Clean lines...

Not liking the chop factor of late. :(

Beach Avenue

After the rain

Thanks Bill

Well, Bill has come and gone. He provided me with many happy hours spent in the water this past weekend. Caught some very fun waves, much bigger than the normal fare. It is not very often that we get to play in waves that reach the double overhead range. Not sure how much bigger I would've stuck around for. I got a chance to see some of my friends pull into some beautifully groomed mackers on Saturday afternoon. And I was blessed to ride a few of the bigger waves of my lifetime. Funny when you think about how few opportunities we on the east coast get to try our hand in larger surf. There were a few that rolled through Saturday afternoon that went unridden and were some of the larger waves I have seen in person. I've seen 30'+ seas in the open ocean and although these were not in that catagory, I wasn't sitting in front of those while they jacked as they crept toward the sandbar. I had one particular hold down that really surprised me. After dropping into what became a massive close out, I straightened out and was subsequently knocked down by the wall of whitewater. What was likely a mere 10-15 seconds seemed like much, much longer. I was very surprised at how much power there was in the wave and very excited all at the same time. I think I came up laughing and hooting. Guess that is a joy reflex after getting scared a little bit..... Thanks Bill!

Bill day 1

Morning and an evening session for Mr. Bill. Stormy and raining in the AM, a little cleaner initially for the PM go out. Very clean prior to the tide shift. Incoming tide brought big sets and still building when I got out. The morning is going to be interesting. May be watching the show from the beach.....

Hello Bill!

Sloppy and choppy!

Was hoping there would be a little log worthy bump out there this morning. Sadly the wind was on it early and not many clean faces were available. Managed a few fun ones and paddled up the beach a bit for some exercise. A bad day surfing is better than.......just about everything else. ;)

23 years!

Celebrated 23 years of wedded bliss earlier this week. Wow, time flies when you're having fun.

Thanks Barb. Love ya! :)

Long Weekend.....

Weekend in Va Bch, tiny micro waves at Sandbridge, good times with friends, and even got in a short visit with my sister on her once a year sojourn out of the Sunshine State. :)

Va Beach local! ;) http://www.austinsurfboards.com/