Friday, March 18, 2011

A Tale of Two Ponys


It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of death working, it was the age of cobbing, it was the epoch of strength, it was the epoch of weakness, it was the season of surfing, it was the season of getting shized out, it was the spring of sunny weather, it was the winter of fog & rain, we were ETN compliant, it was never again, we were all going directly to Tanuary, we were all going directly our separate ways.

Our story begins with our original Pony under a dark cloud, literally and figuratively, while getting shized out due to a fat high tide. Laguna's high tide breaks were searched to no avail. Breakfast at the OI was small consolation. At least some cobbing was done.

Later that day things took a turn for the better, when donning the official LR40 Tanuary uniform in preparation for a reunion with the other Pony for a Umphrey's McGee show.


Rico headed north, grabbed the Big Dipper and headed out for sushi prior to hitting the HOB for the Umphrey's show. UM sold the place out and rocked the house on a raucous St. Patty's Day night.

The Dipper & Rico enjoyed the backstage rage and meeting Pony2's home town crew. After a late nights journey back to Laguna, Pony2 and Rico headed down to Sano for some sunny Spring waves on a beautiful morning.

Pony2's determination & stoke resulted in a few successful rides and a significant advancement of his skillz. Thirty minutes into our session, the original Pony arrived and joined in the fun.

It was more than a meeting of names, it was a meeting of minds. As the saying goes, "Keep Cobbing and good things will happen!"

Monday, February 28, 2011

Summery loggery

A little inspiration for warmer times in our future (for those of us who don't live on the Rock)

Summery Loggery: A Patagonia Short from Nathan Oldfield on Vimeo.

Thursday, February 03, 2011



The guys who like to guzzle this exotic beer obviously like to workout. This photo is just begging for a good caption. Please weigh in!

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Dinner 'n Drinks


Hey man, can you pick up a Twell Pack and maybe a Hod Dog or a Hanburcer?

Dinner 'n Drinks Puerto Rican Style

Thursday, January 20, 2011

I am feeling like I want to rage... RIGHT NOW.

I feel like I want to... from Leon40Rage on Vimeo.



Warning: Despite the cute baby picture, this film is actually rated NC-17. NSFW.

Disclaimer: All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

MicroSano Log Alert



On January 12th and 1:00 PM a Log Alert was issued as Sano
Surf: micro
Weather: sunny / glassy
Water Temp: brrrrr

Sunday, December 26, 2010

The Other Yule

A Log Alert has gone into effect for Latitude: 18° 21' N Longitude: 67° 16.21' W


The 10'6" was waxed, finned and surfed for the first time. The second session, during the evening glass-off, provided a glimpse into the board's potential.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Logging Sin Sal



"What's in a name? That which we call a Q,
By any other name would smell as sweet."

As Willy Shakespeare once wrote in his unpublished diary,
"Keep Cyobbing and Good Things Will Happen."

Saturday, December 18, 2010

World domaination

muffgeist.com, nextballer.com, weedador.com....an empire is born

Stoked

Ponyboy Jarvis ears pinned back, 7 hours into the first dry Q

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Monday, December 06, 2010

Counterpoint

Some argue that there has never been a better time to live in LA. There's a strong case to be made and a lot of J to be found.

At the same time, others might argue for someplace else where the water is still 80 degrees. Week two of a log alert that, so far, has gone largely unreported. Shhhh!





Friday, December 03, 2010

Chadrico makes his debut on Fox News



Obama made a great call yesterday when he decided to prohibit new offshore drilling in continental US waters (about time!). Detail on decision can be found here.

Not surprisingly, Fox News isn't thrilled with the decision and they asked me what we thought of the decision. Here's the clip.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/4445213/about-face-on-offshore-drilling"




Tuesday, November 30, 2010

It can't get worse

TUESDAY 11/30
FLAT

WEDNESDAY 12/01
VERY POOR

THURSDAY 12/02
FAIR

FRIDAY 12/03
POOR TO FAIR

SATURDAY 12/04
POOR

SURF:

1-2 ft

ankle to knee high

SURF:

1-2 ft

ankle to knee high

SURF:

2-3 ft +

knee to chest high

SURF:

1-3 ft

ankle to waist high

SURF:

1-2 ft

ankle to knee high

Minimal NW and SW swells

Minimal NW and SW swells; New NW swell fills in over Wednesday night

New mid-period NW swell tops out; very small SW swell mixing in

Mix of easing mid-period NW swell and a very small SW swell

Minimal NW and SW swells; poor due to lack of size

 

I was struck by this forecast, there must be subtle differences in the shizer the Pacific Ocean is coughing up that only really dedicated surf forecasters can discern. For instance Flat, Very Poor, Poor to Fair and Poor all seem like shizer, but maybe there are subtle differences in what type of board you would take out…maybe?

 

 

Something at my door



Saturday, November 27, 2010