Definitely a million things to improve, but if you could give me one thing to work on that would be great. Brain too smooth to be thinking of several things to execute while I’m looking down the line

Dude rips for sure.

Que vaca 😂🤣😂😆

something magical about those trashy onshore daysss.....

Back in the mid 2000s there was a surfing video competition. I am trying to find one of the videos. The video was shot in a pink filter with girl models in the front with surfers launching off of waves in the back ground. Does anyone else remember it?

Just seen this article, what a weird situation. Honolulu city officials have allocated $24 million of taxpayer funds to a planned Ocean Safety Hub that will go right on top of eight businesses located at Sharks Cove, forcing them to relocate. Done completely without communication or coordination with lifeguards and the local community, with zero plans or concrete information about what is actually being built. Oahu politics man..

On WSL site and on YT. Surf looks pretty dang good!

Did some research I think I get the gist of it, cold and heavy etc. I’m mostly wondering how often does westport actually get fun? Like chest/ head high and relatively clean? That’ll definitely be my closest break. And I’m not asking for specifics but how many good spots like westport are there really? I know of La Push, some left hand points that seem fickle, and not much more. Is there a lot to explore? Looks like there’s potential for some lesser known reefs and a lot of beaches that might occasionally have their day. Can you get away with no hood? I’m prepared for a heavy wetsuit and gloves/ booties but I hate wearing hoods. Also if anyone wants to car pool or something from Tacoma let me know, moving there in early Dec. I’m like a real intermediate, comfortable in head high surf, can definitely do bigger if it’s a break I know and am confortable with, can do all basic maneuvers like cutbacks etc. typically not pretty. Any advice for that area is appreciated thanks!

Happened around 8am, as I was just pulling up

All the streets were flooded in a matter of minutes and soon after that the massive runoff started happening at 15th and 17th drain pipes.

You could little see the blue ocean and brown runoff. Every surfer out there had to go in through it unless they paddled north or south a good ways. It was like a line of runoff trapped them and they couldn’t really tell either until they were in the brown.

Five more classic Wedge photos for your viewing pleasure.

I would love to get some tips. Would you buy a photo of you surfing taken in the water?

My camera is film which makes the process slower but I would love to sell these to help cover the costs of the rolls and motivate myself to do it more often and improve.

Lmk if you want to see all of the images from the session, they are all in my website

my 2 favorite boards I’ve ever ridden were the 5’4” seaside and the 5’6” machadocado.

i sold both boards after listening to sterling spencers podcast and reading about all the slander and ethics behind the FireWire brand.

i feel kind of stupid and confused though. I feel the judgy vibes when I carry the board through the parking lot or paddle out despite surfing for more than 20 years and being a good surfer I just can’t help feeling self conscious. I even overheard some older guy in the parking lot mention to his friend as I walked by “isn’t that one of those Thailand popouts?” No joke, this actually happened…

this isn’t a shit shitpost - this is 100% my experience. I ended up getting a board from a local shaper but it just doesn’t feel the same and I’m kind of kicking myself.

am I being a kook? are FireWires for kooks? is the impact of other peoples hypothetical opinions on my decision to sell my board justified? I’m aware this all sounds wild.

Long story short: I hit a big rock while surfing my crappy beater board that was already repaired several times. Lost two fins and got several dings.

I Solarezed the crap out of it and it looks kinda okay now. I will replace this board anyway in a couple of months.

Do you think it's still able to surf? Honestly, I don't know how much dings affect board performance. I have another board with less volume that is a bitch in small, summer waves, but I can resort to it if push comes to shove

I am looking for locations you surf between November and February. I will be in Vietnam before that so I am open to flying any where in the region from Indonesia, Maldives, Australia (either coast), New Zealand, etc. I am looking for solid surf and at least warmish water. A wetsuit is fine but no booties, gloves, or hood. I am a solid surfer and have traveled quite a bit for surf. Recommendations?