Moderate Swell Provides Quality Sessions In Between Rain Showers and Tsunami Warnings
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Above: Santa Barbara Seal JP Garcia races through a Ventura County barrel on Sunday. Photo: Bissel
Review:
Thursday Session — an afternoon at The ‘Con. Forerunners of the incoming swell began to arrive, and were met by clear sunny skies as well as moderate offshores. Most sets were in the head-high range, but a few overhead waves did grace The Queen… Photos: Jon Shafer
Friday Session — Mid-morning met up with Santa Barbara High’s NSSA standout Antoine Allain who had just signed a sponsorship contract with Atwater Clothing, Globe, and West. Surf was clean and in the chest- to head-high range, and Antoine boosted some sick airs for the camera…
Heather Tiddens of “The Women & The Waves” fame rocks the Rivermouth…
Saturday’s Surfing
An Earthquake Measuring 8.8 on the Richter Scale struck Chile, and sent tsunami waves throughout the entire Pacific. Rain and foul weather keeps most local surfers out of the water…
In Santa Barbara, several large vessels headed out of port fearing the worst. Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol Officers evacuated many areas hoping to prevent a disaster locally. You might think was a bit extreme, but check out the videos below and see what actually happened at a couple of harbors nearby to our South..
Click Here to view a slideshow of the SB Harbor area on Saturday.
Sunday’s Surfing Photos: Shafer
Frequent SBS contributor Warren Barrett scores a nice wave at Rincon Sunday morning.
Local shredder Sean Lesh went mental Sunday afternoon.
Sean Johnson pulls a radical cutback.
Keegan Gibbs fades into a deep barrel.
JP Garcia Images:
Not only is JP Garcia one of the best longboarders in our area, he is also a top-notch surfing coach. Recently he has been focusing on activities involving his “right brain”, and is rapidly becoming an acclaimed artist/photographer himself. Check out these sick shots that he captured down South on Sunday:
Steve Bissel’s Artistic Imagery
Sunday afternoon Steve Bissel followed his instincts and traveled South, hoping to catch a spot he calls “Slab City” firing. As you will see in the slideshow below, he scored!
Kevin (“put down that”) Hamor gliding within the confines of Mother Ocean’s womb…
Shawn Schukraft prepares for another stand-up barrel…
Let’s be honest here. Is this guy in great shape, or what?
Basking in the afterglow of another amazing El-Niño driven California day…
Stay tuned to SANTA BARBARA SURFER for continued El Niño 2010 surf coverage!