Well team here are some shots from last week showing how soon we will be rockin! Don't worry about that nice weather this weekend. I can feel old man winter just waiting show up in town. I can't wait for those early December mackin surf sessions and powder dumps. It really is one of the best times of year! Hope to see all of you out in white fluffy wonderful stuff very soon.
Marc Hoeksema and Marty Karish are showing Rob Machado's new movie "The Drifter" at Marc's gallery tomorrow night (Thursday 7:30pm). Some of us are also meeting at Fricano's Pizza Tavern around 6pm for some zaa on the Eastside GH. Marco's gallery is tucked deep into the warehouses of the Eastside so if you need some directions shoot me an email or phone call. Super shakas for all! See you tomorrow!
Here are just few shots from friends on the search in the northern Great Lakes last weekend. They are hunting for something unique and special that only happens around this time of year. It's hard to explain why someone would drive hours to find a wave when they could surf at home, but it's kind of like a secret we have that no one around us quite seems to notice or care about. Everyone in life is searching for a kind of perfection which most of the time eludes them. But, for us, occasionally we escape and find that little gem where one would least expect it. I guess that is the reason we search where no one else would bother to look. The hope that somewhere out there is a little slice of perfection waiting to be found. Nice work boys!
I hope all of you are enjoying the full brunt of the wave season. If there is one thing I have learned over these years of looking for surf in far, but local places, is that the search and the score are what makes living here in the Great Lakes such a special thing. Set-ups are extremely fickle and difficult to line up. But, when everything comes together, and you look around at nuances that go unnoticed by the casual observer, the true magic appears. The Gales of November will fire up some of those fickle little gems and they will show their glory. So pick up a detailed map and head out searching, the worst you will find is another sloppy beach break, but you just might find something you will never forget.
I had some awesome waves up north this weekend, and this video helped me get in the right state of mind to go searching. Although the cold came a bit early this year, it just means we are having more waves to surf. So get out there hogs and live the dream!
Also, check out this guys website. His article in Surfers' Journal this month was fantastic.
