Saturday, April 24, 2010

Another nice Autumn day

Clear sky, clear water, an offshore wind till about 2 and ................. some waves !!!


There were a few inconsistent waves caught off a rip bank straddling the rocks at the south end of Juniors. Left and rights but pretty short. The crowd was difficult not due to size but the complete lack of either skill or awareness of the rules. Some of you may remember my rant a while back about Dad's that come out with their son's but fail to teach them the rules because they don't know them.

If the lady on the red McCoy is reading this that message goes double for you. Don't use the extra length of your board to catch every wave or never venture towards the peak. When you catch one far away from the peak you still need to be surfing away from the breaking part (which for you was left today) and don't drop in. Then maybe you can teach the same thing to your children and their friends. Harsh but true.



Anyway, the lid riders were seemingly happy with the waves at the Bay this morning. It wasn't classically wedging but a few waves and coverups were had.

A few people on different craft ventured out at Barnacles, possibly tricked by the grinning barrel view from the Juniors bank. It was sucky and very tempting. However brand new fins and the first surf since my fin repair kept me away.

Looks like a similar day for tomorrow provided the swell sticks around.

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