Wow!  What a long day.  Honestly, with all the things going on in my life these days, finding an hour a day to surf every day is usually all I can muster.  Today though, I surfed three separate sessions- something I haven’t done in many, many years.  So, here’s how the day went down: Since I was up until midnight last night posting the Day One blog, I was out cold until 7:45am  when Brian Stoehr called my cell to tell me he...

The trip over was a long one.  Up before 5am on Friday, August 21st, we wrangled the groms out of bed and made it to LAX at the perfect time in the pre-dawn darkness.  Parked at Lot B and took the shuttle to the terminal, got through security (a nightmare with little kids!) and finally onto the plane for the 4 1/2 hour flight to Dulles Airport. Once there, it was a solid 2 hours before we got the rental car!  So, the plan was to drop the...

Well, we heard back from our team rider Paul Roach this week as he said he had a great trip to Australia.  Some footage should be circling around soon, so keep tuned in.  Matt Lackey got a whole segment of the man for his upcoming film: “Lackey: the Movie”.  About Roach, Lackey said, “…man, he blew me away….hes as fit as ever and surfing straight out of Nofriends 1.  viva roach!...

From Dr. Jeff Master’s Blog on Weatherunderground.com: In the U.S., Bill’s swells will reach New York’s Long Island on Friday afternoon, and seas will build to 7 – 10′ on Saturday and 12 – 16′ on Sunday in the near shore waters. By Friday night, Bill’s swells will be affecting the entire U.S. East Coast from Florida to Cape Cod. Maximum sea heights in near shore waters over the weekend will...

Surfline.com just posted a great preview on the Hurricane Bill swell.  Check it here: http://www.surfline.com/forecast/hurricane-bill-sending-solid-surf-to-the-east-coast_29774/ Get some!