First contest of the year! At least for me.
The level of talent in these small contests is pretty amazing, and I definitely am not on that level haha. But it’s fun to get some friends to enter, so I can at least compete against them.
The swells keep getting bigger and bigger at The Wedge, and this was the biggest one so far this year.
It wasn’t huge, but a solid 10 feet probably. Next week looks even bigger…
San Diego saw some fun south swell last week (at least the spots that picked it up). Windansea was one of those spots.
I took the drone out for only the 2nd time, and I’m getting pretty comfortable with it. When I got to the bench, an older guy just getting there with his lunch, so we shared the bench. He had some good stories, and he wanted me to film the Del Mar Castle, but I’m gonna stick to filming surfing 😉
The Wedge has been macking, did you see our Facebook Live broadcast?
My buddy Ian went to The Wedge the day after I was there, and he got some great shots.
If you’ve been watching our videos on Youtube, you probably saw a few drone edits that we made.
My friend Tony would fly the drone and do the filming, and then I would edit the footage afterwards.
It was a great system, and I really appreciate his help. But sometimes our schedules just wouldn’t work out, and we couldn’t meet up to film when I wanted.
So I decided to get a drone myself, so I could be in full control.
What do you do when the surf is small, but you still want to get out there? Wavestorm of course!
Ian came down to San Diego for his birthday, and it’s just not a birthday without surfing.
Lots of videos this week!
If you’re not out partying, kick back and enjoy a few of these.
If you haven’t heard already, the WSL bought Kelly Slater Wave Company a couple days ago.
And it’s making headlines.
With summer coming up, you can expect to see endless carnage at The Wedge.
Just make sure to get there before 10am, if you want to do anything besides bodysurf. Starting May 1st, they blackball The Wedge from 10am to 5pm, and only bodysurfing is allowed.
My buddy Ian got to film the WSL Big Wave Awards Show for his job, which was pretty cool. I probably could have snuck in with him, but I had guests to entertain at my house.
The next day Ian showed up bright and early to surf. The waves had some size, but were still pretty mushy.
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