Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co... YES, Finally, it's "Talk Like A Pirate Day!"  We know that many of you have been practicing diligently throughout the year and today is your day to shine.   We might add that we know of no one more practiced in the lexicon then our brother-in-law Clyde Rankin who can break into "Pirate Speak" at the drop of an anchor.  Some of our personal favorites:  Shiver me timbers, Ahoy!, Scallywag, Avast! And Matey.  We might add that Keira Knightly, even in our most private conversations, has never used any of those terms.  Okay, maybe "Scallywag" once… Partly cloudy this morning and 10 miles visibility.  Winds are light and the sea surface is smooth.  The air temp is 68.0 º and the water is 70.5 º.  High tide is at 8:03am +4.9' and low tide follows at 1:39pm +1.3'.  It's a south swell out of 188 º at 2.6' and it's about half of that at our most favored beaches. Even though it seems a bit "Fallish" consider tak...

Lost Boys & Co... Looks like a real fall day in the South Bay.  Drizzle/rain and 8 miles visibility under cloudy skies.  Winds are light out of the NNE by 2 to 4th and the sea surface is smooth.  At the moment given all that warm Mexican air it's 70 º and the water is 69.3 º.  High tide is at 8:0am +4.7' and low tide will follow at 1:59pm +1.8'.  We have, no surprise, a SSW swell out of 204 º at 3.0' and it's 1 to almost 3' at our local spots. Today we're featuring Hans "Lego Man" Geiger.  When he first started surfing the pier, we were a bit skeptical, but he quickly earned his place in the line-up really shining on some of the bigger more radical days.  Turns out he's from the Big Island and was a juniors champ and surfed with some of the big Hawaiian names.  Always great to see him in the water and by the way he throws a great party!  If he could just figure out the helmet thing… We're busting some moves up in Idaho for the long week...

Lost Boys & Co... " T hings in the mirror are larger than they appear."  (#1.)  We always took that seriously until we saw the hat.  The hat is pretty damned big without looking in the mirror.  Maybe 11 gallons.  We're investigating the optics... F oggy this morning with about a quarter mile visibility.  Winds were light offshore in the 1 to 3kts range and the sea surface was smooth.  The air was 66.9 º  and the water is holding at 70.9 º .  High tide was at 7:42am +4.1' and low tide will be at 12:10pm +2.9'.  It's a SSW swell out of 210 º  at 2.6' and it's 2' and wally crashy. R ain in the forecast... ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... H ere we are in the operating theater of the Casa Delfin Sonriente (#1.)  On the table is Rip.  We had been surfing "Needle Reef" on the left side of Manzanillo Bay out in front of the Hotel Eden.  On the outside it breaks left into the middle of the bay.  But there's a fast left on the inside along the rocks that's covered with those spiked-out purple urchins.  If you lose it and hit the rocks, you get pin cushioned.  We got some good rides and kept nudging deeper to the rocks.  Then Rip took off even deeper, made it half-way and then bottom-first hit the reef.  His ass looked like a purple porcupine attacked him.  By dinner time (where he ate standing) it was starting to get inflamed.  By dark he was begging for us to take them out.  Sea Wolf held the light, Go-Go held him down and the Professor picked out the spines.  It took forty-five minutes and we restored his cute little derriere to it's former glo...

Lost Boys & Co... Some little snappers this morning (#1) backed by some great clouds and daybreak light show.  Winds were offshore by 2 to 5kts and the sea surface had that nice offshore chatter going on.  The air temp was 64.3 º  and the water was 70.2 º .  Low tide was early at 6:08am +2.1' and high tide followed at 12:48pm +5.9'.  That persistent SSW swell is still angling in from 211 º  at 2.6' and it was 2' to 3' and if you were patient you might find a corner or two!  Have a great weekend and take advantage of the comfortable water temps! ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... W e're going to blame auto correct on Jeff Neal being sent out as "Oneal."  We also found out from Deacon Jim that his services will be October 8th at 2pm graveside at Green Hills Cemetery.  The information booth will direct you to the site. C loudy this morning with a hint of drizzle and almost 10 miles visibility.  Winds were out of the north by 2 to 5kts and the sea surface was sporting a bit of texture.  The air temp was 66.3 º  and the water is 69.6 º .  Definitely feeling a bit fallish, despite the date.  Low tide at 5:37am +1.4' and high tide follows at 12:01pm +6.0'.  It's a SSW swell out of 212 º  at 3.0' and it was 2' to 3' in the surfline and if you were jonesing for some waves, you could'a nabbed a couple... " W ho's your best friend?"  Yeah, there's your significant other, your doggy, maybe a high school or college pal.  But if you're a surfer the answer is "Your Board."  If you...