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 […]
Posted on October 8th, 2008 by Pat
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It’s pretty rare to read about San Luis Obispo County in the surf press. And it’s even more rare to read about local female surfers. But a couple of women with local ties stand out.
In next week’s Ticket, we’ll feature Pismo Beach native Sarah Gerhardt, the first woman to drop into huge waves at Mavericks, who will be coming to […]
Posted on September 24th, 2008 by Pat
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Thirty-five years ago, San Luis Obispo County native Tony Corley wrote a letter to Surfer Magazine, hoping to recruit other African-American surfers to communicate and share waves.
While the second letter he received was a racist threat with crude drawings and the letters “KKK,” subsequent mail came from many African-American surfers who were interested in hooking up. Thus, the Black Surfing Association was born.
This […]
Posted on September 17th, 2008 by Pat
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My dog Mona is not really a dog.
I mean, yeah, technically speaking, she is a dog. Ears, tail, etc. But she doesn’t act like a dog.
She doesn’t bark at cats. She doesn’t chase tennis balls. And she certainly never — ever — frolicks in the water.
Not Mona.
In fact, if we’re at the beach, she goes […]
Posted on August 26th, 2008 by Pat
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Ungh.
I went in the water near Morro Rock this weekend, and it was, well . . . kinda gross. First of all, there were a gazillion feathers in the water, which is odd given that one doesn’t expect to find a gazillion feathers — and no birds — in the ocean. And then there was […]
Posted on August 19th, 2008 by Pat
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Poor landlocked people.
They’re always wishing they could be like us — with our big blue ocean and all. But then there’s that problem they always run into: They’re a gazillion miles from the nearest ocean.
But the little buggers try. Like, for instance, check out this surfboard with a motor on it. Since you need waves to […]
Posted on August 15th, 2008 by Pat
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When I was surfing in Morro Bay this weekend, a dreamy thought crossed my mind:
If only I could surf a little more like Batman.
That’s right — Batman. You probably didn’t know, but Batman was a pretty good longboarder in his day.
I know what you’re thinking — of all the super heroes, Aquaman should be the surfer. […]
Posted on August 11th, 2008 by Pat
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I have to admit, when I bought my longboard a few years ago, I was fished in by the way it looked. After all, it has these colorful tropical fish near the nose and a retro-looking wood veneer on the back half.
Pretty cool.
But it’s not exactly a performance board. In fact, it’s super heavy, it’s clunky […]
Posted on August 6th, 2008 by Pat
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Well, it’s was quite a weekend at the local beaches.
Saturday, it was warm enough to actually trunk it for a short body boarding session at Cayucos Pier. Sunday, I donned the wetsuit for a morning surf session at Pismo before returning to the beaches later in the day for a family outing at Avila.
I say […]
Posted on August 4th, 2008 by Pat
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Hawaiian surfers aren’t always known for their hospitality.
In the 70s, when a group of outsiders came in and started — ahem — making waves, there were a good many Hawaiians who simply wanted them to go home. But those surfers remained and, in the process, changed the course of surfing, paving the way for a […]
Posted on July 30th, 2008 by Pat
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