Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co... N othing is quite as scary as a witch on a bicycle (#1), since we've all seen the Wizard of Oz and we know that where the witches are there must be flying monkeys.  We followed them to breakfast (#2) and just as we suspected they were munching on ginger bread and bits of what looked like small peanut butter cups, but could have been carnitas...  Let's go with carnitas... H eavy fog that parted as we made our way to the beach this morning, leaving partly cloudy skies.  Winds were offshore at 3 to 4kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 59.1º and the water is 65.8º.  High tide was at 5:10am +3.7' and low tide was almost identical with a +3.5' at 7:57am.  We had a SW swell out of 216º at 3.3' and it was 3' to 4' with some long sections that kept our crew on their toes... S cary surf 2022 (#3) with a pair of unicorns, Bella Donna, Citizen Chris, the Lonesome Stranger, a debutante, Average Joe Dodge Baller, Skeleton an...

Lost Boys & Co... H alloween is bearing down upon us and we thought you might need some inspiration.  We'll start out with something simple, as in dressing up and not really getting into the face-painting, heavy coustumery.  So it's the Professor as the Lonesome Stranger and Jetski as Lebowski (#1).  In case you're doubting the effectiveness of this approach, when Sam Elliot saw this he thought it was a credible attempt... A nother day with this well manicured west swell.  15 Miles visibility and cloudy skies.  Winds were consistent off-shore at 3 to 5kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temp was 54.3º and the water is 66.4º.  High tide was at 10:24am +6.5' and low tide was at 5:37pm -0.5'.  275º out of the west at 3.3' and it broke 3' to 4' through the high tide and most of the morning... T here's always the theme approach.  The Wizard of Oz offers a lot of characters, but Joey, Suzi and Jetski (#2) picked some solid costume choi...

Lost Boys & Co... Rights and lefts in abundance this morning as the kiddos got some nice waves and worked all the corners (#'s 1 & 2) Mostly sunny under partly cloudy skies with 20miles visibility.  The air was a chilly 52.5º and the water is 65.8º at the buoy.  High tide was at 9:51am +6.4' and low tide drains the playing field at 4:48pm -0.4'.  There's a west swell out of 281º at 3.6' and it was 3' to 4' with some good waves breaking through the high tide...  If you could catch them... Is there anyone ever having a better time than Sully (#3)?  We're thinking it's not likely... ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... T he Barahona International Team (#1) L to R:  Jah Morgan, Christian, Ché and Amado.  Amado just finished coming off a win in the South American Longboard Championships!  That's a freshy for Christian by-the-by. C lear skies and 20miles visibility.  Winds were offshore by 2 to 5kts.  The sea surface was smooth.  The air was a chilly 51.9º, but the water in the surfline was 67/68 belying the 66.7º at the buoy.  High tide was at 9:23am +6.2' and low tide is a -0.2' at 4:05pm.  Some serious minus tides for the rest of the week in the afternoons.  There's a SSW swell out of 198º at 2.6' and it was 2' to 3' with some snappy little lefts! C larke said he's go surfing when the water got warmer (#2).  Well, it got warmer and now it's getting colder.  But it's still so warm that Jah put on her wetsuit inside out.  No report if that made her cooler.  She's already pretty cool... M ore style on an e-bike than yo...

Lost Boys & Co... T he "Bamboo Express" was in full flight (#1) as Jetski requested a privacy wall between him and the new interlopers on Bard St.  Well, it is on the second story and you don't want to wait too terribly long for things to get high enough to block those inquiring eyes...  This one measured 27'3"... I n Hermosa the surf lined up a bit better this morning than Sunday if you caught it earlier than later.  Nary a cloud in the sky and 20 miles visibility.  Winds were offshore and chilled by the 52.5º air.  The water on the other hand was a mild 68.0º and felt toasty compared to the air.  High tide was at 8:58am +5.9' and low tide will be at 3:25pm +0.2' for a healthy tidal swing.  We have a SSW swell out of 199º at 3.9' and it was 3' to 4'  with some outsides that meant business.  Y ou know you get to a certain age and you become a certifiable "Fall Risk."  Also if you surf the way the Professor does, it's inevitab...

Lost Boys & Co... Y es, that's what you think it is (#1).  It's an advisory to keep out of the water because of high bacteria count.  There were only three signs.  One south of the pier by 100' another 50' from the pier and a third 50' on the north side of the pier.  We're thinking that they only analyzed the water last week after the rain and they just got the results back.  Of course we've been in it continuously since it rained...  Like yesterday when we ran heats (#2).  The men's longboard heat had some of the best surfing we've seen all semester!  But it wasn't that accommodating when the crew hit the water and it was loading dock jumps as the tide went down.  Burnsy, Capitain Donaldo, the Professor, Brock and a couple of random folk all got worked in the slabbing conditions. B eautiful weather this morning with 20 miles visibility and offshore winds from 1 to 3kts.  The sea surface was smooth.  The air and water were both ...

Lost Boys & Co... T wo sunny days in a row (#1)!  With John the Booger on this little right out of the Office.No wind and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 58.9º and the water at the buoy was 64.9º, but 3 or four degrees warmer in the surf.  High tide was at 7:23am +4.1' and low tide was at 11:57am +3.4'.  We're enjoying a SW swell out of 231º at 2.0'.  And that was it as the morning crew got some sun and fun little ones... B amboo harvesting season is still underway and the Professor poses with a shoot (#2) that will be heading over to Jetski's for his privacy wall.  A couple more are waiting to be liberated (#3) and there are some nodes soaking in the basin waiting to be planted... S teve and Christine Jones will be celebrating 45years of wedded bliss in a couple of weeks, but in 1972 they were stoked to be on the album cover of "Fat Man's Misery."  From L to R:  Cacky, Denise, Chris Sellars, Christine, Steve, Terry, The P...

Lost Boys & Co... S unny this morning with the Redondo Surfing Seahawks making it look good (#1)!  20+ miles visibility and not a cloud in the sky.  No wind either, so the surface was smooth to glassy.  The air temperature was 58.9º and the3 water is 67.8º, warming up a bit during the sunny day.  High tide was at 7:29am +3.9' and low tide was at 10:18am +3.8'.  It was a weak SSW swell out of 198º at 2.0' and it was 1' to 2' and small, but if you were looking you could find a nugget or two.  Burnsy's been working the rail-grab and extending her rides by another 25yds!  She has to start watching the pier, it's looming! R oughly 35 years ago, Doug Blades made the coffin and the Professor did the artwork for Vicki McGuire's 40th birthday.  A rollicking affair it began with a funeral procession up Draille Dr. that rousted the good citizens out of their Barca-Loungers.  Then Denny Hengen DJ'ed an evening full of devil music that lasted until He...

Lost Boys & Co... G ray this morning and the class was at it early!  This panorama (#1) made it look like things were pretty walled up, but when you look at the close-up in #2 you can see Dane Acosta taking off and we're here to tell you that he made it all the way to the end and finished by breaking the tail loose and laying back into the white water.  All of that and the longboarders were on fire!  Seamus Swift, Zach Siegel and Asher Vollom all were looking like contenders.  No wind and it came up and died again all morning.  The sea surface was smooth.  The air temp was 64.0º and the water was 68.0º.  It might stay in that range if we could just get some afternoon sun!  Low tide was at 5:16am +2.8' and high tide follows at 11:47am +5.3'.  We have a SSW swell out of 206º at 2.3' and it was 2' to 3' and the lefts were especially great.  Ask Burnsy!  She was rocking the lefts and beside her outstanding bottom turns, she was rail...

Lost Boys & Co... A lways looking for a fixer-upper in paradise, we ran into a few.  #1 was actually a burned out church that happened to be right in front of where Father Damien (of Leprosy fame) built his first church...  A little far from the beach, but it was stone construction and had a great foundation... A nother overcast morning with a little less than 6 miles visibility.  Winds were out of the SW by 4 to 6kts and the sea surface was roughly textured.  The air temp was 64.5º and the water is 67.5º and needs a bit of sun to jack it up a bit.  Low tide was early at 4:58am +2.3' and high tide follows at 11:17am +5.7'.  It's a SSW swell out of 200º at 2.6' and it was 1' to 2' and you could pick several things to keep you out of the water.  A. The small surf.  B.  Blown out conditions.  C.  High bacteria count from yesterday's rain.  T his (#2) clapboard two-room was occupied until just a few years ago when the Auntie wh...

Lost Boys & Co... YES , it was raining this morning and we took advantage of a break in the weather to snap this rainbow (#1) above the Rainbow Tower.  Coming down heavy at times it started about 4 in the morning and went until almost mid-day.  Winds were coming in from all over the compass at 2 to 4kts and the sea surface could be smooth to bumped up.  The air was warmish at 62.5º and the water is 68.7º.  High tide was at 10:50am +5.9' and low tide was at 5:48pm +0.2'.  Swell is out of the SSW 198º at 3.0' and it was smaller at 1' to 2' and short period... " F irst one to the top gets to take a break."  Clarke and the Professor watched these guys (#2) for about 2 minutes and finally had to turn away.  They were leaning off the ladders trying to scrape as far away as possible, twisting on the corners and behaving like it was no big deal.  The guy near the top was on a triple extension and it didn't look particularly stable...  Nor did he....

Lost Boys & Co... M arieke van Bragt and the Professor (#1) hanging out and discussing a possible surf adventure this summer in Holland!  Posting in Amsterdam with Marijn and Niki, Marieke is one hour to the south and Ben (who was also here as part of the Conference) lives one hour to the north!  Can't be any colder than NorCal can it? A nother overcast morning this and 6 miles visibility.  No wind and glassy seas.  The air temperature was 62.3º and the water is 68.7º.  High tide was at 10:24am +6.1' and low tide was at 5:05pm +0.1'.  There's a small, 2.6' southwest swell out of 198º and it was 2' to 2.5' and your ride was dictated by how long you wanted to go until you hit the sand...  Choose your own adventure... L oved this painting (#2) at Kanemitsu's Bakery in Kaunakakai, Molokai.  W hat does one do when in Boise, Idaho?  It might depend on what kind of drivers your relatives are.  (#3 & #4) Before and after... ✠ "When the s...

Lost Boys & Co... S o, take out your map of the Hawaiian islands and tell us what we're looking at here (#1)...  (answer below*) S mall kine waves today, rating a 2.6' on the buoy.  6.4 second intervals and it was a tad bumped.  Swell out of the SW 230º and it was 2' and couldn't quite make the jump to 3 on the outside.  Fun anyway and our Dutch friend Marieka joined us this morning.  She's in town to attend the International Surf Therapy Association's annual conference in Manhattan Beach.  They minister to Down's Syndrome surfers and those with various forms of PTSD... M olokai is famous for their specialty bread known as "Molokai Bread."  Do's buggah's clever o' wot! It's a huge loaf of bread that can have butter, cream cheese, cinnamon and fruit filling all in the same loaf.  But if you think you're just going to sidle up and pluck one off the shelf of the Kanemitsu Bakery, t'ink again stupid!  NO, you have to wait un...

Lost Boys & Co... J ust in case you were thinking that Miloe couldn't get his butt down a mountain of water, here (#1) he is on his Aipa Sting setting the record straight...  Riding was actually easier than the paddle out! A SSW swell out of 196º at 2.6' and it was a fun 2' to almost 3' south of the pier on that little sand bar that looks right down 11th St... H ere's (#2) a look from White Plains Park on the south west side of Oahu looking back at town.  Straight out from the middle of the photo is where Miloe and the Professor set up shop.  Started out overhead and then some and got progressively smaller as the week went on.  It finally ended up around 3' to 4', but was still fun. T ook a ride out to Barber's Point (#3).  Another two or three miles west of White Plains, there was no one there and the waves were just as good, but the paddle is around a Saliditas and can be a test of your endurance.  Miloe's plan was to get a boat, motor out bey...