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by **surfishlife** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:16 am

i'm stoked to be a part of this forum...! i've already learned bunches and can't wait to get back into the water

i'm 23, f, from West Los Angeles.

my first experience surfing was learning from a native Hawaiian, who'd been surfing his whole life, at Waikiki. Surfing captured me from that day on.

I was thrashed last weekend at Venice Beach...couldn't even stay on my board when I was paddling out and met breaking waves, and the moment i'd push up when I thought I was getting a wave, i'd fall off. iwhile i am a kook, but is venice surf especially inconsistent and lacking clean waves?

anyway, can't wait till saturday! i'll be trying to conquer venice beach again (unless I get other suggestions)

by **Brian** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:17 am

from lords of dogtown, venice beach looks sick :lol:

by **surfishlife** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:18 am

aye...haven't seen that movie. good?

by **Brian** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:16 am

i liked it.

by **iomarti** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:55 am

hey surfishforlife, welcome...

by **CheeZee** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:28 am

" Welcome to our wonderfully diverse and freaky liquid loving community "

by **surfishlife** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:37 pm

thanks for the welcome iomarti and cheezee

by **CheeZee** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:46 pm

... most welcome, good to have ya with us

by **LovintheSurf** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:08 pm

Oh i didnt even realize we had an introduce ourselevs thread.

Well im Paul, im 18, and i live in sunny San Diego, California.
Love this site, thanks everyone for answering all my surfing questions so far!

Later

by **surfishlife** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 1:56 am

i would loveeee to surf in san diego.....

u so luckyy...hehee

by **LovintheSurf** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 2:16 am

Haha, yah San Diego is pretty nice, its usually smaller here during summer though, their usually around 2,3, or 4 feet with an occasioanl 5 footer. But it has its bigger days to, just not so often :wink:

Now winter in San Diego thats when the bigger sets roll in

by **surfishlife** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 4:04 am

good stuff paul

i hope the surf has been treatin' you well!

2-3 feet waves nice enough for me right now...i'm as kook as kook can get :-P

if you don't mind me asking btw...if i were to visit SD, where would be the place for me to be heading out to? i've heard things of Del Mar, but seeing that you're a local, where's the place for starters? thanks!

by **LovintheSurf** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:16 am

I dont know about Del Mar ,never surfed there, but i would definatley recommend Mission Beach or Pacific Beach, they usually have really nice waves that range around 2, 3 or 4 feet, and can get a little bigger or smaller depending on the time or day. Also if you go, go either early in the morning (7 am) or later in the evening (around 4:30 pm) because if you go in the middle of the day it gets way to over crowded because of the tourists. Another good beach is Imperial Beach, its way down south, by the border of Mexico. The reason i like this beach is that you can go surf there anytime of day really, because there are alot LESS tourists. More locals really, so you have alot more beach to yourself. The waves at Imperial Beach however do usually get BIGGER and heavier than those of Mission and Pacific Beach. And there is also La Jolla Shores which offers the smallest waves of all, and is also the most crowded of all the beaches. I wouldnt reccomend it, because even though the waves are small and good for a beginner, it just gets way to over crowded. If you do go there it is a MUST that you go later in the evening (5 pm) or it will be way to overcrowded, however even in the evenings it is still a bit to crowded for my liking. All in all, i would recommend going to Mission Beach either early morning or later evening, that would probably be your best bet from my knowlege.

Hope that Helps

by **surfishlife** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:22 am

two words: you rock

by **LovintheSurf** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:27 am

haha well thankyou, it was no problem :wink:

by **CheeZee** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 5:53 pm

Hey Paul ... welcome to the forum bro :wink:

by **lizzxxxx** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:52 pm

howdy Paul-im so jealous dat u live in california and im stuck in ireland

c ya

by **north bank lass** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:21 pm

Ahh, only just found this thread. Better late than never I suppose!

Hey all, I'm a 17 year old lass from Swansea...I'm in some ways a noob as I'm getting into the sport properly now.

For a good few years I've been sponging/learning with a friend of mine and loved it from the start, but I've never had the opportunity to get in into it properly due to spending a lot of my spare time mountain biking and racing competitively. Now that I have my own means of transport and much more free time, I'm 'living the dream' to some extent.

Anyway, I'm enjoying it and I'm getting out as much as possible, though at the moment I'm taking a break due to a cracked toe. Nevermind!

Nice to speak to you all!

by **Dr Rev** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:18 pm

Helloooo and welcome to everyone

Cracked toe ! Thats gotta be tender !

by **Laguna** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:21 pm

Hi north bank lass,
Welcome to the forum. Swansea? Im not far from you then. Gutted about your toe, hope you get better.

INTRODUCE YOURSELVES HERE!!!!!!!

howdyy

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