Lost Boys & Co.

Lost Boys & Co... W aiting for the sun to go down, the fam, in eager anticipation, is ready for Joey to start the bonfire.  In the best tradition of Hawaiian Fire Gods, fire twirlers and fire eaters, Joey is waiting for the propitious moment to begin the festivities...  Is it dark enough yet?... A great day to return home with only a few clouds in the sky and over 20 miles visibility.  Winds were light out of the south by 3.3kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 71.5˚ and the water was 66.9˚ and ready for your short-suit assault.  High tide was at 9:38am +3.8' and low tide will be at 2:21pm +2.0'.  We are enjoying a SSW swell out of 203˚ at 3.3' and it was a solid 3' with some fuller outsides throughout the morning... O k, so here's the set-up...  Sunset Point is on the right and Val's Reef is to the far left.  Every 100' there's a new name for a place that breaks perfectly 5 times a year.  On the other hand Sunset...

Lost Boys & Co... C ongratulations to Janine Burdette! A great ceremony at South High and she continued in the tradition of smart, beautiful South High Grads! O vercast this morning and 2 miles visibility.  Winds were light onshore by 2.3kts and the sea surface started out glassy and bumped out over the morning.  The air temp was 63.7˚ and the water is 66.0˚.  Low tide was early at 5:30am -0.9' and high tide will follow at 12:06pm +4.0'.  We have a SSW swell out of 2.3' and it was 1' to 2' with some waist high outsiders.  The crew was out in force this morning, with Tarzan & Ronnie joining Clarky, Boris, Robin and the Professor.  To top it off, José Barahona came cruising in and showed the assembled group a thing or two.  In this case Location, location, equipment... W e'll be out until the 30th of June doing recon in Northern California and Hawaii.  Reports will be sporadic at best, so escape the June gloom if you can and we'll see you on...

Lost Boys & Co... S ome folks make everything look so easy.  Photo #1 is the beach equivalent of the Abbey Road album cover with Jetski, Bobbin' Robin, Gus and the Professor playing their own favorite Beatles.  Now they want to do one with better production values crossing 11th St.  ( Photo credit:  René Evette, Den Mother Productions ) L ight overcast this morning with ½ mile visibility.  Winds wee light out of the SE at 2.3kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 64.5˚ and the water was 65.8˚.  High tide this morning was at 11:22am +4.1' and low tide will be at 4:12pm +2.0'.  We have a SSW swell out of 205˚ at 3.0' and it was a solid 3' with some makeable corners, until the wind came up and mushed it over... C ongratulations to our most recent grads!  These include Janine Burdette, Randy and Darwin Barahona.  Good luck on your accomplishments and as you set sail on your careers and further education...  Wat...

Lost Boys & Co... W e have an exclusive photo of the boys watching the raising of this ancient statue found off of the Hermosa Pier.  Believed to have been carved in the 3rd century BC by a group of Egyptian artisans who had come aground in Southern California.  This is the first verifiable example of their civilization in California.  The sea floor is scattered with numerous artifacts and now their removal can begin in earnest.  When questioned why this discovery took so long a lifeguard responded "No one ever bothered to look."  It was found when they were taking the morning water temps... O vercast this morning with ½ a mile visibility.  Winds were onshore from the start, but light at 2.1kts the sea surface was glassy.  The air temperature was 65.1˚ and that matched the water temperature.  High tide was at 10:38am +4.1' and low tide will be at 3:31pm +1.8'.  We have a SSW swell out of 199˚ at 3.6' and it was a fun 3' to 4' with some fu...

Lost Boys & Co... L et's go on a surfin' surfari...  Some longer equipment for the paddle as Jetski, Robin and the Professor get ready for the walk.  2½ hours later they were back at the bus after scoring some solo Cove and braving the board biting rocks... I t can stop drizzling anytime it wants...  Not conducive for drying wetsuits.  2 miles visibility and light winds out of the WSW at 3kts.  Sea surface has a light chop.  The air temperature was 63.5˚ and the water is 64.6˚.  High tide is at 9:52am +4.1' and low tide will follow at 2:48pm +1.6'.  We have a SSW swell out of 202˚ at 2.3' and it was 2' to 3'.  A full board meeting this morning as Captain Donnie, Clark the Meth Hunter, Bobbin' Robin, Jetski, Rasta Pete and the Professor had more fun than anticipated in the high tide rolling Hermosa shorebreak...  Fun is where you find it... " W ell son, someday you'll get to wear this uniform and hang with women in funny hats.  T...

Lost Boys & Co... A serious case of Sophmoritis as the second year crew gather around Coach Avery to soak up some wisdom.  It was "choose your own adventure day" and it was hard to generate enough stoke to make it out...  L. to R.  Kyle, Hali, Tate, Emma, Coach Avery, Drake... D rizzling this morning with 1 mile visibility.  Winds were calm and the sea surface was smooth with a slight roll.  The air was a damp 62.5˚ and the water was edging closer to the magic 65˚ at 64.4˚.  High tide was at 7:07am +3.8' and low tide will follow at 12:30pm +1.1'.  We have a SW swell out of 233˚ at 3.0' and was almost that, rolling in about 1' to 2' with some marginally bigger sets... S amba tonight at 5:30 for your Happy Hour pleasure.  It'll be out on the patio and there will be a feeble attempt to watch the sun go down.  A surprise Danger Boy sighting at Brother's this morning, as the Dangerous One took his place at the bar and held court!  Will h...

Lost Boys & Co... ...A nd it's Bubblegum sticking to the rail.  Okay, enough of the Triple Crown references.  It's Dylan the Texas wildcatter and the Professor trying to wish it bigger...  ( photo:  Jetski Vishnevsky, Vogue ) C loudy and drizzly this morning with 5 miles visibility.  Winds were out of the SSE 170˚ at 3.3kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temp was 64.3˚ and the water was close at 64.0˚.  High tide was at 5:52am +3.7' and low tide followed at 11:38pm +0.9'.  We have a SSW swell out of a steep 205˚ at 3.0' and it was 2' to 3'.  Clark the Meth Hunter, scored a couple of good ones this morning and Tenacious B was rockin' some late take-offs, including a no-paddle entry that had the tourists reaching for their cameras... H appy Hour Friday the 12th for a return to Samba!   They've re-instated their Happy Hour and the crew will be gathering at 5:30 on the patio.  Could be a tad breezy so consider something wa...