Sunday, April 22, 2012

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





Sunday, April 15, 2012

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--