July Dawn Patrol

[OkiWild]

This summer has been ridiculous. Our area of the Pacific averages 26 Typhoons per year, and here we are at the end of July, and I think there was one...months ago...when it's usually way to early for storms. So our small wave streak continues. It's been that waist to shoulder pulse from the Ocean all summer, with a few head-high days. Even then, I'm grateful that we have something to surf almost 365.

Smokin' sunrise this morning. Out at a local (to me) outer reef break. Joined by about five surfer friends this morning. They have a little boat that makes the commute easier for them :-)  Board is a Blue Planet Pocket Knife 8'8"x29"x116L with Futures F6 honeycomb thruster fin setup. Wrong board this morning. I thought it was going to be bigger, and more hollow, so I brought this board and the Pocket Friend 8'2"x28"x100L. These are sick boards in hollow waves, with the pulled in nose, and rocker template, but the All Good, with it's much wider nose comes up on plane, and glides in the fat sections much better. Currently have a 9 board quiver (soon going up to 12 boards), and I always manage to grab the least optimal one... 

[Night Wing]

Nice video. Enjoyed watching it.

Where I sup surf, I wish we could have those type of waves which you can surf everyday this summer. But we don't.

Thanks for sharing your videos. Gives me something to watch.

BTW, thanks for the "details" of the boards you brought for your session.

[supthecreek]

Sweeet Oki... ripping as usual.
Pretty cool that you have waves 365!

[burchas]

(soon going up to 12 boards), and I always manage to grab the least optimal one... 

Good Stuff! especially after this morning's choppy, cross/on-shore session. Maybe it's time to upgrade to a creek style van with 6 boards on board

[Dusk Patrol]

Too bad about the board choice... looks like no fun at all   

Your vids are affecting how I view the world...  Okinawa now is all about outer reefs : )

[OkiWild]

Sweeet Oki... ripping as usual.
Pretty cool that you have waves 365!

Yea, but that doesn't mean that the wind always cooperates ;-)

[OkiWild]

Too bad about the board choice... looks like no fun at all   

Your vids are affecting how I view the world...  Okinawa now is all about outer reefs : )

LOL. There are loads of "inner reefs" as well. But only if you like surfing with a lot...and I mean a lot, of other surfers. Also lots of coastline with limited access. Close-in reef, but you can just go for a paddle and get away from it all.