Surfing is a Trip

Panama City Beach - concrete pier

 

Surfcosta crew brings home the gold.
The first ESA competition of the sea was yesterday. With 9 ft seas and a steady offshore wind the waves were standing up, making barrels the move of the day. Size was from chest to several feet overhead on sets. Fast moving west swell made rights the wave of choice.

Mike took 3rd in masters shortboard and (drum roll)... first in Sr. Longboard. I took 1st in mens longboard again, defending my title from the last event successfully.

Other notables. We witnessed on wipe out that resulted the dude's board exploding into three pieces. I made it on the home page of the local Panama City surf shop, http://mrsurfs.com 

 

Fred Cheney surfing his fish. 

 

 

 

Sony Pictures - Surf's Up
What's the "True Story" part of this? I haven't watched the trailer yet but the big character in the back could be Greg Noll?

 

 
 
  

Forecast:

FRIDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED
SHOWERS.

SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15
KNOTS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. BAYS AND COASTAL WATERWAYS CHOPPY TO
ROUGH.

SUNDAY
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. BAYS AND
COASTAL WATERWAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS.

The Aquadesiac, formerly the Giuseppina, is now under new ownership and operated by American skipper & surfer John Clarke. John Clarke is a retired engineer and contractor who now pursues his 2 passions: boating and surfing. A new website is here.