not nearly enough energy to make it around that far.Shoulda checked Shagwong - probably empty and reeling
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not nearly enough energy to make it around that far.Shoulda checked Shagwong - probably empty and reeling
LOL, yes - Rarely isnot nearly enough energy to make it around that far.
heh, something you would never want your kid to do nowadays... but somehow, these things always worked out then (and they probably would now, if we let them)Anyway, found a guy with a truck who said he was going to check "the north side" so I of course, being 15 years old and fearless, jumped in this strangers truck, and we went over to Gin beach, drove a few miles east, and surfed clean overhead barrels all day long. He even gave me a ride home at the end of the day
Great story! I've seen solid waves in the area, just once but didn't get to surf themI've surfed overhead Shagwong once, in 30+ years of surfing the east end. It was some hurricane swell in like 94 or 95. the storm parked just south of Montauk, the south side was massive and totally impossible to even paddle out, let alone surf.
Anyway, found a guy with a truck who said he was going to check "the north side" so I of course, being 15 years old and fearless, jumped in this strangers truck, and we went over to Gin beach, drove a few miles east, and surfed clean overhead barrels all day long. He even gave me a ride home at the end of the day
I used to lifeguard Gin Beach and Indian Wells. Surfed Shagwong vicinity a bunch, every time it broke in 94/95. I think 95 was the storm you remember just sitting in the swell window. I was living on ELD and talked the airport to let me walk to the end of the runway to access at first then figured out beach access which was a trick from Gin beach. Surfed alone and with friends as nobody really looked there, guy with the truck was part of my crew. The wave was very unlike any other on the East end because of the deep water just outside of the break.I've surfed overhead Shagwong once, in 30+ years of surfing the east end. It was some hurricane swell in like 94 or 95. the storm parked just south of Montauk, the south side was massive and totally impossible to even paddle out, let alone surf.
Anyway, found a guy with a truck who said he was going to check "the north side" so I of course, being 15 years old and fearless, jumped in this strangers truck, and we went over to Gin beach, drove a few miles east, and surfed clean overhead barrels all day long. He even gave me a ride home at the end of the day
Fickle is an understatement and yes, that was my guy. Dreadlock "Rasta Pete". We all worked together for awhile, solid surfer and would Winter at OBX. World can be a small place!Holy chit 27 years later, and you and I quite possibly were surfing the same obscure and fickle spot with just a handful of other guys, on the north side no less.
the guy I hiched along with was from Hampton bays or west Hampton or someplace like that, but was a point regular for sure. Everyone knew him. Big ass Ford F 250 fully rigged for surfing and fishing. Hell he even fired up the Coleman between sessions and grilled us some hot dogs. He even gave me one of only two cold beers he had for the drive home. Really one of my most memorable days of that era.
my mom was fukking LIVID. all she knew was I left home early in the morning with a giant hurricane swell in the water, and she didn’t know where I was or if I was even alive, until I come rolling up the driveway that evening in this huge ass pick up truck and a huge grin on my face. She didn’t talk to me for days
we probably know each other. I grew up at Indian Wells, and still have my membership to the ABAI used to lifeguard Gin Beach and Indian Wells. Surfed Shagwong vicinity a bunch, every time it broke in 94/95. I think 95 was the storm you remember just sitting in the swell window. I was living on ELD and talked the airport to let me walk to the end of the runway to access at first then figured out beach access which was a trick from Gin beach. Surfed alone and with friends as nobody really looked there, guy with the truck was part of my crew. The wave was very unlike any other on the East end because of the deep water just outside of the break.
The guy I was with sweet talked the lady working at the county park entrance to let us on. It worked lol. Dude charmed the sh!t out of that plump and cheerful park employee.I used to lifeguard Gin Beach and Indian Wells. Surfed Shagwong vicinity a bunch, every time it broke in 94/95. I think 95 was the storm you remember just sitting in the swell window. I was living on ELD and talked the airport to let me walk to the end of the runway to access at first then figured out beach access which was a trick from Gin beach. Surfed alone and with friends as nobody really looked there, guy with the truck was part of my crew. The wave was very unlike any other on the East end because of the deep water just outside of the break.
Damn that's like fourth or fifth for the Colima/Michoacan zone?View attachment 118166
We’re at the black line. Maybe interesting?
There was a storm in the early 90’s with a similar forecast trajectory. Destroyed the cop shop in Manzanillo.
Hey MANdingo, you out there???