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[Mr Doof]

4 days in a row, best one for last this A.M.

In water at dawn, beating the crabbers by minutes, fog coming in from the south halfway through session, 7 ft 15 seconds at buoys (as seen moments before I started typing this), winds nil.

Now killing time before the yard work commences, and oh, my ribs are aching, latissimus dorsi still feeling slightly "crampy", water just dripping out the sinus, feels like there is more in there, the whack on thigh is forming nice a 'egg' 24 hr later, feeling the lack of glycogen replenishment despite moderate efforts (to eat right, no drinking, getting enough rest, etc), and yeah, great to be a surfer in SF once again.

 

[kool-aid]

4 days in a row, best one for last this A.M.

In water at dawn, beating the crabbers by minutes, fog coming in from the south halfway through session, 7 ft 15 seconds at buoys (as seen moments before I started typing this), winds nil.

Now killing time before the yard work commences, and oh, my ribs are aching, latissimus dorsi still feeling slightly "crampy", water just dripping out the sinus, feels like there is more in there, the whack on thigh is forming nice a 'egg' 24 hr later, feeling the lack of glycogen replenishment despite moderate efforts (to eat right, no drinking, getting enough rest, etc), and yeah, great to be a surfer in SF once again.

Felt like the season opener today. Nice to see waves stack up outer bars style. Didn't see a ton of people catching waves. Got a handful. Some were sleigh rides but some were pretty fun.

 

[Maz]

Looks fun as sh!t on the webcam.

How much board were you guys on?

 

[kool-aid]

Looks fun as sh!t on the webcam.

How much board were you guys on?

I was surfing just south of Noriega and was on my 7'6 Channel Islands pink gun.

 

[Maz]

Must be one of the world's better beach breaks when it's on.

 

[kool-aid]

Must be one of the world's better beach breaks when it's on.

You'd probably love it. I know there are some equally impressive beach brakes out there, but there's nothing quite like seeing a big set stack up on the outer bars and unload. It's truly one of the most exhilarating and beautiful things to me. Never gets old. I know on videos it looks flat and slow but in the water it's absolutely magical.

 

[Maz]

Totally believe you, and I know I'd love it - apart from paddling out

 

[mevrard]

Might be at my whitts end with surfers at OB.

Today was probably the first, classic, fun fall day at the beach.

The crowd wasn't horrendous by sheer volume. But at least half my waves today were ruined by some assclown. First, a burn, then an insane snowball, and then another flagrant burn. All solid set waves, too. I don't care about stuff happening on the scraps.

Honestly, each time, I lost it at these bros. The first one apologized and acted like it was all good. I AM SO SICK of this move. These kooks come out here, burn people, and think it's all good if they just apologize. Oops.

After yelling at him and calling him out, I asked how sorry he was. Are you sorry enough not to do it again? He promptly moved down the beach. I called the shoulder hopper out for snowballing the wave, and then I reamed the last dude who blatantly burned me after I watched him go for a barrel on a non-barrelling wave.

What do you guys think? The nice thing about yelling at people and making a scene is that then people give you space. Have the agro locals had it right all along?

I know I'm not winning the war on bad lineup etiquette. Should I drop it and accept this is the reality of surfing these days? Or should I try and be the new Bad Vibes Bob?

It’s Bad Vibe Bob

 

[JLW]

Photographic evidence of the burn.

http://instagr.am/p/DAhXQX1yOvG/

Fuck that guy. I've been way more vocal about burns at Ocean Beach lately. Ocean Beach has been getting progressively more crowded for years. The WCT event in 2011 was sort of an inflection point. Then things got really bad around COVID. I just have no patience for this kind of bullshit anymore. I'm not a violent or angry person, but after a certain point, enough is enough. You are justified in your anger, and if someone drops in on you that blatantly, you should absolutely call them on it.

Some guy dropped in on me about a month ago on a small day. Just the most blatant drop in, I think he might have even looked back. The guy falls down right in front of me and I run over his board. He gave me the shittiest half-hearted apology, and I just went off on him. He asked me if I wanted to "take it to the beach" and I said "No, I want you to stop dropping in on me". Then his shitty defense for his shitty behavior is that "I've never seen you here before" to which I responded "What the fuck are you talking about? I've been surfing here for 18 years. Don't drop in on me."

Idiots.

 

[JLW]

Probably mentioned on this thread prior but newer surfers seem to think the only rule is whoever is on the inside is up. I can’t count the amount of times I’ve been sitting waiting patiently when a guy paddles out, proceeds to paddle for every wave they see then try to call me off when the one I’m waiting for comes just cause they happen to be on my inside.

I don't agree. It's a beachbreak with no defined peak. If it was a pointbreak and the same guy was paddling up to the peak, I'd agree with you. And there are exceptions at Ocean Beach, like if a guy catches a wave at the peak you're at, paddles back out, and then immediately catches another a minute later. That's pretty douchey. But that is not common at a spot like Ocean Beach, where peaks are constantly shifting.

 

[menobrah]

I have some lingering emotional trauma from paddling out at decent sized ocean beach, posting up after making it through the inside, and realizing that I am actually sitting directly in the impact zone with sets stacked and feathering on the horizon..

 

[tacos]

I have some lingering emotional trauma from paddling out at decent sized ocean beach, posting up after making it through the inside, and realizing that I am actually sitting directly in the impact zone with sets stacked and feathering on the horizon..

My experience most days

 

[Mr Doof]

With yesterday under the belt, that was 5 in a row.

The age-related lack of recovery hampered the paddle-out and with the general fatigue, the bilaterial radial head fractures from the 90s started to rear their special brand of ache that complimented last year's SLAP tear just as nice as you please.

But the outgoing tide met the slightly shorter period swell and with the winds in the preferred direction which meant the ice-breaker wave I got was just the thing to give me the idea that I could take off deeper and still make it.

Sadly I failed there, instead just barely managing to eek my way in via the shoulder for whole rest of the time....it was shoulder hop (or miss it) and then hope the wall stands up. And most of the time it did stand up and allow me some green walls to speed along.

After about 60 minutes just gave up on fighting the drift, hoping to get a lucky peak as I head to Pacifica, and the times when the peak was close, my paddling was like me slapping at the water and wondering who tied an anchor to my board.

Last wave was a mediocre take off to close-out, then managing to stay mostly on my feet during the whitewater bouncy ride to the shore.

Fell asleep on watching some crime show around 8, made it bed by 9-ish, and today, woo, rain after all the winterizing I did for yard this weekend.

 

[vanrysss]

What board were you on yesterday?

 

[ElOgro]

With yesterday under the belt, that was 5 in a row.

The age-related lack of recovery hampered the paddle-out and with the general fatigue, the bilaterial radial head fractures from the 90s started to rear their special brand of ache that complimented last year's SLAP tear just as nice as you please.

But the outgoing tide met the slightly shorter period swell and with the winds in the preferred direction which meant the ice-breaker wave I got was just the thing to give me the idea that I could take off deeper and still make it.

Sadly I failed there, instead just barely managing to eek my way in via the shoulder for whole rest of the time....it was shoulder hop (or miss it) and then hope the wall stands up. And most of the time it did stand up and allow me some green walls to speed along.

After about 60 minutes just gave up on fighting the drift, hoping to get a lucky peak as I head to Pacifica, and the times when the peak was close, my paddling was like me slapping at the water and wondering who tied an anchor to my board.

Last wave was a mediocre take off to close-out, then managing to stay mostly on my feet during the whitewater bouncy ride to the shore.

Fell asleep on watching some crime show around 8, made it bed by 9-ish, and today, woo, rain after all the winterizing I did for yard this weekend.

Don’t hate me for pointing this out, you’re old. If you’re in shape recovery time is the tale of the tape.

 

[Mr Doof]

Don’t hate me for pointing this out, you’re old. If you’re in shape recovery time is the tale of the tape.

Long ago, I decided to live fast, take chances, sleep comfortably, and die old, so me being old means I am on the path to success!

 

[kool-aid]

With yesterday under the belt, that was 5 in a row.

The age-related lack of recovery hampered the paddle-out and with the general fatigue, the bilaterial radial head fractures from the 90s started to rear their special brand of ache that complimented last year's SLAP tear just as nice as you please.

But the outgoing tide met the slightly shorter period swell and with the winds in the preferred direction which meant the ice-breaker wave I got was just the thing to give me the idea that I could take off deeper and still make it.

Sadly I failed there, instead just barely managing to eek my way in via the shoulder for whole rest of the time....it was shoulder hop (or miss it) and then hope the wall stands up. And most of the time it did stand up and allow me some green walls to speed along.

After about 60 minutes just gave up on fighting the drift, hoping to get a lucky peak as I head to Pacifica, and the times when the peak was close, my paddling was like me slapping at the water and wondering who tied an anchor to my board.

Last wave was a mediocre take off to close-out, then managing to stay mostly on my feet during the whitewater bouncy ride to the shore.

Fell asleep on watching some crime show around 8, made it bed by 9-ish, and today, woo, rain after all the winterizing I did for yard this weekend.

I was in the same camp yesterday and I only surfed fri, sat, and sun.

Thanks to a new job recently I’m in much worse shape this year vs. this time last year.

Boy does it make a difference. Yesterday afternoon looked sweet and last year, I would have been able to double dip no problem.

But yesterday I was cooked and was asleep by 930 basically.

 

[tedshred]

I don't agree. It's a beachbreak with no defined peak. If it was a pointbreak and the same guy was paddling up to the peak, I'd agree with you. And there are exceptions at Ocean Beach, like if a guy catches a wave at the peak you're at, paddles back out, and then immediately catches another a minute later. That's pretty douchey. But that is not common at a spot like Ocean Beach, where peaks are constantly shifting.

IDK about that. Whenever I surf with fellow locals, we keep track of who just got one and who is up. Creates a rotation and equity. Backpaddling and skipping the rotation is bad etiquette regardless if its a beach break or point. Only guys that dont seem to get it are newer surfers that think being on the inside is all that matters.

Learned quickly surfing Kellys as a kid to not go when a older guy wants one he’s been waiting for despite being on his inside.

 

[Sharkbiscuit]

Only guys that dont seem to get it are newer surfers that think being on the inside is all that matters.

In Florida there's zero shortage of people pushing 50 who have been riding waves since before their first day of school who think being on the inside is all that matters. My rule of thumb is, if you hear accents that aren't Californian or Australian, haul ass to the airport and bounce out that bitch.

The OBSF zone in California is another world. Santa Cruz is at critical mass and maybe that's like Florida I dunno. I've surfed OB twice where it was clean and small and underneath and every body shared pretty well. The one day everyone was surfing out the back, I had zero problemage, but I saw an odd number of very committed paddles from out of position, and I see that in videos as well, and I don't get it. You shut the door on someone out the back at OB, it seems to me you're most likely stealing a hard-earned wave. You shut the door on them and it's one of the first few waves of the set, you've stolen a wave, sentenced them to non-trivial taxation without shreddyzentation, and you might have ended their session if they get beat back and processed inside. And I refuse to accept we live in a world where someone other than Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky, or literally Papillon can make that fucking amphibious exfiltration goddamn Bataan death swim of a paddle and not know they're fading someone.

 

[shoaltoad]

Fellas, we think this week has enough juice to get Deads and Eagles going? Been jonesing for a proper paipo session at Eagles