4.3.11 - 4.10.11 Windy Times

4.4.11 - Montara Mess
Jacob, Shiva (Jacob's cousin from Los Angeles, CA) and I went to Montara because every other place was too small and didn't have any waves. Montara was really messy and mushy. Jacob caught the best wave on the outside. I didn't paddle out that far because I really didn't think it was that good. The current was extremely intense and I was just catching smaller ones on the inside. Shiva caught a couple on the inside and a bigger one on the outside but he wasn't as far as Jacob. Montara is good when it is small to flat everywhere else, but when we went the wind was really heavy.

4.9.11 - Clean, Windy, Clean Jetty
This weekend Jacob had a Code Conference for work. I had all weekend to do whatever I wanted to do. I met up with Luke, Beth and Nikki at the Jetty. I got there a early and caught a bunch of clean waist high waves. Once Luke, Beth and Nikki got in the wind started to pick up and it was blowing out a little. After about 20 minutes, the wind calmed down again and the swell picked up and was clean again. My last two waves of the day were my best. They were shoulder high clean rights. A really nice guy said he saw one of my rides and gave me a nice compliment. People in California are so nice! Thanks!

4.10.11 - Teaching Sarah how to surf!
I met with my friends, Sarah and Denise at the Jetty. Sarah mentioned that she really wanted to learn how to surf. She said she tried it once before but didn't have that much fun. I told her that I could teach her if she wanted to try it again. Denise over heard us and was really excited and wanted to go surfing too. Denise has lived in Hawaii and has surfed for awhile too. Sarah got really excited and said she wanted to try it again.

Thankfully, the Jetty was small and the waves were perfect for learning. The weather was really beautiful too. Sarah caught a lot of white water and stood a bunch of times which really encouraged her. She told me that she had so much fun and she wants to go again! It was really helpful to have Denise there too because she was helping me teach Sarah and really good encouragement. After surfing, we hung out at a cafe and talked and sat in the sun. It was a great way to end our surf session.

Last week, the wind was really intense blowing out a lot of the surf spots. I hope the wind holds back and doesn't over power the swell.  I also noticed the the water is FREEZING! People say that it is upwelling from Alaska. I didn't wear my gloves and I really noticed it because my hands were so numb after my sessions.

Here is to clean swell and a great week ahead!

Ride Waves and Spread the Swell,
J-Bird