It's Going to be Quite a Weekend

There will be a couple of big bodyboarding events taking place this weekend here in SoCal.

First, the USBA Tour will be making a stop at Huntington Beach for the Sports Chalet US Open of Bodyboarding. The USBA top-16 will be at this event. Additionally, there will be various activities taking place during this event, such as autograph signing and a US Open party on both Saturday and Sunday nights at the Shorebreak Hotel.

The most notable activity, in my opinion, is the opportunity to sample a Mike Stewart custom board. If you've heard anything about MS customs, you surely know that they're not your average custom boards. If you haven't heard about MS customs, however, read about them here.

Second, the Ring of Fire II premiere will be going down at the Elks Lodge in San Clemente (1505 N. El Camino Real, San Clemente). This movie definitely looks sick, and what really has me stoked is the ton of Cali action featured in this flick. Check out the trailer below:

Ring of Fire 2 Trailer from robert isambert on Vimeo.

2Windy4Me

I rolled up to the spot at around 6:45 this morning.  Unfortunately, the onshore winds had already beaten me to the punch.  After debating whether I should catch a sesh or not, I decided to play the role of a spectator - which I've been doing a lot lately, for better or for worse

Slow-Mo Barrel

I saw this exact same video on the flight over to Oahu this past January.  It got me super stoked.

May Gloom

It seems like the weather condition known as June gloom has arrived early this year. That's to say there's been quite a number of cloudy mornings in this month, include this morning.

I checked out a well-known OC spot thinking that the recent south swell would be best displayed there. Needless to say, it was. Not satisfied with the lighting, though, I ran back up to the local spot at around 9 only to see the wind was already on it and the lighting was still poor. I figured my parking meter money would be better spent on another day, and decided to call it a day.

Set of the morning.

Dddddddrop.  I think this guy actually made it.

I bet this photog got a pretty sick pic from his POV

I was digging the Ben Severson esque cutback (with two hands on the nose).  This guy cranked it so hard, I thought he was going to slide out...

He didn't though, and proceeded to displace buckets of H20.

Someone placed this flyer on my car.  From the previews I've seen, this flick looks dope.  There's a lot of Cali footage.  Check it out if you can.

The Forgotten Four Hundred

I tested some different glass today.  Unfortunately, the cloudy skies weren't conducive in bringing out the potential of said glass.  Oh well, it always fun to try out new toys.

How Low Can You Go?

Despite the negative morning low tide, there were some makeable and fun corners to be had.

Creed and Sal hook up for a photo op.

Double Whammy

It really wasn't a good day for surfing due to the smallish waves and south winds, nor was it a good morning for taking pictures due to the poor lighting. Ultimately, I chose the latter.