How long since you last surfed?
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How long since you last surfed?
by Stiffler » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:13 pm
When was the last time you were in the water or got a good couple rides?
- Stiffler
by Wilbur Kookmeyer » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:29 pm
Thougb I am not sure what an "omth" is.
Your electric car runs on coal. Think about it....
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Last time surfed
by Paul Dresman » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:30 pm
Stiffler--An apt question in the Oregon snow.
I was in Baja at Seven Sisters from after Xmas to over the New Year's. The last day I surfed there it was overhead at ** ******, and I got a couple of really long rides on walls that were simply superb--so much so I nearly overshot the end of the beach and had to cut back hard to avoid the rocks. I bet the next day at ******'* was really working, and that's a two-minute ride when it's on.
We camped at Punta *****, and I have to tell you that the poeple who camped there, as well as those at the next point north, were really special. Everyone was super friendly in the water and on land. Fish were caught and shared. Our New Year's Eve fire was a couple of big dead agave that roared on the sand.
I ran into a fellow I had met ten years ago there, when he was a new surfer and a student at Humboldt in Arcata. Now he's a Ph.D. candidate at Santa Cruz who counts albatross on the Guadlupe Island. A great reunion.
But best of all, I also ran into two of my crew, also from Santa Cruz, from last summer's surfing in Costa Rica. One of them, who fishes tuna on a boat out of Newport, Oregon, has just combined with two others to buy a five mile section of the Sisters. They are doing it to stop all development and keep it a nature preserve. Combining with Wild Coast, that just purchased Punta Lobos, they will effectively maintain the surfing in that area and keep it pristine. A big victory, amigos, by some really big-hearted people.
I was in Baja at Seven Sisters from after Xmas to over the New Year's. The last day I surfed there it was overhead at ** ******, and I got a couple of really long rides on walls that were simply superb--so much so I nearly overshot the end of the beach and had to cut back hard to avoid the rocks. I bet the next day at ******'* was really working, and that's a two-minute ride when it's on.
We camped at Punta *****, and I have to tell you that the poeple who camped there, as well as those at the next point north, were really special. Everyone was super friendly in the water and on land. Fish were caught and shared. Our New Year's Eve fire was a couple of big dead agave that roared on the sand.
I ran into a fellow I had met ten years ago there, when he was a new surfer and a student at Humboldt in Arcata. Now he's a Ph.D. candidate at Santa Cruz who counts albatross on the Guadlupe Island. A great reunion.
But best of all, I also ran into two of my crew, also from Santa Cruz, from last summer's surfing in Costa Rica. One of them, who fishes tuna on a boat out of Newport, Oregon, has just combined with two others to buy a five mile section of the Sisters. They are doing it to stop all development and keep it a nature preserve. Combining with Wild Coast, that just purchased Punta Lobos, they will effectively maintain the surfing in that area and keep it pristine. A big victory, amigos, by some really big-hearted people.
- Paul Dresman
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by Gazsurf » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:34 pm
Dude, just answer the question!
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Texas Board of Education member McLeroy rejecting science over creationism.
Texas Board of Education member McLeroy rejecting science over creationism.
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by Paul Dresman » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:45 pm
Gaz--I meant to say, the last time I surfed was January 3rd from 10:AM to 1:30 in the afternoon, halfway down Baja--does that suffice?
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by Paul Dresman » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:49 pm
Doc--It would be my great privilege to surf with you, but even though this coming weekend looks perfect here in Oregon with NE winds and a good swell (8 at 18, wow!), I have to attend my father's funeral in Los Angeles.
And that's what I did the rest of the holidays--back and forth to a hospital room on the freeways in So Cal.
So let's keep this date open for the next window up here.
And that's what I did the rest of the holidays--back and forth to a hospital room on the freeways in So Cal.
So let's keep this date open for the next window up here.
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by claytonroy » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:50 pm
Dresman, you're a class act. The stoke in your post is apparent...and genuine.
My least favorite part of surfing is the negativity that finds its way into an otherwise amazing sport, including this forum.
Check out Dresmans post count...it looks like he spends more time surfing than typing....F-ing Refreshing! And no gay avatar either!
Thanks for the end of year Baja Report. As a member of the OSP, please send my condolences to your family.
My least favorite part of surfing is the negativity that finds its way into an otherwise amazing sport, including this forum.
Check out Dresmans post count...it looks like he spends more time surfing than typing....F-ing Refreshing! And no gay avatar either!
Thanks for the end of year Baja Report. As a member of the OSP, please send my condolences to your family.
Last edited by claytonroy on Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:55 pm, edited 1 time in total.
- claytonroy
by Doc » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:54 pm
That's what dead parents will do for you...
Free surf windows!
Sorry...pretty morbid...
I get to deal with it all over again with the wife's folks so much understanding...
Seriously tho...
LA surf vs. OR surf...
PM patch and surf the Bu...
This weekend does look good...
Thus the presunrise departure manana...
Si...
El Doc
Free surf windows!
Sorry...pretty morbid...
I get to deal with it all over again with the wife's folks so much understanding...
Seriously tho...
LA surf vs. OR surf...
PM patch and surf the Bu...
This weekend does look good...
Thus the presunrise departure manana...
Si...
El Doc
"If you don't surf...don't start".
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