Year: 2011Page 1 of 4

Swell (Linda Mar 123011)

Arrived in Pacifica under overcast skies, fog and bits of drizzling rain. As soon as we got out of the jeep, a full rainbow appeared. Big sets were…

Sun to Fog (Linda Mar 122811)

It was sunny when we arrived at the beach with light onshore winds. Conditions looked pretty good (better than the other days) with the rising tide filling in….

Christmas Surf (Linda Mar 122511)

Having grown up on the east coast, it never really feels like Christmas to me in SF because of the mild temperatures and lack of snow. Instead, it’s…

Back in the Water! (Linda Mar 122311)

Refreshed. Relaxed. Stoked! That’s exactly how I felt after getting back in the water again today after six weeks on land. Max and I both got injured while…

Good Vibes (Linda Mar 111011)

Max and I met up with Cynthia for her birthday surf around noon. We were pleased to see that the weather and waves were better than expected. It…

Unruly (Linda Mar 110411)

After watching the waves churning for a while, I turned to Max and said, “well, what do you think?” “It looks awful” he answered. Both the middle and…

Rain and Wind (Linda Mar 110311)

Haven’t been down to the beach for five days. We went to LM on Saturday, a sunny, beautiful late morning, only to suit up and discover I had…

Slosh and Closeouts (Linda Mar 102811)

We had meetings and work today and saw positive surf reports come in this morning from friends on Twitter between 9am until noon. Max I were done with our…

More Rights (Linda Mar 102711)

Didn’t even bother to check the cam and sped down to LM this morning before a client call. Conditions looked good when we arrived with waves lined up…

Smooth Rights (Linda Mar 102311)

Plans fell through for meeting up with friends from the Coastal Surfers group so we decided to head to LM since it looked really good on the cam….

Back in NorCal (Linda Mar 102211)

Took a few days off since being back from Seal Beach for Max’s shoulder to rest, plus conditions have been mostly mediocre windswell. We knew it was going…

Glassy and Perfect (Seal Beach 101811)

Our last sesh of the week in Seal Beach turned out to be the perfect end to the trip. It was beautiful: a light marine layer, fun-size swell…

Surfing the Pier (Seal Beach 101711)

First day surfing with the marine layer this trip to Seal Beach. You could barely see the horizon all morning and you had to squint to see the…

Stoked (Seal Beach 101611)

Today’s surf sesh was awesome: beautiful glassy waves, success on our new boards, mellow and fun surfers. It’s Sunday so it was a much smaller group of return…

Saturday (Seal Beach 101511)

Today wasn’t the most amazing surf session we’ve had, but we still had a fun time and caught several good rides. Saturdays are always more crowded at any…

Backwash Surfing (Seal Beach 101411)

The weather report was calling for it to be cloudy this morning but we were pleasantly surprised with sun by 8am. It was cooler than the past two…