Ordered RVCA  and  Volcom Jackets as well as the CI WIzard Sleeve. Hope to get at least one signed by Kelly Slater himself. Snuck out a little early to catch some waves at the pier. Waist high or so, caught one that was well worth while. Beautiful Sky this evening.

We’ve been busy at Fluid writing spring orders this week, FCS AND ERGO

We had big day with the Jr. Lifeguards today. We took 30 kids and did surf lessons and SUP lessons. Surf was about thigh to hip high and we had longboards and paddle boards everywhere. Chris, Andy, Terry and I plus Chief Tracy and Huff had our hands full but everyone had a good time. Next year we will be more prepared. The new shop is ready for flooring and a little outside paint, I think we’re be moving in next week.  New batch of CI’s should show up next week too!!

Been spending lots of time getting the new shop ready to open. Couldn’t do it without my family, Rona especially, all my crew, Chris, Katelyn, and Eric also Andy and Johnny bringing skills to the mission. Thank goodness for Paddle boarding for keeping me sane during a very stressful time. Its so much fun catching little waves, checking out fish, dolphins, stringrays etc. Living on the Gulf Coast you goota try paddling in the Gulf, even if the waves are small the sealife is so abundant that it keeps you interested.

Time flies when we have a bunch of surf. We chased waves to Mexico Beach on Monday. We were not alone. Mexico Beach must of had 200 plus people up and down the beach. I dodn’t know there was so many gluttons for punishment. Thats a pretty heavy wave. I saw many people just get pounded. We posted pics on the photo gallery. We saw lots of people from here, and saw old friend Dennis fom CSUS. I wasn’t really digging that wave too much, not in the mood for a butt wipping I guess but all the boys seemed to have fun. Trev, Ivan, Nacho, Paul Michael all had good waves and Johnny L always gets some bombs out the back. Vz was there telling story and finding some mackers as well. Also the boys from Pcola Mel, Mel and Will I AM had some good ones.

I finally got in the water today after work, ps we close at 6 you guys, and found some fun ones till it got dark. Shifty wedges were all over the place. It was throwing pretty good. The picture dude got some great shots of Garrett Spencer and Shawn Riley. Lots of fun.

We did get some new Lost surfboards in today, Rockets and RNF QUAD. John G finally recieved his new CUSTOM  MR. I’ve never seen a happier guy. The board looks magic.

Hurry up and wait. TS Fay is so slow in producing any surf that I’m going back to sleep. Maybe Sunday ? With school back in session we are transistioning to a little slower pace at the shop. Mornings I acually get stuff done. I am planning on tweaking the website some more, putting the surf report as the main thing, as it should be and we do have a batch of Lost Rockets on the way, anybody looking for a a new  custom CI we need another 2 or 3 orders to fill up a box. Certian models can be fast tracked and only take 4-6 weeks.

Today is our 25th anniversary. 25 years of maritial bliss, 2 great kids, lots of crazy family, and tons of waves ridden together. Our swell is over but we had some good waves over the last couple of days. They seem better now that they are gone. I am already looking for the next one. The inside of the pier had some gang buster barrels on Monday. We have added more pics to the home page, click on them to enlarge. We are rolling back prices on our new spring suits, and wetsuit jackets, doing our part. Fluid continues to stock the very best surfboards in the world, with more CI Surftechs coming today.

Hurricane Dolly has been lighting us with solid chest to head high surf but the real story seems to be the jelly fish. We have resorted to wearing fullsuits in the middle of july just to be able to withstand the attack of the killer sea nettles. After about 9:30 am it gets so hot it feels like a sauna. The waves have been pretty good though. A bit of a wait between sets but very long and workable. Trevor has been surfing the pier where its all barrels all the time. Do or die, but he is claiming Its super fun, fast and furious. Rona and I have settled for a more workable wave where we can manage a few turns. Check out the photo section soon for a few pics of Thursday morning. Sneads mom took the pics

JS surfboards just arrived. This batch was about 4 months late but who’s counting. They look as good as always. All we need now is Surf.

Ryan Oas and Jeff Hull brought by some boards they are building in Ventura,Ca called RESIST. They look really good, Ryan glasses and Jeff shapes most of them, If your looking for a good stick under 500 bucks then check them out/