casey
Joined: May 18, 2006
Posts: 520
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Posted on Sep 15 2013 07:16 PM
Carol, I have a wakeboard - just wanted to try pulling a surfboard behind the boat for something different. Missed this last week's waves but will be in Hatteras later this week and hope to catch your band Saturday evening.
Zzero, I'd suggest a pretty big board - certainly a 9'6" or longer depending on your weight. Swimming a lot helps your stamina and confidence. At the gym I use one of those things you stand on that looks like a half ball, flat on top and inflated on the bottom part, to help with balance.
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mom_surfing
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 5299
the outer banks of north carolina
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Posted on Sep 15 2013 07:20 PM
one of our employees is making a cross of a skimboard and a wakeboard for riding boat wake, hoping he might be on to the next big thing.
in the middle of summer when the surf was really small some of the locals were longboarding the ferry wake down in hatteras village. some of the waves were perfect.
— www.surfintheeye.com
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zzero
Joined: Jul 09, 2010
Posts: 1153
Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Sep 15 2013 08:35 PM
thanks casey!! I can swim, i'll need to build up my stamina for sure! I remember that much! I weigh about 220, so I know i'll need a longboard, not up to any flashy turns or anything approaching gnarly. lots of push-ups too!! need to build some muscle back up if I'm gonna try this. the balance thing is tricky, diabetics lose balance because that inner ear nerve no longer functions well. i'll see if our condo health spa has that thing you're talking about. I remember seeing those in the usmc gyms, do not know the name. here goes!! 
— Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!!
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PrestonRice
Joined: Oct 05, 2012
Posts: 1725
Austin, Texas
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Posted on Sep 15 2013 08:40 PM
Retirement seems to be a point in life when some experience true freedom. Good luck, and good on you for getting out there and trying something new(old).
— IMO.
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Big_Ryan
Joined: May 01, 2011
Posts: 578
San Diego
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Posted on Sep 15 2013 08:51 PM
just got back from surfing in baja, pics to come when/ if i get any
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zzero
Joined: Jul 09, 2010
Posts: 1153
Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Sep 16 2013 08:45 PM
preston--thanks!
— Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!!
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mom_surfing
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 5299
the outer banks of north carolina
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Posted on Sep 16 2013 09:21 PM
i just booked a flight to mainland mexico in dec. to go surfing
— www.surfintheeye.com
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ElMonstroPorFavor
Joined: Sep 01, 2006
Posts: 2720
New Orleans, LA
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Posted on Sep 17 2013 09:42 PM
Went ahead and had my first surf lessons on venice beach today. Almost didn't go because the waves looked Gulf of Mexico-level and it was generally pretty ugly out but glad I did. Caught about 25 waves, from what I understand pretty good for somebody that's never touched a surfboard before. Can't say I got my adrenaline pumping on those little babies but I'll definitely do it again.
— Storm Surge of Reverb: Surf & Instro Radio
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casey
Joined: May 18, 2006
Posts: 520
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Posted on Sep 18 2013 04:11 AM
Hatteras later today. Surf forecast doesn't look great at this point, fishing is alternate plan. Gonna try and catch Carol's band Sat.
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WhorehayRFB
Joined: Jun 12, 2008
Posts: 3331
Huntington Beach, CA
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Posted on Oct 26 2013 12:58 PM
Today's Kookline Report: comical. Today is costume surf day down at Blackie's & I went as a cowboy. I winter suited it because the air was mid 50s when I left at 6 AM (water 65, 1-2, easy paddle out, fog). Put on an old pair of Levi's & a red & black cowboy shirt on over the suit, toy gunbelt around my waist, Sheriff's badge on said shirt & an old cowboy hat with a leather strap to keep it from falling off my head. OK, all set. Paddled out at 6:45. Caught my first wave 2 minutes later & I could NOT POP UP. My jeans were soaked & heavy as hell. Plus the water kept unrolling my cuffs. So I cuffed them up tight 80s style & tried again. Still no go. My legs felt like they were made of lead. So I paddled in & took off my pants. Paddled back out, managed to catch some waves & pop up. Got some pretty nice rides until my gunbelt fell apart. The leather thongs holding it together unraveled. Paddled back in, adios gunbelt. All the while this is going on, I swear I'm the only idiot out there in costume. Paddled back out, caught a wave, lost my hat. The leather strap unraveled & I had to swim to get it. I put it on my head & tried again. Surfed pretty good for the next hour or so while the other costumers FINALLY paddled out. Pretty soon it was so crowded it looked like Malibu. Regardless, I kept catching waves & I'd take off my hat & smack my ass & yell "YAHOO!" as I'd go by people. Fun, but a fucking pain in the ass. Hopefully somebody got a photo of me bronco busting a 2 foot wave.
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shivers13
Joined: Jul 29, 2009
Posts: 2605
Boss Angeles, CA
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Posted on Oct 26 2013 01:00 PM
Should have filmed that!
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mom_surfing
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 5299
the outer banks of north carolina
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Posted on Oct 26 2013 06:37 PM
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sonOsea
Joined: May 27, 2012
Posts: 85
Northern California
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Posted on Oct 26 2013 11:19 PM
took my redwood pig out the other day (no leash). as I was paddling out to the line up, a large set came through . the timing couldn't have been worse, was to close to the lip to turn turtle so I just pushed the nose down and took the lip on the head. I was unable to hold on to the board with my gloved hands. the board ended up just a few strokes away and within easy reach. just Is I got to my board the second wave hit and I got the rail heavily on my upper right wrist. the board headed for the beach this time. so I had a thirty or forty yard swim. once back to my board I paddled to the outside and waited a few minuets for another large set. caught a wave all the way to the beach and walked strait back to the car to swap out the pig for my trusty Vaquero... went back out and had a great hour and a half session...
couple of days since then and the back of my hand is a bit numb, the impact spot is a little bruised but pain is subsiding, all digits working fine.
Reluctantly going to glass on a leash attachment for the pig so I can take it to some of the outer sandbars around here with a bit more insurance.
Is there a moral to this story? no, just thought Id share on a bitchen thread on a bitchen website...
Cheers
Last edited: Oct 26, 2013 23:20:31
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Noel
Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Nov 01 2013 03:55 PM
Amazing!
— This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.
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da-ron
Joined: Jan 02, 2009
Posts: 1305
The original Plymouth, UK.
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Posted on Nov 01 2013 05:08 PM
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Noel
Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Nov 01 2013 05:11 PM
da-ron wrote:
But it's a LEFT!!
 That makes it harder, right? 
— This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.
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mom_surfing
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 5299
the outer banks of north carolina
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Posted on Nov 01 2013 09:49 PM
cold green water. cool footage. needs a surf music soundtrack. :o)
— www.surfintheeye.com
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WhorehayRFB
Joined: Jun 12, 2008
Posts: 3331
Huntington Beach, CA
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Posted on Nov 25 2013 12:19 PM
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da-ron
Joined: Jan 02, 2009
Posts: 1305
The original Plymouth, UK.
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Posted on Nov 26 2013 01:31 AM
Yeah, but I'm sure they dismissed all charges when you pointed out you were surfing backhand!
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casey
Joined: May 18, 2006
Posts: 520
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Posted on Nov 26 2013 03:13 AM
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/108083453362725857531/albums/5949606962035265713/5949631413931660866?cfem=1&pid=5949631413931660866&oid=108083453362725857531
Small wave surfing on Mexico's Pacific coast at my favorite point break a couple of weeks ago. The hat really helps with the sun. Its a really fun spot when the waves are bigger. One of the surfers wives shot a lot of video and was nice enough to post it for everyone.
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