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Date/Time:   Monday, 20 January 2003, 1:30-2:30  
    
Location:   Gaviota Coast  
    
Weather:   Sunny with a bit of onshore breeze coming up  
    
Conditions:   Clean, Hollow but too fast.  
    
Swell(Harvest):   7.1ft @ 11s @ 275°  
    
Tide:   3.0 and dropping  
    
Surf:   Waist to Chest High Sets  
    
Board:   Progressive  
    
Comments:   The bouys were showing ridiculously out of the west today. At one point I saw Harvest showing 265. Spring Tide is still making the morning session difficult so a post-lunch session was in order. I'm consistently choosing beach-breaks when I should be choosing point breaks because this West along with a bit more size was making for some highly unmakeable waves at my chosen location. A few fun rides which were short and pitching. Most of time was speant gaping at walls that would close along a 100 yard section in about second. Kicking myself for not investigating a spot with more potential, but hey what can you do when the man is bringing you down?

I figured MLK day would bring all my little grom buddies out to rip and tear and make me look like a complete kook, but none were there. They must have gotten mom to drive them to Rincon or something. I hope they had better sessions then I.



 
    
   
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