Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Classic Hawaiian Style from 1967...

Found this classic surf movie clip from 1967... It's pretty cool- Check it out:


GREG NOLL RICKY GRIGGS Surfing Hawaii 1967 Piapo Board



Sunday, April 28, 2013

Stacking Rocks in San Pedro 4-26-13... By Eric Cedeno

I heard the surf was small everywhere so I ended up skipping the morning flat surf session and went for a little hike in San Pedro instead. I saw two SUP boarders paddle around the point and they ended up surfing the little waves that would roll in now and then. I tried my luck at stacking some rocks and I think I did pretty good for a beginner.

San Pedro 4-26-13 Photo By Eric Cedeno 
After the hike I ended up going out to breakfast at Pacific Diner in San Pedro. Pacific Diner has the best steak and eggs on the planet. All in all in was a good way to start out my day. I think I'll look into trying out one of those SUP boards sometime soon. It looked like a fun time in the small surf. I'll keep you posted-



Sunday, April 14, 2013

4-12-13 - Friday Late Morning Session at Torrance

I heard burnout might be fun so I headed down to the beach. I did look pretty fun, a little fast and there was only a few guys surfing in the area. I looked for the usual free parking and couldn't find anything close so I drove south to Torrance Beach.

Burnout 4-12-13 Photo by Eric Cedeno
It was less crowded and looked like it would be fun on a longboard. I got good free parking near the top of the ramp and snapped a quick picture before heading down to the water.

Torrance Beach 4-12-13 Photo by Eric Cedeno
The surf was around head high but was tricky to catch. You really had to commit in the right spot and have the right board to catch the waves. For the most part it was just me and one other longboarder catching all the waves. Every now and then a few others would paddle out but I don't remember them catching any of the good sets. I surfed for about two hours and came in. The shore pound was real heavy and I had to time the waves just right to get back on the sand safely.

Torrance Beach 4-12-13 Photo by Eric Cedeno
This guy didn't time it right and broke his board in half. I felt bad for him even though he was still smiling. I could tell he was new to surfing and this was just one of many lessons that he'd have to learn.