September 26, 2025 - Jenness Beach, Rye, NH

 This was almost a carbon copy of the last time I surfed.  Same spot, but the wind was just a little higher and waves maybe a bit smaller and clean, but just as fun.  Maybe waist high.  Getting a lot of use out of the McTavish this year.  That board is so easy to catch clean waves on.  Waves were plentiful and everyone was spread out on this Friday late morning.  Weather was nice and water is still warm.  This is the time to surf!  I must have caught 20-30 waves and surfed for almost 2 hours with no deadline, so it was relaxing.  I'm going to need a new wetsuit very soon as mine has been sown together and I might only get one more session out of it.  There should be more surf coming.  I'll use my PTO.

September 18, 2025 - Jenness Beach, Rye, NH

 Been looking to surf the whole month, but there hasn't been much at the right time.  Luckily I have a lot of PTO to use this year.  Thursday morning and I could have got an earlier start, but got to Jenness by 9 AM, around high tide.  Waves were about waist+, but conditions perrrrfect with no wind.  The McTavish was absolutely the right choice today.  The waves were so easy to get into that I did not miss one wave in the 15 or 20 that I paddled into.  Plus I had to be efficient to get back home at a reasonable time.  Caught soo many good rights and few lefts.  Very gentle waves.  I have a huge seam rip in my excel wetsuit and might need a new one unless I can sew it with dental floss.

August 26, 2025 - Jenness Beach, Rye, NH

 Been watching the surf all weekend with Hurricane Erin coming.  This looks like a big one.  Watched it all weekend and it was too big and messy to entertain.  Just did not look fun.  Lots of whitewater.  Decided to catch it on a Tuesday mid-day after a site visit and turned at that I got it at the perfect day.  Went up to Jenness and the wind was perfect about 10 mph offshore west wind that held the waves up nice and made then so clean.  Waves were about waist to chest and so easy to get into for the most part.  I got so many rides down the face today and some really long rights and lefts.  There was a ton of seaweed to contend with at the dismount.  Used the RC again.  This is what surfing is all about!! 

August 7, 2025 - The Wall, Hampton, NH

 Today was the final Surfing With Smiles, but the kids could not make it.  I decided to go up mid day because the surf looked good.  And it was good.  Took the RC and caught a ton of waves.  Water was warm and the sets were a little choppy, but there were sets, some maybe head high.  They were pretty easy to get into.  Got a bunch of nice lefts and a couple really fun drop-ins.  Love those drop-ins when it works out to a good ride!  Surfed for about an hour and a half. It might be the end of the July doldrums.  I did not stick around for SWS.

August 3, 2025 - Jenness Beach, Rye, NH

 It was a Sunday and we all wanted a beach day.  Melissa brought her boyfriend, Ryan, but Evan was busy with his filming internship, so couldn't come.  Waves looked "ridable" in the morning at the Wall, but when we got there, they were tiny.  We had to park waaay up the street, so we cut through some side streets and found some new parking spots.  I brought the McTavish and if I didn't have that board, would be unable to catch anything.  Did catch a few pathetic rides.  Everyone else went swimming.  It was nice to be on the beach and hit the Beach Plum after.

June 26, 2025 - The Wall, Hampton, NH

This was the first Surfing With Smiles event this year and it was cloudy and chilly out.  I decided to do a quick surf before the event and it was not very good.  Choppy and small, hard to catch.  Surfing made me very cold for the whole event, so turned out to be a not so good idea.  Surfing With Smiles was great as usual.  Evan and Mel were there, but Evan got cold, so he sat out.  David Electric from Steel Pulse was there, and I met him, then we went to the show later and it was awesome.  They were also filming a segment for NH Chronicle, which we made it into because we were with Dave Croppers team.

June 16, 2025 - The Wall, Hampton Beach, NH

 First time surfing this year.  My ribs hurt as I write this, as this usually happens after the first time every year.  I was itching to just get out to the ocean and get out of the house.  This was a Monday night and daylight was on my side.  I wasn't expecting much for surf, but to my surprise, there were sets, although messy, that were sizable.  Doesn't look like much in the picture, but it was good.  I used the RC and went in at 8th Street, the 10 MPH on shore wind blew me north to 10th Street.  I think most of my paddling was back out to the line up after catching waves, so there were not many missed waves.  I caught several nice rides and some were nice and long.  It was bit messy and choppy, but not bad.  Got out of the water around 7:30 PM.  Nice to get back out there, even though the water was dark and ugly.  I'll be back next week for SWS.