Nice...

Day 28 - Session 33

Was pretty walled, but I hooked into some rifles. Race course turns, lots of speed, offshore winds so surfing under the lip.

Day 27 - Sessions 31 & 32

In the morning, it was big. I worked from home. I got out there and got some serious bombs - so fun. Some big turns, some closeouts - I love it.

Went to surf the Jetty in the afternoon with Ben. Holy shit, it was good. That wave is as good as any wave in SoCal when it is on, I mean ANY. Bomb outside barrel section, into open face that holds for 150 yards, what is better than that? Crazy, we timed it right and scored, then it got crowded around 3pm - I went back to work.

Day 26 - Session 30

Some small waves today, but I turned it on with the cutty. I got some mojo back - Pretty stoked on that.

No surf yesterday or today.

Traveling - San Fran today.

Swell on the way though, I'm looking forward to it.

The competition and the intel...

Watch this video. This is the guy who wins all the NSSA contests. He's going through his boards and telling us what he's riding and why.



And here is a similar segment that I did:

Day 23 - Session 29

Video taped in the afternoon with my brother and jason. Saw tim out in the water, but didn't talk to him. It was a really nice day, glassy and small. Fun though.

Day 22 - Session 27 & 28

Surfed really well in the morning on the mushy 45th street bar and then Jay and I video taped in the afternoon. It was really bad in the afternoon.

Day 21 - Session 26

Small wave friday the 13th! Surfed ok, it is just so small!

Day 20 - Sessions 24 & 25

Surfed 2x today. Surfed really well in the arvo. Saw Jensen out there (competition in our surf league). He's not that good, which gave me confidence.

Day 19 - Session 23 - Veterans Day!

Veterans Day!!! I'm thankful for the Vets.

I couldn't figure out why my break wasn't inundated with High Schoolers... Veterans Day. Surfed really well at the start and then it became really foggy and I could not figure out where to sit. I could not see the beach at all, so I could not see the wave and I could not get in the proper position. I was really happy to be surfing better though in the beginning. I ended up getting out of the water and I was about 400 yards down the beach!!! I guess, now that I think about it I was only catching rights and I would just paddle straight back out, but the walk home was pretty long.

My back is sore from really cranking some turns in the beginning.

Day 18 - Session 22

Waves weren't all that great and it was crowded. Probably because there had been waves and the stories had filtered out about the sessions that everyone had. To be honest, I struggled out there, not feeling that sharp - frustrated a bit.

Day 17 - Took the day off

Was tired and bummed about surfing poorly at HB. Needed a day. I have to ramp up my head for January! 5 contests! My goal is 5 finals in January. No time to think, I'll have to be sharp. It will be fun, I cannot wait.

Day 16 - Session 21 - Bummed

Surfed poorly in my heat in very good HB conditions. It was an NSSA - last second entry. I got equal 7th. Jay got 3rd, he won his 1st heat, he caught the right waves and surfed them well. In the final, nobody is a match for Taco in those waves. The guy dominates. We'll get there though. I think by the end of this hectic season in both the NSSA and the WSA, we'll be getting into the finals at every contest.

Day 15 - sessions 19 & 20

Busted my lip up. Big today.

Day 14 - sessions 17 & 18

Worked from home, surfed twice, the waves were on the rise. I saw a guy from one of those contests out there. I was on the burnout, I have not gotten used to it yet.

Day 12 - Session15

Got a few today. Was fun, surfing well.

Day 11 - Session 14

Had a good one in the fog. Had a wave that would have been an 8 for sure!!! That's what I need in the final to take down Yari! Ha Ha. I had two really solid snaps on my backhand where my tail got loose and then I finished it with a backside reverse. I've only done about 15 of those in my life, so it is pretty special. Would have scored high for sure. I need two of those in the final. Could be big this weekend in Pismo. I hope so! That is where I think I have an advantage. Big and gnarly is the edge for sure. I hope so. I need the points!

WSA/GATORADE CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR SERIES Masters 30 - 39* DIVISION
RATING NAME Total Points 08/08/09 San O 09/18/09 Ventura 10/24/09 Ponto 11/07/09 Pismo Pier 12/05/09 Oceanside 01/09/10 S.C. Pier 01/30/10 Southside Pier H. B. 03/06/10 Morro Bay 04/17/10 Salt Creek Dana Pt. 05/15/10 Church Total Points 1 Yari Vodraska 4290 1500 1500 1290 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4290 2 Trevor Mezak 3038 833 1290 915 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3038 3 Chris Munsterman 2975 1095 875 1005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2975 4 Kris Wolfe 2595 915 1005 675 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2595 5 Philip Salick 2383 875 675 833 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2383 6 Rick Hahn 2375 1005 750 620 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2375 7 Mark Wisdom 2240 833 732 675 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2240 8 Roy Sassa 2162 750 620 792 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2162 9 Erik Furuholmen 2120 713 675 732 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2120 9 Kevin Hamor 2120 0 620 1500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2120 11 Eric Rendon 1965 1290 675 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1965 12 Mike Olson 1708 0 833 875 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1708 13 G. Ivan Connelly 1647 0 915 732 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1647 14 Shige Takanashi 1482 0 732 750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1482 15 Jason Penning 1370 750 620 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1370 16 Mike Burau 1095 0 1095 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1095 16 Chris Giles 1095 0 0 1095 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1095 18 Tim Burrows 792 0 792 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 792 19 Kelly O'Connell 732 0 732 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 732 19 Tatsushi Wakabayashi 732 0 0 732 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 732 21 Chris ILtis 675 0 0 675 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 675

Day 10 - Double Sesh - 12 & 13

Session 13 was awful. Worked from home and went out at lunch. Waves were bad, but I feel like I'm getting close to ready for the contest this weekend at the Pismo Pier! Me and Jay are battling!

Day 9 - No Session - Still on 11

So small.