2-3'+ Bolsa Chica 8-31-12:
By buddy Cliff had made plans to take a trip down to Bolsa Chica to take Jack out surfing for his birthday. Jack is Shelly's kid and we all met up at Cliffs house early in the morning before heading down to Bolsa Chica for the day. I had already loaded 4 of my boards in My honda Element (7'6" bear, 7' new Lopez remake and 6'10" mini log and my 6'6" JC retro rocket) so I'd have all the basic board options in the water. I added two of Cliff's boards to the mix at his house (5'10" twin fin fish and 6'2" stinger) and was surprised at how well all six boards fit inside my car.
By buddy Cliff had made plans to take a trip down to Bolsa Chica to take Jack out surfing for his birthday. Jack is Shelly's kid and we all met up at Cliffs house early in the morning before heading down to Bolsa Chica for the day. I had already loaded 4 of my boards in My honda Element (7'6" bear, 7' new Lopez remake and 6'10" mini log and my 6'6" JC retro rocket) so I'd have all the basic board options in the water. I added two of Cliff's boards to the mix at his house (5'10" twin fin fish and 6'2" stinger) and was surprised at how well all six boards fit inside my car.
Cliff loaded up his car with food and a pop-up tent, one extra board and had Shelly and Jack in there too. We stopped off for gas and I grabbed a few extra waters before we headed south on the 405 freeway. Traffic was light at 6:15 am and we made it all the way down to Bolsa Chica pretty quickly. There was no line to get in at the state beach and I just followed Cliff to where ever he wanted to go. We turned south in the long parking lot and finally parked down at the end near Tower 16. There was plenty of parking and the beach was wide open. We did a quick surf check and found the surf to be a peaky 2-3' and it looked super fun. We unpacked our gear and boards and set up camp for the day.
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| Eric Cedeno at Bolsa Chica 8-31-12 |
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| Bolsa Chica 8-31-12 Photo by Eric Cedeno |
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Jack is a new surfer and is a surf hungry beginner. Jack had no idea that he was getting his first surfboard (inside the black surf bag in the picture above). He was so stoked! All us guys got ready to surf and I handed off my Canon G10 to Shelly just in case she wanted to take a few pictures of this historic moment of he kid and his first board. I had lots of boards to choose from and picked my 7'6" bear to start the day off in the high tide rolly conditions (easy to get into waves early and can handle slower waves).
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| Eric Cedeno and Jack at Bolsa Chica 8-31-12 |
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| Eric Cedeno and Jack at Bolsa Chica 8-31-12 |
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| Cliff at Bolsa Chica 8-31-12 Riding my 6'10" Mini-log |
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| Cliff, Eric Cedeno and Jack at Bolsa Chica 8-31-12 |
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| Bolsa Chica 8-31-12 Photo by Eric Cedeno |
We had lots of boards to choose from and I took full advantage of that. After riding my 7'6" bear for a while I did a quick board change and grabbed my 6'10" mini-log (also great in rolly waves but can turn faster). I rode that for a while and then cam in for another board change and took out my 7' new Lopez remake as the swell was building (this board rides best in larger waves). After another hour of surfing I went in and changed back to the 6'10" mini-log which was really the best board for the conditions at the time. After another hour of surfing I was getting hungry and decided to go in a grab a quick sandwich and some water. The wind was just starting to pick up a little and the surf still looked super fun even though the side current was picking up which means lots more paddle is needed to keep from drifting down the beach. After resting up I took out Cliff's 6'2" stinger and that was interesting to say the least. It's a real small board with three fins but rides more like a twin fin (fast and tricky). I got a few really fun waves on that board, but decided to stick with my 6'10" for the rest of the day, because it paddles so easily and that really helped my fight the side current.
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After a few more hours my arms were pretty much jello and so I decided to keep the last of my strength for the drive home. I snapped a few more pictures before taking a quick power nap (see below). It was really a family day for everyone, lots of people were learning to surf and it was great to see the stoke on so many faces. After I woke up we loaded up the cars and braved the horrific 405 Freeway traffic back home.
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| Bolsa Chica 8-31-12 Photo by Eric Cedeno |
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| Bolsa Chica 8-31-12 Photo by Eric Cedeno |
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| Bolsa Chica 8-31-12 Photo by Eric Cedeno |
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| Bolsa Chica 8-31-12 Photo by Eric Cedeno |
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| Bolsa Chica 8-31-12 Photo by Eric Cedeno |
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| Bolsa Chica 8-31-12 Photo by Eric Cedeno |
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| Bolsa Chica 8-31-12 Photo by Eric Cedeno |
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| Bolsa Chica 8-31-12 Photo by Eric Cedeno |
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| Bolsa Chica 8-31-12 Photo by Eric Cedeno |
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| Bolsa Chica 8-31-12 Photo by Eric Cedeno |
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| Bolsa Chica 8-31-12 Photo by Eric Cedeno |
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| Bolsa Chica 8-31-12 Photo by Eric Cedeno |
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| Bolsa Chica 8-31-12 Photo by Eric Cedeno |
It looks like the condition were just right for an awesome day.
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