The Beginning of Winter

I guess it is that time of year again... winter.  The water, now a chilly 50 degrees, and the air, even colder.  We may start to see some of the bigger swells of the year pop up, and, to be honest, I have no idea how big it will be.  But here is a clip from 2011 to put these waves in perspective.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIUTI_P4Ryw

-Carson

Yeewww

Here are a few pics shot by Lynne from a warm day last summer. Tristan's riding the yellow board. The waves were small but we were having fun just messing around. -Lars

Looking Back

I was searching through my photos the other day and found these. They are from a July day in 2010 when I was 11 years old. I don't know why but these shots just stood out to me. They seemed very vibrant and clear. It made me remember all of the great summer days we had. This day could not have been better. It was warm, clear, and sunny. The waves were perfect in my mind. 2 feet and glassy, it was easy waist high on me. Just Tristan and I all alone. We could not have been happier. Back in those days I rode my 5'8 twin fish. I loved this board and how I could catch every single wave effortlessly. I did not even try, I just cruised. 

While lots of other kids were paddling around on their 4 foot short boards I was catching every wave and developing a  laid back, smooth approach.  Here are a few photos of me from when I was 11 years old and 4 1/2 feet tall. Lars

Rhode Island photos continued

Well, looks like Jose has come through again with some great photos of the surf in Rhodi.  This next photo here is for me at least one of the more iconic photos of Sandy.  Some one is drawing a nice backside line.  I am on the right. If you look real closely, you can see the white caps from a monster set about a mile out. -Carson

This was taken roughly 1/4 of the way through the session. After this, the waves increased another two feet.  By the end, it was double overhead on me easily.

The tide was coming up fast, and there were some strong cross-currents on the inside.  This next one really shows how strong the currents really were

I am glad I did not get washed in.  By the end, the inside was like a giant cheese-grater.

New Stick

Crowley just got a super sick new 5 star. A 5'5 standard short-board, pretty wide through the nose and he has been ripping on it!! It has been working really well in all conditions. With a Nor-Easter headed our way it looks like it we will be pretty busy shredding. On another note the O'neill Cold Water Classic is going down in Santa Cruz right now. The surfing has been amazing and should stay that way for the rest of the event. Go check it out at http://www.oneill.com/cwc/ -Lars ⚓

Sandy Leftovers

On Wednesday, the Cable Crew checked out fox hill with a new face.  Mario, a Bostonian surfer joined us for what was a sketchy but fun session.  The waves were about 5 feet and glassy.  There will be some photos on the way of the session.  We will keep you posted.

Sandy

Here is a brief update of Hurricane Sandy. The swell first came in in Sunday with large surf, high winds and not many surfers. Then a few kids surfed Monday morning when school was cancelled but it was stormy and extremely windy. We stayed busy skating Austin's mini ramp and watching massive waves spraying over the break wall. On Tuesday we had a two hour delay after briefly losing power. Crowley surfed solid Rye Rocks on his new 5 star. I will have an update on that soon. I surfed yesterday and it was fun. Head hih to a little overhead on me and super rippable. We did not get the waves we were hopping for but it was fun. NH was lucky. We did not experience much damage while New Jersey and New York were practically destroyed. I may have more photos of Sandy soon. Lars ⚓