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Figured on grabbing some waves on what I thought would be
the last day of surf here for the season. Things didn't
start off well as a bad repair job of the smashed nose on
my old 6'6" squashtail cracked open when I set it down on
the pavement. That, plus all the additional weight from
this summer's ding repairs, led me to stop by Channel Islands
and order a replacement -- MX 6'6" x 18 3/4" x 2 1/2", 5+5+5oz
S-cloth, FCS fins, and the new UV-curing resin. Hopefully
when it comes in I'll really be able to compare its design with
my current newest board -- a 6'6" roundtail MBB4.
The waves had sub-par shape, with decent-sized takeoffs and rides
past the body rock, beyond which most of them fizzled. Only got
one good wave to the stairs. Sporadic sets typical for this swell
and a pretty mellow crowd, most of whom I knew from around Leo or
even up at Rincon. Overall it felt like "maintenance surf" after
this weekend's multiple sessions in solid waves.
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