Gads : How to describe the weather to someone who’s out shoveling snow?
The Thanksgiving holiday weekend was simply – well, not winter! Temps in the 70s and 80s led everyone to the beach. It might as well have been a summer day, except the water temps were down low 60s.
Wave were small – but fun to ride. Locally at Oak Street in Laguna there were morning/midday and evening riders. The wide swings of the tide created havoc with the small swell, but the weather was so nice, no one seemed to mind.
I SUPed 4 miles with friend Alan Cook midday. A little over a mile out, we found ourselves in the middle of a wild herd of dancing dolphins. I sat down on my board, put my feet in the water and called to them. They swam and leaped around my board. One put his nose out of the water and swam toward me, watching me until a just two feet away, dove under the board. We paddled up and around them for about 30 minutes before they went off in search of a bigger ball of fish.
I’d demoed a Lahaina Kai 14′ board from SUPco (Oak Street and Coast Highway in Laguna Beach). She’s a sweet ride and I like the way she handled the distance and the softness of her bed. Not crazy about the camoflauge rubber pattern, but I’m sure that could be changed out. She was white and red. Very fast and very fun.
The beach was perfect for an afternoon read, before a late surf session on my Yappa – all 6’10” of her. Not quite short. Not quite long. She was shaped by James Seixus of San Pedro and she is fast, fun, and maneuverable. I surfed through the sunset and into the darkness. Everyone was out of the water but me, and I was surrounded by a golden sea with a pink and yellow glaze.
What a perfect perfect day!
I was demoing a new
