Surfing TR - Westport - 12.6.08

   Thought I'd do up another tr on a great day out in the water.  With the report Friday calling for a slightly WSW swell (about 260 degrees), and the wind offshore and light, I was hoping for the groins to open up for some fun action.
   My sore neck from sleeping on the couch was amplified with the jolt of energy sent through my body when my alarm woke me up at 7am.  I grabbed my stuff and stopped for a quick cup o' joe.  Double checking everything, I would later realize I forgot a towel.  Oh well, there are worse things to forget.  As I jammed out to Rush's Chronicles, I made the drive out to Westport, greeted with great views of the mountains, and the promise of partly sunny skies.
   I skipped even bothering with the Jetty.  And I don't shortboard, so the only place I was heading was the Groins.  And it was lighting up.  When the big swells rolled through, it was a bit big for my tastes (1-2' overhead), so I took some pictures of some friends (some strangers), and waited for it to come closer to low tide.

Some guy getting a good ride
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Olympia Joe riding in style
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   The swell died down a bit and I ran to a local bathroom, donned a wetsuit and got in so as to catch a few waves before anything happened...but time was not on my side.  General consensus was that it was few and far between sets, it was fricken HELLA cold, and it was turning into a longboard day.  But a day in the water is better than a day not.

   I managed 3 pretty fantastic rides, and a whole lot of crap rides, and I was able to numb my legs in the frigid water.  I jumped in at about 11:30, and decided to call it at 4.  Here's a few more pics from the day.

Some dude...

Wave

This is called "snaking" a wave...

The guy on the blue board "snaked" the wave...I didn't see or hear the exchange of words said, but I heard their boards hit from up on the jetty.  I think everyone there was waiting to watch blue board's teeth get knocked out...

I think most of the heavies were pretty nice to me today. 

More surf...

The line-up right after I got out...

And lastly, yesterday's sunset over Rainier from atop my neighbor's roof.
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If by "riding in style" you meant snaking someone with priority position I concur. Looks like some fun little waves tho.

Yeah, it got smaller (4-6') on the bigger sets in the afternoon, but morning was bigger and steeper. Almond barrels.

Nice!!!

Also good to hear you where well received.