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Yikes!
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:52 am
by Asanagoo
I was hoping for some waves this week, but DAMN!
Re: Yikes!
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:16 am
by spudnut
Can you get some pictures? I would love to see big surf on a lake!
Re: Yikes!
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:17 pm
by Asanagoo
spudnut wrote:Can you get some pictures? I would love to see big surf on a lake!
Sure, I'll take some pics. I dunno if I'll find full 16 foot waves by the time I get to the water. They probably won't be the prettiest waves either!
Re: Yikes!
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:43 pm
by Asanagoo
Re: Yikes!
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:50 pm
by Asanagoo
...then this is what I found on dawn patrol Saturday morning!
And I was the first one out, with my paipo!!!
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Re: Yikes!
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:59 pm
by Asanagoo
Sorry for triple posting, but I couldn't figure out how to get the images to show up in the right order, so I just split it into another post. I don't know who these guys are, I just wanted to show the scale of the waves to the riders. It actually got fairly crowded by noon this day.
Re: Yikes!
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:03 pm
by Uncle Grumpy
What kind of water temps are you dealing with ?
Re: Yikes!
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:15 pm
by Asanagoo
The water temp was 62 degrees. Air was in the 40's with what must have been 30 or 40 mph gusts of wind on Friday. Getting my longboard back to the car was probably the most difficult part of the weekend!
Re: Yikes!
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:22 pm
by Asanagoo
My only full suit is a 3 mil, and I'm not exactly rolling in cash, so unless I find a killer deal on some cold water gear I'll probably only get out a few more times between now and spring.
My goal in the meantime is to build at least one alaia and several more paipo, then show up at the beach in spring with the freakiest quiver ever seen at the great lakes!
Re: Yikes!
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:42 pm
by spudnut
Thanks for posting some pics of Great Lake surf! It does look cold. I find that I need an extra thick wetsuit when I use a neutral bouyant board. If anyone gets a chance to try a Patagonia wetsuit, they are incredible. They are expensive, but in the spring they go on sale and I got mine for 40% off.
Re: Yikes!
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:15 pm
by Uncle Grumpy
SWIMPAL got me a Patagucci R3 for my birthday a couple years ago.
The most comfortable, warmest, easiest to get into wettie I've ever had.
Love the wool lining.
Well worth the money if you spend much time in the water.
Re: Yikes!
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:54 am
by Asanagoo
Sweet, thanks for the recommendation. I've been window shopping on ebay and saw one or two of those. If not for this winter, definitely by next winter. Extra buoyancy is definitely welcome in fresh water!