San Sebastian Summer 2010 Surfing Log

Boards includes a  6' x 23.5" x 3" Mini Simmons w/Pro Box keels, shaped by me. And a 42.5" Sniper Bodyboard, PE core (Marujo surf shop), Tech2 swim fins

Days Surfed = 38

Days Head+ = 15

Big Days =  4

Clean Days = 19

	Spot	Size	Surf	Board	Results	Comments
6/26/2010	Zurriola	1-2'	Bumpy	Mini Simmons	First time out for the Mini. Weak surf, good first try	Zoe rode the mini first, in 1' waves near the jetty. She stood up the first time. Then, I had fun junk rides. First rides on a board shorter than 7'
6/27/2010	Zurriola	4-6'	Semi-Clean	Mini Simmons	Tough to paddle in. Not really used to the mini. Many good surfers grabbing all the waves. Saw another mini in action	Magic Seaweed says 8'+ swell is on the way. How can this be? It's summer
6/28/2010	Zurriola	4-6'	Bumpy	Boogie	Crushing at low tide. Heavy closeouts. Took off anyway. Later learned about the whole incoming tide thing	The Basque surfers have Zurriola dialed
6/29/2010	Zurriola	3-5'	Clean	Boogie	Picked a better tide. Great drops, a few good barrels	First day where I was in the running for the good waves
6/30/2010	Zurriola	2-3'	Clean	Mini Simmons	First session on the Mini with good, clean waves. Didn't get a lot of waves, a few good rides. Very tiring	Impressive boogie boarding seen on small waves. Very good locals
7/1/2010	Zurriola	4-6'	Bumpy	Boogie	Much easier to surf this bumpy wave on a boogie
7/2/2010	Zurriola	4-6'	Bumpy	Boogie	More decent surf to be surfed	Feeling very comfortable
7/3/2010	Zurriola	4-6'	Clean	Boogie	Great session. Many good waves. Short, but, great drops into little pits
7/4/2010	Zurriola	6-8'	Bumpy	Boogie	Summer in Spain has the big surf. Many steep, bumpy, drops
7/5/2010	Zurriola	3-6'	Semi-Clean	Boogie	Still good waves. Feeling good about the spot
7/6/2010	Zurriola	2-3'	Clean	Mini Simmons	Back to the mini. Much paddling, missing many waves. Got a few	Taking awhile to get used to riding a 6' board. Got some compliments on the board
7/7/2010	Zurriola	1'	Clean	Swim Fins	Smallest day so far. Just a bit of body surfing with the wife	Could've pushed a rental log. Decided not give my 15 Euros to Pukas
7/8/2010	Zurriola	1-3'	Clean	Mini Simmons	Clean, small waves. One of the first comfortable sessions on the mini	Met a great longboarder, Josean, who had seen my Mini on-line. A very stylish surfer
7/9/2010	Zurriola	8-10'	Bumpy	Boogie	Crazy surf. Closing out Zurriola. Got a few good ones, very hollow if you pick 'em right	A guy on the far outside, with a gun, got a single ride all the way to the sand. Another guy got crushed on a completely vertical wall
7/10/2010	Zurriola	4-6'	Semi-Clean	Boogie	Cleaned up, great drops.
7/11/2010	Zurriola	2-3'	Bumpy	Mini Simmons	Bumpy, disorganized. A few rides
7/12/2010	Zurriola	3-4'	Clean	Mini Simmons	Back to the mini. Plenty of surf left. Some good loggers out	Saw some good loggers, for the first time. Discussed Mini with some of the guys
7/13/2010	Zurriola	2-3'	Clean	Mini Simmons	Some good loggers out	Nice waves, only getting a few. Slow paddling, exhausting
7/14/2010	Zurriola	2-3'	Clean	Mini Simmons	Last small day for awhile. Started to feel comfortable with the mini	Finally learning to get rides with the mini.
7/15/2010	Zurriola	6-11'	Bumpy	Boogie	Crazy surf. Sets doubling up, closing out beach. Got a few. Got crushed by a few	Close interval swell pushing a lot of water into the beach, exiting water pushing surfers out past break. Much paddling to keep position
7/16/2010	Zurriola	5-8'	Clean	Boogie	Great waves. Overhead drops. Fast	Cleaned up great. Good for three solid hours
7/17/2010	Zurriola	4-5'	Clean	Boogie	Still fun. Some push. Many good drops	Best winter I've had in some time
7/18/2010	Zurriola	2-3'	Semi-Clean	Boogie	Leftovers. Not the right day for boogie, but, was already there	Wish I'd bought the Simmons
7/19/2010	Bidart	1-2'	Semi-Clean	Mini Simmons	Quick little waves at the town plage. Mini does great	An easy morning, for a change
7/20/2010	Guethary	6-8'	Clean	Boogie	Nice drops, big faces, long rides. Great wave	Amazing spot with a very long paddle out from the boat dock. Met the Italian distrib for Gato Heroi with his Robbie Keggel/Paul Frank longboard. Met a great local surfer/shaper with an amazing 8'8" that had rails like a 70's single fin
7/20/2010	Cenitz	4-6'	Bumpy	Mini Simmons	Quick second session at Plage Cenitz, in Guethary. Too tired	Water was full of debris (chunks of wood, plastic, cans). Got out after two funky waves
7/21/2010	Guethary	6-8'	Clean	Boogie	Nice drops, big faces, long rides. Long hold-down. Like being in the PR	Huge number of great waves, no closeouts. Big turns
7/22/2010	Guethary	2-4'	Clean	Mini Simmons	Great little peaks. Super-fun leftovers on the mini	Mini Simmons does well in these conditions. Slow paddling board was a killer on the long paddle out
7/23/2010	Guethary	1-2'	Choppy	Mini Simmons	Drove there, had to surf it. Almost ran over a surf school student	Bought a great "Gens De Mer" Guethary shirt from a bar in a tool shed on the port
7/24/2010	Zurriola	2'	Bumpy	Mini Simmons	Surf 'till dark. Great sunset with the Basque flag flying on the old fort	Finally pushed myself into some closeouts, with success
7/25/2010	Zurriola	1-2'	Clean	Mini Simmons	Small, clean, short rides. Simmons goes great on little peaks
7/26/2010	Zurriola	2-3'	Bumpy	Mini Simmons	Onshore, a few decent rides
7/27/2010	Zurriola	2-3'	Clean	Mini Simmons	Clean shoulders as the tide dropped
7/27/2010	Zurriola	2-3'	Bumpy	Mini Simmons	PM session, short rides	Slipping into some little barrels as the bottom drops out into 6" of water
7/28/2010	Zurriola	2-4'	Clean	Mini Simmons	Fun hi-tide waves onto the beach. Simmons works great in these	Successful in chest hi waves on the mini. Finally.
7/28/2010	Zurriola	2-3'	Bumpy	Mini Simmons	PM session, surfed until dark with 3 good loggers	Finally feeling good with the mini. Getting most of the waves I wanted. Mini a nice contrast to some fine logging
7/29/2010	Zurriola	3-4'	Choppy	Mini Simmons	Afternoons session, rising winds well, much paddling	Got a few little bombs into deep water. Mini does well in those situation. Goes farther than a shortboard
7/30/2010	Zurriola	2-4'	Clean	Mini Simmons	Leftover winds well on a high tide. Short, fast rides	Great on the mini. Board feeling good. Some early takeoffs
7/31/2010	Zurriola	2'	Clean	Mini Simmons	Swell a bit small for the hi tide, scratched out a few short rides	Will the mini work at home?