Archive for October, 2006
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Once again I hit the beach around sunrise…. well a little later than sunrise but you get the idea. Onshore winds of 15 to 20 mph generated some pretty good wind chop for Delray. A lot of mushy peaks but once you caught the right spot you were in for a treat. Chest to shoulder high drops and if you were lucky it’d line up for at least a turn or two. I ate it pretty hard on a couple drops but recovered with a grin and paddled back out for more. Dan joined me around 7:30 so it was... Continue Reading
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West Palm Beach plays host to one of the biggest Halloween parties in South Florida. Saturday night Clematis Street in West Palm was alive with the walking dead, over-sized bananas, hookers, playboy bunnies, movie stars and living puns. It was a lot of fun except O’Shea’s, a small Irish Pub where we made the mistake of walking in searching for a beer and a restroom. Holy hell people, learn how to bartend! I stood there for a half an hour before I finally couldn’t take it any more. I’ve never seen anyone behind the bar move so slow and it... Continue Reading
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9am and the phone was ringing with the sound of “surf’s up” and I was out of bed and running. I met Dan in Delray and it was chilly, rainy and glassy. Sweet! The only problem was every wave that came in was right. Geez, every one of em’. Now I know how you regular-footed surfers out there feel, surfing lefts all day long. I got pretty used to going backside by mid-day. The wind changed direction and kicked up around noon to mainly out of the south with a slight offshore direction which meant two things; open faces on... Continue Reading
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And the anxiety begins early this year. What to be, what to be. Katherine’s already got her costume picked out and I think I’m going to be in trouble with that one. It looks like we’re going to hit Clematis in Palm Beach this weekend for the celebration of dressing up like idiots and getting smashed. For some reason Halloween has always been a half-hearted holiday for me ever since the “mummy” costume that went horribly wrong in junior high and left me sitting in the corner, embarrassed and in long underwear for the rest of the night. Ah, the... Continue Reading
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Last night’s little surf session right after work wasn’t too bad though it was definitely the last of the swell. Five minute waits between sets but occasionally a nice sized, waist high set would roll through. The crowd was minimal and not longer after I arrived there were only about 5 of us in the water. Three long boarders and two straggling short boarders. Mostly lefts and kind of mushy but once the face opened up on a few sets it was a good ride down the line. The forecast is calling for increased wind out of the North East... Continue Reading
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The south side of Delray Beach was a zoo again yesterday evening. 80 shortboarders dropping in on one another and my favorite asshole was in the water as well. Some redneck named Farmer who thinks he owns the place, you know the type. Loud mouthed, giant forehead and beet red face. The waves were rideable and at times would actually line up nicely. The swell was coming in out of the north so you’d assume that we’d have primarily lefts to run but the rights were looking just as good if not better on some sets. At least 4 waves... Continue Reading
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