Hi all!
Does anybody still check in here? I hope so! It'd be great to put some
life back into this place and get some good discussion going again.
Here's what I've been up to in between surf sessions (shameless
self-serving solicitation ahead)...

As grad student at SF State, I'm currently working on a ginormous
research paper for my sociolinguistics class. I am focusing my study
on the surf community, and I would love it if I could convince as many
of you surfers on this group to fill out a very quick online survey
I've created, <a
href="http://fs3.formsite.com/iamkimiam/form387867536/index.html">here</a>.
I am unable to reveal the full details of my study until I've gathered
and analyzed the data, but I will be happy to share the results (NOT
the survey results, which are strictly confidential!) of my study with
any and all of you who are interested. Please click on the links in
this post if you'd like to participate in the study.

Thanks in advance!

Here are the links to the survey:
http://fs3.formsite.com/iamkimiam/form387867536/index.html
<http://fs3.formsite.com/iamkimiam/form387867536/index.html>

Mahalo,
Kim

http://youtube.com/watch?v=FdbxLk8_C8c&feature=related

Thanks for those links.  I'm back in town, and about to head over to
the lane.  It's good to be back.

Pat


--- In norcalsurfing@yahoogroups.com, "thegirlinthecurl"
<iamkimiam@...> wrote:
>
> There are a ridiculous amount of blogs, websites and online resources
> to refresh your stoke. Here are a few of my favorites:
>
> http://www.70percent.org/blog/
> http://www.bluebirdboarding.com/blog/
> http://headhighglassy.blogspot.com/
> http://patchies-hideout.blogspot.com/
> http://www.phoresia.org/
> http://pushingtide.blogspot.com/
> http://sissyfish.blogspot.com/
> http://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=surfboard
> http://www.surfrider.org/blogger/blogger.asp
> http://surfysurfy.blogspot.com/
> http://yourdailydonkey.blogspot.com/
> http://yousurftubes.magnify.net/
>
> Happy surfing!
>
>
> --- In norcalsurfing@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick" <livingwaves@> wrote:
> >
> > someone, please tell me about some waves.  i've been stuck in a
> walled in community in the desert for almost a week, and am going a
> little stir crazy.  this must be what prison feels like (without the
> shower stall advances, of course.)
> >
> > pat
> >
>

Selling my great all around longboard. Here's the Craigslist link:

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/spo/604532795.html


Aloha,

Koa

There are a ridiculous amount of blogs, websites and online resources
to refresh your stoke. Here are a few of my favorites:

http://www.70percent.org/blog/
http://www.bluebirdboarding.com/blog/
http://headhighglassy.blogspot.com/
http://patchies-hideout.blogspot.com/
http://www.phoresia.org/
http://pushingtide.blogspot.com/
http://sissyfish.blogspot.com/
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=surfboard
http://www.surfrider.org/blogger/blogger.asp
http://surfysurfy.blogspot.com/
http://yourdailydonkey.blogspot.com/
http://yousurftubes.magnify.net/

Happy surfing!


--- In norcalsurfing@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick" <livingwaves@...> wrote:
>
> someone, please tell me about some waves.  i've been stuck in a
walled in community in the desert for almost a week, and am going a
little stir crazy.  this must be what prison feels like (without the
shower stall advances, of course.)
>
> pat
>

surfboard "south coast", fine condition.  200$
7'6" x 20.75" x 2.85"

Here are the pictures.. sorry the last post isn't working

copy and paste this address into your browser:
http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=2AbMXLZm3bsnFg

if this link still not working, I can email you pictures.

cav.

someone, please tell me about some waves.  i've been stuck in a walled in
community in the desert for almost a week, and am going a little stir crazy. 
this must be what prison feels like (without the shower stall advances, of
course.)

pat

I love how the article reads "The manufacturer claims that it'll work
just fine as long as you aren't surfing, paddling, or moving at all"

So yeah, go out there and just bob around, for carefree, sharkless
good times!

--- In norcalsurfing@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas Cannon" <tcannon@...> wrote:
>
> If so, please let me know when and where you will be surfing so that I
> can paddle out someplace else. Thanks.
>
>
http://gizmodo.com/363620/anti+shark-device-eaten-by-irony+loving-great-white
>
> Cheers,
>
> -t
>

If so, please let me know when and where you will be surfing so that I
can paddle out someplace else. Thanks.

http://gizmodo.com/363620/anti+shark-device-eaten-by-irony+loving-great-white

Cheers,

-t

Surfboard , South Coast. 7'6"
good condition. Nothing need to repair.


https://post.craigslist.org/manage/591844089/sxc2b

The new surfing season has begun.  They are into the business end of
the affair, Round 3.  All your favourites have advanced.

Fitter, trimmer, focused, he's got a personal trainer.  Will this be
the year of Taj?

Will Mick continue his top form and make it 2 in a row?  Will his
mate's world title inspire Parko to competitive gold?  Will Andy's
competitive dominance return?  Will Jody and Dane live up to the
hype?  Will Slater be able to keep up?

Catch all the action here:

http://www.aspworldtour.com/quikpro/


Check out Dane's switch foot air reverse on Day 3's Expression
Session wave of the day.

Wow, and people laugh at me because I try to always go
with at least 1 surf partner.

I've learned over the years from just having equipment
problems...

As for the brake in... dude, I'm pissed for you. Take
a donation? What do you need in terms of gear?


--- Max Tom <Maximooo@...> wrote:

> That sucks, Jeff.
>
> Incidentally, Sunday I did witness someone being
> rescued at Kelly's
> Cove.  A shortboarder got pulled out past Bird Crap
> rock and started
> waiving his hands in the air.  They sent out a gyro
> copter, a police
> boat pulled the guy out then handed him over to the
> Coast Guard.
> Crazy thing, dolphins actually popped up and circled
> him for a bit.
>
> If anybody ever gets pulled out... don't fight the
> rip.  You can
> always make for Sutro baths.  umm... it can be done.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Feb 19, 2008, at 11:19 AM, jeffrey hudson wrote:
>
> Hi all, I was surfing OB sunday at about 9am and my
> truck got busted
> into. All my stuff got stolen out of my truck. The
> lock was pop ed
> out after i got out of the water.  The assholes only
> got 40 in cash
> and my bag with all my stuff in the truck. Just
> would like to get the
> word out to keep one eye on your car if you can and
> just bring the
> stuff you need to surf with.  Thanks all   Jeff
>
> PS truck was parked in the big lot at the north end
>
>
> Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with
> Yahoo! Mobile.
> Try it now.
>
>
>
>




      
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we should do a honeypot sting operation. Recruit the sfpd maybe?

On Feb 19, 2008 11:33 PM, Max Tom <Maximooo@...> wrote:
>
>
> That sucks, Jeff.
>
> Incidentally, Sunday I did witness someone being rescued at Kelly's Cove.  A
> shortboarder got pulled out past Bird Crap rock and started waiving his
> hands in the air.  They sent out a gyro copter, a police boat pulled the guy
> out then handed him over to the Coast Guard.  Crazy thing, dolphins actually
> popped up and circled him for a bit.
>
> If anybody ever gets pulled out... don't fight the rip.  You can always make
> for Sutro baths.  umm... it can be done.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Feb 19, 2008, at 11:19 AM, jeffrey hudson wrote:
>
>
>
> Hi all, I was surfing OB sunday at about 9am and my truck got busted into.
> All my stuff got stolen out of my truck. The lock was pop ed out after i got
> out of the water.  The assholes only got 40 in cash and my bag with all my
> stuff in the truck. Just would like to get the word out to keep one eye on
> your car if you can and just bring the stuff you need to surf with.  Thanks
> all   Jeff
>
> PS truck was parked in the big lot at the north end
>
> ________________________________
> Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it
> now.
>
>
>



--
'I've been through many times at which I thought I might lose it. The
only thing that saved me, has always been music.'   -- Michael Diamond

Sorry to hear that Jeff.  Thanks for the heads up.

Pat


--- In norcalsurfing@yahoogroups.com, jeffrey hudson
<jtoddhudson86@...> wrote:
>
> Hi all, I was surfing OB sunday at about 9am and my truck got busted
  into. All my stuff got stolen out of my truck. The lock was pop ed
out  after i got out of the water.  The assholes only got 40 in cash
and my bag with all my stuff in the truck. Just would like to get the
  word out to keep one eye on your car if you can and just bring the
stuff you need to surf with.  Thanks all   Jeff
>
>   PS truck was parked in the big lot at the north end
>
>
> ---------------------------------
> Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile.
Try it now.
>

Hey everyone! Am a beginning/intermediate surfer here in Santa Cruz
used to surfing Cowell's a lot, once in a great while Four Mile and
Davenport. Most places were pretty flat yesterday so my friend Rachel
decided we should surf Manresa! I have only heard of it, never been
there. She said it always has good waves as it is a west facing beach
and surfline said they were up to 6 ft so I was like whoa! Sounded
awesome :) So we arrived, geared up and the waves looked great and
totally doable! A little choppy but we were excited. Headed down to
the beach and noticed the cross currents everywhere! At that point I
got really worried and she was like "oh yeah Manresa is really well
known for its really strong rip currents. People have often been swept
away or drown here." Bleh a little intimidating but went to the safest
looking spot. I tell you the paddle itself there can wear you out! And
it seems no matter how often you get out of the rip current, it finds
its way back to you. Was an unsuccessful day and I know not to go back
there for a long time. I have heard of young kids having lessons there
and it being a big beginner spot over the summer but at times like
this, and maybe its because its winter, Manresa should only be tackled
by the advanced surfer right now.

Dear Surfers,
while longin for your tropical surf trip getaway
please check our video preview of g-land 2007
highlight dvd
http://www.g-land.com/g-landdvd.htm
please enjoy..
cheers,
laurenz
www.g-land.com


      
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Can't wait 'till Thomas Campbell's new movie comes out.
the trailer seen here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-ktbvUEG0M

"the present"

oh yeah.

Btw, the lane was great today.  A little windy.

Pat

Dear Surfers,
while longin for your surf trip getaway
please check our video preview of g-land 2007
highlight dvd
http://www.g-land.com/g-landdvd.htm
please enjoy..
cheers,
laurenz
www.g-land.com


      
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For those of you who were out on the water Friday and over the weekend, we had
some nice
waves with Friday showing more West and more size at least in Santa Cruz.  The
hook pulled
in excellent waves with size going a few feet overhead and some sets seeing well
over a
dozen waves in the set.  Saturday and Sunday the swell moved to more of a NW
direction and
a bit more wind on the surface...

For those of you who missed this swell, be not sad as there is another swell
that wil start
building tomorrow with he peak of the swell on Wednesday to 10-12' at the best
spots in
Santa Cruz and up to 15' at OB.  The swell is due to back off on Thursday back
in the 8-10'
range.  The only variable that will hurt this swell is wind and wind
direction... stay tuned..

drew

I would agree with Pat on this that the placement of the stringer does not make
a board
faster or slower per se as the string does not have significant impact on how
the water
flows on the boards surface.  What the stringer does impact in addition to
adding a
strength member is board flex/flex memory - this can have significant impacts to
turn
performance and rebound/drive during certain maneuvers - bottom turns, cutties,
etc...

I find that with my boards that how I have the bottom shaped as far as contours
makes a
much greater difference, along with fins setup, on speed on the boards.  My
fastest boards
are quads and have single to double barrel concave and about 1/8" of V through
the fins.

Just my humble opinion...

drew

--- In norcalsurfing@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick" <livingwaves@...> wrote:
>
> That bullet idea is interesting, but I'd have to disagree w/ Stretch
> himself on the idea that a center stringer board is faster, or has
> better flex properties.
>
> I know someone who regularly gets comments about how flippin fast he's
> going, and who has made sections while surfing under and around other
> people on the same wave.  He rides a home made board, sunova (bert
> burger) style.
>
> I'm no engineer, and don't have the technical depth to know why things
> work the way they do on a physics level.  But I know that perimiter
> stringers, when done right, are incredible.  Having seen a snapped
> firewire recently, I would not say that firewire is doing it right.
>
> If you ever want to take out my 7'1 1/2 sandwich let me know.  It's
> thin, and floats/surfs more like a 6'9.  I know that's still a lot
> bigger than what you ride, but it could be fun.
>
> I really admire stretch as a shaper and artist.  He understands subtle
> things about the way boards work that I'll never grasp.  But like any
> artist, he knows the media he works with the best.  I bet that if he
> wanted to take the time and money to invest in boards that took a lot
> more labor to produce (sandwich construction,) then you'd see a whole
> new level of magic coming out of his shop.
>
> Pat
>
>
>
>
> --- In norcalsurfing@yahoogroups.com, Max Tom <Maximooo@> wrote:
> >
> > I love Stretch boards.
> >
> > Pat,
> >
> > If you or anyone else is interested, I have a slightly buckled
> > Stretch Four Fin 6'1" x 19" x 2.25"
> > The stringer is snapped only on the bottom and the buckle goes up
> > just around the rail.  The deck is intact and fine.  It is epoxy with
> > EPS Styrofoam so will need to be repaired with epoxy resin only.
> > Cost should be about $100-150 to repair.  I got an estimate of $135
> > from a very good repair guy.  If done properly, a buckled board will
> > be as strong as new and ride just fine and provide oodles of
> > enjoyment.  I would like to get $50 for it or best offer.  My first
> > introduction to Stretch was also a repaired buckled board.
> >
> > I think one of the best things about Stretch is he takes feed back
> > from his riders and continues to refine all his boards.
> > I think that's what great design is all about, good ideas,
> > refinement, open mindedness, adapting to feedback.
> >
> > Here's something mind blowing that Stretch imparted on me.  I asked
> > Stretch about the parabolic stringer, how they work as a board.  He
> > said that traditional center stringered boards are faster because
> > they flex on the sides.  It took me a couple of days to wrap my brain
> > around this idea.  If you've ever seen a bullet shot at a steel plate
> > on high speed film on a show like say Mythbusters.  You can see waves
> > propagating through that steel plate like waves in a pond.  The flex
> > on a traditional stringer board works the same way, propagating from
> > the nose and stringer of the board toward the back and outside rails,
> > getting a big boost of energy just under the surfer's feet.  That's
> > one of the ways a surfer induces speed when pumping their board.
> > Other ways are through the use of the fins, bottom and rails at the
> > right times.  The parabolics won't allow for this kind of flex from
> > the center to the outside rails, not in the same way and not as fast
> > and so it rides differently.  Parabolics ride more stable in larger
> > choppy faces and give great projection from the bottom to the top of
> > the wave.
> >
> > So anyways, that's one of the things I took away from our conversation.
> >
> > My name is Max and I approved this message.
> >
> > !!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jan 15, 2008, at 10:20 PM, Patrick wrote:
> >
> > Hi Max,
> >
> > Thanks for that link. I'm really impressed by how humble stretch is,
> > and how he really attributes everything to those who came before him.
> > The fact that he can take these components, and put them together
> > into a great board is the sign of his skill as a craftsman. It's time
> > for me to ride one of his boards. I feel like I need a good point of
> > reference for the crazy stuff I'm turning out of my yard.
> >
> > Pat
> >
> > --- In norcalsurfing@yahoogroups.com, Max Tom <Maximooo@> wrote:
> >  >
> >  > I think we're overdue for some Stretch! news.
> >  >
> >  > I spoke to Bill "Stretch" Riedel just before Christmas and ordered a
> >  > custom, 5'10" parabolic stringer Fletcher Four Fin bat tail, yellow
> >  > with red halo custom graphic. I thought it would take 2 months but I
> >  > just go word it's almost ready. It's been laminated/glassed and only
> >  > needs the final "hotcoat." Dude, I am like so stoked! The
> >  > parabolics get 100% Stretch attention.
> >  >
> >  > This really comes at a good time as I've buckled my Stretch 6'1"
> >  > Quad, courtesy of a thumping left at Steamers and my FireWire 5'11"
> >  > needs repair courtesy of Sunset beach's inside reef in Hawai'i.
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > Check out some cool insights from Stretch via Surfline courtesy of
> >  > Thomas:
> >  > http://www.surfline.com/surfnews/photo_bamp.cfm?id=10040&ad=1
> >  >
> >  > It's gonna be so awesome!
> >  >
> >  > Mahalo!
> >  >
> >  > --Max--
> >  >
> >
>

Hey I dunno how many of you guys are with Surfrider, but if you didn't
know - the toll road for Trestles was rejected! Big win!


http://www.surfrider.org/savetrestles/blog/2008/02/we-did-it-coastal-commission-\
rejected.html


ps join Surfrider!

Haha, I guess you're using that calendar...

Too bad there's no ulua, aweoaweo, or kala here...and maybe avoid the
shellfish after the recent sewage spill...

--- In norcalsurfing@yahoogroups.com, Max Tom <Maximooo@...> wrote:
>
> Come out to the Riptide this week, check out the new Stretch! and
> slur a few words about surfing.
>
> It happens to be Chinese New Year, but if you're on the Hawai'ian
> lunar calendar you'd know it's a good time for reef and inshore
> fishing.  Black ulua are close to shore.  Good fore aweoweo, kala,
> collecting limu and shellfish.
>
> Hope to see you there.  Happy Lunar New Year!
>
> --Max--
>