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Trip: Hang on Sloopy ...

Written by DrC123

Monday May 19 2008 06:46:27 PM

Date: from May 19, 2008 to May 19, 2008

Surf trip description:

I'm free ... free falling ... free falling ... nose down angle past 45 degrees,

side angle 30 degrees ... in the breech ... Wham ... the pier bowl hits the

breakwall and rebounds with backwash jacking up the peak to well overhead,

the lip pounding hard on my shoulders ... Bam ... in the barrel now, keep the

bloody nose up baby, grind, grind, the fight-or-flight response kicks in

(tunnel vision, silence, adrenaline rush, slow motion). One thousand and one,

one thousand and two, one thousand and three, one thousand and four,

one thousand and five ... Slam ... hit the green shoulder at max speed,

just flying ... Whoa Nelly!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=726Zf-zin-s

Thank you Tom Petty:

Its 6AM ... 75 F ... no wind ... the sun is low on the horizon producing an eerie orange and yellow halo effect reflecting off the coastal fog. Seal Beach, California, hard to see the end of the pier, looks clean and uncrowded, any waves ... Oh Yeah, chest to overhead peaks ... where did they come from, southern hemi swell not due until tomorrow morning, supposed to be fading NW?

Conditions were perfect with the incoming push from a 10AM high tide. Caught not one, but two epic waves ... late take off's on the wrong side of monster peaks against the sea wall, just sneaking under and though them board flying, hanging on by one 3" side bite and a couple of feet of down rail, into the barrel ... swoosh ... down the line, spat out onto a long glass wall!

Not all fun, fun, fun, the fog got so thick for an hour or so the sets just seemed to jump up out of nowhere. Took off on a first set wave, bad idea, blew me through into the channel between the left hander 'Harvey Wallbanger's' off the break wall and the suicide rights (into the pier) from the middle sandbank then sucked up and Niagara Falls body slammed me into the shallow impact zone. My leash held me down forever trying to drown my butt then wave after wave pounded on me. I could not see the beach, could not see the pier, getting worked hard, caught in a washing machine of swirling currents, the only way I knew which way was which, was the sea of white water pushing towards shore!

Harvey Wallbanger

1 oz Grey Goose® Vodka
1/2 oz Galliano® Herbal liqueur
4 oz Orange juice

Pour vodka and fresh squeezed orange juice into a tall Collins glass over ice cubes and stir. Float Galliano on top and serve with a sprig of mint and twist of orange peel

Modified: Wednesday May 21 2008 04:23:00 PM
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	Date	Surf spot	Wind direction	Waves height	Author
Show	26-05-2010	Seal Beach Pier Northside	Offshore	1m-1.2m / 3ft-4ft	DrC123
Show	07-04-2010	Seal Beach Pier Northside	Offshore	1m-1.2m / 3ft-4ft	DrC123
Show	27-12-2009	Seal Beach Pier Northside	Offshore	1m-1.2m / 3ft-4ft	DrC123
Show	26-11-2009	Blackies	Offshore	Less than 1m / 3ft	DrC123
Show	09-07-2008	Seal Beach Pier Northside	No wind	1m-1.2m / 3ft-4ft	DrC123
Show	16-06-2008	Seal Beach Pier Northside	No wind	1m-1.2m / 3ft-4ft	DrC123

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May 20, 2008, BloodyMary said:

Too sweet for me!

Stoli Vodka
V8 Vegetable juice

Pour 3 parts vodka and 6 parts V8 juice into a Highball glass over cracked ice. Dash of: Lea & Perrin's Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce and lemon juice. Add salt, Celery salt, ground black pepper and cayenne pepper, stir gently. Pinch of pure horseradish, garnish with Celery stick and lemon wedge.

May 20, 2008, DrC123 said:

One of my favourites, if made right. Glass needs to be frosty and lightly rimmed with salt also add carrot sticks and small pitted black olives.

Went out again this morning, nowhere near as good, slight onshore eddy adding bump.
Bigger than yesterday with some monster "hero" sets but walled out. My second wave
got caught in the suckup refraction off the breakwall on takeoff, bottom fell out and got thumped good, only made a few this morning.

May 21, 2008, JamesBond said:

Three measures of Gordon Gin
One measure of Jewel of Russia grain Vodka
Half a measure of Kina Lillet

Shake very well with cracked ice add a large thin slice of lemon peel.

The Vesper Martini. (Shaken, not stirred).

May 21, 2008, Green Fairy said:

Pour one ounce of Absinthe X Zele into a Pontarlier glass over which a silver Absinthe slotted spoon is placed. A sugar cube is then deposited in the bowl of the spoon. Ice-cold water is poured over the sugar until the drink is diluted to a ratio of 3:1.

May 21, 2008, DrC123 said:

Hey ... we must have some real boozers out there!

As an expat OZ boy (Strine for beer mate)
Here are my top 10 drop's: (not in any real order)

Heineken
Swan Larger
Anchor Steam
Rolling Rock
Molsen
Carlsberg
XXXX
Steinlager
Corona
Kirin

Your take?

May 21, 2008, Elvis Presley said:

3/4 ounce Malibu rum
1/2 ounce Bols Blue Curacao
3 ounces Pineapple juice

Combine all ingredients with ice, shake well, then pour into a hurricane glass with the ice. For garnish score pineapple and orange slices with a knife and insert onto rim of glass add cocktail umbrella to spear maraschino cherry through center, crown with a Vanda orchid.

Blue Hawaii

May 25, 2008, DrC123 said:

Some pretty clever work guys. Remember having a couple of "Blue Hawaii's" in Honolulu waiting for the flight to Maui. Got picked up by some friends at the airport who broke out the Maui Wowi on the drive into Lahaina. We checked out Honolua Bay, was actually going off by I was so wasted I didnt even have a clue where the hell I was!

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