Santa Barbara Area Surf Reports

Comments: My first session at Rincon of the season. Well, I'm not sure the season has started yet, but this was a good pre-season session. I probably hadn't been to Rincon in 3-4 months. Surprisingly, I picked up right where I left off. It was good to see the familiar faces there, the amazing nose-riding skills of old timers and young punks alike, as well as the stream of talented female surfers that are always impressive out there. The water was clean and warm, and the lines were long and held up well. I have to surf this spot more often. Of course I say that until I end up sitting out a couple of sets while everyone around me jockeys for position.

Regardless of the crowds it was a good time. I caught a slew of waves, some that even took me down to the first light post on the 101. I was primarily sitting in front of what Tim Maddux called "The Whip Ladies House", that big long house with lots of glass windows. People are certainly friendly out there on small playful days like this. Chatted up one red headed guy for awhile who informed that I'd really missed a few fun days at the 'Con recently. Rats. I surfed until it got even more crowded and I was hard pressed to get in position for a wave, so I took one last one in with a big grin on.