Bloomer Perfect 57 Degrees Dry Trial at 13 PSI

Quick 8.5 mile fast ride late - 6:45pm on trail. Close by easy drive reward of dry in-shape singletrack even after all the rain. Sun and cool leg workout. I'll be back for more late rides here.

Sunday Double Sunday.

Perfect sunny dry (after 2 days rain) riding at 55 degrees. Two-fer afternoon. First at Island Lake and then Maybury for almost 22 miles. Loving the Surly tires at a hard 15psi. These monsters work over everything. Spring riding season now in high gear. Let's go.

HI winds rock with 6-7m afternoon

Solid 3 hours of SW. Got on water just after 3:30 with winds lulling in mid twenties but rigged 7m with Duke and got lucky - it kept picking up. Just Craig Tom Keith and I. I was last guy out so it was awesome final hour having the bay to myself with winds going to 40 and I never touched the depower. Cool 57 degrees and overcast was the majority conditions but there was about 15 minutes of sun while the whole bay lit up. Off water at 6:30 and while I was leaving at 7 winds kicked to nuclear touching 50. Great wave craving and a multiple magical aired out strapless floater jumps.

Monday Messy Metro Nukes to Nothing

Full depower then no depower with SSW Winds 7-35+. No steady blow today. Overcast for most part with clouds playing games with holes and then streaks of nuclear winds. 12m to start with bouncy Duke. Then to Mako until 12 got scary. Then best part was 7m to myself with some nice tall wave action right up front until that was underpowered. Not a great day but had a few moments-and JB's out of a tree!

Belle River comes Alive on NNE

4 hours plus on the Duke and 12. Great waves the final hour with full depower. Lots of sailors out but I had the setup for 15-22. Great day at 55 degrees and bone dry in the Boost. Worthy of the border crossing.

Ponto is fast but new PR

Thought I broke an hour for sure, but... still loved 63 degrees of sun - dry and fast. Love these 4.8 Surlys grip and cushion even blown up hard.

Back at it on the Fat-Ti at Bloomer

Great 14 miles at Bloomer after 3 weeks of riding. Mostly all dry and fast the 64 degrees and light until 8pm. Great to be back on the Lou and Buds.

Hatteras OBX Trip Finale 2017

Day 7: 7/7 sailing everyday! Friday 12m and Duke from 1-2:30 with NE/ENE 15. Some fun racing up and down but nothing like yesterday with downwinder. Sun and 73. Great trip - best yet - warmer and windier than all the forecasts. Got believe that the thermals in afternoon delivered. Great Grouper dinner with the boys from Liquid Rush. Next year hopefully we are in Avon!

Hatteras OBX Trip Part 2 2017

Day 4: Back to JR for more 20-35 SSW thermals and after saying we should bring everything I leave the 7m back at house! Overall 9m worked well on Duke and Mako with best sound swell I've ever ridden curling 2-4' way way out. Sun and 40+ people out. Stayed away from inside crowds and had a ball way out. Dinner at Outer Banks Brewing!

Day 5: Should have gone back to JR. Scooped out ocean and Rodanthe pier and one guy out looking underpowered - too bad too because shorebreak looked doable. Morning fail at Salvo to try for downie to house with Bob Craig and I. Light 11-14 flow not enough to kite much less try anything. Back at house though it's up 15-20 for fun day on the Duke with 12. 3-4 hours out erases the AM but JR would have been 9. Home Dinner with Boys Pizza and Pasta.

Day 6: NNE 20-30 Strong flow for almost 9 hours on 9M! Sun again and great PM downwinder in an hour to Salvo. Great full day on surfboard with 100+ jibes wearing the harness line down to nothing. Highlight sail day at house. Dinner Watermans rare burger with crabmeat topper. We should go here more!

Hatteras OBX Part 1 2017

Day 1. Saturday early arrival pays off with solid 18-22 SSW on the 12s! Over but 1pm bit great AM session to start trip. Top Dog dinner.

Day 2. Core 17m LW. Thanks Bob. Got out for about 40 minutes in 11-13 SW. But 2/2. Stingrays dinner.

Day 3. Nothing in forecast but her comes SW thermal at jockeys ridge at 2pm! 18-25 G 28! Awesome sound waves and flats too! 12 lit!! Didn't bring the 9!!! But it works. Sun and Larry and Deb say hitting there when we arrived. Sam and Omies Flounder Dinner!!