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Sun,
05/25/03
Rehobeth & IRIN,
DE
Cool, foggy, low-50s.
51F, wearing the 4/3
and still felt cool; 3mm booties fine + gloves
Light on-shore, increasingly
side shore & stronger from the south
Fair to below-average
in the chest to head range
High going to low
Neal, Chris Peterson
and Rod; Doug met us at the beach |
The Rod Fog Rooster Report:
Up at 3 in the morning,
out the door by 3:30 and clamming in to Parole by 4am, I meet up with Neal
and Chris. Smooth and steady drive down to the shore -- lot's of state
troopers and speed traps, but all goes well. Pull into N. Rehobeth for
surf check #1. It looks better up the coast so we head over there, suit
up and split two groins. The waves looked better than they were and
the water was colder than wished for on this socked-in foggy morning. Look
what a little color does (see below) on this dreary, fuzzy day. I stayed
out for about an hour before calling it quits... caught a few forgettable,
punchless waves and one memorable rib cracking air drop (thanks to all
the rubber it was a cushioned landing). Took me a hell of a long
time to hit the waves... El Mono Mantay must have pulled a practical joke
along with a mostly finished ding repair job he did for me (Thanks Mono!)
-- the top of my board was like the greased trophy at the Naval Academy
-- slippier than all sh*t -- wax wouldn't even stick. Finally, I applied
a base coat from some warm tropical wax and then rubbed in some cool water
wax. Still found myself slipping around once paddling out. I'm gonna
get YOU, Monkey Man-Tay!
Neal caught several waves,
some decent rides. Chris left the beach sore. Doug stayed warm in his new
5/3 Elasto. Not bad for a crappy Memorial Day swell.
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Who's this bandito? |
Mr. Rhodes ready for conquest |
What do you see? |
Neal really wanted this
one. |
Another two... |
... foggy rollers |
A little bit of color... |
...brightens the day.
Featuring: Chris Peterson |
Neal drops in. |
Neal's had enough. |
Chris Peterson's Sunday
Report. Met up with Rod and Neal at 4 am in Parole and headed down.
Doug met us in the water. Rod and Neal caught some rides I caught
nothing but sore ribs, shoulders and cold toes but would not have changed
the day at all. A bad day surfing is still better than a rainy day
at home.
Neal Carver Reports on
Sunday's Fog. xxx...xxx
The
Paul Report (NSIRI): Sunday was indeed cold and foggy virtually all
day, the winds were moderate from the north I belive but seemed shifty.
Surf was waist to chest to quite probably Overhead on some of the larger
sets. Getting out was somewhat of an issue at NSIRI but since I brought
the longboard I had recourse after getting rejected on the 7'0". Over 30
heads out there but mostly spread out and everyone was mellow and enjoying
themselves. After 2+ hours the tide started coming up so we moved to the
Rehobeth rock jetty and surfed the same size waves but in more pitchy,
critical conditions. Maybe 6 guys out there with the lifeguards turning
a welcome blind eye. Not a bad day at all, I went gloveless and saw the
usual optimistic folks in shorts or short legged suits. Brrr. Maybe next
time I will be on my surf "A" game however as I only got about 3-4 decent
longboard rides all day.
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The Bryan Stringer Report
(Rehobo). Sunday afternoon was waist to chest high. A few bigger
sets. Wind was light from the south, very foggy. I went out at Helopen
hotel. Only a handful of people out. It was sideshore and a bit bumpy.
Caught some fun waves. I forgot my towel and bought one on the way. When
drying off I was greeted with a faceful of lint. Spent the next 15 minutes
spitting out blue lint. I checked NJs. It was blocking the wind
but was very small and not really working.
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Bruce's Sunday Smoke
(NSIRI). Rode down with Jeff Marlow and Brian Magalita early, meeting
up with John and Aaron Powell n Bethany before heading north. IRI was indeed
the spot on Sunday. Very consistent waves in the chest to overhead
range with many longer (maybe 40-50 yard) tubes. There were also
peaks lining up as far as the cove producing many takeoff spots in the
uncrowded surf. Paddle out alongside the jetty was easy plus most
of the time you could get out from inside between sets. Doug cost me a
tremendous right when he was in my takeoff zone paddling out. Jeff got
a few smokers during our 4+ hour session. The surf was the best I've seen
IRI this season. The bottom there appears to be back in shape now.
Doug's Post for Sunday.
Thanks for the most honorable mention Bruce.
Chet's Philosophical
Observation. Screwed the pooch, huh? No flight control waving
you off? No crash, no foul.
Jeff Marlow (NSIRI) -
Good day for Sunday surfing in the fog. Caught a few quick chest highs
and saw Snake drop into a smoker that went vertical before he was ready
for it. Arms and legs were flailing, but he made the section and the wave.
I guess that is what gets you into the surfing hall of fame. Good to see
Doug in the water. I could have surfed all day... if I was ten years younger
and in better shape. We met Darcy at Chauncy's. She was at Dremo's for
the surf flix. She was shopping with her husband for a new wetsuit. Call
me a pervert, but it quite stimulating to have attractive women walking
around in tight rubber suits. Snake was able to get her a good price on
the suit. I paid retail for my purchases. Maybe I should have left my rubber
suit on.
My stoke gets better and
better with each day out. I have to thank Bruce for draging me back to
my roots. I can't wait to see the green room again.
Todd, we waited and you didn't
show. You missed it.
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