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

  If the MSW forecast holds, I'm thinking of taking Wednesday off and getting wet. I didn't get out this weekend, though I heard yesterday was a little nutty. One of my co-workers got out last night in Marshfield and reported that the swell was well overhead and powerful.  He told me that he got held down by a few waves and that the paddle out was well, a bitch. He did get four waves during his one hour sunset session, but also said that he was concerned about being literally the only person on the beach..I guess it's OK to surf alone as long as your not totally alone..

  Anyway, MSW is calling for Wednesday to be 3.5ft @ 9 sec. with a light  SW wind, not epic, but fun. Will the forecast hold ? Anjo sure hopes so...Pray for surf!  Until next time, Aloha


And now pictures from "Cape House II", Wellfleet Surfer Girl, shot on 09/14/09.


                                  




                                  



                                  


 
                           I shot these pictures (along with about  100 others) on September 14th after I got out of the water. For some reason, I left my D90 at the house that day and instead brought my Nikon D40 to the beach.  Maybe the D40 was just in the truck, I dunno...Anyway, I used my D90 to take most of my pictures this year and had totally forgot about these pictures. I realized that they were still saved on my camera after last Saturday's session. More to come in future posts....

   I just added a link in the "Beach Cams" section to the website "Surf Hull". The site features a cam that has a '"wicked pissah" (Bostonese for "really nice") view of Nantasket Beach. Between this cam view and the one on Northeast Surfing, you should be able to decided whether it's worth heading out.

   I did get out late yesterday afternoon. I went by myself, however I did meet the BOM-mer at the beach. The sets ranged anywhere from Knee to shoulder high and were super clean. Mark down at Nor Easter told me that the morning featured overhead sets a plenty! I slept in on Saturday because I worked late and didn't get to bed until about 6 am (Suburban Dickhead = Late Night at Work.), this combined with a rather long week made  making the morning glass out of the question. Figures....

  Anyway, hopefully the swells have their sights on us now. Pray for Surf!! Until next time, Aloha.



                                                                                                    Hull Sunset

 

 I know that it's only Monday and the weekend is a long way off, but MSW is calling for local swell on Saturday and Sunday. I know forecasts can change, we can all get the Swine Flu, blah, blah, whatever...But let's hope this forecast stays together and that we get some waves. There's also the possibility of swell on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, but I'm out of the picture on those two days, the whole work thing getting in the way again. Whattaya going to do?

  Saturday's high tide @ Nantasket is 2:15 pm and 3:14 pm on Sunday. I'll keep you updated. Pray for surf! Until next time, Aloha.

  These Brit Women have a rather cool way of celebrating a nice swell. And I must say that I totally approve of it, matter of fact, I would encourage this type of behavior. Reminds of my days this past September on the beaches of Truro...... Brit Chics

..... is looking sweet at Nantasket. It's just about high tide as I type this (1:32 pm or 13:32 hrs. for you foreigners or military types) and judging by the view from cam, it appears to be in the chest high range and glassy. Unfortunately, I'm at work right now, but if things work out the way I want them to,I may get out this afternoon.

    I really wanted to do my traditional "Birthday Session" yesterday, but it was still blown out form this past weekend's nor easter. I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope that there's still waves around mid-tide. Pray for surf! Until next time, Aloha.