glassy conditions and a very low tide. The SUPS turned the small knee slappers into easy pickin's and everyone got their fill (besides, no one else was out but us).
M&M left after about an hour and a half for grinds but I wasn't done yet. I thought a few breaks
further north looked pretty good. On the way over Firefighter/Medic Paul stopped by for a quick chat, heading for home on his Eaton paddleboard. Short paddle today, just a six miler.I picked my peak and surfed it alone for about a half hour before being joined by Brandon and his friends along with a couple other guys on shortboards and a kneeboard. The rising tide gave the wind swell a little push and we were treated to some pretty consistent waist to chest high waves that were pretty speedy until the once beneficial rising tide took the energy right out of the quick peelers.
I swapped out the 2+1 fin set (9" Future cutaway with FCS GL sides) on the Angulo for a thruster setup using FCS Occy sides and a Bob Miller designed Bluecoil 5.5" center fin. The thrusters glided over all the kelp and was as easy turning as the 2+1 cutaway fin configuration.
There is a good discussion about SUP fin configs on the Stand Up Zone. I posted a lot of info re the thruster and 2+1 setup. Click here to read it.
April 8, 2008 (Tu)
In: 0755
Out: 1100
AT= 44 - 57 degrees
WT= 50.5 degrees at the farshore buoy
Wx: Broken overcast with cold front moving through
Tide: -0.74 Rising to 2.2
Wind: Calm to light NE then freshening northwest to southwest
Sea Surface: Mostly glassy to increasing light wind texturing
Buoy: NWS
Sporadic buoy data
0700: No data
0800: No data
0900: 9.1 feet @ 11 seconds NW
1000: 9.2 feet @ 11 seconds NW
1100: 9.3 feet @ 11 seconds NW
10'4" Angulo SUP with Infinity paddle
Fin set-up: Thruster with Bluecoil 5.5" center fin and FCS Occy sides
Bathymetry: Rock reefs
CDIP: 9.9 feet at 12 seconds from 330 degrees and .9 feet at 12 seconds from 190 degrees
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