Qeqertarsuaq Wednesday Surf & Culture Report
Lost Boys & Co... Q eqertarsuaq, is touted as the surfing capital of Greenland. In photo #1 we have this par-frozen fellow riding a shoulder high left in his 5/4 or 6/5 or 7/6 wetsuit. In the distance you can see the verdant landscape that gives this island it's name. Wait... Maybe they should have called it "Whiteland." This recalls the "Fridgidia" legend written by our elders... 6 miles visibility under overcast, cloudy skies. Winds were light out of the north 1 to 5kts and the sea surface was lightly textured. The air temperature was 51.0 º but felt chillier and the water is 61.7 º . High tide was at 10:10am +5.6' and low tide will be at 5:01pm -0.5'. There's a west swell out of 271 º at 2.6' and it was 3' to 4' with long walls and few corners. Lori Armor went out to re-arrange her hair and succeeded at that but not much in the way of rideable surf. She's a charger... H ere (#2) we have a a fellow ridi...