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Random / 4 swans a surfing
« on: December 19, 2013, 01:42:50 PM »
   This was filmed in Australia. I wish that I could just fly over the wash!

Surfing Swans Filmed in Australia

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Random / Black Friday fights
« on: November 30, 2013, 11:48:28 AM »
   Here's some gems that illustrate our society during the phenomenon known as "Black Friday" . The angry Asian man is priceless. This stuff is almost funny if it wasn't so sad. Feel free to post them if you have them:



Black Friday Brawl & Madness FIGHTS At Walmart [NEW RAW 2013]

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Random / Deutsche Bank Golf Championship
« on: September 03, 2013, 06:27:46 PM »
 I have golfed maybe 30 - 40 times in my life. I can appreciate it but would rather spend my time on the water on a beautiful day. Its a sport I'll' probably take more seriously in my 70's when I might not be able to do the things that I now enjoy.
   I just SUPsurfed on Saturday for 5 hours and stayed a little later than I wanted to at the Beachcomber. I'm lying in bed on Sunday wondering what to do when  my friend Vince sends out a mass text  that he's got 2 tix to the Charles Schwabb Pavilion at the 17th hole. I had never gone to a professional golf tournament and I wanted in,
   What a blast seeing a professional do what they do best, up close and personal. About halfway through the day we made it to our pavilion where they made our lanyards and came to find us when they were done. We spent the second half of the day enjoying free food and drink and watching these guys. They would hit their second shot from my left from about 175 yards, you'd lose sight of it...then plop! 10 feet from the hole about 40 feet away from me. Freakin amazing.
   The crowd was also amazing. So much more refined than say attending an NFL game. I'm not being judgmental, it was just a place you could bring the family to and feel totally comfortable. The ladies in their beautiful summer sundresses... and this unemployed surf bum in my finest dress up leather flip flops, madras shorts, and Lily Pulitzer shirt, taking it all in

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NorthEast / CCBC Training Paddles
« on: June 24, 2013, 05:45:49 AM »
    I  think there"s a need for it, so I wanted to post this topic. Alot of Zoners do the CCBC so maybe we could connect here to for some group paddles to help rev up the stoke for August.
    I did 6 or 7 miles with Stoney Saturday and over half of that was side chop or straight into probably a 10-12 knot wind.  He definitely had the advantage upwind  on his VEC. It made me work harder than I otherwise would have alone. This was the first time I did a training run non solo,what a blast!

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NorthEast / CCBC training run this weekend 6/23 6/24
« on: June 18, 2013, 05:53:44 PM »
 I'm going to do my first long paddle of 15 or so miles this weekend in the Plymouth Harbor/ Duxbury area, ending with a shower at Sandi's on the beach and a cold brew. I'm going either Saturday or Sunday depending on weather but I would prefer Saturday I would love to have some company if possible. If you haven't paddled this area before, its pretty cool to SUP the 8 miles to Duxbury on the inside harbor from Plymouth beach. There's cool spots to stop for water and a rest, great scenery, and a great place in Duxbury  on the water for a quick bite. The next 8 miles are across Duxbury Bay, across the channel, and down Plymouth beach. If anyone is interested, PM me with your # if I dont have it

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Flatwater and Touring / No shirt. no shoes, no problem
« on: April 28, 2013, 06:50:04 PM »
   In all my years of existence, today was an annual celebration of sorts. For the first time this year, I was able to go outside and wear nothing more than a pair of shorts and partake in a  physical activity. After a long New England winter, nothing feels better than being  barefoot with the sun on my back.
   Fellow CCBCer Amy dropped off a Naish Glide 14 for me to demo as she and her husband were headed to the Redsox game in Boston. I loaded it on my truck, grabbed my new Ipod nano with some old Bon Scott ACDC and  Mishka for those mellow moments and promptly ripped 10 miles of flatwater paddling  in Great Herring Pond in Plymouth Ma.
   Spring is here!
  
  

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Random / Are reports of Adam Sandler's death true?
« on: April 20, 2013, 09:15:18 AM »
 I was about to post a tweet from Adam Sandler aabout the Boston bombings when I came upon this. I hope its not true.:

http://adam.sandler.mediafetcher.com/news/top_stories/actor_skiing.php


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Training, Diet, and Fitness / "Insanity" workout
« on: February 16, 2013, 06:54:45 PM »
 I was doing some cardio at the gym today and watched about a half hour of the infomercial for "Insanity"  Its a hard-core work out with no weights involved. There seemed to be be some good results with people experiencing weight loss and ripped abs if they follow the program. I know infomercials try to sell this to you and was just curious if you, or someone you know is doing this? What was their results?

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Gear Talk / Wetsuit repair advice
« on: February 06, 2013, 12:47:08 PM »
I've been wanting to get some waves, but with temps in the 30's around here I'm definitely going to need my 4.3. However its got a small triangular tear on the arm ( picture the sides of a triangle with the sides of 1 inch torn and the base intact). Can I repair this at least enough to get in a sesh and not be bothered by freezing  water coming through the arm? Can I stitch it? Any other methods or applications? Your advice as always, will be appreciated.

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Travel, Trips, Destinations / My trip to Cabo, Cerritos, and San Pedrito
« on: January 25, 2013, 07:53:46 PM »
   My first longwinded post with bad photography.
 I was laid off two weeks ago on Friday and didn't really see it coming. I was working for a guy in my field for one year, which was the initial period that we agreed upon, followed by an evaluation from there. I did my job well, too well in fact.  I had us straight out,  3 months with work ,and he decided that he didn’t want to be a bigger company like he thought when he first hired me. I then found myself out of a job with no prospects or direction after 12 years in my field. I was pretty bummed, but I realize that closing one door opens another. Its just getting to that  newly opened door point that sucks,  and in the meantime, I just seem sort of lost.  What better way to escape my reality than to take a trip to somewhere I’d never been before?
   My girlfriend Gail had been in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for a week with her travel agent girlfriend, scoping out the spots for her corporate clients.
After much convincing by her,  I left the Northeast in 30 degree temps and arrived  at the Me Cabo Hotel on Thursday evening. The view I awoke to on the balcony was astounding. I immediately rented a Hobie SUP from outside the hotel and paddled across to to Lover’s Beach. After months  of being out of the water, it was liberating to be paddling in the warm sunshine. Water taxis shuffled people to the beach, fishing boats carried clients to the fishing grounds just outside the farthest rock you can see in the pic. Some people were frolicking on jet skis while other newbie SUPers that started out at the same time as I did arrived about 25 minutes later. After  giving a few paddling tips and exchanging some stoke , I continued to the Cabo Marina.  Just after leaving Lover’s Beach I glanced over my shoulder and saw two whales, tales out of the water, heading  for the deep. What an awesome sight to behold in the early morning sun. Who need a whale watch boat when you have SUP?
   From what I read while I was there, Cabo San Lucas was a fishing village of population 900 in 1974, until the highway was completed from California and the population began to explode. I  SUPed  past  the jetty, watching the Mexican fisherman catch baitfish for the sport boats. Once in the harbor, it was an assault on the senses with hundreds of vessels of all shapes and sizes from yachts, to sport fisherman, pirate type boats for the tourists to the huge boat from Alaska with deer antlers on the front that was confiscated by the Mexican Navy for painting their boat while in the water instead of at the shipyard, like they’re supposed to.  Around the marina, you’re surrounded by all kinds of restaurants, shops, and hotels. Then there is me, the lone SUPer asking the kid washing down a boat in my best sign language and broken Spanish to spray me with the hose-so refreshing.
   Back at the hotel I realize this was  a South Beach Miami sort of place. A lot of surgical enhancement and posing, it was enjoyable for a couple of days. I can blend for a little while, but my thirst for exploration and  the prospect of SUPsurfing the Pacific  for the first time was gnawing at me.  
Three days later we rent a car and I grab a 9’8” Rusty from  Alfredo at SUP Mexico in Costa Azul, home to  great breaks at Zippers and Seven Seas. http://mexicosup.com/  Alfredo is a great guy and he set me up with soft racks, a nice carbon fiber paddle. His shop although not huge, is well set up and he has quality stuff for rent.
   We headed to Cerritos, about 45 minutes north on the Pacific coast. The drive was spectacular,  with  jagged mountains on the right ,dropping steeply, then gently sloping downward toward the pacific, with nary a house or manmade structure in sight for miles upon miles.
   We arrived in Cerritos and parked for the day at the Cerritos Surf Colony. They usually charge 20 dollars a day, but if you have lunch or a few beers, you can have use of the showers and facilities for the day without the cover charge. http://cerritossurfcolony.com/ . The rooms are a bit pricey, but there are cheaper options up the dirt road from the beach anywhere  from $ 60-80 US a night. You can also go a few kilometers up the highway to Pescadero where you could stay at the Pescadero surf camp from $10 US a night.  http://pescaderosurf.com/  
   Cerritos had a big beach break , and a larger point break off to the right as you’re looking out. After catching a few waves on the beach break, it started getting big and downright scary as it was coming straight over the top. On one wave I tried to ride up over the face and kick out like I do here in the Northeast. I’ve only been Susing for two years and this wave was much more powerful than I’d ever been in. I was coming up to the top of the wave and tried to kick out when I found myself getting thrown forward into the wash where my leash snapped and  it seemed like eternity before I surfaced. It shook me up a little bit but hey, I’m only in Mexico for a few more days so let’s do this!
   There was probably about 30 proners on the point break  and I noticed that the shoulder was coming up huge( to me anyways), like 1 1/2 to double overhead.  Most of the proners moved further inshore for some reason, so I decided to try to ride my first big wave shoulder ever. With visions of Laird riding a big  point break wave for all its worth, then just gently riding up and over the top without the shore break, it seemed like this would be easier to do than continually getting pounded onshore.  I waited, looking for the perfect setup and it came. It didn’t take much to get going as it was just a massive wall of water. I jumped into my surf stance and could see that the actual slope on the face was about 20 or 25 feet to the bottom. Out of the corner of my eye I see all the proners watching... keeping my distance all day, it was my turn to catch some.  After accelerating towards the bottom I put my my paddle out to turn toward the top and realize that even with a 60 degree angle, my paddle isn’t  over the top of the wave like I’m used to, it’s in it. Its big, bigger than I’ve ever been  in, but I’m okay or so I thought. I turned and started carving towards the bottom when I realized this thing is going to close out on me. I tried to go up and over the top , but found myself in the very uncomfortable position of facing a double overhead wave at the crest, with my board between me and it! I went down harder than I ever had. Going down backwards I counted doing  3 backwards somersaults in a matter of seconds. Self preservation takes over and I cover my face and head with my arms and wait to stop rolling underwater. Now I stop rolling but I’ve yet to surface, so I remember Mavericks where the dude grabs his leash to see what way is up.  I come up gasping for air. My first experience with larger wave surfing and truly humbled by the Pacific, but practice makes perfect.
      The next day, Gail and I head to San Pedrito, a combination of point and beach break in a sleepy little surf village about 3 KM off the highway from Pescadero. We stopped at a road side fruit stand where I get a coconut and some other fruit for the day . On the way to San Pedrito  we stop at the Rancho Pescadero  http://www.ranchopescadero.com/ this a is a relaxing adults only resort where you can leave your non surfing spouse  in bliss while you catch some waves.  Reaching  San Pedrito, We park on the side of the road with 3 other vehicles at the same time with California plates.It was a group of 5 or 6 guys from SoCal coming down to Baja for kiting and surfing for two months.  One guy had a big gash on his ankle and various cuts on his foot from kitesurfing. He had a lot of medicinal plants and salves on his wounds that came in handy for myself  later on.
   Same deal as the prior day, I caught some beach break and moved towards the outside shoulder on the point break later on but couldn’t kick out in time (as I said, practice makes perfect). This time the board got me . My leg and shin were hurting as I got out of the water and I looked down, A flap of skin was hanging from my shin so I sort of laid it back in place like a paper Mache’. I also noticed that my fin was broke even though I wasn’t in shallow water so it probably broke with the impact against my shin. This was time to call it a day as I limped towards our group and the California guy put some natural plant extract on the wound. This was my intro to Pacific SUSing and a very humbling one at that.
Hope this helps infowise and please PM me if you have any questions about these spots.




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Random / Eagle attempts to swoop in and snatch child-with happy ending
« on: December 19, 2012, 08:11:14 AM »
Mercifully it ended well,but if not, how do you explain this to the authorities? This vid is going viral

Golden Eagle Snatches Kid

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NorthEast / Welcome to the big leagues Houston Texans
« on: December 10, 2012, 08:11:42 PM »
Still a quarter left, but my Patriots are effectively dismantling  Houston.
    I had season tickets in junior high for $125  in the end zone. 2-12 for the season with 10,000 people at the final game in the pouring rain with a trash bag as a rain coat. I enjoy this. I paid my dues, and Houston needs to as well.  :)

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Random / Women's Surf Style Magazine
« on: December 08, 2012, 03:56:02 PM »
   I was looking for some stocking stuffers for my teenage daughter today and came across this magazine. I was flipping through it tonight and it was quite impressive. It has alot of articles and great photography on surfing, fashion, and the surf lifestyle in general, while being geared towards women. I could do without my 13 year old seeing the bare chested hottie of the month on the centerfold, but whats  a father to do? Here is the link for any women on here that want to check it out: http://womenssurfstyle.com/

   The one thing that really stood out about this mag is that it was SUP inclusive as well. Whether you prone, or SUS, the liefstyle that we embrace is 95% similar.  This  magazine actually realizes this fact of life and includes both with no apologies. I know much has been posted on the Zone about the us vs. them attitude and here we have the women being progressive and inclusive of all.

   The male version of this magazine would be a sort of Esquire(which I like) thats all about surf and SUP. It would be  refreshing to have an adult progressive male surf magazine like this instead of just prone or just SUP. I read only a few SUP and Surf magazines out there and just wondering if anything like that exists?
  

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NorthEast / May have to Tivo the Patriots on Sunday
« on: October 23, 2012, 07:07:06 PM »

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NorthEast / Newport surf forcast for Wednesday- 5 stars
« on: October 15, 2012, 05:25:41 PM »
     Looks like Newport may be pretty tasty on Wednesday.

     Magicseaweed is calling for headhighs with light winds and a 15 second swell period. That swell period sounds to good to be true. Alas, there is only one way to find out. Its great 3.2 weather and a good chance to surf some bigger stuff before the cold weather sets in for the duration.

http://magicseaweed.com/1st-Beach-Eastons-Beach-Surf-Report/907/

     Me and a longboarding buddy will probably head down  for 1:00- till closing. Anyone else heading down?

     Zoner and the Proner


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