I've seen a few people here and there with these portable water pump/shower thingies. Looks like a small hand pressure pump attached to a 3 or 5 gallon water jug with a hose coming out dispensing...
Puzzling. Waves start from an initial instability/perturbation of the water surface and build upon that. Perhaps the combination of hot air and cold water is somehow damping the formation of the small...
...ner, so use more rubber.
How good a 3/2 is it? The super stretchys that seal at the neck let in less water up the spine than the zip-up-the-back variety. A bit less water tends to flush through as...
The water really got nasty after the Xmas rain - the first REAL rain to hammer this part of the coast this season. The next rain due around New Year's won't screw the water quite as bad, it&...
... has gotten bigger, I've received comments by people suggesting I'm going to need to stop getting in the water. Sure, I can't ride my potato chip short board any more. As a matter of fact, when I look...
i used them again today for a sunset session. the water was probably 55-58, i really have no idea, and the air was probably 80 when i paddled out at 4 pm(did i mention the weather was insane this weke...
a truely touching story
Having never spent any quality time with my father (he died when I was 10), I appreciate your stories about surfing with your dad.
Now that my boys (7 and 4) are gettin...
Dear Bud!
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your dear friend & great surfer, Willie!
A candle has just been lit here in Old New England tonight in his honor. The best wave I catch later...
... you guys/gals recommend you start getting kids ready to surf and how?My daughter is seven and loves the water.I taught swimming for 11 years and always thought that if you get them in the water right...
...well.com/sw/content/mag/pulse/
01_06_xxl_debate.jsp which identifies the wave as Jaws. The color of the water is a dead giveaway that it is not Hawaii. We have upwellings in NorCal that fill the wate...
...m initially was that because of recurring ear infections Tommy was not allowed to put his head under the water. So he hasn't had time to get used to the water at all.>>
That might be it...
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I've always wondered if all this gear could cross-pollinate so to speak. Have tons of it, warm water, cold water, frozen water....Would save a lot of $, one suit for everything!...
...t;<<<<<<<<WOW, Todd, how the hell are you? Did you ever manage to find some warm water to surf in? Denny>>>>>>
I had to wait until the water got to be abo...
... (ended up getting a job in Maryland after I finished a stint in the service) so I'm with ya on the water being cold. But I haven't jumped in Oregon waters since I was in college, so I wonde...
...'s been 28 days since I last surfed (PR) and it'lll be another ~29 days until I touch the warm waters of Oahu. Neal may be water-approved by then so I forsee a water coming out party when I ...
Now that I've come clean about frequently getting sick after cold water sessions, I do have a couple of questions that maybe someone can answer. I have made quite an effort this last year to real...
I had heard predictions were that the storms would clear out. Wish the water quality would clean up!
I'll try to bring along some sunshine, it is clear as a bell here, about 20F. Well that mi...
I hit the water late arvo today ( second session for the day) only me out, about shoulder high and nearly perfect but very very inconsistent. The water was crystal clear and a pleasure to be in. 200 m...
... of trippy to be out there after trudging across a snowy beach, and looking back at land from out in the water and seeing snow on the ground.
You have posted this before and I think Surff did too....
...day. I sneaked away from work and went surfing. It was so class. I hadn't managed to get out in the water for at least two weeks. When I left the water, I had this big thing on my face, at first ...
Just air entrained earlier where the board is slicing through the water, that then gets caught in the fin wake.
Cavitation is a major problem with turbomachinery because of the wear it causes, whe...
...erson. Like Jeff Garcia, this year has seen a string of injuries and illness that has kept me out of the water intermittently for a total of 3.5 months. In all my years surfing, I've been on the ...
... thread on the origin and nature of sea lice (tiny carnivorous shrimp?). Nothing better for clearing the water of tourons. I can tolerate them more than stinging jellies, especially if the surf's...
That would be me. I got out of the water when it got small and I took those pictures. (except ,of course, the ones of me).
I guess they are wet, because they have been in water?
Take your Hep C shots if you go in the water (or in the clubs in A'co)!!
Very nice pics. Especially the disposable water cam shot.
...e hell i am even going to get into the freakin thing!!!!!! then thinking of flushing the now mid forties water down into it to stretch it out a bit. yikes!!!!!!!! i think world surf day is going to be...
...om Calgary, Alberta. Spent some time sightseeing with the wife, and then we rented some gear and hit the water.
We camped at Oswalds for a few days and it was amazing. Great place for hangin and s...
I think you should stay out of the water.
-jw, rhode island.
(and don't take the ng too seriously...)
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