First Session of 2011 - January 2, 2011

I went surfing with Jacob, Luke and Beth in Santa Cruz. We checked East Side and West Side but the waves didn't look great when we arrived. We waited about an hour and went to a surf shop to get some 2mm gloves, wax and other various things.

We went back to Cowells and it started to shape up and there were only a handful of people out. Apparently, Cowells can be as crowded as Waikiki, HI. I have been to Waikiki and it is overwhelming! 

I started out on Beth's board, 8'3 hybrid board (I will be getting a similar board with my own design on it! Exicted!) and caught a bunch of waves. After about an hour in the water, Beth and I switched boards. I rode my long board that just got some dings repaired (thanks to Luke and Beth!) and I was able to cross step and ride the nose a couple times. 

Beth caught a bunch of fun ones on my board, Jacob hung five a couple times, and Luke caught a wave so long we thought we lost him!

It was a fun session with knee to waist high waves. By the time we got out of the water, there were TONS of people.

It was a great way to bring in the New Year!