Joint Venture

Looks like we may have a partner to cross promote the Weedador with weedtracker.com , not sure how to tie in Muffgeist.com

Hometown Hero

Meanwhile down the beach, local logger extraordinaire and benevolent alpha dog of the South Bay charges on his home made death log.

Confirmation of logging

As is being widely reported in the surf media, there have been some huge epic waves. Mavs has been going off, Slater has dominated Rincon (Cali), and not as widely reports teams of Maloguas have been logging the shit out of Porto, Huntington, PV, Laguna, and Ventura. Finally....some f&@"ing surf!

Almost Rideable

Logger and Shaper Eyeing the First Edition Malogua

a clean deck

Team Lam

Future Friendmaker in need of sanding

Reversal of Roles.  Normally Dennis drops in and rides out front.

 

Harkness on the Edge of Town

Remember passing through the Van Wickle Gates?

Time may pass, but things remain the same.

Could The Shize Be On - Part 1

What will La Pinche Niña mean for cobbs around the globe?  In this post, we will explore the potential impact of the nasty niña on loggers trying to charge in the Caribbean.

First, what is La Niña? La Niña is defined as cooler than normal sea-surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific ocean that impact global weather patterns. La Niña conditions recur every few years and can persist for as long as two years. 




While loggers located at Lat: 18.3427  Long: 67.2504 have been seen charging on their longboards this fall, one must wonder what winter has in store for logging cobbs en el Caribe.

a cobb on a log - old school banana peeling

What may happen...

Changes in the storm track over the eastern US and western Atlantic during a La Niña event will have a significant impact on the surf outlook for the region during the winter of 2011-2012.

As shown above, the typical storm track is both further north and displaced from the Gulf Coast/East Coast to the Great Lakes region during La Niña winters when compared to El Niño events. This will result in fewer and weaker NW swell events for the Caribbean over the coming months according to Surfline. 

There are several factors that play into the strength of trade winds over the Caribbean, but it appears we will again see moderate to strong trade winds impact the region through the winter months.  More wind & less surf.  Hmmm.  So much for the glass!

We should also be keeping an eye on the far north Atlantic, as there is some indication that we may see an increase in storm activity during the winter months due to the ongoing La Niña event. Swell activity in the north Atlantic would send down occasional longer period NNE/NE swells to the Caribbean. The best place to take advantage of those swells will be at the spots that can handle the typical wintertime ENE trade winds.  In other words, see you in Rincón.

So, how does one combat La Niña?  It's easy...

KCAGTWH

Twas the night before christmas

Twas the Night Before Xmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring not even a cobb

The shize has been logged and the diesel was on. As always, happy trails on the ongoing search for swell stoke and strength!

May we surf great waves, stay strong and see some great music in the year to come. 

Happy Holidays Maloguas and the new logo is radical! 

Return to Derelict Junction

 Some shots from the shaping bay of

the next log to join the family.

A departure in terms of heritage (not shaped in Cali) and length (closer to 9' than 10'), this log should nonetheless be well suited for Point domination thanks to the magic Dennis is no doubt providing.

Who's holding the Malogua lams anyway?

legacy

Less Fashion, More Logging

Talking about my guy

I love you man and your jacket is killer

More Gridiron

What appears to be another distinguished alumnus of both Brown University and the Justice Telecom School of Sensitivity Training

Tebowing

The Big Dipper Tebowing

Question - HT Asks, "Have you been logging?"

Answer: "Affirmative"

More to come...

Committed to Diesel

Committed: Over 70, doing "stadiums" before 6 AM in the dark and in the rain.... and stoked about it.

Malogua Movember?

It's the last day of Movember! I am very proud of our Surfrider team - together we have raised almost $1,700 for men's health, while having a very good time doing it. Please consider a small donation to a worthy & some would say stylish cause: http://mobro.co/chad

Perhaps next year we should form a Movemeber Malogua team?

Sneak log attack!

Yesterday, November 29th a surprise log alert was issued at Church.

Thanks to a benevolent friend I was alerted that Church looked pretty good. I called a lunch time audible and headed down to find Church just about as good as it gets.

Surf: overhead
Weather: tropical clouds & glass
Water: 60's
Crowd: very light
Stoke: 10+

High Carb Diet

Looks like the Chicken a la Crema has worked.

Welcome to the family!

A beautiful 10'0" Banana was happily taken off the hands of an aging Harbour jonzer from Fullerton yesterday afternoon in my office parking lot between patients.

Fruit Bats

A dream was fulfilled last night. Finally, after an 8 year jones I was able to catch the Fruit Bats for an absolutely death raging show at the Troubador. Great crowd, heavy magnification and awesome music. At the last minute I was joined by a very Stokes Josh Berger.