Newport - Agate Beach and South Jetty
Sometimes I will hit up Otter Rock (devil's soup bowl) or Short Sands
Favourites Spots:
Agate Beach on larger days
South Jetty on decent to big days
Any spot in Puerto Rico when I can make the trip down there...
My Biggest Wave:
Double Overhead
Prefered Wave Size:
Overhead
Favourite Type of Spot:
Right Pointbreak; Right Reef; Left Reef
Prefered Tricks:
Drop In
My Best Ever Session:
Too many to count... but it would either be the day out at Ruins/Wilderness with 6 - 9 footers coming through on an uncrowded day..
or La Ocho on the 12 - 15 footer day with just me out... catching the big ones until my board broke..
or just the other day in January 2008 catching 10 - 12's in the middle of the beach at Agate
Biggest Fear or Wipe out:
La Ocho, definitely... during the large sessions almost hitting a body boarder, turning down the wave and the wave crashing ontop of me and breaking my board.
Favourite Surfers:
Mick Fanning - Joel Tudor - don't know too many more..
Wish I surfed contest, but don't want to look like a fool... have to start somewhere though, I guess...
My Quiver
All about my boards !
Board 1
Shape:
Longboard
Fins:
3- Thrusther
Shaper:
Al Merrick
Size x Width x Thickness:
9' 24" 2.75"
Condition:
Battered and Bruised
Make and Technology:
Channel Islands Surfboards
Good for all around surf - knee high to 15 feet
Tail:
squash
Bottom:
Flat
Type of Fins:
FCS
Rails, Specifics:
Don't know specifics... not great for walking the nose... but great for speed and getting barreled....
Year Made:
2004
Year Bought:
2004
My Opinion About:
It has been a great board. Rode one to many waves during a large swell in Puerto Rico... broke it in half. Otherwise, have gotten my use out of her. Great for small waves too... ankle to knee...
Session Memories:
Dropping in on a 15 footer in Puerto Rico... with no one else out there... and riding it through - no barrel though... but great session before breaking the board..
Board 2
Shape:
Mini-Mal / Hybrid
Fins:
3- Thrusther
Shaper:
Native - San Diego
Size x Width x Thickness:
7'2" 22" 2.25"
Condition:
Well Used
Make and Technology:
Local Board Shaper in San Diego - Ocean Beach... Rocky's Surf Shop... what a hook up...
Tail:
squash
Bottom:
Flat
Type of Fins:
FCS
Rails, Specifics:
Good all around board..don't really know the specifics..
Year Made:
2002
Year Bought:
2002
My Opinion About:
Good second board.... especially for a beginner surfer. Been ridden from Panama to San Francisco, and many places in between. Good for large waves, including 12 footers in Puerto Rico... Glad it was bought.. Prepared me for my first short board.
Session Memories:
Riding my first river mouth wave in Guatemala... small day but with a few friends... haven't ridden a river break since...
Board 3
Shape:
Retro / Single
Fins:
1- Single
Shaper:
ODY - Cardiff by the Sea
Size x Width x Thickness:
6'8" 21.5" 2.5"
Condition:
Still Sexy
Make and Technology:
ODY - Cardiff by the Sea - Picked it up in Craig's List... great condition.... custom board...
Tail:
pintail
Bottom:
Flat
Type of Fins:
Single 9"
Rails, Specifics:
Don't know the specifics
Year Made:
2006
Year Bought:
2007
My Opinion About:
Wanted a retro board with single fin... great for all around conditions ... small waves to the big ones I was in the other day!! Rockin' board!
Session Memories:
Riding her in 10 - 12 feet waves in frigid Oregon Waters on a great day!
Board 4
Shape:
Fish Style
Fins:
3- Thrusther
Size x Width x Thickness:
5'8" 20" 2.75"
Condition:
Still Sexy
Make and Technology:
Pelicano - Isabella, Puerto Rico
Small Fish style - perfect for those small days
Tail:
swallow
Bottom:
Flat
Type of Fins:
Future Fins
Rails, Specifics:
Don't know the angle of the rail...
beautiful board... hand made, elegant, just an excellent board for small days and those head highs... like a long board feeling but that quickness you get with a short board..
Year Made:
2005
Year Bought:
2005
My Opinion About:
This is the shortest board I have purchased. I had ridden a 6'0" for about a year before getting this board and what a great idea it was... it changed my thoughts on surfing all together... the length/thickness ratio is amazing... the design was perfect and I have ridden that board the most since purchasing it...
Session Memories:
Riding a "hidden" wave in St. Martin... behind the trash depot until sunset with the locals... perfect rights head high and no crowds...
Board 5
Shape:
Shortboard
Fins:
3- Thrusther
Shaper:
Sharp Eye
Size x Width x Thickness:
6' 22" 2.25"
Condition:
Well Used
Make and Technology:
Sharp Eye Swallow Tail Tri-Fin...
Excellent Summer Board for San Diego...
Tail:
swallow
Bottom:
Flat
Type of Fins:
FCS
Rails, Specifics:
Don't know the specifics...
Year Made:
2005
My Opinion About:
My first short board! What an experience going from a 9' to a 7'2" to this short thing... quick ride at first.. never barreled with it... but just an overall great short board ride...
Year Bought:
2005
Session Memories:
Riding it with the locals in Martinique on a head high day and no wind with one other guy... perfect rights... and then trying to get the other guys the next day how great the rides were...
My Surftrips
Last Surftrips:
My last surf trip was back in 2004 on the east coast with a friend from Washington DC. We hit up the Eastern Sea Board from South Carolina to Virgina. The outer banks and many beaches in between. There were a few good days, other knee highers... but it was great just being with a friend and getting in the water.
Next Surftrips:
I would love for my next trip to be in Mexico or central america. I am sure I could even convince my wife to make that trip... not sure when it will be though.
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