Corners and Closeouts

I haven't posted much lately, so here's a really short video from a couple of weeks ago:

BIA Tour 2013: Zuma

Here's a short clip of the DK Pro and Pro Open divisions from yesterday's BIA Tour contest at Zuma Beach:

Memorial Day 2013

A heartfelt thank you to all the United States Armed Forces men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

Here's a short clip from this morning:

Summer Is In the Water

Nothing like a south swell to indicate summer's just around the corner.

Here are some pics from Monday:

The Week After

One week ago today, the first DK Wars South Bay event went down at Manhattan Beach Pier. The contestants made the most out of the small waves, and at the end of the day, it seemed like almost everyone was stoked on the event. Local DK rippers Joe Sabra and Nick Borgens took first and second place, respectively.

I paddled out today, if nothing more than to get some exercise. Surprisingly, I had fun. I think that has to be my mindset on small days - I'll tell myself that I'm going out to get some exercise instead of going out to actually surf. That way, catching waves will be a bonus instead of the primary objective... or I could get a longboard... or I could just move back to Hawaii. Haha.

Zachfest 2013

On Saturday, family and friends of the late Zach Solomon got together in remembrance of him. It's hard to believe that it's been a year since Zach passed away. Although Zach is not here in person, it was evident by the turnout on Saturday that he's still here in spirit.

Zachfest, as Saturday's event in remembrance of Zach was called, consisted of coming together for a free surf, a paddle out, a t-shirt sale, a board raffle, pizza and some tender words about Zach from Zach's father Jim. The proceeds from the t-shirt sale and board raffle will be donated to the Sarcoma Cancer Institute of America.

Thanks to all who participated in this event. Special thanks to the Solomon family, Scott Wyant, Ray Green, and Bobby Kithcart for making this event possible. Also, thanks to Phase One Surfboards for donating a surfboard as the prize for the surfboard raffle.

Nancy was the winner of the board raffle

Going Out Of My Way

It's funny how I'll go out of my way to surf a spot that more often than not makes me want to puke. You can almost feel hepatitis, e. coli, salmonella, and the Zimbabwe fleshing eating bacteria crawling all over you. Nevertheless, when this spot is working (and it usually isn't), it's one of my favorite spots.

Anyway, I had some stuff to do this morning, but I made some time to check out said spot since I had a hunch that it might be working. It wasn't really working as I was hoping for, but I ended up catching a sesh anyway.

Here are two shots from this morning: