Well I think I can Qualify as a bit of a kook. I have been flat water paddling my 8'10" Speeed on English bay the last two days here in Vancouver. Two days ago a mill pond and paddled for two hours over to Stanley park and then back to my home in Kits. Beautiful. Yesterday it was blowing 20 knots from the West. I have never downwinded but what the heck. My wife drove me west out near the university and I launched on a rocky beach. Fell in 5 or 6 times right away and then got my legs under me. It took about 90 minutes to blow back home. Managed to get good rides on four waves. The rest of the time just trying to stay upright. I was the only one out there with a paddle that I could see. I will definitely do this again! The kite boarders were ripping. Headed over to Tofino to surf tomorrow.

Bob

Road trippin' won me a session this morning
Only 1 guy trying SUP foil for the 1st time.... he stayed inside shoulder (pic)... did ok, he flew a couple!

I had the outside peak all to myself for 2 hours....awesome!

Half Moon Bay after work yesterday


And north to Sandringham this morning.

Smash1 said..

GizzieNZ said..
If you living around here......makorori for about the last 3 days

today was tiny at low tide......too small to bother with (but i went out)
getting towards high tide ......big jump in size.......12 to 15 foot faces at the point even.....

Looks like someone opened the gates of Hell

Fiery sunrise... missing the beach.

Upwind / downwind in Beaumaris Bay this morning.

LastSupper said..

Nozza said..
Upwind / downwind in Beaumaris Bay this morning.

Wild lookin board Nozza

Thank you - it really is a thing of beauty.
Had a passing octogenarian admire it on the car last night.

This morning again at Ventnor.

Quick one at Beaumaris on the way home last night.

Hid from the wind at Beaumaris.

Had a crack at a metro reefy this morning, was a little slow with a largish friendly crew on the peak and a borderline strong offshore breeze, with the size of my board, beginners ability and will to maintain etiquette I didn't really jag many waves but thats cool with me.

Water was nice and still had a good paddle, kicking myself for not chucking the mal on the roof, some nice little waves rolling through.

Had a go at backhand on a few - man I need some more practice with that, struggled on the approach.

Nozza said..
Nothing for me this morning - 12 degrees, 25 knots, horizontal rain.

You're soft In between the 25 knot squalls and horizontal rain, we had rainbows and fun (small) waves. First time wearing a wetsuit this season...

Too soft again this morning - 38 knots and horizontal rain.

Town beach.......quite pleasantly small but with bigger sets upsetting the apple cart
No wind and quite glassy
Four people out.......and one of them a "i have never been surfing before" person......visitor from France I took to beach.
And then the "surfing waka" people came catching waves amongst us in a mellow fashion
Was fun

Weather finally calmed down.
Half Moon Bay and north.