Thursday,
July 2nd, 2009
Newport's Dale Kobetich is without
a doubt one of the best water photographers in the world...
And a true legendary master waterhouse craftsman. Dale has
quietly released a few of his gems of Newport on the internet.
Click the photo below to see some
amazing images from the local waters.
Dale
Kobetich's self portrait
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Wed. July 1st, 2009
When
Groms Attack, The Lower Jetties....
Yesterday in Newport
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Monday, June 29th, 2009
Last weekend NSSA Nationals went down
at Lowers, and Kolohe Andino walked away with the top honor
of Open Mens' National Champion. After having shot it for
the past 5 years, I passed on shooting it this year.
Click the photo below to check out
top notch photographer A.J. Neste's great images of the action.
Kolohe Andino 2009 Open Mens
Champion @ Lowers
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Friday, June 26th, 2009
Stuff...
Andrew Doheny now rides for Vestral
Watches
Ford Archbold now rides for Arnette
Sunglasses
&
Click the photo below for a link
to the NSSA National webcast
going on now at Lowers.
Ford driving off
the top... in Newport
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
If you saw this group of guys last
Saturday riding all around town, and wondered if they were
the John Wayne Tennis Club All Star Team... You would be wrong.
Bachelor Party Pub Crawl...
Saturday on the streets of Newport
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Wed. June 24th, 2009
BackontheBoard. org
In May 2007 talented local surfer
Adam Popp was diagnosed with Testicular Cancer. After a number
of rounds of Chemotherapy at Hoag he was cleared of the disease.
At the time the local surf community came together and threw
Adam one of the biggest benefits for that has been seen.
Unfortunately in March of 2008 the
cancer returned. This time Adam was treated with radiation,
again at Hoag. And since his last radiation therapy, in June
of 2008, he has thankfully again been cancer free.
During his illness, Adam set out
to start a foundation, BackontheBoard.org. It's an organization
which uses its resources to create awareness of Testicular
Cancer and to contribute financial aid to those battling the
disease. It is a cause that Adam is very passionate about.
Please click the photo below to view the new website that
has been created for the Back on the Board organization.
Adam Popp, ready to attack cancer,
and the waves of Newport...
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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
"As if Arnette's
All Day Surf Antics wasn't enough!"
Tomorrow night...
Be there!
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Friday, June 19th, 2009
For a slideshow of some of the recent
Southern Hemi swell action, please click the large photo below...
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Happiness is Southern Hemi Swells,
Happiness is being a dad!
Happy
Fathers Day Weekend....
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Wed., June 17th, 2009
Tuesday... The wind stopped before
morning, the forecasted rain never showed, and the skies parted,
and the sun actually came out. While not epic, yesterday was
a surf day in Newport.
Check back for a link to a slideshow
of the recent South Swell action...
Big Bubble
Little Bubble...
Yesterday in Newport
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Monday, June 15th, 2009
Bikers and surfers, groms and legends,
shortboarders and longboards... Everyone came out Friday night
for Dano Surfboards 25th Anniversary party, and was treated
to free drinks, music, art and a look at some of Dano's well
crafted surfboards.
To see a slideshow of the event.
Click the photo below, Click the Album Dano's
25th, and click Watch & Edit dotphoto show,
and full screen. Additionally right click any photo
if you'd like to save it.
Also click O.C.
Register to see their slideshow of the event...
Young and old legends alike, Friday
night @ Dano's 20th Anniversary Party
Clay & Jared, excited
about the party...
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Saturday. Jume 13th, 2009
Kalohe Andino...
Yesterday, Friday @ Lowers
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Wed. June 6th, 2009
Analog
Thursday's
Analog
Clothing holds a weekly group surf each Thursday in Newport,
and would like you to join them for coffee and donuts. So
when you see the crew punting airs in the water, and smell
fresh donuts and coffee coming from their black tent, head
over, grab yourself a morning wake up snack, and see what
the Analog crew is up to.
You can also follow them on Twitter
at www.twitter.com/analog.
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Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
NHHS held their prom at Dana Point
Aquarium last Sat. Many of them gathered at various places
and headed down the coast in buses for the big night out.
Below is one group students that attended. Right click the
photo if you'd like to save it.
NHHS Prom 09
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Monday, June 8th, 2009
For info. on Peninsula Pride's 5th
Annual DodgeBall Tournament click photo below....
Serious Competition,
Saturday @ Peninsula Pride's DodgeBall
Tournament
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Friday, June 5th, 2009
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Wed. June 3rd, 2009
If it didn't wake you up, take your
pulse, you might be dead...
Last night, 2:20am...
in Newport
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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Shooting Lowers
Having shot a number of WCT, WQS, NSSA
Nationals, and other features at Lowers in the past I thought
I'd give what info I know about shooting the place. A lot
of people ask.
The truth is the place is really boring to shoot from the
beach. While the wave is obviously insane to surf, because
of the thin lip line and flat wave face, images from the sand
don't look all that dramatic and the wave more often than
not looks extremely soft in photos. Additionally, while people
throw various amounts of water on each turn, the standard
Lowers drawn out bottom turn to top turn carve, is repeated
over and over again, and a lot of the photos tend to look
the same.
Line-up shots can make for some really cool photos however
and Parkins, Burkard, Neste, Coppula and Klien, are just a
few of the guys who have started hiding in the bushes, hanging
from cliffs, and crawling around all over the place trying
to capture unique images.
Shooting it from the water is relatively simple, and if you
stay high it can give the wave a bit more steepness to it.
The place does require a bit of swimming around however, and
soft as they may be, prepare to take sets on the head when
they swing wide on the bigger days. If you are going to shoot
water, it's a good idea to stay away from anything under 100mm,
or you're just asking to get run over, and most likely you
will. In my opinion Jason Murry is the master of water photography
out there, and he and Tom Servais, from the beach, will own
any cover shot that comes out of the place.
Because the surf industry economy has tanked, and a lot of
surf teams won't be lounging around on yachts sipping Bintangs
this Summer, undoubtedly Lowers will be the place to be. So
suffice to say the crowd's performance level is going to be
ratcheted up a notch this season. And photogs and video guys
will be there to capture it all.
As for this website... I finally got a Fast Pass, a new board
rack for my bike, and a good Pelican case for my waterhousing,
and undoubtedly will post some water images from Lowers here
this season.
So for now click the photo below for a slideshow of the Lower
Trestles experience. And on the next south swell head down
and make yourself a couple hundred new friends.
Slater... Lowers
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Monday, June 1st., 2009
Arnette All-Day Surf Antics
Arnette's free surf event yesterday
was a success. Contestants from up and down the coast showed
to battle it out in the small yet contestable Huntington surf.
They were treated to Jack's Surf Shop and Arnette giveaways,
and beach games by Surfing Magazine...
and Big Airs...
yesterday @ Arnette's Surf Antics
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Friday, May 29th, 2009
The O.C. Register, and it's new website
Orangecounty.com, has launched the Orange County Surfer of
the Year contest, and a few local surfers are represented
on the list. The contest runs until July 9th, with the winners
of each category (shortboarders, longboarders, rising male
and female star) receiving awards at the Jack's Walk of Fame
ceremony during the U.S. Open.
Please click the photo below, and vote for any of the local
represented surfers: Andrew Doheny, Chase Wilson, and Kaleigh
Gilchrist.
Kaleigh Gilchrist...
in Newport
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May, 28th, 2009
Wheels 2 Water
About 6 years ago a guy got ahold
of me and asked if I'd come up to Balsa Chica and take photos
of a friend of his who was a paraplegic. The guy, Travis Tremble,
wanted to get his friend in the water on a surfboard, and
talked to me about an organization that he wanted to start
that he was going to call Wheels 2 Water. It was an
organization that would get physically challenged individuals
involved in water activities.
So I drove up to Bolsa one Sunday morning, and Travis and
2 of his friends did their best to get their friend out into
the line-up and onto a wave. It was a bare bones operation,
with just the 3 of them, and they pretty much tried to figure
things out as they went.
Back then there wasn't much editorial at Surfline to pitch
a shoot like this to, and the surf magazines didn't really
care about online human interest stories, so getting the word
out about Travis's start up organization was difficult. And
while NewportSurfShots.com was insignificant, I did what I
could to help spread the word by writing something about Wheels
2 Water. And then gave Travis the photos from the shoot,
and wished him well.
Travis is one of the most amazing individuals there is. He
turned his next Wheels 2 Water happening into a huge
event. It was held at Blackies, and was complete with over
a dozen physically challenged surfers from throughout the
U.S. corporate sponsorships, shirts, stickers, media and a
ton of volunteers,. Everyone that showed up to it agreed it
was a very special day, and Wheels 2 Water was off
the ground and running.
Over the years, Travis has continued to spearhead the organization,
and has slowly expanded it's focus. It now offers a number
unique aquatic opportunities for the physically challenged.
Wheels 2 Water is having a number
of events over the next few months. If you would like to volunteer,
please visit their website by clicking the photo below.
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Wed. May 27th, 2009
Sharp, glad the 2009 XXL
season is finally over!
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Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
For editorial and a slideshow of the
Echo Beach Weekend premier party in Newport earlier this month,
click the photo below...
Not everyone enjoyed
the party... in Newport
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Good clean fun!...
At
the March
All-Day Surf Anticks in Newport.
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Another floatation
device shows up at The Wedge.
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Monday, May 18th, 2008
Warning... This has nothing to do
with surfing... but it could save you money
At .99 cents a song, itunes is pretty much the website
of choice to buy music. A Ukrainian nurse however recently
told me about a popular Eastern European music purchasing
site called MP3SEARCH.com
that's located in Russia. Popular Western songs can purchased
for around 9 cents each. And entire albums for only one or
two dollars. The site has been around 5 years, and according
to her is legit
To check the site out, click the photo below, and please Goggle
MP3SEACRH.COM to learn more about it before you decide
to use it. If you go the pay route, and purchase a lot of
music, using the site might save you money.
Skip Snead, excited he can save some money!
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Thursday, May 14th, 2009
For a slideshow of the recent Volcom
Hillbilly Championships, which includes commentary from
Maui's Dusty Payne, and Aussie Mitch Coleburn, click below.
Mens'
VQS Championships....
Womens'
VQS Championships...
YEE HAW... IM
AT DEE OCEEN...
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Wed., May 13th, 2009
Under cloudy skies and a slowly
rising windswell, Newport shaper "Dano" completed
his Surf - A-Thon for his good friend Jay Thomas. Averaging
one wave every 1.5 minutes, Dano surfed 80 waves in 2 hours,
and then drug himself to the beach.
Click the photo below for the story,
and a slideshow. Plus check out Laylan Connelly's article
about the event in today's O.C. Register.
And please call 949-515-8455, or
email Jay's brother James at jtgdshc@yahoo.com, if you'd like
to give a donation.
Dano, surfing for
a friend... yesterday @ Blackies
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AlpineStars sales director Brian
Sanders, at home in Newport
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Happy Cinco de
Mayo
Scott Chandler happy
that he made the drop... South
of the Border.
(photo copyright
cozad)
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Monday, May 4th, 2009
ECHO BEACH
Weekend
"ECHO BEACH Weekend"
was a huge success. A street party, art show, movie, live
bands and tons of giveaways... Filmakers Jeff Parker and Stefan
Jeremias went all out to show their home town a good time.
Check back later this
week for a link to a slideshow of some of the happenings.
NEWPORT CREWS...
Saturday in Newport
For more info about the movie click
the photo below
Echo Beach
instigator, Peter Schroff...
in Newport
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Monday, April 26th, 2009
Pull up a chair, click the photo
below, and check out a slideshowof the recent Southern Hemi
swell.
Front row seating...
in Newport
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Unidentified Flying
Saucer... Friday
in Newport
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
There maybe Low Clouds, Maybe Fog,
Maybe Red Tide, Maybe South Wind, Maybe Residual Morning Bump...
Yet all the hype for the coming
South Swell remains high.
"Excited
about Surf"... in Newport
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Earth Day 2009
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The
Earth's rivers run into the ocean... and some of them produce
one hell of a sandbar...
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Japanese
Motors Band Member & RVCA Team Rider, Alex
Knost, standing around at Blackies.... Last
Friday
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Monday,April 20th, 2008
"Dano",
Last Friday in Newport
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Thursday, April, 9th, 2009
Just in case the
current pushes him into the pier? @
Blackies
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Two
Paddleouts, Two Ocean Lovers Remembered
Sadly two local surfers from two
different generations passed away recently. A separate tribute
to each of them is below. as well as images from their respective
Paddleouts yesterday.
Please click the link above for
an O.C. Register article by Laylan Connelly on the paddleouts.
(Photos below by
Trenton, Laylan, Tom, Cathy, Cameron, Summer, & Mona)
Lucas Brian Campanaro
March 24, 1991 - March 24th, 2009
Lucas's Paddleout
yesterday @ A St.
Lucas's Paddleout
March 28th @ 54th St.
NHHS student Lucas Brian Campanaro,
18, died at his home after a battle with cancer. He passed
away last week, on his 18th birthday, within minutes of the
same time he was born. A tribute from his close friend is
below....
Lucas was the kind of guy where
if you met him once, you could never forget him. Even a simple
hello and good-bye left you with his positive vibes all around
you. He was a friend to anyone and welcomed everyone into
his life with open arms. Many felt that when you talked to
him even for a small while it was like you had known him for
ages. Everyone always enjoyed his company at the beach, there
was never a dull moment when you were with him. Lucas moved
to Maui and surfed his heart out for his last days, spending
time with his family and loved ones. Lucas was a fighter,
he never complained or pitied himself and was completely selfless.
Even in his hardest of days he was still offering a helping
hand wherever he could. He chose to pass on his birthday quoting
“God brought me in on this day, and God is going to take
me out on this day.” He was one of the most courageous
people we have ever met, and we thank him for touching our
lives. He has forever changed many of us; and the spirit of
Lucas lives on throughout us all.........
From everyone who’s lives you have touched immensely
Click the photo below for
an O.C. Register story about Lucas's battle with cancer.
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David Kitagawa
Oct. 17, 1965 – March 26, 2009
David's Paddleout
yesterday @ Blackies
If you surfed the 40th streets
in the late 1990's, or Blackies over the past decade you saw
him as the laid back goofyfoot, riding both long and shortboards
well, and always wearing a big smile. The surf community of
Newport, and especially the Blackies crew, is extremely saddened
by the passing of Dave Kitagawa.
Dave graduated from UCLA in 1988
with a degree in Design and later started his own successful
business, Kitagawa Design Group. A graphic designer and devout
surfer, Dave unexpectantly died at his home in Huntington
Beach last week at the age of 43.
To think that Dave will not be in
the surf with us anymore is hard to fathom. His upbeat jovial
mood and his constant smile was infectious. He was a bright
light in the line-up, and he will greatly be missed...
Please click the photo below for
a link to an O.C. Register Story about our friend David Kitagawa.
Lucas & David, RIP
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April Fools Day
A secrete no more
While the dredge project in HB earlier this month produced
some of the best surf in the area... The recent addition of
sand at 28th St. in Newport, as a result of the city's current
sand project, has turned the place into one of the best surf
spots in the County. Currently picking up just about any swell,
the new sandbar has been firing lately. A big thanks to the
city of Newport Beach for creating a new surf spot that turned
out to be better than anyone could have hoped for!
Grab your board and get on it, because the Newport Beach Lifeguard
Department is now giving daily surf reports for the new sandbar,
and word about it is gonna spread fast! Monday
afternoon @ 28th St.
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Time's Up
The waiting period for the Maverick's
Big Wave surf event ends today. And while many people could
care less about the event, it does tell you one thing. That
this winter, as far as big surf is concerned, was a bust.
During this year's 3 month contest
waiting period, someone stepped in and raised the total prize
purse to $100.000. You can image how eager all the big wave
crews were to have a go at that kind of money. It's to bad
the ocean did not deliver.
Two years ago, the contest was also
a no go due to lack of giant swell, and the contestants asked
for the prize money to be rolled over to the following year.
But it never happened. Hopefully next year the ocean can deliver.
Jamie Sterling, money or no money,
he's going... @ Mavericks
(photo copyright
cozad)
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Monday, March, 23, 2009
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Racing Newport...
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Wed. March 18th, 2009
The first solid Southern Hemi of the
year has hung around for the past week... and although there
was a lot of wind associated with the first half of the swell,
the second half filled in along with good conditions.
Click the photo below for a slideshow
of some of the California action.
Analog's Josh Hoyer...
clearing obstacles in Newport.
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Taking a bite out
of Newport sand
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Monday, March, 2nd, 2009
It's not enough that Southern California's
one stop board shop sells surf hard goods, used surf boards,
surfboard blanks and surfboard manufacture supplies... Plus
houses state of the art surfboard shaping rooms, and some
of the areas top surfboard shapers. PureGlass, in Costa Mesa,
now has a surfboard shaping machine that can be used for both
production and Research & Design.
Click the photo below for a link
to PureGlass's website.
PureGlass's Jim Chalupnik, Master
Shaper John Carper (JC), and the Machine
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Wed. Feb. 25th, 2009
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Racing 56th
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Monday, Feb 23rd, 2009
Hawaiian Spot
Light... Saturday night at sunset.
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Friday Feb 20th, 2009.
Yesterday,
in Hawaii
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Thursday, Feb. 19th, 2009
This week Maui has been all about waves,
whales and wind, a lot of wind. But with the airplanes packed,
all rental cars on the island gone, and all the condos full,
it seems like everyone is here to see the migration of the
whales going by the island. People are pretty serious about
their whale watching, and when they actually see one breach,
they get pretty excited about it.
I was taking a few photos of my kids
in the tiny surf out front yesterday morning, and scanned
the horizon for a split second, when the whale below jumped
out of the water...
NewportSurfShots.com, your large
mammal photo website...
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Thursday, Feb. 12th, 2009
After completing a degree at OCC
and then spending a few semesters down at CSUSD, Newport's
Joey Head has temporarily left the waters of Newport. Joey
left last night for Australia where he will be attending school,
and undoubtedly surfing insane waves, for the next 6 months.
Joey Head, leaving
the waters of Newport
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Tuesday, Feb 11th, 2009
If you surfed the minuscule waves last
week, or the week before, and felt a little jilted as the
local SUP crew caught waves 100 yards outside of you, and
surfed them 100 yards past you. Stop by Paddle Surf Warehouse
and see what those big boards are all about. Mike has remodeled
the shop and now has even more boards of all sizes in stock.
And he will even rent you board, if you want to sneak off
and try one.
For a link to the shop's website, click
one of the images below...
SUP's
in Color
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Monday, Feb 9th, 2008
FlashBack
The last time, in 2004, that local
residents and surfers battled with the city over a "Sand
Replenishment Project", Bill Sharp came up with a proposal.
Take the sand, which at the time the city was going to remove
from the filthy Santa Ana River, and form a sandbar with it.
He figured tractors could begin pushing sand out into the
ocean, and as the sandbar grew, trucks could then start driving
out on it. Dumping more and more sand as it grew. And then
over the winter, the sand would slow drift down towards the
jetties.
Unfortunately, we were told that
if such a sandbar was built at the mouth of River Jetties,
the winter high tides, and storm surges, would just push the
sand right back up the river.
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Imagine the surf
if this could have been done?
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Friday, Feb, 6th, 2009
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Surfer... and Sand
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If you like South wind then you liked
the conditions in Newport this weekend, and if you
like body boarding, then you really
liked this spot. Yesterday in Newport
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Jan 30th, 2009
Don't believe it...
Don't go looking for this wave....
The image was taken yesterday to demonstrate just how easy
it is now days to make a nothing day of surf look good.
This wave is a 6 inch walled close-out,
that not even a Blackies longboard kingpin could ride, but
by shooting it just so, it looks pretty good.
So if someone says they scored great
surf and shows you photos of it.... Ask to see the video.
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Thursday, Jan. 29th, 2009
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If certain
people had their way, surfing in Newport would be restricted
to between the poles...
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Tuesday, Jan. 26th, 2009
The economy sucks!...
And while Washington begins fighting
over a stimulus package, that might not even help, people
everywhere are feeling the ever increasing effects of the
poor economy. The local surf industry and Newport's local
surfers included.
What can you do to help? If you're
going to order a new board, buy a used one, or get one fixed,
please give your business to a local board manufacture, If
you need a new wetsuit, a new skateboard, or even just a bar
of wax, please spend your money at a local surf retailer.
If your looking for a new hoodie or a jacket, please check
out one of the local Newport surf wear manufactures (i.e.
Atwater, F54). And if you need an electrician, a plumber,
a contractor or whatever... please ask around, and try and
use one of the talented hardworking local surfers from the
Newport area...
In essence, during this rough economy,
please try and keep your hard earned dollars in Newport.
Trying to avoid an
economic wipeout... in
Newport
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Monday, Jan, 26th, 2009
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Studio 54 from the
air, Fall 2008 in Newport
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Friday, Jan 23rd, 2009
Whoop, Whoop, Whoop,
Whoop...
I've been on a mission to shoot
the coast from a helicopter for over a year. But getting solid
surf, clear skies, incredible visibility, and absolutely no
wind has been frustrating and near impossible.
Last week though, Surfline forecaster
Kevin Wells, deemed Monday might be the day, so I started
putting everything together. The morning dawned however with
clouds and inconsistent surf in our area, and it appeared
like the project would be scrubbed once again. A look at the
sat loop however looked like if we hauled ass north we could
maybe outrun the clouds. So we went, and it paid off.
From Palos Verdes where the Lanada
Bay Boys all flipped us off in unison as the we hovered over
their heads, to the Ranch and Point Conception, where the
best images where taken, but will never released.... It was
truly an amazing experience. Thanks to everyone involved in
the project.
Click the photo below to see images
of the coast...
Heading to the Ranch in
morning rush hour traffic.
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Wed. Jan 21st, 2009
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Newport, saturated in color... Oct.
2008
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Tuesday, Jan. 20th, 2009
Yesterday
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Monday, Jan 19th, 2009
"Give us bigger surf!"
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Jan. 16th, 2009
If you've driven
around Newport much, undoubtedly you've seen her...
Newport's very own... "Motorcycle
Mama"
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Jan 15th, 2008
Sorry, for the Big Wave
Blog
Unless you've been hiding under
a rock, you've heard about the swell that is forecast to hit
California in the next few days. I haven't been shooting much
this winter, but with a solid swell on the horizon, I was
preparing to go and get some photos of it. Three really ambiguous
surf shoots over the next 4 days was the plan, and I was really
excited about each one of them. Until I just read one of the
latest surf forecasts... (see below)
So for now the large pile of gear
that's stacked on my living room floor and garage, are staying
put. And the list of things I was going to stay up all night
doing, are going to wait. And instead, I'm going to sit down,
have a beer, and figure out what the next move is. For sure
Orange County is going to get some great surf later this weekend...
The rest of the coast just may not get the big and scary surf
that everyone had hoped for.
Click the photo below for an interesting
read on the recent forecasted swell numbers, by going halfway
down the page to "As of . Wednesday PM".
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Waiting for Waves...
in Newport
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Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2009
10 year old Summer
C., excited about sunsets. Saturday
in Newport
While there hasn't
been much surf in town lately, the sunsets each evening have
been pretty incredible. Word is though that things are about
to change. The North Pacific is loading up.
The North Shore of Oahu
is forecast to get a pounding later this week, and a Tow event
looks like it will run. It's rumored that Northern California
will also get it's share of big surf this weekend... And if
things work out, there should be enough energy left for Newport
to come back to life soon.
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Monday, Jan. 12th, 2009
When I was fresh out of undergraduate
school, a collage friend and I bought a surf shop in Sunset
Beach, Burke Surfboards, and soon changed the name of it to
H20 Surf Company. My wife and I were broke at the time, so
we borrowed the money for the shop from our credit card, and
we went into major debt.
It was cool having the shop... We
had a great shop team, we had clothing and wetsuit reps catering
to our needs, and we had a nice customers base of local surfers.
But owning the shop also had it's
share of headaches. We couldn't keep as much inventory in
stock as the big retail surf shops. Sales were extremely sporadic.
A guy came in with a gun once and emptied our register. And
someone threw bricks through our window and made off with
a half dozen snowboards...
Soon I realized I didn't want to
work in the surf industry or retail, and I headed back to
school. And my partner, Vipe Desea, realized that being in
the surf industry was something that he really wanted to do.
And he went on to become a successful event promoter.
Owning a shop, especially a small
one, has to be one of the most challenging retail things you
can do. Click the photo below for an interesting article on
the current plight of surf shops...
"Surf Shops:
Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated"
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"Surf Shops
aren't going anywhere!"
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Wed., Jan. 7th, 2008
Before...
After
Factor
54's Leon M., takes his broken rocket home... Yesterday
in Newport
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New Years
Day 2009
54 degree water, 56 degree
air, a 52 degree windchill factor...
"Pooch",
sending out warm wishes to everyone in 2009
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Tuesday, Dec. 30th, 2008
Obviously Newport's Alex Knost is
a freak of nature on a longboard, but he is also incredibly
cordial in the water.... and seems as talented in his art
and music as he is in his surfing.
When I heard Water Magazine was
doing a feature on him last summer... I asked if I could submit,
as I've shot him for many years. So I dug into my archives,
and spent the morning chasing him around the line-up with
a camera.
Click the photo above to see the
Water Magazine interview, which now includes a video of Alex
surfing Newport and Trestles...
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Dec. 23rd, 2008
With the poor economy, and the owners
of the Maverick's surf event being particular about who they
accept as a sponsor of their event, it didn't look like this
year's contest would run...
Click the photo below...
Mayhem @ Maverick's
(photo copyright Cozad)
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Dec. 22, 2008
Enjoying world class fishing...
in
Newport
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Wed., Dec. 17th, 2008
Torrential
rain, extreme high tides and big storm surges does strange
things to the sand in Newport. Yesterday morning
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Thursday, Nov. 20th, 2008
Click the image below for a slideshow
of the surf throughout California over the past week.
a
Analog's
Josh Hoyer, throwning one more turn before sundown...
Saturday in Newport
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Wed. Nov. 19th, 2008
Newport's Logan D., trying to get
out of their family picture...
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Nov. 14th, 2008
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"Blackies".
Photographed from
a really, really tall ladder...
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Nov. 13th, 2008
Forecasters are calling for Hawaii
to receive one of it's first big swells of the season this
week.
Hopefully the West Coast gets its
share soon...
This was a giant
wave to paddle into. It was during the 2005 Mav's event. And
the thing was a huge wind blown mass of water that exploded
on the reef in all directions. Somehow Shane Desmond made
the staircase drop and lived to tell about it...
(Copyright Cozad,
2005)
Big surf, tow in. Last
season.
(Photo copyright
Cozad)
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