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05-23-2007, 04:26 PM
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 The first couple times I ever went out, I launched at Carlsbad State Beach. Got the CRAP beat out of me, but I got used to it and nothing at LJ has scared me since. I agree with the wait wait wait PADDLE approach. Maybe I have just been lucky or maybe it was the years of surfing, but I usually get pretty far in when timed right and if I do get picked up it's by a smaller wave.Luckily LJ is really shallow so the jump out and grab the bow rope works for me as well  If someone gets rolled (myself included) are photos on the board are fair game? lol |
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05-23-2007, 05:37 PM
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 If you've launched/landed in bad Baja surf you'll never be scared in LJ again. I still break into a cold sweat when I remember the one in Colonet that ate Forest (and almost got me).
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05-23-2007, 10:05 PM
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My trick for the surf is get lucky with the timing. The biggest help I've found is using your feet for extra drag. That way if a wave starts to pick you up, instead use your feet to slow down and let it pass under you. Then paddle like hell to chase it in
 . The impact zone at LJ is very small. Only 10 yards at most. No matter which beach you launch at, you don't want to get caught in no mans land where you can't back out of a wave, and can't get far enough ahead that it loses enough energy to be safe. Hit the surf zone with enough speed so you aren't a sitting target. Paddling backwards makes you less likely to out run a big swell.Quote:
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And I've got some good ones. Here are some of many... Here is the Handyman under pressure surfing in like a pro, he knew I would be on the beach with my camera:  Brad racing the baja shorebreak in, this isn't even the real swell:  Tourist tandem goes end over end  . I haven't taken any good ones for a while. All these are old pics.
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05-23-2007, 11:15 PM
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 He was nice enough not to laugh at me as I picked up my yard sale from the surf.
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05-24-2007, 12:11 AM
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Well I'll be there Sunday bright and early! Can't miss me. 6'3" 280. I'll scope the shores for any camera's first. Once I am coming in though....don't get in my way
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05-24-2007, 06:56 AM
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I agree go in facing forward... If you get picked up by a wave, and if your nose is dipping...... LEAN BACK...
Here is another oldie but goodie... Rastrev in his old FnD in mild Colonet surf... 
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05-24-2007, 07:26 AM
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Just an FYI, I don't endorse or encourage going in backwards. I do it because I
haven't mastered coming in forward. Even 27 years of surfing hasn't helped me there. I believe the key is timing. |
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05-24-2007, 09:03 AM
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05-24-2007, 10:30 AM
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Wait for a set and catch the largest wave in. If you get worked nobody can give you chit for that.
Liquid courage helps.  this too- Loco Pescadores- Last edited by cabojohn; 05-24-2007 at 03:23 PM. |
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05-24-2007, 11:08 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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Actually, THAT makes it much worse. At least it seems that way. Trust me on that one John.........
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05-24-2007, 11:16 AM
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PROBATION
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Good to know. Of course I wouldn't know for sure?. I was only told that it helps. That's my story and I am sticking to it. lol
Hesitation leads to devastation. When in doubt...paddle your ass off! Leash it or loose it. SAVE THE BEER FIRST! What Surf? Loco Pescadores 
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05-23-2007, 04:33 PM
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Backing it just lets you see the upcoming disaster better
Known guys that back it in and they get pounded, too... they just see it coming instead of hearing the freight train!
Honestly, whatever feels good and works is best. Of the three boats I've owned, the FND was the best surfer... it would turn sideways in the surf, but rarely roll. I learned on it to stick my shore-side leg in the water and the paddle blade on the wave face, and you could ride all but the biggest breaks in. The bow of the Malibu Ex was always submerging, both on outbound waves and inbound surfing. It always plowed... and pretty deep, too. And, the front hatch always leaked. The Cobra Maurader is the fastest, and the narrow prow has enough lift in it to pretty much keep above the waves-- no plowing. Unlike the FND, which I could get almost airborn going out over waves, the Maurader does slice thru surf on the way out, getting more wave over the bow. But, it's a lot faster than the fish and Dive, so I spend less time in the surf line... hopefully catching fewer waves. And, facing backwards, you are not going to outrun any waves like you can facing forward. what's the fun of seeing the train coming, anyhow? |
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