Blackies Nov 19 2009

Newps was looking real good this am. Lots of surfers out, as well as a lot of shortboarders. Conditions were optimum with good tide and no wind. It wasn't quite as good as a few monday's ago, but it had its moments. There were a few shacks that rolled through. Didn't make it out today but hopefully tomorrow it will still have some push.

Southside HB Pier 11-16-2009

The waves were pretty small, but super fun. Looked at the flatness down at Blackies and headed to HB. Almost surfed B-hurst, but I don't really want to surf so close to the river mouth, with all the filth floating down that way. Water was decent, still not biting cold. Waves were waist high. We surfed on the high tide. Could've had more power, but waves were still fun. The clickaction guy got some shots of me.
There was a guy out in the water, blodn guy with ponytail. I've seen him there a few times, and he is always in position but has a hard time taking off. The local guys were harassing him to no end. A bunch of dicks.







Surfed southside of the HB pier with Stan the Man.

Friday the 13th at Blackies

Blackies this am was basically windswell garbage. There were a a few rideable waves, water was cleaner than it has been, and the wind got on it around 9am as I was leaving. Not much to write about and yes, I forgot the camera again.

Blackies Nov. 8 and 9 2009

Surfed Blackies on Sunday from 630 to 10am. A NW swell was in that came down from Canada and was supposed to bring big surf primarily to Oregon, Northern and Central CA, with SoCal receiving any remnants. Blackies was a pretty good spot Sunday though a bit crowded (as usual for a weekend). I got some nice rides and a few off the tops. I am getting real confident with the Scorpion, it has not yet disappointed, though I did take off on a wave where I was too deep and didn't make the drop. It was actually a wave I should've let go for the guy on the shoulder who was better positioned. I also got snaked by this local guy, just an out and out dangerous drop in he pulled. What a dick. Now payback will be a bitch next time out.

ON Monday, I surfed with Stan the man, and it was a lot cleaner today with much less crowdage. I got an in and out and in and out barrel in front of Danny boy, another Takayama afficionado, and then got shacked again in front of Dano, who was paddling over the shoulder as I slowed down in the pocket so he could make it over. Waves were a good 2-3, just nice walls to hop onto, a little fast on the lefts but still extremely makeable. It was a fun session, but I forgot the camera. This blog needs photos. I also wore the new X-zip for the first time. What a pain in the ass to take off. But it was warm and I could feel the benefits of a front zip.

HB Pier shots of Scorp

Surfed the south side of the Huntington Beach pier today. Water was in the 50s, red tide, just nasty water. Hope I don't get sick. Waves were weak 2ft slop. A NW swell is supposed to hit by tomorrow through Monday. Coming from the pacific Northwest should be a cold one. Photos were taken by clickaction. He gave me his card. I hate surfing the HB Pier but when its flat at Blackies, and the points not working, I head here.

good vibrations from boemtjak on Vimeo.

Takayama In the Pink circa 1980s

This is a photo I pulled off the Internet. It is of a surf contest in the 1980s. There is Guy Takayama holding a single fin In the Pink. Pretty interesting that now they have side bites. You gotta dig those Sundek surf trunks the photog is wearing, as well as that Velzy fin on the Stewart.