thinking back to last year

thinking back to last year jan.18th this swell showed up.  the water temp on the 12th was a bur 43. unless it gets really cold really fast we could hover in the 50's for a while. it is 52.2 @ johnny mercer's right now.  ten degrees is that a lot?

boredom strikes

board's done and now boredom takes over.  showed my son and one of his friends about long exposure and lights.  they were blown away.  

new year new ride

rooster shack

rooster inspection

checking 10

HAPPY NEW YEAR.   just got done with 0004.  5'6'' mini.  22" wide. 2 3/4 thick.  2home brew fins.  and some resin tint.  getting ready to get ready.  could be awhile before it gets wet not much in the forecast here at wrightsville beach.  hope it stays in the 70's a few more weeks but that is not likely.  Tons of Thanks to my boy Big Al at the Rooster Shack for letting me take it over the last few days to knock this little simmons out.
build it, ride it. 

high wide

flag

thornton dial and two of his works above

movie at uncw, patrol boat river (pbr), works of Thornton Dial an Alabama man with some crazy talent. 

tropica storm sean swell

 



ts sean pics and some light at night

 a late tropical storm (sean) and we get a nice swell at Wrightsville beach yesterday, after a bunch of NE wind blasting the beach.  gale force W wind pretty much killed any chance of getting some seconds, though there was something to get after the tide fell out a bit, but i had to work all day today anyway.  the moon jellies were still on the beach but not nearly as bad as Monday.  water temp has dropped to 64 and it is suppose to drop into the thirties tonight.  some real neoprene is in the near future and i can't wait.  later

wrightsville beach and north wind

Wrightsville Beach, N.C. some nice waves to be had with some drift and slightly chopped up faces.  Sun was out and low 70"s but the moonjellies had taken over the beach and the line up.  every other stroke and you were hitting one or ten of them bastards.  shit was driving me crazy and after an hour i bailed to take some pics and hit the road.

today the fish are safe and the surfers can only wait for a wind change or get on the road and find a spot somewhere else.