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Date/Time:   Friday, 31 January 2003, 12:00-1:00  
    
Location:   Gaviota Coast  
    
Weather:   Sunny and Super Warm  
    
Conditions:   Super Small and Clean.  
    
Swell(Harvest):   5.1ft @ 17s @ 290°  
    
Tide:   3.0 and falling  
    
Surf:   Knee with occaisonal waist high sets  
    
Board:   Progressive  
    
Comments:   There was no way I was going surfing in these small conditions but it was so warm and sunny and going back to work was not an option. So i suited up much to the humor of others checking it out. Walked out to the lineup and started to enjoy. Actually my best session of the week. Super small miniature little waves with perfect shape that would pitch out. I actually saw one spit. I caught a million little waves and was actually pulling little stunts off, which is rare for me. Kept losing my board trying to get in the green room and had to go hopping to shore to pick it up.

Another guy came out when I was out there. Same deal...on his lunch break and needing to get wet. He pulled into some nice ones. As I was getting out of my suit two guys were heading out there, in trunks. Like summertime in Goleta...small waves and trunking it, but without the fog. I should have waxed my board, I kept slipping off. Once as i was standing up my hand slipped off and faceplanted on my board and went skipping down the face. Good times.

 
    
   
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