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Mellow (Capitola 100213)

Ten days out of the water with design work and a trip to NYC. Great to revisit a city that was such a part of our life at…

Otherworldly (Capitola 092113)

Hadn’t surfed in three days so I was determined to get down to Capitola early, even if it meant getting up around 6am on a Saturday. Swell wasn’t…

Wind, Pelicans and Stoke (Capitola)

Headed down to Capitola to catch one last surf before this swell eases, to check out a little studio in the village that’s for rent, and to drop…

Festivus (Capitola 091413)

Another epic surf day at Capitola on this sweet SSW swell. Everything else was different about today’s sesh. It’s the annual Art & Wine festival which takes over…

Swell Continues (Capitola 091313)

Looked smaller on the cam today or maybe we were just randomly seeing the lulls. When we arrived at the beach, a nice set was rolling through and…

Overhead Waves on the First Fall Swell (Capitola 091213)

We’ve been waiting for this predicted first fall swell in SC for two weeks, checking Surfline to see if it’s still holding. The thing with Pacifica is that…

Chill Capitola (Capitola 090813)

Slept surprisingly pretty well in spite of a broken air conditioner at the “Quality” Inn, only place with a room left on short notice. Got to the beach…

Crowd Surfing (Pacifica 090713)

Got up early at seven and got down to the beach. NW swell was arriving with 4-5′ size but not good shape. Waves were big on the north…

Choppy with Two Good Ones (Pacifica 090513)

Beach was practically empty this morning and only a handful of desperado surfers out. We paddled out near TB in small, choppy conditions with waves breaking on shore….

Rising Tide and a Good One (Capitola 090313)

One of those beautiful Capitola mornings at the beach: solitary, marine layer clearing and sun peeking through, just a few people walking with coffee, some old timers chatting…

Labor Day Fun on the 8′ Spherical Revolver (Capitola 090213)

After seeing my reaction to the Revolver last night (it’s been the next board on my list for the past couple years), Max was totally convinced that I…

Crumbly (Pacifica 090113)

The word in the lineup yesterday was that the swell and period would increase a bit today but seems it diminished some, though it was pretty glassy. Small…

Saturday with More Swell (Pacifica 083113)

More size and even more fog than yesterday on a rising tide. Some bigger ones at the north end. More waves but more closeouts and crowds in the…

Mixed Swell (Pacifica 083013)

It’s been flat this past week and we’ve been sleepy, but after five days out, this was the morning to get back to the beach. The Bay Bridge…

Tiny (Pacifica 082513)

Lake-like with a lower tide but still some waves rolling through. Ran into Greg and Karen and Rick E. Unusually warm and without any wind. Watched Greg catch…

Short Rides and Dolphins (Pacifica 082213)

One of those days that it was mostly breaking too close to shore. Not many corners at all but more of a paddle, drop and turn and hop…