Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co... K eeping you up to date on the early odds on the next Pope!  Hope your favorite is in the top group. Next Pope Betting Pietro Parolin 15/8 34.8% Luis Antonio Tagle 5/2 28.6% Peter Turkson 5/1 16.7% Matteo Zuppi 7/1 12.5% Pierbattista Pizzaballa 7/1 12.5% Robert Sarah 8/1 11.1% Peter Erdo 9/1 10.0% Odds at William Hill  - Correct as of 09:00 on 29th April O vercast this morning with 10 miles visibility.  A bit of breeze early on that stopped about 8:30am and glassed off.  The air temperature was 55.0 º and the water was 61.3 º (day two of over 60 º.)  Low tide was early at 6:13am -1.3' and high tide was at 12:57pm +3.5'.  It's a SSW swell out of 204 º at 3.3' and it was 3' to 4' and pretty good shape as the tide came up. S urfing is easy.  Getting out of the wetsuit is hard... (#1) ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... W e were overcome by events yesterday, so we saved all of our Monday thoughts for today.  You're lucky there aren't a lot of Monday thoughts.  A rather stellar group (#1) Monday morning that included:  Sancho, Hose-A, A-Aron, Rene', Jetski (standing in for himself), Tarsan, LoLa, Doc & Ronnie.  Great stories and tall tales...  A-Aron was the only one who actually went surfing! V isibility was 10 miles this morning under clear skies.  Winds were light onshore, 3 to 5kts and the sea surface was lightly textured.  The air at checkout was 51.0 º , the water is 60.4 º and we'll withhold dancing until we get several days over 60.  High tide was at 11:49am +3.8' and low tide will be at 4:28pm +1.8'.  We have a SSW swell out of 194 º at 4.3' and it was a low tide 3' to 5' at the pier this morning. T he sun came up low and fierce (#2) giving us the opportunity to record some elongated shadows! ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'l...

Lost Boys & Co... A great All Star comp this morning, even though the conditions were not the best (#1).  It was cloudy and winds were out of the west 6 to 8kts.  The sea surface was sporting some heavy texture with a bit of high tide roll.  The air was 55.0 º and the water is still trying at 59.9 º .  High tide was right in the middle of things ay 8:08am +4.8' and l;ow tide follows at 2:07pm +0.2'.  The SSW swell out of 202 º is still running at 3.3' and it was 3' to 5' with some ledgy outsides.  S ome real standouts in this morning's comp with Dylan Morrisroe winning both the men's shortboard division and the men's longboard division!  Now you might have imagined that Dylan had might have had the odds in his favor in the shortboard division, but to translate that into a win in longboard division, that's something else.  He also had to beat his own team mates, Sheamus Swift, who came in second and CoCo Buffani, who ended up in third. ...

Lost Boys & Co... T he Redondo High All Stars showed up in fine form this morning and came out with some high scoring waves in what might be considered marginal condition.  Advancing in their division were the following: Men's Shortboard Kai Thomas Dylan Morrisroe Charlie Lentz Women's Shortboard Umi Morimoto Keani Honda-Snow Abby Bosse Men's Longboard Sheamus Swift Dylan Morrisroe CoCo Buffani Women's Longboard Soryn Preston Giselle Dellaripa C ontest starts up manana at 6:30am at 26th St. Manhattan, Bruce's Beach S urf was wonky for the contest, no question about that.  Cloudy skies and winds out of the SW by 3 to 7kts stoked the wonkiness.  The air was 56.0 º and the water finally registered 60.1 º on the Fahrenheit scale!  High tide was at 7:15am +4.8' and low tide will follow at 1:33pm +-0.0'.  It's a SSW swell out of 207 º at 3.3' and it was a confused 3' to 4'.  ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!...

Lost Boys & Co... N o, we don't know why, but we're working on it... U nder overcast skies we have 13miles visibility.  Winds are moderate out of the SW by 4 to 7kts and the sea surface is lightly textured.  The air temperature this morning was 55.2 º and the water is 59.7 º .  High tide is at 6:17am +4.6' and low tide will be at 12:58pm -0.1'.  It's a SSW swell out of 204 º at 3.0' and the tide is so high it's barely breaking.  We decided to have some fun with this morning's photo and show off Hermosa's golden sands! (#1) S outh Bay Scholastic Surf League All Star competition at 26th St. Manhattan, Bruce's Beach starting at 6:30.  It's a chance to see some of the South Bay's best prep athletes show off their surfing skills!.. ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... O ur favorite Pope in a long time, Francis (#1), took off to his great reward, long live Pope Francis!  No, we are not buying into the conspiracy theory that J.D. Vance caused him to have a coronary.   Odd about their meeting though...  Anyway, we dialed into our Irish friends who are famous for betting on everything.  The following is their early take on the chances of the top ten Cardinals being the next Pope.  We're naturally going with the Portagee...   Name Country of birth Odds Odds as % Pietro Parolin Italy 15/8 35% Luis Antonio Tagle Philippines 3/1 25% Matteo Zuppi Italy 7/1 13% Peter Turkson Ghana 8/1 11% Peter Erdo Hungary 10/1 9.1% Pierbattista Pizzaballa Italy 12/1 7.7% Jose Tolentino Portugal 20/1 4.8% Robert Sarah Guinea 20/1 4.8% Fridolin Ambongo Besungu DR Congo 22/1 4.3% Kevin Farrell Ireland 25/1 3.8% M eanwhile the surf has been rather lackluster (#2).  Visibility was 13 miles under partly cloudy skies....

Lost Boys & Co... G ood morning to all of you who had too many Peeps, Cadbury Eggs and Ham this weekend.  But wait!  Don't stop celebrating!  The crew gathered this morning to wish LoLa a happy birthday (#1) and feasted on Burritos and a celebratory Kringle.  The party goes on this evening (6pm) at Capt. Kidd's with mediocre seafood, lots of wine and excellent tall tale telling.   V isibility was 11 miles today with a few clouds marring the perfect blue sky.  WSW winds out of 248 º at 3 to 7kts and the sea surface was/is textured.  The air was 49.0 º and the water is trying at 59.0 º.  One low tide at 11:40am +0.1'.  It's a SSW swell out of 209 º at 2.6' and it was a floating 2' to 3' and windy/walled. I f you're worried about housing costs, you can pitch your tent along side of this guy who has set up housekeeping at the base of the lifeguard headquarters.  Replete, with umbrellas, plants and side tables, it's looking pretty delu...

Lost Boys & Co... W hen the surf is down, riding your bike is always an option.  You don't have a bike?  We found a ton of them (#1). A las the surf has taken a turn for the worse, with winds out of the SW by 4 to 8kts leaving the sea surface heavily textured.  Cloudy skies with 15 miles visibility.  The air temp is 55.1 º and the water is 59.0 º (When it gets to 60 º we should have a party, like we need an excuse!)  Low tide was at 6:57am +0.2' and high tide follows at 1:50pm +2.7', which isn't exactly high.  It's a 3.0' swell out of 249 º WSW and it's 2' and wonky (#2), walled and blown down. ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... W e learned today that surf champ, film maker, coach and local legend Greg Browning (#1) passed away last Friday.  He had been battling ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease for 18 months.  He was born in Newport Beach, but he lived and caught his first waves in Hermosa.  He had just wrapped his latest film "A Marble in the Jar" and it will be premiered on June 5th at the Hermosa Community Center.  He was one of the nicest people we had ever met and he continued to be positive and happy until the end.  There will be a paddle out soon and we'll let you know when that will be. Cloudy this morning with the sun trying to peek through.  12 miles visibility if you were looking.  Winds were light out of the SW and actually calmed a bit until about 11o'clock.  The air was 55.2 at checkout and the water is 59.2.  Low tide was at 6:07am +-0.0' and high tide was at 12:33pm +3.0'.  It's a SSW swell out of 201 degrees at 2.3' and it was 2...

Lost Boys & Co... W indy and chilly this morning with a south wind kicking up early at 5 to 10 knots and a heavy textured sea surface.  We took this photo (#1) of the flag at the tower for your amusement.  Almost 10 miles visibility under cloudy skies and the air temperature was 55.4 and the water was listed as 58.8.  Early low tide at 5:28am -0.1' and an AM high tide at 11:43 +3.3'.  It was a SSW swell out of 204 at 2.6' and it was a blown down 2' to 3' on the beach. ✠ "When the surf breaks, we'll fix it" The Professor!!

Lost Boys & Co... W e hope they're signalling warmer water, the ever popular Velella Velella (#1) have returned in great numbers to beach themselves on these eastern Pacific shores.  The ones that have their sails go the other diagonal end up on the western Pacific.  We can't remember who told us that, but that's our story and we're sticking to it...   C loudy skies with 10 miles visibility.  Winds wee light onshore 1 to 5kts and the sea surface sported a bit of texture.  The air temperature was 55.5, but felt chillier without the sun and the water is 59.5, up a couple of degrees from last week.  High tide is at 11:01am +3.7' and low tide will be at 4:05pm +1.6'.  It's a SSW swell out of 199 at 2.6' and it was 3' with some mushy corners fading into an inside hole then a tricky reform on the inside.  Some folks were making it look rather enticing... W e understand Atomic (sort of) and we know what a Cow is, but we have no idea why there w...