8.21 - 8.27 Local Surfing

8.21.11 Dolphins at Montara
Jacob and I took out his co-worker Shai (from Israel). He has surfed before but very much a beginner. He caught a lot on his belly and enjoyed the rides.

Montara was very calm, glassy and waist high. Three pods of dolphins also joined us in the line up! I love seeing wildlife while I am surfing.

8.25.11 Longboard Linda Mar
Jacob and I headed out for an early morning dawn patrol at LM. We caught a ton of fun longboard thigh to waist high waves. I finally rode Verde 9'8 (Jacob's favorite board). At first, I was having trouble maneuvering the board because it is GIGANTIC! However, I caught one of my best waves of the day on his board and had blast on it.

8.27.11 Jellyfish Line Up
Jacob, Chris, Larry and I ended up at Montara with tons of jellyfish in the line up. Larry tried surfing in Hawaii last year but hadn't surfed in awhile. He was catching a lot of whitewater and having a blast. 

Jacob, Chris and I were catching fast head high waves that cleaned up throughout the day. Jacob wanted to try Chris' 6'4 short board while Chris rode Jacob's 9'8. Chris caught a ton of good ones on Jacob's board. Jacob had some sweet wipe outs but caught a few really good ones down the line as well.

On one of my waves, Jacob said I just disappeared. It was a wicked fun drop and I got a pretty good adrenaline rush. It reminded me that fall and winter swell are just around the corner!

Ride Waves and Spread the Swell,
J-Bird