Lost Boys & Co.

  Lost Boys & Co... Y ou have to love the English language...  "Porch Pirate" that's someone who steals the stuff you order from Amazon when they drop it off on your stoop.  They're really just thieves, but Porch Pirates kinda gives them a bit of panache...  Unless, of course, it's your shit they're stealing! O ther than the fact that it's fun to take photos of beautiful people (#1), our photographer wanted to show the steam streaming off of Mr. Stutzcanhang and Jah Morgan.  The only trouble is that you have to get the light just right to make it happen...  He swears the steam was in clouds above them...  ( Barry Santos for:   Atmospheric Events Monthly ) They were still beautiful however... H azy, wintery skies, although it's still technically fall.  Winds were light offshore by 3.0kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air temperature was 49.8 and the water was comparatively warm at 63.0.  High tide was at 6:19am +6.0' and l...

  Lost Boys & Co... Three things: #1.  A few more snaps from the Becker, "Meet The Shaper" event...  In #1 we have Kira, Bob, José and Morgan.  Kira, Bob and Morgan were really the driving forces behind the success of the event...  Oh yeah and like José kinda made it real...  #2 features Jah Morgan and José Bacallao proclaiming that Barahona Surfboards are number 1!  We applaud their enthusiasm...  And in #3 we have the Professor awarding Billy McIntosh the George Freeth Loving Cup for his work keeping the seal population to a minimum at Sappharua.  We never realized Billy is so tall.  He rides a short board so he's always the same size we are in the water.  On dry land he's a fair sized lad... #2.  Another shot of downtown bump city (#4) with a nice left rolling through...  This was Friday.  This morning it was plugged with guys trying to get the last gasp of that swell.  It was half this size this morning a...

  Lost Boys & Co... #1 , In which Ché tells us that he is going to spank Marion with the very hand he's holding up...  Goes without saying (people always say this before they say something anyway) that last night's soiree was a blast!  There was pizza, beer and your own personal shaper!  What more could you want?  Oh yeah, Becker was having some great deals for fam & friends! A s for the surf, the day dawned clear and with only a few clouds scudding around (see #6).  Winds were off by 3.7kts and the sea surface still had some residual bump from yesterday's blow (see #6).  The air was a cool 54.6 and the water is remarkably warm at 64.2.  Low tide was at 10:01am +2.3' and high tide follows at 3:28pm +4.4'.  We have a west swell out of 267º at 10' - 12' and we'll call it that, unless you want to get into increments of fear, dread, fright, alarm, panic or terror... (see #6)  (Also remember this is the South Bay and there's no sissy ...

  Lost Boys & Co... J ust heard that Mexico Mike Murphy had a run-in with a jet ski!  Not THE Jetski, but an actual jet ski...  Meanwhile Chris Sellars was in Peahi ( better known in surfing circles as "Jaws") and those little dots you see (#1) outside the break, are in fact jet skis.  About two minutes after he took this shot he reported that one of them went over the falls!  Nothing like taking off and having your 800lb ride come flying over your head... S o Jaws was like 30' and Hermosa was like 8' to 10' (#2) but it was gray and angry on it's own terms.  Visibility was less than a mile and at times the rain got things down to 50'.  Winds were wacky, but mostly onshore, gusting to 20kts and the sea surface was chopped.  The air temp was 57.0 and the water is a remarkable 64.8.  Low tide was at 8:25am +2.8' and high tide will follow at 1:57pm +4.7'.  We have a west swell out of 268º at 6.9' and it was 3' to 8' and a bit rugged......

  Lost Boys & Co...   F rom Miloe in Hawaii... Aloha For those...getting older and slower...like me about to turn 75....this is The BEST board ever made....fast paddling, unbelievably stable to get up and ride.  Surfed 3 feet over head at an open ocean bay reef (a bit like the Cove in PV) called Poi Kai Bay today....paddled easily into #1 wave, super easy to stand up on this Shaka board, and make the drop to the left all the way to the perpendicular reef and then turned to the right for the reform and even got to the nose before tumbling off.  I love this board.  Jose de Che is miracle shaper.  And sidekick Franksie, my board designer, artist extraordinaire, etc etc is amazing also.  Wish you were all here to enjoy this surf on all sides of the island, sun and 84 degree water.  Chris Miloe Well, that was nice!  Ask for the "Miloe Shaka Model" by name... (#1) T alk about a weird day !  Hermosa was 5...

  Lost Boys & Co... M iloe sent this today:  Frank...et al It was 27 feet at Sunset in front of your house you rent at Sunset beach today.....A little bumpy so they did not run the Triple Crown Sunset contest today.  Chris Miloe Thank goodness!  While we were there there were a couple of overhead days and THAT was big enough...  We can only imagine what Val's looks like, maybe a little slippery...  Speaking of Miloe, he's working out on his new "Miloe Shaka Model" (#1) shaped by Ché.  We're betting he's finding some good ones somewhere on that island...  Kinda wondering how the Shaka Model works in 27' surf? M eanwhile we're waiting for some bigger waves here in the South Bay.  A beautiful bright fall morning with 10 miles visibility and high clouds.  Winds were offshore by 3.2kts and the sea surface was smooth.The air was a chilly 51.9 and the water is 65.1, but you might expect that all to change with a new swel...

  Lost Boys & Co... F rom our family (#1 immediate and extended fam) to yours, "Hope you had an excellent Thanksgiving!"  Despite rumors to the contrary, there is much to be thankful about... A beautiful morning with 20+ miles visibility and cloudless skies.  Winds were fresh offshore by n4.3kts and the sea surface was smooth.  The air was a chilly 51.7, but the water is holding at 65.5, pretty good for late November!  High tide was at 10:27am +6.2' and low tide will be at 5:57pm -0.6'.  We have a 3.0' west swell out of 271º and that was just about the size of it with some great lefts and the occasional short right... NOTE:   We just found out that Redondo and South High will be having a contest at the Hermosa Pier in the morning, starting at 6:30.  Maybe we wanna give Longfellow a shot and avoid the crunch... Y ou have a choice to pick #2 or #3...  #2 is funny and fun, but Mark the Poolman has kinds missed the point of the sly photobomb...