Big Waves This Weekend

So I loaded my board into the car Saturday, then hauled out to the beach, only to find that it was huge out there.
I guess that big swell arrived a little early. Because at A-Beach in Morro Bay it looked to be a good 12- to 15-foot. And, well – that’s a few feet bigger than I’d […]

Big Wave Pioneer Returns To Pismo

I was in the water at Morro Bay this morning when suddenly, in the distance, I saw this huge set begin to form in the distance.
“Oh, (expletive),” I said, and began frantically paddling toward the horizon.
Each time I paddled over a wave, it seemed there was another one farther out — and bigger.
“Oh, (expletive),” I […]

SLO Tow-in (More big waves)

Inspired by the Maverick’s contest going on in Half Moon Bay, I decided to get out to the beach myself on Saturday. Not surfing, of course (My performance in much smaller conditions Sunday would serve to remind me why I’ll never be a big wave guy). But as an observor.
A friend had told me there […]