Sandscaping

After one of many trips to Linda Mar in Pacifica I started to notice the normally steep and fast breaking waves have started to level out a bit. The first time I rode the beach break it was mellow, almost as easy going as the Bolinas Jetty.

Just this year, a shelf must have built up. [...]

Surfcation and Sailing: Learning to take a chance

The call of the ocean draws another surfer.

“Do you have room for three more?” I asked, rushing down the dock to the stern. “Or even one?”

The looks of hesitation from the Captain and the others were disheartening. Most of the other boats had slipped out of the harbor, and the [...]

Captain and Columbia

I looked out the window of my truck and coughed up some dog hair from our new queensland Captain.  Natalie and I took the dog for a ride and a hike into the foothills. We swung by Columbia, an old gold mining town to see all the gold rush day’s hubbub that was [...]