off topic

here are some pics sent to me by my good friend G-money of a mini-tug boat festival in Woudsend, Holland that happened last weekend.  the outboards are of German and Swiss origin, 1915-1935.  you gotta love some brass outboards and wooden boats.  to be in Holland in the spring, one day i will stop talking and get there.  thanks for the pics. see ya soon.

unlucky pine tree last night

splinter

little wall

johnnie mercers

swack

c street



wildlife zone







smack

skirrt

last night a nice storm rolled through and one unlucky pine tree in hugh macrae park caught the brunt of a bolt.  the wind swell from that approaching storm left us with some nice swell at Wrightsville Beach this morning.  A small cell was running up the coast this morning and as it passed the wind laid down for an hour or so and I was able the get some photos of the wrightsville beach nameless and then get wet my self.  Tomorrow should be as good as today with more offshore winds, we'll see.  You might want to call in with some form of morning sickness. 

without tungsten

with tungtsen

little line in the no surf zone

100's broken every year
best print so far

butt face

there was a small surf line early saturday morning at wrightsville beach but no one out.  took some photos
from johnnie mercers pier.  lots of people out taking sunrise shots.

baggies and bikinis

there were all kinds of people out today.  most were in baggies or bikinis only.  marsh grass is all over the beach after that super full moon drug it out of the sound.  summer is just around the corner at Wrightsville Beach.  after about 2 hrs in the water I got out and grabbed a few photos then took it to the house.

Wrightsville Beach had a thigh-waist high swell today.  I got a couple sunglared photos. 

loving mondays

johnny mercer's cut back

walling up at jm pier

another cut back

from johnny mercer's to figure 8 island

columbia street

columbia street

south end

columbia street

columbia street

another fine day of surfing and photos at Wrightsville Beach.  the storms of yesterday gave us some nice
swell most of today.  the offshore winds slowly knocked it down as the tide fell especially on the south end but columbia street was working most of the day.  Johnny Mercer's was also a favorite most of the morning where you could surf with 50 of your best friends on just about any bar that was working. 

Thursday Swell

riding high

looking up

gotta bail

in deep

almost

Some swell was showing yesterday at the South End of Wrightsville Beach.  Wind NNW (going N) and ESE swell.
Mostly closing out on the larger swell.  But there was one bar almost at the jetty that was providing
some longer lines.  The pier had a rip that was tearing up the line but a few guys were managing some
decent rides.  By the time I paddled out the wind was starting to pick up (heading more N and NNE) and the tide was falling hard, chopping up the faces.  Better than what we have though, not complaining.