Wednesday, May 18, 2005 @ 6:30 PM
Surfing with the Pelican
| Location: | Gaviota Coast | ||
| Weather: | Sunny and Warm | ||
| Conditions: | High Tide Lumps | ||
| Swell: | 5.5ft @ 11s @ 305° |
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| Surf: | Thigh High |
Comments: Post work beachbreak session with the fish. Handfull of guys out and a lot of bait in the water that the pelicans were feasting on. Many impressive dive bombs in my vicinty by hard working birds. High tide and the waves had a bit of lump to them so getting speed and power were tough. Most waves consisted of a drop a turn and then a complete loss of speed. Other, more agile, surfers were making something of things out there. The fish is a crazy board to figure out. You can do really long drawn out soulful turns and also take tight snaps, but I can't always know what's going to come out when I lay into a turn. Took a couple nice lips on the head during fast rail grabbing tuck ins.