Tuesday, July 30, 2002
I've been getting ready to start doing a daily surf report much like Tim had going since 1995. Trying to figure out if I'll do it in the style he did, or perhaps a simpler(yet less searchable) way to post. I did a little cleaning of the report section, tried to tie up the loose ends. Once I get established the front page would mostly be for news and info and there would be a whole new section for the reports. I'm trying to pick up on Tim's style as far as listing where he surfed. Obviously it is no problem listing places like Rincon and C-Street, as these places are well known...but what kind of report do you file when you surf somewhere a lot less known? Not that there are any secret spots up here...but there are spots people don't go to often and I don't want to be responsible for directing more. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying localism is cool or I want to be secretive about the spots...but I think there should be spots out there left to the adventurer....places that are fickle and only break on certain swell angles and certain tides and take a good hoof to get there. Would Tim mention these?
One thing that shouldn't be a secret is Wetsand Magazine. Just realized they have an online existence.
link to this
Santa Barbara Surfing. Created by Tim Maddux. Continued by Pope.
