I am ready for fall

October 15 @ Muskegon

The Elmer T got a little squirrely on these bigger waves. But the Red Stripe handled the bottom turns with ease. It is nice to have both a twin fin and a single fin in the quiver. And I loved putting my two favorite boards to the test. Many thanks to Uncle-Mike at SmugMug for taking and sharing the pictures he took Uncle-Mike (you can see me in picture 67).

new year's day photo

Waves were fun and it wasn't too cold. A friend of Brian Macdonald took this one of me =)

The 2011 line-up. I am on the far right.

winter is here

Photo of the Red Stripe in action by Justin Bruursema. Justin, Ken, and I made it for a post-Thanksgiving surf session between the pier heads at Muskegon. Before we left, the air temp was 26 with a windchill of 9 degrees. It may not need to be said, but it was cold. The wind was howling and made the paddle out bitter. The waves were soft for the most part, having a little size. But the chill was what I will remember most--ice fell off my suit when I poured warm water over me before changing. Oh, the adventure of surfing Lake Michigan. I can officially say fall is over and winter is here.

fall quiver

shorties: the red stripe and the half-pint are done

Perfect timing for pre-fall surfing!