E's Surf Report

Shout out to e...you make the whole thing possible

Nice morning out there! Got out a little later then I wanted but the ocean was smooth and at least surfable. Found it to be a bit challenging with the treadmill moving north and some holes here and there. Got stuck in some spots and hammered by the waist/chest high waves.

CK, Mexi, and Lewis were spotted out there. I don't really know Lewis other then surfing near him but I gotta say he surfs really well. Amazing speed that he can generate. Spotted Mexi on a solid righthander. Myself, I found a few here and there. Nice to be out after a 2 day hiatus.

Chopes starts tomorrow! Gives me something to listen to all afternoon.

Damn that wave is thick...

saw kaiser and friends on a nice peak. too many on it so i went and caught some fun ones in the middle. so glassy. SURF!!!

btw, forgot to mention. did anyone see the beautiful, barnacles encrusted whales out there this morning.

Pacifica Shark Encounter 4-26-05

On April 26, 2005, Patty Kaz was surfing at Rockaway Beach, Pacifica. It was 8:15 AM and she had been in the water about 2 hours. The sky was overcast with an air temperature of about 60 degrees and the sea was glassy with 2-3 foot waves and visibility of only a few feet.

Patty recounted: “I was surfing small waves for about 5 minutes before I sighted the shark. I was just sitting on my board as the waves came to a lull. I wasn't moving at all for these 5 minutes. I had my feet dangling in water. Suddenly I got a real 'BAD' feeling and looked up to see a shark dorsal fin about 40 feet away. The fin was about 2 feet high and the shark was moving back and forth near some rocks. I lay down on my board, taking my legs out of the water. My heart was pounding and I knew I dared not make a move or splash. I waited for a few minutes till a decent set wave took me in to the beach. When I reached the shore I looked back and the shark was close to where I had been just moments earlier. A guy in the parking lot went up high on the rocks and looked down with binoculars and sure enough the shark was visible. The shark was about 12ft long. The dorsal and tail fins were visible as well as the outline of sharks body.“

Shark sighting, Ocean Beach, May 1st

On May 1, 2005, Sven Vahsen and Tobias Golling were surfing Ocean Beach near Noriega Avenue. It was about 8:15 AM and they had been in the water for 90 minutes. The sky was clear and the water glassy with waves ranging from 1– 9 feet. The depth of the water was about 9 feet with visibility limited to only a few feet.

Vahsen recalled; “My friend and I were sitting on our surfboards waiting for waves. We were sitting in a location where the 2 meter and larger waves would break. I think we can infer from this that there must have been sandbanks about 2-3 meters under the water to cause the breaking waves, with deeper water in between. My legs were hanging in the water. We were quite far out for surfing, perhaps 150 meters. A third friend and two other surfers were in the same area, but closer to the beach. I suddenly noticed a shark fin outside of where I was sitting, about 15 meters away from me. The shark was moving very slowly, if at all, towards the North. It did not appear interested in us. I was looking for incoming waves when I spotted the fin. It submerged after a few seconds, and I did not see it again. I consulted with my two friends and one of them had also seen the fin briefly. We decided to paddle in. We paddled towards the beach calmly and rode the next suitable waves towards the shore. We warned another surfer who did not seem very concerned. Once I described the fin he seemed to believe perhaps it really was a shark, but he stayed out in the water. The fin was triangular in shape, almost black in color, and about 1.5 feet tall. It was only slightly asymmetrical in shape. I noticed that the fin had some 'structure' on the trailing edge. It looked like there were streaks, almost like the hairs on a paint brush. That end of the fin looked soft. After browsing pictures of shark fins on the web, I think we saw a great white shark.” White Sharks are known to frequent this area.

Caution should be exercised when utilizing this location for your ocean water activities. Please report any shark sighting, encounter or attack to the Shark Research Committee.

Something about those shark encounters seems odd.

Seems 8:15 is the time to surface... I have never seen a fin at OB, but some of those rascals must cruise by from time to time.

I'm with you tsm..."waves ranging from 1-9 feet" then sven goes on to describe everything else in metric measures.

Shout out to you E!!!! Keep sprayin them words yo self!!

The lane looks sooo good right now!!! GO SOUTH IDIOTS!!!!!! AND I DONT MEAN PACIFICA!

1-9 ft surf on Saturday morning? Give me a break! Although, I say keep the shark sightings at OB coming - it might scare the Lindy crowd back to Pathetica.

If there are sharks in the water, I'm not surfing here (and I recommend the rest of you stay out of the water also).

I had a sighting this morning (my first at OB). Mid-beach around 7:40 am. Two other people also saw it. The dorsal fin was about a foot out of the water, with a decent size wake behind it. Just cutting through the water so fluidly and straight for about 20 yards before submerging. Freaky.

Also at Cronkite yesterday morning, we saw a seal disappear in a large spray of whitewater. I'm not saying that it was definitely the landlord regulating, but I've never seen a seal disappear like that, with so much spray, when submerging on its own accord.

Seems to be early in the season for the so many sightings.

this morning i saw a dorsal at the local.

it was a dolphin.

SurRRRRRRFF!

PLEASE GO TO SURFLINE AND POST SHARK SIGHTINGS....

On Saturday May 1, 2005, at 8:15 Noriega was pretty crowded. Those two guys probably just saw a dolphin.

This morning at 8:15 a.m., I was rinsing off at the showers in the Sloat parking lot.

But at 7:30 a.m. (or thereabouts), 2 whales made their way just outside the lineup moving south to north.

We were north of Noriega and the crowd.

And we saw the dolphins a few minutes earlier. There were significant differences in the way the two moved and looked, but I hope your right. In fact, I am going to go with your version.

sorry if I bummed anyone out.

SURRFFFFFFFFFFF.

huh...sharks get sighted every time it is sunny and glassy. I wonder if it's because people spend so much time sitting on a peak waiting for their turn, they look around and see everything they miss they rest of the time.

Whales at OB...that's pretty cool. I think I've only seen harbor seals and california sea lions...come to think of it, I've never seen a fish, aside from on a hook. Last week I saw a crab missing a claw and 3 legs and he was still scooting around. Those are some tough crustaceans.

nice OB PICS? http://www.concussion.org/new_site/index.html

got to surf from there

tons of sea life in the mix.

no worries geoff.. I'm in denial about the proximity of the landlord. I guess i need to remember that...

...the tooth is out there!

Shark sighting at Mavs, May 3rd!

Just yesterday, witnesses claim a twenty to twenty-five foot Great White was circling the line up at the Mavericks surf spot for up to thirty minutes. The shark was feasting on a baby Orca and doing celebratory backflips, all with perfect re-entries. As throngs of onlookers gathered on the cliff to view the site, a quiet voice shook the crowd to the core.
"Looks minor," said the voice.
The crowd turned to see who uttered the phrase, only to see a hunched hooded soul walking back to his car. The dark figure sank out of view while the crowd turned their focus back to fish feeding.
Moments later, as the clouds darkened, young Timmy Tiggins of Half Moon Bay jumped to his feet and pointed out to sea. "There he is! He's paddling out! I can't believe its him!"
The crowd rose, tense and aware. They knew it was him, but why here, why now? Whispers turned to shouts, panic turned to fear...everyone jockying for a view, but too afraid to look.
Old Man Jenkins arrived in his pickup and stepped to the edge of the cliff, binoculars in hand.
"It's him alright. Look how the seas calm around him. He's in control. This is his time."
The shark had become an after thought, as all eyes were on the tiny figure paddling out to sea. The further he paddled, the thicker the swell grew, the glassier the ocean became. This was clearly his position, his moment to exist.
The figure reached the line up, sat atop his board and waited. Ten minutes go by. Twenty. The crowd had swelled.
"Is he trunkin' it?" asks Tyler, the local grom ripper.
"Trunking it? That's a banana hammock, son. As raw as it comes," answers Old Man Jenkins. Tyler was slack jawed.
What happened next can't be described in words. An attempt to explain it would just belittle the experience. It just wouldn't be fair. It was thirty minutes of experiencing life beyond what life should be. It was more than what science has told us, yet more than what religion has questioned.
The crowd dispursed, each witness alone in their thoughts. The last to leave was Old Man Jenkings, limping slowly back to his pickup. A young man comes sprinting up the hill, past the descending crowd.
Out of breath, the young man stops Jenkins at his truck.
"What did I miss?" asks the winded young man. Old Man Jenkins raised his head to the man and paused. His eyes were wet with emotion, his gaze a softened stare.
"He was here. It was him," sighed Jenkins.
"Who?! Who was here!?" shouted the young man. Old Man Jenkings paused, then climbed into his truck. He looked out to the ocean, and then back to the young man.
"Mav's charging charger was here."

From what I can tell, the landlord seems to go away when the wind chop picks up. Shitty waves, but man, surfing until 8:30 rocks.

Friday
6 May 2005 Pacific Daylight Time

SUN
Begin civil twilight 5:40 a.m.
Sunrise 6:08 a.m.
Sun transit 1:06 p.m.
Sunset 8:05 p.m.
End civil twilight 8:34 p.m.

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Make friends with this man. Miguel Ramirez, the world's best and most experienced ding king.

Something else odd about the OB sighting. Both Sven Vahsen and Tobias Golling are physicists it seems from Denmark and perhaps doing work at Berkeley. I googled their names... Now it is possible that they are colpetely unrelated to the surfers but that would be quite a coincidence. That may explain the meter stuff, but the wave size should most certainly have been more accurate--perhaps 1 to 1.5 meters, certianly not 2 meters and greater. That's about 7 feet plus. Anyone talk to a couple Danes out in the linup on Sat? Here anything like, " Yah, dat was a beeg wafe you got dare Sven."
That's the end of my ivestigation.

Unreal....

""Is he trunkin' it?" asks Tyler, the local grom ripper.
"Trunking it? That's a banana hammock, son. As raw as it comes," answers Old Man Jenkins. Tyler was slack jawed."

Top 10 for sure!

mavs charging charger - a true legend. I'm all misty eyed after that one. bravo!

Another wipeout.
http://www.freesurfvideo.com/gallery/item/predownload/37/1/free-surfing-videos/crazy-wipeout.html

May 1 was Sunday, not Saturday. I surfed Noriega on May 2 at lunch time and didn't see anything except a few fun shoulder high peaks. I've never seen a shark anywhere, and I call bullshit on anyone who claims they exist at ocean beach. Those headless sea lions that wash up on the beach sometimes were probably run over by boats or something. Or maybe attacked by packs of feral hippie pit bulls from Golden Gate Park.

I was there Sunday morning at that time, and I can certify that there were LOTS AND LOTS of enormous sharks. One totally ruined my TRIPLE OVERHEAD barrell.

Thanks for the important correction Eric. Not seeing and not existing are two very different things. When the last time you saw bacteria in the water? How about a stiped bass--not on a fishing line or a sea lions mouth? Neither have I. Sharks have been spotted in the bay, and certainly in Marin. I don't think they care where they swim in search of food or love. I have seen sea lions on the beach with huge bite marks so I can at least verify that much. Why wouldn't a shark cruise by OB?

Dominic Rice is/was a friend of mine.I have not seen or heard from him in years. He is the son of Johnny Rice, Santa Cruz legend. He was known for occasionally doing, shall we say... strange things now and then at parties when it got late and everyone was in a drunken stupor. He was also known as a waterman extraordinaire.

Evidently he received a medal of some sort for a rescue in Bodega Bay, and legend has it, actually he told me himself, that he was kicked out of the Coast Gaurd after he ate a bunch of mushrooms in the Coastie dormitory, freaked out, and paddled his board out from the dorm and out the channel of the Harbor Entrance at about 10 at night in huge surf. They sent a 44 out looking for him, and finaly found him back in his dorm room dripping wet and rather wild eyed.That was that for the coast gaurd.

I will never forget one freezing cold day on the Jetty, smoking offshore south wind in January, when her comes Dominic down from the mountains. (He had married a Hupa girl, and lived up on the reservation) Well, here he comes strolloing down the Jetty. We are all huddled up (greg, hugh, brian, John and the rest of the crew)trying to stay warm. Here comes old Dominic. Carrying a log.Not a longboard, a lunky, archaic,log. He jumps off the Jetty, NO WETSUIT into triple overhead surf, and catches threee or four INSANE waves. Then climbs up on the rocks and hops out. I walked up to him and said "Dominic, arn't you cold, I mean, christ, it's freezing" "Yes", he says. "I am freezing my ass off. I JUST DID NOT FEEL LIKE WEARING A SUIT TODAY."

A true story from up North

Clearly we are talking about the Jetty in Humboldt yes?

A few seals munching on some nice looking striped bass this morning. Fisherman also getting their fill - good eats for all.

Sessions north of Cabo: 10,000?
Sessions without a wetty: 0

My buddy, Bedient (who took those OB pics to which Pez referred - http://www.concussion.org/new_site/index.html), just set up a site called killearth.com. It’s a great site for all Rebublicans and Democrats alike. Check it out and buy a shirt if your not too scared to wear your emotions on your sleeve (or chest as it may be)…..

Bedient is a longtime member of the Kirkim Kountry Crackers and former president of the BAD ATTITUDE CREW (he then got a grilfriend, became happy and sadly got his membership revoked).

I just read a similar story about Jock Suntherland, after he joined the navy doing the same thing in Santa Cruz. Jumping in, no wetsuit on huge, cold day. Jock is an interesing character...I just read Matt Warshaw's profile of him. Seems that whole North Shore late 60's crowd all got beaten down by drugs.

those who got beaten down by drugs didn't do enough drugs!

clearly.

Dennis, my nickname isn't the ostrich for nothing. How do you know those bite marks weren't from feral hippy pit bulls anyway? Also, my ironic and sarcactic sense of humor may not be as finely tuned as Blakestah's but I enjoy it nonetheless. I'm probably the only one. Sorry.

No Problemo Eric. Had I known you were Eric the Ostrich I wouldn't have questioned your opinion :) How foolish I feel.

speaking of jetties, i assumed that the beach would not be workable this morning and headed south until i found something ridable. i'm regretting it after reading the ob reports but is was fun enough and super-clean down at egpimp's old hangout. and there was a guy in the water smiling & chatting & getting his share too - good vibe much appreciated.

the account of the Mavs Charging Charger may be the finest thing i have ever read. simply classic.

Here Here

Nice story TSFTN.

Ahhh, Kirkham Kounty how I miss thee. I also miss being extremely loud in the water and pissing off s.s. Sharkbait. There will be a Bad Attitude Crew reunion in late May. Watch out!

Eric, I hear you. But just last Sunday I was out surfing with kloo and we watched a half dozen surfers get gobbled up by MAN EATING GREAT WHITE SHARKS with sharp pointy teeth. It was a gruesome sight. There wasn't one shark either - a whole bunch of them. Humming "Surfing USA" to themselves in-between ripping arms and legs off surfers.

I tell ya, they meant business. Locals only.

forget the sharks, I hear those blue jellyfish are toxic enough to burn through wetsuits. If one comes into contact w/your eyes, you will go blind.

The 9 ft waves [ typo in story?] reminds me when this guy told me he'd been surfing 20 footers this one day. Thing is, I'd driven by while he happend to be there and waves were 8 foot. 8 ft is totally respectable. But when I mentioned the observed wave height, I was informed that the 20 footers just happened to show up when I wasn't looking, a result of 8 foot waves combining and jacking up to TOH height. Hm. Hmmm.

a few pics from my trip to hawaii.

weird volcanic rock formation

this shorebreak looked like it'd be fun on a boogie

mmm...pineapple

wow, that banana hammock that the mavs charging charger charged at the speedo outlets seems to be getting some use.

Forget the sharks, I saw one longboarder get taken out by a sea otter with rabies. Believe me, those things are not so cute when they are chewing on the stump where your legs used to be. Ok, they're still kinda cute, but terrifying too.

eating triskiuts after 3 hour session, sorry. saw a few sharks but they were chill. it was glassy and likely to remain so.

i felt like i feel when i watch goonies whilts reading that one MCC, superb.

Did someone say "toxic jellyfish"?

Man and I was having so much fun at lindy north now that the big scary waves are gone.

Didn't see any sharks but I saw a huge sea lion jusk basking in the glassy waves in the middle of the beach around noon. great peaks, strong current and just a few friends. those little blue jellyfish with the sails are called " vella vella" I believe. They're cool!
alos to the dude with the blue rails and hood and long blond hair- I'm so sorry I got in your way! It was one of those " I'll just stay frozen "moments and you'll go by me, but you I ended up right in your path. Mea culpa

e

Late posting--------I hear the shout. It's still on up here. Swell has been small but the periods looooooong. Lot's o' niceness pacnorwest peelers. Off to Vancouver Island BC tomorrow in search of surf. Let you know what happens when I get back next week.

Blakestah - that's a really scary story. Glad you made it out alive. Unfortunaely, I didn't. I was eaten by the sharks.

With you all in spirit.

Damned LAPD! Saw the Charging Charger on TV in The Joint. Balls to the walls, brother. You are A-Town possiblity. "A friend with weed is a friend indeed".
I'm out and regrouping the Teem from A-Town. I am ready to throw buckets and grind ass. Marv couldn't post bail, Skimps is AWOL, and my arrest has thrown a hatchet into our SF takedown.
Mal P. to St. Teresa throwin hippie dirtballs over the falls, comin' to LA and takin' County LIne by storm we are THE BRIGADE. And we are comin' North to SF! So be ready to see and belive! We'll be throwin buckets, pimpin hard and proving that respect is better givin then recieved!
LA County has seen what The Brigade can do, so will you, EG P. !
Brigade Out!

Hey Dennis, did I just see you in the H2O?? Or was that another Dennis...?

Bra! Had to check the baby's mom at her crib in la jolla.
Tryin to get a dolla outa me? Skimps dont play that. Had to bang some sense into her, than her MILF mom.
Afterwards scored huge shacks at big rock, sprayed David Eggers in the face than raged with his chick till the next day. I'll be in SF soon for some raging brigade style.

Whaa?

heff - enjoy 'couv isle. good shit!!

kaiser - holy..........

sightings this morning:

whale
porpoises
dolphins
seal
sea lion
surfacing fry

Everything but ll. felt a vibe tho. saw a big dead sea elephant floating off alcatraz in the afternoon.

surfers were spread out nicely

Mexi, I was in the water from 4:30 to 6:30 at the south end. Did we speak?