SAUCE PAN SUNDAY: SUN 5.1.2011 MOR

SAUCE PAN SUNDAY: SUN 5.1.2011 MOR

CREW: Klaude, Dais, Christina, Shan, and Lina
FLAKES OF THE DAY: None
RAN INTO: Manny and Mike A.
TIME: 0700 - 0830, 1 hr. & 30 min.
CONDITIONS: Windy, frigid temp water, one to two feet surf, inconsistent.

    Lina’s name, Along with Jonathan M., graces the pages of the first surf blogs that I wrote years ago. She was part of the original crew that I first started surfing with. Since then, she’s made the move to the gully streets of NY. During her short visit in LA, she asked if we could hit the water.

     Similar to Thursday, the wind was already apparent from my apartment in El Segundo. I text her and gave her the forewarning that the conditions may not be that great. We parked by 26th and met up with Shan. The surf looked horribly weak, but we thought we’d give it a try. All three of us paddled out just north of 26th. Shan and I caught waves consecutively. Lina had a nice little “welcome back to the South Bay” wipeout. Lina asked for some pointers, and Shan obliged.

    I saw Christina in the water, but she didn’t have much luck either. There was a long lull without the water doing much of anything. By 0830 we caught our last waves, and that’s when Dais and Klaude showed up. I wished them the best, but I was done. Dais showed up and almost put us all to shame. He was only wearing board shorts without a wet suit. Even though the weather has been warm, that Sunday morning was the wrong day to trunk it. By the time I got to my car, Dais was walking up the hill to borrow my wetsuit.