Monday blues

I hadn't planned on surfing today, but I checked the waves and they weren't bad, plus no one was out on this sunny Monday…

Surf lessons from myself

Today we were back to the small, crappy waves we're so used to around here. It wasn't as crowded out, not bad for a Satur…

The myth of learning to surf (or, Where da popup go?)

Good waves were forecast for today. A miracle: not the waves, but that I managed to get up around 6:15. Folks, I didn't even …

A chick adrift

It's not very often I would use the word "chick" to describe myself, but I think being the only woman out in a line…

Dropping in on the drop-in king

A rite of passage here, an obligation of everyone who calls themselves a surfer sooner or later: dropping in on C. Rules of etiqu…

The annual ski blog, 2008

I just got back from Colorado. Yeah, there was snow. I had my best ski day ever there. And I kept going for six days in a row, al…

Turnaround Day

March has pretty much been a bust, wave wise. I've been looking out for waves, when not otherwise running around. I missed a …

And the winner is...

...to be revealed at the end of this post. Meanwhile, did you ever lose a contact lens while in the water and then find it? I bet…

Skiing = waves

Wow, I can't believe how long it's been since I surfed/posted here. The day after my last post I got sick for the first t…

The Church of Surf

Sunday morning services were well attended today, in the dead of winter, almost as well attended as during the summer. Year-round…

The Ledge

OK. Here goes. I need some help from you surfers. I have tried to ask this question to a few locals, but didn't get through. …

One perfect ride

Sometimes I can just will myself to do it right. Today, in waves that were a good size for me, I wasn't getting anywhere but …