Matt Pagan, Natalie Anzivino, and Rachel Tominaga reign supreme at South Bay Boardriders Club (SBBC) Contest #5 @ El Porto (Results IN NOW!)

SBBC South Bay Surf Series Surf Concepts Contest #5 04.21.12
	Open Mens			Open Womens			Juniors (18 & under)
1st	Matt Pagan		1st	Natalie Anzivino		1st	Kelly Zaun
2nd	Kelly Zaun		2nd	Rachel Tominaga		2nd	Codee Stamis
3rd	Derek Brewer		3rd	Becca Rosen		3rd	Kent Nishiya
4th	Shaun Burrell		4th	Sara Kohrogi		4th	Will Reid
5th	Ted Robinson		5th	Sayuri Kameda		5th	Conner Beatty
6th	Dane Zaun		6th	Jordan Wible		6th	Noah Collins
	Boys (14 & under)			Groms (12 & under)			Micro-Groms (9 & under)
1st	Noah Hill		1st	Noah Hill		1st	Shane Moseley
2nd	Will Reid		2nd	Dylan Hord		2nd	Billy Atkinson
3rd	Chris Stimphl		3rd	Cody Purcell		3rd	Charlie White
4th	Jack Rowan		4th	Ethan Ward		4th	Kelly Murphy
5th	Kyle Beatty		5th	Declan Solomon		5th	Kieren Walls
6th	Peter Healey		6th	Alex Fry		6th	Kalani Rusher
	Open Longboard (all ages)			Masters (40 - 49)			Legends (50 +)
1st	Dave Schaefer		1st	Ted Robinson		1st	Scott Daley
2nd	Hudson Richie		2nd	Warren Kushner		2nd	Nick Christensen
3rd	Dylan St. Germain		3rd	Chris Wells		3rd	Mike Purpus
4th	Cosmo Flynn		4th	Scott Whitmer		4th	Kevin Holmes
5th	Tim Ferguson		5th	Steve Howe		5th	John Ward
6th	Steve Compass		6th	Cosmo Flynn		6th	Mike Boyd
	Junior Girls (18 & Under)
1st	Rachel Tominaga
2nd	Sara Kohrogi
3rd	Jessica Rosenfeld
4th	Maddie LaMonaco
5th	Ailidh Shelden
6th	Chloe Kleinman

The Eject Button: Sometimes You Have to Know When to Bail

 One of the things a surfer quickly learns--in and out of the ocean--is when to ride things out, and when to bail.  Local Stand Up Paddleboarder Tamara Lentz demonstrates (by way of diving off of her too-thick-to-duckdive board while a lip looms above her) that when the going gets tough, sometimes the tough just have to get the hell out of the way of the ocean.

  A visual Redondo "B-wall" surf-check elicited an all-too-common mental response from myself: "good from afar, but far from good," (as my surf buddy Kim Magin would say.)

 An aquatic optical illusion presents itself down-the-beach.  It's a peeling barrel--right?  If you're dubious, your skepticism serves you well.

Another momentary mirage--they can be tempting, but are ultimately likely be trying.

The verdict?  The surf wasn't worthwhile today.  But that's the magical thing about the ocean: it can be depressingly flat one day, and overhead the following day.  Let's hope that when I check it again, it's overhead (and that the water quality has improved).

Until next time...

--FIN--