I couldn't paddle out as early as I would have liked, thanks to scheduling conflicts. Thanks to the offshores, which had been wreaking so much terror on our inland braddahs, I didn't have to worry about the waves getting blown out.
Unfortunately, the tide was a bit too high for the amount of swell in the water...
I opted for North Pier to escape the god-awful crowds south (the waves there were much better, though). I paddled out right next to the pier, twelve or so feet before the pylons extend outward another layer. I told myself I would paddle straight out towards the pylon, confident the current byproduct of the steeply angled S swell would move me away.
My calculations were correct, though I could've tapped my elbow on the pylon if I'd rotated my shoulder.
I sat on the outside, constantly missing waves.
I went in and the waves there left little to be desired.
I glanced around at the crowd, much smaller than the last session but unsettling nonetheless, and decided I would bail after my first wave.
My first and last wave was a juiceless left on which I did zero maneuvers for 0.0 points.
Unfortunately, the tide was a bit too high for the amount of swell in the water...
I opted for North Pier to escape the god-awful crowds south (the waves there were much better, though). I paddled out right next to the pier, twelve or so feet before the pylons extend outward another layer. I told myself I would paddle straight out towards the pylon, confident the current byproduct of the steeply angled S swell would move me away.
My calculations were correct, though I could've tapped my elbow on the pylon if I'd rotated my shoulder.
I sat on the outside, constantly missing waves.
I went in and the waves there left little to be desired.
I glanced around at the crowd, much smaller than the last session but unsettling nonetheless, and decided I would bail after my first wave.
My first and last wave was a juiceless left on which I did zero maneuvers for 0.0 points.
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