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Tomorrow is also the lunar new year, the year of the rat. Haven’t decided wot I’ll bring...perhaps some strawberry tart.

The last time Thor looked here was 2017. You might want to call.

Great post on a most unpleasant surf session in 2011 at Lumpy Waters. The post and discussion show how things can go bad before you even unload the boats, and how many opportunities there were for one good call to avoid it. Long post, so get a cuppa... http://blog.redalderranch.com/?p=89

and Betsy

Pool session Saturday!

I’ve been looking through my gear for some enthusiasm, and can’t seem to find it.

XS could stand for extra small or excess...in this case, both. These are new leftovers from raffle. NRS women's Axiom gloves Summer, short fingers, look like bicycling gloves NRS Maverick gloves Winter, 2mm neoprene, sealed cuffs. Free.

When you join ACA (or later by changing your profile there) specify NSPN as your PAC and then sign the online annual waiver. With the online waiver, you won't have to bring a paper waiver to each pool session.

The article links to NOAA's prototype tools to create your own custom charts. The idea is good, but the implementation is poor (being really generous). The charts have no land contours, spotty details in water, inaccurate coastlines... I hope and believe it will improve greatly, but doubt it will approach what we have now with the raster charts. Go check it out.

Just checked the beach. Pretty clean, for once. It's cold out there, and won't be warmer tomorrow morning. You're all welcome, as always, to stop at the house on the way to the beach to get your drysuit on and such. Restrooms on the beach closed after Labor Day.

I suppose I could roll out of bed and down the hill and go for a paddle. Might have to go find rocks.

We'll squeeze in at least one more session at the lake this Thursday. 5-sunset, which isn't as long as it was...

See you there

You're just a stick-in-the-mud...

I might be persuaded. Still like West Beach better, since I'm lazy.