And so it begins...

Two Cobbs and 3 logs in the dipper mobile at the Villa Mar. Ready to log.

Mini-Cobbs in Training

Taking advantage of Ralph's new "Cobbs in Training" program, Sam and Kiko get a lesson in cooler management in preparation for their 8th Birthday party at the beach.

Sano SUP training

Hit Sano at lunch today to ride new SUP. Conditions were rough: high
tide, backwashy & onshore wind -making it choppy. Still have a lot to
learn. Chalk this one up as
putting in the time.

By Doctor's Orders

Dr. Cobb promotes the road to diesel, but sometimes the path to diesel is found on the water.

Dennis Ritch, no stranger himself to diesel, accompanied me on this exploration of the Aguadilla coastline. Total distance paddled was approximately 10 miles from Parque Colon to The Wall at Wildo and back past Pressure Point, Wishing Wells, Manglitos, Gas Chambers, Crashboat, Hole in the Wall and downtown Aguadilla and it's skating rink. Click on the image for a bigger view.

Alter Ego?

The land of milk & honey or just home of the Big Dipper?

More good things happen to good people

The arrival of the second coming of TDL has been awaited by Jews,
Christians, Heathens and Hari Krishnas...the wait is over, she has
arrived. Once again, by plumbing the impact zone of the subprime
meltdown, a loved and respected 40th Anniversery Ron Harbour, was
added to the growing quiver, the collective Malogua family of
logs...Pony's 10ft previously loved HP1. Thou shalt eye their
homeboys quiver, and I may jack it!

Cobbing 2.0

Young Cobbs, and old school sato, Edwin talking Lego spaceship design
following Sunday AM dawn patrol by dads at Porto.

Maloguas at trail 1

Strength coach ponders overhead closeouts at Trail 1. Things are about
to get interesting! More on the outcome later.

Kinder Gentler Malogua

Moments after this photo taken on a lazy August afternoon, Pony gave
me the coldest can of beer I've ever had.

Bigswell

Following a dawn patrol during the largest cleanest south swell in a
decade, Pony relaxed with his strength, moments after his Wingpin was
dropped down a twenty foot rockpile (by a homeboy, not me).
Fortunately, no one was killed by the cascading log, maybe a
shortboarder was, who knows!

Kaenon Polarized on Facebook

Has anyone taken notice of Kaenon Polarized's Profile Photo on Facebook?

No photoshop involved. Just cobbing.

Laguna is NOT like Malibu

You could also file this under "You gotta give respect to get respect. And if not...."

After getting hopped on a critical "rock shot" an elder statesmen gives a youngster a lesson. Frog looks over his shoulder wondering... WTF?

Tacos & Waves

The Maloguas love tacos and waves. We also love New York because of the high concentration of quality people we know there. However, these three things usually come from very different places on the earth. Maybe, maybe not.

More...

literally logging: part 4

The alaia is finished. Thanks to Brian from Laguna Republic for fine tuning this beautiful board.

literally logging: part 3

Click here for the whole set.

Brian Bencz of Laguna Republic surfboards who is not only a shaper but also a fine woodworker is the perfect guy to help me shape my alaia. We started with a 6'6" "Stuth" template that Jon had put on the blank but decided to enlarge it a bit to aid in paddling and getting into waves. So we decided to add an inch to the width and 2" to both the tail and nose. The result is a 6'10" x 17" stuth. We then cut it out and cleaned up the edges. So far its looks pretty good. Can't wait to try surfing the thing.

Cinco de Mayo Log Alert + Shiner

The morning of Cinco De Mayo 2009 - at Log Alert was issued at Thalia Street in Laguna Beach. Moderately high tide, glassy, empty and a 2-3 NW swell. I rode my alaia and actually got some fun waves on it for the first time.

Half way through the session, I fell off the board and grabbed it. It pivoted and cracked me in the eye (see photo above). Lesson learned: dont' be cavalier about grabbing alaia in the soup.

Frog & the Anti-Log

Not a log. In fact, not even close to a log - instead a 5'5" fish. But, hell, he's my brother and I am very proud.

No Leash, No Olive

Uncle Dennis, showing us how it's done proper. No leash. No olives.
Charging, of course, on his own handshape in Rincón, PR.

No Cobbs

No Cobbs. And that's the problem.

literally logging: part 2

I decided that I really wanted to try logging on a log - so I headed up to Hermosa Beach to pick up a alaia blank from Jon Wegener. These blanks are made of Paulownia. Here he is putting "the stuth" template on the blank.

The Big Dipper's Pact

"I enter the water in my late fifties, wondering if I've still got it. I leave the water in my childhood. "

- Bruce Jenkins (journalist, bodysurfer, dad)

Peace, My Name is Stoke

A Pirate Movie

And I quote, "Get the LOG ready!!!"

WATCH

literally logging: part 1

The guys who decided we should really log on logs like the early Hawaiian surfers. Then they started playing around on really thin logs - the alaia.

Image from The Present, which has a nice feature on alaias.

Wegener Alaia

Tom's Creation Plantation Trailer from Cyrus Sutton on Vimeo.

Cobb on the shoulder

I am pretty sure the guy on the shoulder paddling (far left) for the wave is me from Monday AM at Uppers. I didn't get this one but got a few like it! Great early season south swell.

Malagua = Euphoria?

WWW.EUPHORIAGRAPHICS.COM.AU

Log Alert Issued

At 12:16 PM on February 20, 2009 at T-Street in San Clemente, CA an official solo Log Alert! was issued. The Log Alert was communicated telephonically to Puerto Rico.

Conditions at T-Street:

Waves: 3-4 foot from the South & glassy
Weather: Sunny
Air Temperature: 72 ° F.
Water Temperature: 63° F.
Crowd: light

Shortly after the Alert commenced, it was regraded to a Fish Alert due to a dropping tide, increasing swell and cracking inside sand bar.

Questions about this Log Alert can be filed via the comments section.

Cost of Cobbing?

My doctoral dissertation research at UCLA under the advisement of Dr. Linwood Pendleton is focused on the non-market economics of surfing. The study of non-market economics seeks to understand the value of resources that do not have a "market" to determine their price. In other words, there is no generally accepted price for the use of a resource that is accessed without monetary cost.

Waves are a classic example of a non-market resource because access is typically free (excluding the price for parking). Ski resorts, on the other hand, are an example of a recreational amenity where the price is determined through a market.

Skiers are willing to pay upwards of $80 for a lift ticket - which means that a day of skiing at a resort is worth at least 80 bucks to an individual.

So how do we determine the value of a day of surfing and what is that value? What would you be willing to pay for a great surf session? $80? There are analytic methods to determine this value.

Now think about cobbing? You don't have to pay cash for cobbing - but cobbing clearly has a value. The question remains, what is that value.

Future research will be focused on the non-market value of cobbing. Cobbing likely has an extraordinarily high value. In following posts, we will explore a few case studies to illustrate the value of cobbing.

Ocobba

Shaka Bra!

Embrace the Doghouse

Click here for larger format: Casa Del Perro from LogAlert! on Vimeo.

A cobbing perspective on life and life in the doghouse in particular.

June 2006 - B.C.S.

Beware of the Doghouse

Heavy T's Fantasy Tattoo

Next time you find yourself in the steam room at the Jonathan Club, look for this triangle logo hiding out on 240 +/- lbs of love and diesel.

Log alert!

"No, we don't have cots."

"Nah, nah, nah, nah..."

Email of the year!

Begin forwarded message:

From: Leon 
Date: December 12, 2008 2:20:31 PM PST
To: Todd Spector
Subject: Standing Log Search

Heavy T,

As we celebrate the latest addition to your quiver, I realize that I should articulate and activate my secondhand Harbour wish list.

Here is a list of boards I would love to add / upgrade to my quiver.

9'8" Wingpin - 2 + 1 fin set-up.  I would consider going up to 9'10" on this board, but don't think I should go any bigger or it will get to be too much of a log for where it fits in my quiver - an all around board that can be logged and can charge up to double overhead marias & wildo and slightly smaller doggies.  My current Wingpin is transforming nicely into a log in its advanced age.  Max price $600 - whadya think?

9'11" - 10'2" Banana.  My Banana is a true piece of genius, but the glass is so brittle that it's almost beyond the point of repair.  I may go for one more round with Dave Stiles.   I would pounce on a quality replacement, but since I have the cranberry stick too, I am not exactly desperate and want to make sure my next Banana is a real piece of J.  Based on your recent purchase, I am putting top price at $550.   Of course, I would love to pay only $400!  That was the deal of the decade.

10' Sol - An unlikely board to find on the used rack, but might as well add it to the list.  My current Sol is 9'8" and I would consider going past 10' if the board still looks fast and manageable enough for Tres (although I suspect I may be SUP primarily at Tres going forward - we'll see).    I will pay up to $750 for the right Sol

Of course, I am hoping to find each of these for far less than my max prices, but I put them in there so you can feel comfortable pulling the trigger if the right board comes along and I can't be reached because I am logging one of my current Harbours.

There you have it.

HAPPY MALOGUA.  I am landing in Boston and flying back to PR on Sunday

Late!

Good Things Happen to Good People

The Big Dipper scores a mint 9'11" Harbour Banana.

Yule Lore

From the Wikipedia entry on the Yule Log:

...cultural connections have been suggested between the modern practice of the Yule log and the ancient veneration of trees associated with Thor (perhaps an Oak?)

Celebrating 40 Years of Logging

40 Years after Loggers first assembled in Rincón for the World Surfing Championships, we are going to be raging under the stars, with film, music and wine.  Wish all Maloguas were here!!!

Listen to the Band

Coming at you from Argentina...

We are not alone

The Future of Politics

Hoping to dodge a bullet

Some sun in the sky as hurricane Omar moves east. Muy bueno.

What had been the Omar projected trajectory. Muy malo.

Harbour surftalk

I've been referring many patients to this informational and informative website.

The malogua

Yule Log Countdown....

Mologuart

Iceberg Theory of Music & Raging

MMJ

Rico & Big Dipper at MMJ at the Greek - 9/20