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The next thing I know it was Sunday AM, I hooked up with my boy Brett and the tide was high. We looked all over the place but the tide was killing it - Ventura Fairgrounds, Silver Strand, Oxnard Shores, Rincon, <gulp> even Sands! It was weak but it was good to catch up with Brett. I had e-mail Surferbob (and Surfdope and Lange too - to no avail) about hooking up and we met mid-afternoon for a low tide session at Rincon. He rolled up in his VW and was complete with two logs for the session. I'm not much of a longboarder but the waves were pretty small. I went out leashless on his 9'4". 

It was actually really fun. I had two boards with me (a 6'4" and a fish) but the longboard session was totally cool. I'd forgotten how fun Rincon can be. Surferbob was catching waves and I was too.  And they were pretty long, fun rides. I dropped in on shitload of people (it was 2') too. I saw Surferbob catch one real nice wave at the peak and then looked waaayyy inside to see him kickout. It was a good time.

Then it started picking up. And the crowd increased. There were a few head high sets and when you connected it was really fun. BUT, at that point I wished I had my shortboard because it was definetly getting shortboardable. I was also thinking that I might just kill someone if I lost this mammoth 9'4" with the crowd increasing like it did... I lost the board once during the whole session - and that was one the way inside when the wave finally closed out - not bad. 

Suferbob and I caught a few more waves then I told him I was calling it a day. I saw him catch one all the way in and I shortly followed suit. We bullshitted for a bit and then I had to take off.  SurferBob, it was great to meet ya and thanks for the use of your board! I plan on working Verizon for everything they have to get me back to SB for this or that and I'd love to hook up for another session again.