LittLe BiTs

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some of this

and some of this

Late winter and early spring have dropped some good days on us whether it's been at Wrightsville Beach or a leap across the inlet to Masonboro.  The last couple weeks the weather has been steadily improving and the water temp has been on the rise.  Most people are out without boots and gloves and the walrus suits of winter are slowly getting thinner.  Bikinis and board shorts have been along the edge of the shore and a couple in the line-up but they aren't lasting long in the 60 deg water.  It won't be long and we will all be out of the neoprene for a while.  Hallelu Jah.

rode south to carolina beach today.  only two guys out mostly choppy but there were some rolling in.  britts donuts and the rest of the boardwalk will be crankin' soon.

D.S.T.

daylight savings at wrightsville beach.  this started friday and lasted through the weekend.
4.5'@15secs.  longer waits but uncw was on spring break so the line up was not crowded.  Saturday morning started out at 37degrees and nobody out.  Al and I had Cstreet to ourselves from 8 til 10.  fingers and feet were mostly numb when we were done.  Masonboro, sunday morning and the crowd was out in full force.  there were some sets breaking out passed the jetty,  a couple guys on longer setups got'em way outside and had some big faces to play on.  meanwhile the rest of us were scrapping it out on the inside for steep drops and trying to out run the close outs.  it is still going today 3.9' at 14secs WB has 10kt NE wind so you know where you should be.  get there if you can. later.

last day

its that time already.  this is the last day before you gotta starting coughing up the cash.
damnit.

wrightsville beach wednesday woooooo

powering thru the spray

c street:  fat tide and strong offshore wind but still fun.  lots of people out that i hadn't seen in a while.  another winter storm gives us something to do early in the morning.

Winter Surfing Wrightsville Beach

Kevin on the Hot Tuna



Ian on the Simulator

 Friday was throwing up some waves as the "biggest winter storm ever"  was about to pound the Northeast (biggest since 1978 anyway).  Nonetheless, waves were at Wrightsville Beach for most of the morning and the lineup was semicrowded from Mercers to Crystal Pier.  Turns out, I knew the guy on the yellow stand up board.  Kevin was out test riding Ian Baulding's "Hot Tuna" stand up board and Ian was riding his new "Simulator."  You can check out his stuff at http://ianbalding.com/
Oh, when did we starting name winter storms.  Nemo?  what?  I don't umderstand that at all. 

wednesday storm thursday swell

shutting down on some



smaller on others

walls on others

A deadly winter storm swept across the country and pushed some hard wind out of the S on Wednesday gusts upward of 45kts.  Luckily the storm passed offshore with little ill effect on us here in Wilmington.  Thursday morning the wind rolled to the West (at 20 kt) and the temp  dropped down from the upper 70's and was now in the 50's.  Have to say it was a little hard to get motivated.  Checked  a few spots and snapped a few pics at the south end of Wrightsville Beach and settled on Columbia Street for a paddle out.  Now today it is flat again.