29 October 2009

Surfing from Sunset into Moonlight (The Hook)


Thanks once again to Beth for the use of her purple Petty surfboard (I gave it a fresh coat of wax, least I could do), and thanks also to Surfline for all the negative reports. Luke, Tracy and I had the Hook all to ourselves with a choice of two peaks. We had a little fun on some little waves, and were bathed in colors as the sunset was mirrored in the glassy sea. I stayed out until the moon cast a shadow, just to catch one last wave in. 

7 comments:

  1. Yaaaay. Thanks for the great video and pics! Lots of fun out there tonight.

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  2. Nice. Yep, give me a small clean empty wave any day.
    Can you wear leg-ropes with all that seaweed?

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  3. It was quite kelpy but we were wearing leashes out of habit. On one wave, I popped up and just started to ride, only to be pulled off the back by a length of kelp that had ensnared my leash. And a couple of times I was too entangled to paddle for waves. Still, I wouldn't have wanted Beth's borrowed board to end up washed onto the rocks.

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  4. First, I notice that Luke is riding a Harbour. Nice. Second, what camera are you using? Seems so much better than mine.

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  5. Ha! Not surprised to hear about the kelp. We mainly get sea-grass and it doesn't usually effect us except at certain times of the year.

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  6. Jeff, I've got a Pentax Optio W80 waterproof camera. It's pretty good quality, and the buttons are operable with gloves. I still haven't found an ideal carrying solution although I'm making do with a Surf Camera Case for the time being.

    The Harbour is a sweet board.

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