Surfing

Here are a collection of shots of a board that belonged to Norman Crowell. It hung in the garage ceiling for many years. After he passed away, we gave the board back to his daughter. I think it probably still lives in a home on the Westside of Santa Cruz.

As I started thinking about surfing in summer 2023, I pulled out two old boards to check their conditions. They'd been stored under the deck since we moved from the Westside up to Felton. The shorter green board is 7'11" x 22" x3" and was shaped for me by my old friend Mark Goin in 1991. I'm betting I got this to do more surfing at Getchell's with my old boss at UCSC Tim Price.

In late 2023, I sent the green board into Brian Ebert at https://besanding.com to have the major dings fixed. Here are a before and after.

As my head fills with surf training from various sources, I went back in the time machine to find some old classics.

Here are a few clips I edited down for Longboard Sessions.

Longboard Sessions 3 and 4 11/29-12/4 2024 at Cowell's Beach.

This past week, the swell and tides were in my favor. Everyone else too.

What you might be able to see is the four people behind me. You can't see the one in front of me. Luckily, the guy in front of me kicked out and I got a nice setup for the section.

Yeah well, the goal isn't to fall. 

I've been trying to get into the water a few times a week. I got a new GoPro as a present and I bought some accessories to capture some video of myself. Video is a great tool to find silly mistakes. I'm making progress. 

I started on a 8'8" foamie but soon got tired of not being able to get the thing turning. I'm now on a 9'1" Torq longboard witch seems to work ok.