Halloween Swell (2004)

Long Island, NY Halloween Swell 2004

My wife was in DC this past weekend, where she completed her first official Marathon: The Marine Corps Marathon. She’s not a Marine, however she made sure to let me know that she appreciated seeing them at all the water stops along the way. When I asked her how she managed to complete a marathon with barely any training her response was, simply, “it ain’t childbirth.”

Happy Halloween. We better get a lot of trick-or-treaters tonight because I can’t afford another root canal. The horror. After a little web-surfing, and in between mini-boxes of Dots, I found some photos posted from a memorable Halloween swell 2004. Enjoy and stay in shape because it looks like fall has finally arrived.

Help Us Save Historic Takanassee Beach Club | Saturday, November 3, 11 AM ‘til 12 Noon

The Takanassee Beach Club is a 5 acre parcel of land consisting of a beach, a lake, and three historic, U.S. Lifesaving Service buildings over 100 years old. It has been privately run for decades but it is slated for development contingent on a CAFRA (Coastal Area Facility Review) permit from the NJ DEP. Local residents, historians, environmentalists and elected officials want the permit denied so the property can be preserved and become a public beach park one day. Read more

DATE CHANGE: LBHS Surf Club’s Annual Community Beach Clean Up – 10/28

The Long Beach High School Surf Club will hold it’s Annual Fall Community Beach Clean Up in Long Beach at 12 o’clock Noon on Sunday, October 28th at National Boulevard. Everyone is welcome to volunteer to clean the beaches with the LBHS surf club.

In Case You Were Wondering

We’ve had surf this fall, that’s for sure, and chances are guys like Robert Callanan got it digitized and categorized to keep your collective memories sharp. But what about the Tropics? NOAA predicated an 85% chance of an above normal hurricane season, and a 5% chance of a below normal season in their August 9th Press Release.

The Center for Ocean Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS) reports that to date only 1977 had experienced less Tropical Cyclone Activity and “Unless a dramatic and perhaps historical flurry of activity occurs in the next 11 weeks, 2007 will rank as a historically inactive TC year for the Northern Hemisphere as a whole. During the past 30 years, only 1977, 1981, and 1983 have had less activity to date (January-October 25).”

I thought this was the worst Hurricane Season of my life, but apparently not. Come to think of it, I should read my own blog.

Surfers Speak

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Gerry Lopez wrote a nice article about his experience doing the SEA Paddle Around Manhattan, and the impact Don and Julie-Ann King’s son Beau had on him, for Patagonia’s “The Cleanest Line” blog.

CHiPs Surf Squad

Thoughts of the West Coast today. Sending some love, live from New York.

Call me when you get out

Photo by Jet1A / Click here for more from 10/20/07

Phone rings, Dave answers the phone:

“Hello.”

“Hey, you want to connect down in Jerz for an afternoon / evening session?”

“Can’t do it – wife needs the car. I’m going to check it in the morning.”

“Got to run, Nick has the hose.”

“OK. Call me after you get out.”

Andrew picks up the phone:

“If you’re calling me to tell me how good it was this morning then go f*ck yourself.”

“No, I’m going down in a couple of hours, can you get out for a surf?”

“I’m in Hudson, NY.“

“Where’s Hudson, NY?”

“It’s where even if I left now I wouldn’t be able to surf today. Call me when you get out and let me know how it was.”

Bryce picks up the phone:

“Hello”

“Hey Bryce, it’s Adam. How is it?”

“Good, really good.”

“Good, I’m coming down for an afternoon surf.”

“OK, I surfed twice today already. I’m going to go back out around 4:30. Call me when you get down.”

Phone rings, Drew answers:

“What the f*ck, I don’t hear from you for two months, and now you call me twice in two days.”

“It’s overhead in Jersey, meet me down on the shore in a couple of hours.”

“Can’t do it – I have to go to New Jersey for a party tonight.”

“Come on, have your fiancee drop you off at that rest stop on the Garden State, and I’ll meet you there. It’s the same State!”

“Can’t do it. Are you going to Hawaii next month?”

“F*ck off. Got to run, Nick is soaking wet.”

“Ok, call me after you get out and let me know how it was.”

Coasta coasta

San Diego shaper Josh Hall was in the City recently and he stopped off at Mollusk to talk some shop with the boys – who also arranged a shaping session with Joey Falcone out in the Rockaways. Joey posted some photos of the board they shaped, a 7′6 Fish Simmons Quad (Geppies in the mail). Contact Mollusk NYC for more information on the board, and click here for more on Josh’s trip.

All photos by Joey Falcone

Red Bull Triad Stage 2 – Gilgo 10/20/07 @ 8am

The second stop of the Red Bull Triad surf series is scheduled to go off on Saturday, October 20 at Gilgo Beach, NY. There is an 8am sign in. This date subject to change based on waves. For those surfers that were originally invited for Triad, and were not able to make it on Oct 3rd, you’re still on the list for the next two stops so come out and surf. Please click through for more information, or visit them on MySpace. Read more

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