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Pic of George Kelley aka "Old Man Kelley" - legendary surfing elder here in NSB. George has been gone now for some years but was an institution here - always sat outside on his longboard waiting for the right wave to ride all the way in. He never really steered much or gave way so you had to be on your toes paddling out to avoid getting run over....lol.
He had a wide brimmed hat with a tether on it to keep the sun off his head. He was an amazing water color artist and a super nice guy. This pic surfaced on FB and I wanted to enshrine it here in his honor... 
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The Vulcom Pipe pro contest is going on in excellent conditions , today, day 2 of the contest started in very good conditions and is getting better as the day goes on.
Check it out if you have a chance The sets are stacking up on the outer reef. :-) Cheers Richard |
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It's back on today in good but not epic conditions like yesterday.
Let me set the stage for you guys. This El Niņo year is producing lots of back to back big to giant swells in the North Pacific. There have been some all time surf events this season. The Paddle in contest at Piahi earlier was exceptional. Tow in guys and outer reef hunters are going off in the giant swells. And this contest is presenting some consistent beautiful tubes. Today the swell is a little smaller and less perfect that the peak of yesterday, but still some 8' + sets coming thru. I'm watching on a local surf channel on the tube, but both Volcom and Redbull are sharing it online. IF you have time to check it out, take a look at day two highlights! Cheers Richard |
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Thanks for posting that link.
One of the surprise standout performers is Marko Georgio. Sp? From Uruguay , he is consistently killing it on bigger waves. I'm not so into the surf scene lately, but there is a changing of the guard happening. Lots of new talent on display. Waves have cleaned up as the day progressed. |
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Maverick's is on for tomorrow. My daughter is at Half Moon Bay High. We got a group voice mail saying that the kids are not excused from school tomorrow. There will be a lot of absences anyway. Always a big day for our little town.
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Thanks, Baz.
It was a good day, but not great. The best waves of the season were last Thursday. But they weren't allowed to call the contest because it was Super Bowl week. But we have a nice video of the day:
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Mahalo. bra!
  This report updated Thursday, February 25 at 7:30 AM 30-35 ft - 6-7 times overhead occ. 40 ft. Waimea Bay - Surf Report and HD Surf Cam | SURFLINE.COM
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These two ladies are twins whom I went to high school with....celebrating their 62nd birthday today at Disney world.
They were very good surfers in high school and surfed in our local surf contests. Back then there weren't as many chicks who surfed - especially competitively....so everyone knew who were in that exclusive club. Their Dad worked at the local Chevy dealership, where I bought my first (used of course) car...a Buick with a V-6! As grandmothers.....they still look great......and they still surf. Happy Birthday Pam and Pat and hats off to staying young at heart! 
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