It was Emily’s birthday today so we decide to head out for a late afternoon / sunset surf at Linda Mar. It turned out to be one of the best days we’ve ever surfed there. The tide was rising, and there was light wind with a western swell. Conditions were glassy, and there was a lot of rideable corners.

The only downside today was I didn’t catch any waves. I paddled for several an thought I had them and then just rolled off the back. Emily said it looked like I was taking off too deep. I need to work on my timing here in Nor Cal. There waves were there but I wasn’t. Still had a great time though.

On another note my new wetsuit has been awesome. Very warm for a 4 / 3 and almost no leakage. The full …

It’s been a while since we paddled out at our home break in Northern California, but today was the day. It was sunny and about 50 degrees, however, the water was cold, but it somehow it felt familiar and very refreshing. As it turns out we didn’t pick the best day to head back out. We’re used to surfing the south and the middle and they were both flat. There were some nice sets coming in at the north end, however, we’ve never surfed there, and didn’t want to start on our first day back. So we paddled.

At all of the breaks we’ve been to in Hawaii have had long paddles to the outside. In Nor Cal the breaks we frequent have very short paddle outs. We’ve found over time we really like the long paddles. So, paddling up and …