Month: August 2011

Waikiki Beach

New Board, Fresh Waves in Waikiki 082111

We headed out a bit later this morning because of the tides and had breakfast at Lulus. It was sunny and a perfect 80-something degrees. I was psyched…

Surfing Waikiki 082011

The typhoon passed by the islands bringing some rain showers but no extra swell. The lulls between sets weren’t quite as long as yesterday. We headed for a…

Aloha Canoes 081911

Excited to be back on Oahu. Arrived yesterday and it took a few hours to adjust to the hustle of Waikiki and the heat. The sun was blasting…

Waikiki in August

Stoked at Seal Beach 081511

It was our last session in Seal Beach. We spent last night reminiscing about how great it’s been, how much we’ve learned and laughing remembering all the fun…

More Lefts and Rights at Seal Beach 081411

(Photo taken post-surf when the sun came out) Surfed Seal Beach again this morning under now-familiar overcast skies. Locals are wondering why the weather’s been so cool (upper…

Catching Endless Waves (Seal Beach 081311)

Another amazing day surfing Seal Beach with Mike Jr. Today’s class was a varied group of surfers who had been taking lessons with them off and on (Keith…

Huntington Beach

First Time Surfing Seal Beach 081111

First day surfing Seal Beach with M&M Surf School. We’ve been planning to come and get some instruction from Michael Pless and Michael Jr. after reading Peter Heller’s…

Seal Beach

Flew from SFO-LGB, checked into the hotel, drove the 3 mins to the Seal Beach, saw the M&M van in the lot and chatted with Michael Pless and…

Quick One at Linda Mar 080511

Quick late morning session at LM in between meetings. Windy with a bit of slosh but the sun came out and I caught a couple of short rides…

Back in the Water at the Jetty 080111

Back in the water after many months. Sunny, warm, fantastic. #100 / 2pm [REGIONAL SUMMARY: Small NW windswell continues this morning as a new SW (200-215) groundswell mixes…