Yeah, surfing in So-Cal does have more opportunities to interact with the wildlife than here in "So-Carl"! Not much is scarier than duck diving under a 10ft. wall that loaded with dolphins. I think like to fuck around by heading straight for you and cutting out real quick. Fortunately for me, I don't like big waves and free-fall drops. So the sand bottom bumps that we have here do just fine for me!
Hey ShortBus.......... That is cool!! I have shared waves with Dolphins a couple of times and the first time was a moment in life I will never forget. It was the most perfect sunny morning with shoulder high glassy waves and the dolphins were out having fun too. Caught a nice set wave and I knew he was in the wave somewhere but then he launched out of the wave and was airborne right next to me, thing was huge! It was one of the best moments not only surfing but in life. hard to explain. If it was a cloudy, onshore afternoon it might not have been as good.
For a H.A.M.B. surf club decal I picture a border very similar to the Dewey Weber logo with the H.A.M.B. letters inside with surf club on the lower right. Any photoshoppers out there? Also.....surfin' Poly rules!!
growing up in carlsbad i surfed pretty much everyday from about 13 years old till i was about 21 or 22, when i got to the point where i had had so many injuries i couldn't do it to the level i wanted to anymore and just quit one day. over the years i must of dislocated my shoulder about 10 times, tore a rotator cup, ripped several muscles (lat from shoulder hurts like a bitch) and gradually just wore out my knees, i'm 25 now and still have terrible knee problems. i mainly rode seaside and sometimes cardiff reef, or d-street and when i was in high school we had surf p.e. at stonesteps and ponto. i had a good friend who had a house in la bufadora, just south of ensenada, i'd go down there a few times a year and ride some of the local spots or take his boat out to todos and scare the crap out of myself. i still make the drive past tamarack down to seaside on coast highway at least once a week and think one day i might get back into it, but at a slower pace this time and probably with a board over 9 feet.
Here's a cool shot showing Cst {Ventura Point}. Just out of view to the left is the pier. The 2 half round buildings are on the Ventura fairgrounds where the Primer Nationals and Back to the Beach shows are held. Just to the right is the sprint car track. Great town to live in!!
fuckin awesome stories.brings back some really good times at the old c st.used to live in simi valley and surfed either the bu' c st or county line almost every day for many many years.anybody do any long board comps around so cal in the early 90's -03'.nssa's or any clubs ie malibu board riders?i keep all my old sticks with hopes of one day gettin back to the coast.old 10'2"robert augst,roberts brothers and some custom shaped 9'0s for comp and hi pro surf by a shaper named "roland" out of the south bay glass shop.he did all of our shop teams boards.perfect balance in augora .
how cool is that?? surf session in the morning-primer nats or sprint car races in the afternoon...fucki it, im moving out to the west coast! any one wanna put me up??
Here in the Netherlands the waves are not so big. so windsurfing is more popular here. I used to surf for years until i got in to a car accident and my shoulder was hurt very bad and my neck. I have whiplash now. So I sold every thing. But surfing is in the blood and i still love it. So i decided to build me a surf wagon. I bought a board for on the roof and a roof rack. Had a license plate made for it (just for show, because in the Netherlands you just get a number for the license plate. So i will put this one on for show and the original for driving the road)and i made a gas pedal and brake padel for it. Now i am still looking for a surfboard mirror. And off course still a lot of welding to do before i can get my surf wagon on the road. a picture before i took the car apart, and with out the roof rack just to see how the board will look on it. The board will be painted to match the color of the car
This is the break KiwiKev surfs and I used to--till I got got to be a gezz---took these Friday mornig before work---had to check out the action--old surfers are not too bright.sometimes!!!
First off HotRODSURFER...nice quiver. Second i could'nt agree with you more about moving out. I did the same. I surfed SOCAL in the mid 70's. I moved out east..surfed VABCH, Outer Banks, FLA, etc. I picked up longboarding at 30. Recovered from a hip injury and bought my first 9'2. Then a 10'0 ..at one time 10 longboards. Opened up a Shop and had a Old SKool Surfer(Clay Bennett) do the shaping and glassing. Well after the call to move to SOCAL...I still have 9'4 lb, 8'6 pin tail, (2) 8'0 eggs. and one 7'6 that is the last board from my shop before it closed. I doubt I will ever surf the 7'6...well maybe at BLACKS. It looked pretty damn good the other day. OB pier had surf blowing up to the bottom. Hopefully I will have my 38 done here soon. I need to throw a board in the bed of it and ride up to Bu. I have been dreaming of that place for a very long time.
I agree I used to live in Ventura for a while and surfed C-street all the time. I lived on the Pierpont side and made a steady track to In-Out then to C street and then home to momma. Santa Cruz is my home now, but I sure do miss the warmer water and The 'con Kiwi if you ever get to SC gimme a holler. The Hook fires all the time. Tim
I used to surf on borrowed boards back in my highschool days. I got back into it a couple of years ago. My riders are: 9'6" surftech Hobie "Hobie Altar" model 9'3" surftech Yater "Spoon" 9'0" Dewey Weber "Legend" Collection: early '60s vintage 9'0" Bing mid-late '50s vintage 9'0" no-name '70s vintage 8'6" no-name
I once found myself surrounded by dorsal fins while boogie boarding south of Crystal Pier in San Diego. It was a bit disconcerting until I realized it was a school of porpoise passing through. It was pretty bitchin' being neck deep in the ocean within touching distance of those huge, magnifecent creatures.
Had another 2 great mornings of shoulder head high, clean surf this weekend. Do you guys ever check sufline .com? They have a live camera feed from Ventura point so you can check it out any time you want. What spots do you guys surf? maybe I can check them out live online. Still waiting to hear fom Brootal and Hemi Coupe, I know they both surf. I want to see a pic of Jimmy's metalflake board! Horsepower67.......I've taken my wagon down to Huntington beach a couple of times for the Beach cruisers show but I have never been to Donut Derelics.
What about Farmer? I know he surfs also. I had something HUGE swim about 10 feet under me when I was in at Fenway in Misquamicut RI. That was freeky.
Damn KiwiKev, you're KILLING ME with that shot of Ventura. Yep, another one here. Never surfed outside of Florida, and that's pretty lame, but it's still one of my favorite things to do. Hoping to do my first surf trip this year. My problem is that whenever I have a lot of money to throw around I just buy car shit. I've lived in Cocoa Beach, Melbourne, and Stuart. All of which had pretty good waves. My 2 favorite spots in FL are the rocks in Stuart, and 1st peak @ New Smyrna Beach.
Those pics of C st. made me remember all the time I spent in that area in the early 70's. Anybody remember "Mert's Cottage Cafe" on the north end of town right before you got on Hwy1? My buddy swears he saw them putting crank in the coffee for the truckers who used to stop there. Another favorite was a 50's era diner in Lompoc. The sign for which was a big head shot of a winking waitress, and the name- and I'm not making this up- was: "Hi, lets eat!"
I lived in Atlantic City in '67 & bought a long board (I forget the make) at Ron Jon's in Ocean City. I surfed every day, but never surfed after that due to getting drafted & then work (inland). I always regretted never continuing surfing, as it is wonderful in many ways. I'm 60 now..I wonder if I could make it out past the breakers? I'll bet you surfed every beach in NJ, being from Hatboro. Keep up the good work! ...Greg from Bethlehem (PA)
I can't do that very often. I'd go crazy seeing what I'm missing, plus I'd never get off the computer. Next hurricane the HAMB SURF meet is on.
greg if you ever get the itch to go surfing ring me up,just happen to have a RON JON long board you could use
Finally got around to replying to this thread. Yep, I'm another surfer that pollutes the ocean with my hair products. Current ride is a Gordon & Smith 'Perfecto', 9'1", volan cloth, red pinstripe around the rail, ONE 10" fin (red also). Looks cool and rides nice, a bit hard to turn, but I reckon turning is overrated. It's all about trim and style. Some pics... I'm a pretty ordinary surfer, just never seem to have enough time and/or the weather isn't right. That's not the Perfecto I'm riding though, it's a late-60s Cordingleys stringerless that belongs to a mate. The Perfecto is very similar to it though.
Bloody Mal Riders!!!!! Oh thats right I bought a 7'6" Mini for summer here because the waves dont get much bigger then what Boris is riding above - who incidentally only lives a mile or two up the road. Am off to indo (Bali and Java) Saturday but the longest board I'll be taking is my 6'8"
9ft 6 Wind an Sea , killer green and yellow tint, 9 0 Spectrum(local board) Wild ass "Minisurfboard" 4 foot long and thick as hell
sweet board,wold look great sticking out the back of my truck on the way to the beach....man i HATE winter !
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