While I was packing it up after a session at Whitecrest during my recent vacation, I heard some of the locals talking about the Great Whites already being sited off of Chatham. One of the locals added that "the sharks don't mean to bite you" ... Now that's comforting!!  If you recall, five were sighted off Chatham last summer which led to beach closing and overall panic in the local seal community.

 Anyway, the above info combined with this past weekend's siting of a large Great White off Gloucester and this story out of North Carolina (Girl Survives Shark Attack) gets one thinking about their mortality when they're a few hundred yards off the beach waiting for a set. It does suck when realize that you're no longer at the top of the food chain. But, hey you could hit by a bus while crossing the street right? Just remember to watch what the seals are doing (or not doing).... Pray for surf (really, it's been flat round here) !! Until next time, Aloha.

 Today was the first day we didn't surf. Like a lake.....So I hit the beach up in Truro and caught some rays; quiet, warm, and no people. Awesome! During yesterday's session, my emergency ding repair ( quick dry resin covered with a piece of duct tape ) did work out pretty well (Note to Commie: the duct fix worked in ocean water...M.I.T. WTF!) I dinged my board up during Monday's session at Coast Guard. I'm pretty sure I hit a rock when  a wave closed out on me. Nice ding to the right front, but nothing Roger B can't handle.

  Hopefully we'll get a session in tomorrow and Friday. we shall see..Until next time, Aloha.

 Well it's that time of year again, "Cape House I", sort of a warm up for the summer / fall surf seasons. I got down here yesterday (and I'm here until next Saturday) and surfed with LiNK at Whitecrest...My first time in the water since February. The conditions were pretty good yesterday, nice clean longboard waves in the knee to waist range with the occasional (very) chest high set. All in all not a bad session. After surfing, we grabbed some dinner at the Bookstore and then got drunk at the Bomb Shelter Pub. The highlight of the night being when the owner of the bar almost throughout an Obama supporter he began arguing with after another patron (hint: the patron keeps a surfing, though as of late not updated, blog) started a politcal arguement with the Obama supporter...

After breakfast today, LiNK, Commie, and myself checked out the waves. The tide was high, but it does look like there is the possibility of surf this afternoon when the tide drops. We shall see.. Hopefully this summer will be better than last year weather wise, surf wise (more swell and time to ride), and also hopefully a lack of insane women (" But I love him...And he has horse property in town..")....And after Cape House I, I just gotta get through July and August, and then it's "The Big House" (Cape House II) for most of September!

Pray for Surf! Until next time, Aloha.

 University of Colorado is predicting a higher than average hurricane season for 2010..Hmmmmmm.... 2010 Hurricane Season

  I just got off the phone with Fireman Mike. Mikey called me up to rub it that he surfed Nantasket today while I was stuck at work. I did take yesterday off being that it was a high holiday (St. Paddy's Day) and the surf did look good at 'tasket from what I saw on the cams. Why didn't I head you ask?... Well after checking the cams, I checked out one of the e-mail groups that I'm a member of and people were warning that becuase of the rain heavy rains, the bacteria count was still really high in the waters around Boston Harbor . It seems that the powers that be deemed it necessary to dump raw sewerage into harbor to avoid flooding issues. Long story short, I don't like swimming with my own pooh, never mind other people's.....

  Anyway, Mikey reports that today was around shoulder high and super clean (Mike, you officially suck btw!) with enough space between the waves to make the paddle out super easy. He also reports that one of the people in the line up (from the Cape) stated that they actually read this site...Go figure. Hopefully I will get back out there in the near future. And be more faithful in updating the damn blog!! Pray for surf! Until next time, Aloha.
  
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  First, I know that I've been neglecting the blog recently, but one of the main reasons I haven't been posting is that well, I haven't surfed since the end of November. As was the case most of last year, it seemed that every time I was free to go surfing, there was no waves. And when I wasn't free... I was going to post a  "2009 Year In Review", but being that overall 2009 was a year of shite for me, I decided against it. Though it's early in the year, 2010 is looking somewhat promising with the election of Scott Brown..We shall see.

  Getting back to this upcoming weekend.  A coastal storm will be passing to south of us starting on Saturday and may bring us some swell. I have a 3 day weekend this weekend (Sat., Sun, and Mon.), so if there's waves I'm heading out. High tide at Nantasket on Saturday is @ 5:17 pm. Pray for surf! Until next time, Aloha.

  MSW is calling for some swell this Saturday. Saturday is looking to be a wee bit chilly, but if there's swell and nothing going on work-wise, I'm going to try to get wet. The water is still in the high 40's, so wearing a 4/3 will still probably work. I don't wanna break out the 6/5 just  yet if I don't have to.

  I know that I've been rather lax as far updating the page goes, but I haven't been surfing in about a month (wave snobbery perhaps?), and work's been a bitch, so it is what is.... You know what I mean cuz!  Anyway, it seems every time that I wanna go or have the time, there's no waves. Hopefully that will change with the new year. And I'll try to keep the updates coming on a more regular basis.

  I did add a new profile picture (see below) today. That's me at Nantasket riding a nice early Spring ('08) swell. I do believe that the picture is "A Photo by The Mormon"....Pray for surf! Until next time, Aloha.




                                                                     

 I'm hearing that yesterday morning was pretty good around these parts, but it's nothing compared to what's hitting Hawaii right now. Waves up to 50 ft. are hitting the islands which may lead to the first  "Eddie" big wave contest being held since 2004. Sorry for the link from the Huffington Post, but it is a cool video. Big Swell

                  
                                                                        
                                                                The Cape '09. 
   


       I'm off this week (the last week of '09 vacation needs to be burned) and I'm hoping to get in the water at least one day. However, if MSW is to be believed, it's not looking like it's going to happen. On the plus side though, this is New England and the weather can change by the minute, so I'll just have to keep my fingers crossed.

   Tomorrow and Tuesday, I'm heading  into the woods with my "Bwana", LiNK, to chase and hopefully "catch" a Bambi. The freezer is empty and needs to be restocked. If the hunting gods cooperate, Commie's Venison Dinner '10 will happen. Pray for surf! Until next time, Aloha.






                          

  One of my co-workers just e-mailed me this story after he overhead me say that I may surf on Wednesday... Fresh F*&k!!    Never Surf Again