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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Feb 17, 2016 - 08:29pm PT
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drljefe-
The cut shop I use, ordered the blank with a recommendation from Stu Kenson, who makes big wave guns for some notable surfers. In other words-I have no idea.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Feb 18, 2016 - 07:44am PT
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Thanks for the answer contractor. Jeff's always been a good guy as far as I can tell. Good to know he's still at it. When I had sprayed maybe 10 boards at most, the shop I was spraying for gave me a purple to yellow rail fade to spray. As yellow and purple make brown, I was not too sure how to make this look good. The shop owner told me that Jeff would show me how and that he was down at the spray booth right now so I could catch him. First time I met him, he showed me the technique and it came out sweet. The guy has a way with color fades for sure.
Contractor could have picked up a blank at Mitch's LJ or SB. You can get US Blanks at Mitch's. Most of the crew from the old Clark factory in Laguna Niguel formed the new US Blanks in a new location. Good blanks and the best gun blank selection, but upstart Arctic Blanks may have the best poly foam formulation in the USA now. Super lively for a poly. Originally a US branch of Surfblanks Aus (Midget Farrelly), the old formula had problems with gas pocket formulation and investors got impatient, called in some other chemists, and reformulated under the Arctic brand. I know if you went to them, they would sell you a blank too.
edit; AA. The shoulder is slowly getting better, but I have a feeling that it may take surgery. Set up another Dr. appointment. Still, I can only wait so long so I'm starting to get out again. Maybe some more Woodson in a week or so.
So, there has been some signs of surf ;-) ...In two separate events
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 25, 2016 - 09:50pm PT
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hey there say, biotch... oh my.... thanks for sharing... :O
good he made it through... :)
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Feb 27, 2016 - 11:01am PT
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I'm a surfing noob, but I've got a question.
So, tides are minimal near the equator, and higher near the poles.
I understand that swell and architecture of the break play the largest role in good breaks, but does the range from high to low tide also factor in?
Like, big swell is hitting two places on earth at the same time. One place is in Ireland and the other is in Costa. Same architecture (maybe a stretch). Full moon. Tide is coming in. Same winds.
Does Ireland get bigger and or better waves than CR due to a larger tidal differential?
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Feb 27, 2016 - 11:10am PT
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No not really. You need a swell source. Either wind or ground swell, the difference between the 2 being the fetch and distance traveled. Wind swells tend to be generated closer to the break and have shorter periods and tend to be less organized. Groundswell tends to be better organized and travel a longer distance. Throw in a hurricane or typhoon swell, and those two generalizations can fall apart sometimes in a good way.
Edit, some pretty epic spots close to the equator.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Feb 27, 2016 - 11:22am PT
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For contractor. Toby Cunningham on a 6'6", and you know where.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Feb 27, 2016 - 11:32am PT
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Cool, thanks for the reply.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Feb 27, 2016 - 11:39am PT
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Brandon, just to clarify a few things. Basically, all rideable surf (except for tidal bores) is created by wind. Groundswell is generated by large storm systems a long ways away. Also fetch as I use it is the distance over which the wind blows over the water surface in the area of wave generation. But Fetch can also be used for the distance the waves travel to arrive for your surfing pleasure. Check out some oceanography for some real info!
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Feb 27, 2016 - 02:16pm PT
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OMG!
Nice shot- That wave is so heavy!
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Feb 27, 2016 - 07:47pm PT
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Dang!
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Contractor
Boulder climber
CA
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Feb 27, 2016 - 08:02pm PT
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I've surfed there on days like that and rode 4 wave outside the river mouth to the cove and had nothing left- full leg burners!
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Feb 28, 2016 - 09:30pm PT
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Old home break
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east side underground
climber
paul linaweaver hilton crk ca
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Feb 29, 2016 - 06:27am PT
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la conchita best ive surfed it .eight guys out you can have Rincon Edit: little rincon,mussel shoals....
Ive been calling it la conchita since the seventies
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John M
climber
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Feb 29, 2016 - 08:33am PT
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Man that looks good.
Isn't La conchita the beach break north of the pier? Isn't the pier mussel shoals? Not entirely sure as I haven't surfed in years. Oil piers was one of my favorite spots. I mostly body surfed.
Is it true that they took out the pier at Oil Piers beach? Did that affect the break?
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Feb 29, 2016 - 09:17am PT
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drljefe! Thanks for posting up that shot of Califia. That Larry guy really brought out the color.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Feb 29, 2016 - 10:03am PT
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Talk about tide dependent.
Wedgy beachbreaks can go from all time to nonexistent in the blink of an eye.
That's why I ended up drawn to that spot, aside from it being across the street.
The hunt- being in tune with conditions to catch it good, and the challenge of actually riding.
Especially after getting burnt out on the crowds and hype at the points for years.
I miss it sometimes.
And when I do visit I no longer have the skills, and need higher success rate...so I hit the points. There I can feel like Taj Burrow...even though I probably look like the Tin Man.
This is all I gots
This tiny summit block, "The Surfboard" actually rocks like a bongo board.
It deserved a pigdog for yucks.
Re: Little Rincon
SICK!
Parking was always an issue so I usually just joined the herd up the street.
Nice one ESU, score.
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crøtch
climber
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We've had a good run of swell down here in Socal.
Jefe - Are those shots of the Queen from the 27th? If so, I might be out there in the lineup.
Last week. You know it's gonna be a good day when you see this....
One of my spots last week... a mushburger but it has its days.
To the horizon
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