A bud sent me this pic a couple weeks ago his wife took of him at Table Rock P.R.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1365077191.jpg

NICE JCF!

I'm told you can now fly direct into Aquadilla instead of San Juan.

That saves a lot of time and also transportation cost.

Yup.........just looked it up and here's the link:
Rafael Hernández Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hmmmm.......might not be a bad place to go again this winter. :)

I've still got a pic somewhere that a friend sent of Tres Palmas (?), PR. Wow .. it looked almost like a photo of main peak, Sunset Beach, Oahu.

"Morning of the Earth" is a must have film for the soul surfer:

(the soundtrack as well!)

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Yes - I've seen the pics of Tres Palmas in surf mags.....huge swells breaking outside.

I have friends who travel to PR every year without fail. They have ridden some big waves there. :cool:

http://p.cdn-surfline.com/0E1/fotos-028.jpg

:eek:

Domes:

http://www.parapentepr.com/fotos/PlantaNuclear.JPG

I think the first break was called "Dogman's" and then came "Domes" and then "Rincon".

You had to walk in to get to "Rincon" and "Pools".

Found some maps....I stand corrected....it was "Marias" then "Domes". "Dogman's" was more back towards Tres Palmas.

http://www.wannasurf.com/spot/Centra...puertorico.gif

http://www.surfrinconpr.com/uploads/...008528.jpg?559

http://www.puertoricosurfvacations.c...es/surfmap.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QJ2DTnTKvW...n-surf-map.jpg

Found some info on the place we stayed "Kahuna's Guest House":

RINCON HIGH LIFE: The History of Dos Ceibas, Rincon, Puerto Rico

R.I.P. Kahuna!

More pics from my trip to PR:

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto..._4174100_n.jpg

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My bud , the one in that pic owns a great house in Rincon with a view of Tres Palmas from the top floor deck.
Spends half the year down there.
His wife and kid are still down there but he is back to work here and he was telling me the other day they called and his 9 year old daughter was out in some bigger surf and first, got the ride of her [young] life - and then paddling back out got a set wave right on top of the head.
I guess she tried to duck dive it and the wife (who is herself a very good surfer) said you could see her get sucked up and then go backwards over the falls still holding on to her board.
When he asked her how it felt she said it was ok - but that she wasn't going to let go of that board for ANYTHING, that she was afraid she wouldn't get back to the surface if she did and laughed.

I laughed too because once [in my prime even] I had the exact same experience.

Got to love it !

Love those vintage pics too Baz - and that board !

Great story, JCF!

I think we can all relate to situations where we felt our board acted as a life preserver....ha ha. Then again I remember actually abandoning that sucker and diving for the bottom - to keep from getting dragged and sucked into the vortex!

Your buddy's daughter is very fortunate to have such a great lifestyle at her age - she will have some incredible memories as she grows up.

One of these days I will get back to Rincon! :p

Yep, the leash can be your most important climbing line ever!

Check out Shane's big one.

The Greatest of a Great: The Best Wave of Shane Dorian's Life - YouTube

That was sick, Richard.

Shane Dorian - legend!

Hey JCF - I just remembered an old friend of mine who used to shape boards here in NSB moved to PR many moons ago. His name is Bill Geiger. We always called him "Doc" Geiger because he always had these theories about board design which were cutting edge. I wonder if your friend knows him or has heard of him. Not sure where he re-located to in PR but must have been in the Rincon area. Be cool to see how he is doing these days. Couple of my boards were shaped by him back in the day. They rode great. One was a fish too....an M.C.G. with the G. being "Geiger".

Thanks,
Baz

My friend just had a 9'6 gun made for Tres Palmas, he told me some hot local shaper in Rincon made it.
Told me who but I'll have to ask him again as it slipped my mind.

We're expecting some surf tomorrow so I'll ask him if it was Doc.

Thank you!

I just did a search and think I found his shop:
SURF ZONE SURF AND SKATE SHOP

In fact - they list "Summer Jet" as their surfboard brand and that's the name Doc used while here before he left so this has to be his shop. Wow....I'll have to try and get in touch with him. It's been probably over 25 years now.

Now I doubt if anyone uses that "Doc" nickname down there....probably just Bill or Billy.

I'd be interested in what your friend says....thanks again! ;)

Ok just found this page...this confirms it....

Summer Jet Surfboards are BACK! - SURF ZONE

Huh.....also just found an old pic of me riding a 5' 5" M.C.G. fish that Billy shaped....fun times at the NSB Inlet!

http://members.rennlist.org/bazzalan..._NSB_inlet.jpg

Looking for my last tax return today and ran across a box of old photos - I didn't remember Doc had made me a board (a "Geiger") while I was still in college at U.F. - must have been about 1975-6. This was at the top of the stairs that led to my apartment off campus. Check out the classic pin striping and air brushing...:cool:

There was a hot chick that lived in the house behind me for a while - ha - those were some great times....

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1365893983.jpg

And here's one of me and my Randy Richenberg thruster in 1994 at my parent's house. I was still living in Fort Myers at the time but the following year was able to do a lateral transfer back to this area. Fort Myers was a great place to live and work but not for surfing. The job I had over there allowed me to purchase my first house as well as learn about business so it was well worth the trade off.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1365894260.jpg

Loving those vintage pics - how many of those classic boards do you still have ?

Surfed today, waves a little overhead, not great but we take what we can get here.
Still COLD - won't this spring EVER fire up ???!!!
It is warmer IN the water than out.
Still haven't had the car out.
Bikes , yes but COLD.


Anyhow - the fellow who shaped my friends gun is named Muniz

I forget his first name - chalk it up to hypothermia - I want to say Mickey but Mickey MunOz was a whole nother animal I imagine.
Still think that is what he said;
Mickey MunIz , from San Juan.

Guys I have great memories of some childhood years living Mayaguez. My Dad worked on a missile tracking that NASA ran there. I was in 5th/6th grades. I never saw surfing while there but did get into the ocean in a big way thru snorkeling, really got my love of the ocean going.
Ended up going back with a friend who was in the army and we stayed at Remy at the officers club and getting lots of waves to ourselves on base. Quick trip but really fun.

Fast forward to more resent past. I found a video that shows the job I used to do running charter boats here on Kauai that I want to share, Think you may enjoy it. Some local budding surf stars did the video and do add to the scenery a bit.

Alana Blanchard Wild On The Na Pali Coast: Alana Surfer Girl, Ep 103 - YouTube