welshkate

Last Saturday was the hottest day of the year in OR so far (85 F in the valley). When I heard the weather would co-inside with 5 ft NW swell at 10 seconds with an east wind , I raced to the coast and was rewarded with one great day of surf. Marisa, Vero and I headed out at South Beach. Closest to the Jetty gave a clean, 4 ft-ish wave, but further south there were some sizable sets coming through. Everyone could pick a place they felt comfortable with.

Photos (clockwise from topL): South Beach; my JK Allstar; surf; Marisa; Erin, me, Leslie; Vero

My JK Allstar performed so well. Bottom and top turns were made with ease. Slight forward position on the wave enabled me to stay on the green nearly 80 % of the time- thats impressive for a short play boat. Finally getting tonnes of air off my wave wheels and clean spins were easy. I love this boat.

And of course the best way to end the day was watching the sunset and staying warm with friends next to the beach fire we built. We all appreciated the random musicians that showed up jam at the fire for a while