf through lunch.  We have SSW swell out of 195˚ at 3.0' and it's 2' to 3' at most spots. T he Professor's pig roast was pretty great, but if you were sporting bare gams it was nice to sidle up to the roaster and warm those legs... ( photo: Carol Covelli )  ✠ "When the surf breaks, we...

Lost Boys & Co... H ey, what goes on in those shaping bays!  Sandy and José snugging it up for the camera.  So, we're standing there looking at the Professor's new "Cardon Flyer" and all of a sudden this streak of lightning zaps right down the middle of the board!  Okay, it was either lightning or lighting... W as still overcast this morning and 7 miles visibility.  Winds were calm and the sea surface was sporting a slight ripple.  The air temp was 61.3˚ and the water was 68.0˚.  High tide was at 8:02am +3.5' and low tide will follow at 12:18pm +2.6'.  We have a SSW swell out of 195˚ at 3.0' and it's 1' to 3' at your local beach.  Of course Ethan & the Professor headed south to Seal Beach and snuck into the lineup and got some nice waves while everyone else was discussing ethics and positioning... ✠  "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."  The Professor!!