Surfs Up! Pics from a January day in SoCal. Dial-up warning.

[maveric]

Damn! I love it here!

[GalleryGod]

1. Tell the Teacher were Surfin'

SURFIN' U-S-A !

[Shine]

2. Wahooooo!!

Cool pix.

BTW, have you ever been to Mavericks up in the SF bay area? They have those kick-ass wave competitions

:hi:

I live outside of Santa Cruz, where surfing is a lifestyle.... :hi:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

3. I used to surf Mavericks regularly

kayaked it too...best waves on the mainland US

[Shine]

6. Cool!

ocean kayaking ain't for the faint-hearted.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

11. There it isn't..those waves pack a wallop

but with the new kayaks with fancy schmancy foot rudders, anyone with a bit of upper body strength can do it

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13. I've only kayaked in Elkhorn Slough, by Moss Landing

VERY mellow there....and you're right, it's good to have upper body strength.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

15. I love it there

haven't been in quite a while

[maveric]

4. I was in Santa Cruz last month and was amazed at how big the waves were.

Puts any SoCal waves to shame.

[Shine]

5. Testify, dude.

testify!

You know they call Santa Cruz SURF CITY, dontcha?
:hi:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

8. Yeah,,Huntington Beach and Santa Cruz are duking it out

for the title

[Shine]

9. I hope Santa Cruz wins.

obviously.
:D

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

10. I don't have a dog in the hunt so I'll hope for Santa Cruz too

:D

[Shine]

12. Cool, but don't you mean a "board in the water"?

;)

[maveric]

14. Bigger waves in Santa Cruz, hands down!

Theres a secluded area in La Jolla called Tourmaline that has good size waves. Its hard to get to it though.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

7. Actually next to Mavericks

next biggest waves are at the Wedge in Newport...mid winter sees 16 footers

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Well, I see what you mean, my dear maveric!

These pics are awesome! And I love to see the surfers do their thing....

You do have bigger waves than we do here.....

VERY nice, indeed!


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