Truth In There Somewhere Thursday Surf & Culture Report



Lost Boys & Co...
"When I say a few million, I must say at the same time, that I consider a hundred million as being a few."
Lord Kelvin

Here we have Jetski (#1) reporting from Kyoto, Japan.  He still remains enthralled and is having the most excellent time.  He did make one rookie mistake and that was going to the All-You-Can-Eat Crab buffet.  Apparently he was unable to move for several hours which was okay, because he just kept eating...  On to Osaka tomorrow...

Weird weather this morning, starting out clear and then having the fog roll through.  Winds were on mostly from the south and the sea surface was chopped up.  The air temp was 68.7º and the water is 73.9º (still fine for dunking!)  High tide was at 8:33am +5.6' and low tide follows at 2:36pm +0.7'.  It's primarily a SSW swell out of 202º at 3.6'.  In El Porto this morning it was 3' to 4' and a bit ragged, but still good enough to start the Kickoff Classic!  They ran the initial 22 Men's Shortboard heats and it should continue next week...

Don't miss the latest "Fish On Air" that just landed.  It has some great insights in how things are done or not done in protecting our environment.  Titled:  "On the Line: Power, Equity and California MPA's".  Anupa's guest is Marcela Gutierrez-Graudins and features observations on the challenges of ocean conservation...  Not for the faint of heart...
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"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it"
The Professor!!
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