June 7, 2014 - Jeness Beach, Rye Beach, NH

After 15 years surfing, I finally got a longboard!  It's a 9' foot Mctavish that I bought from someone in RI. Its rather thin and narrow, but for me, it is fine.  After a hectic day, went to catch some surf before a show at the Casino Ballroom.  Around 5:30 PM the tide was too high at the Wall, so went the extra 8 minutes north to Jeness.  Luckily found a parking spot.  Weather was in the upper 70s and water felt pretty warm, so booties only and no gloves.  Waves were pretty small about knee to thigh and came in relatively mushy sets.  Surfed for about and hour and a quarter.  There was plenty of room to surf with only a couple of people around me. So, to review my new ride...definitely a bigger, heavier boat that is harder to set up for a wave.  You have to be prepared to turn that thing around when a wave is coming.  Although you still have to paddle hard into waves, now catching waves is much easier and the rides are much longer than my fun board.  There is more momentum with this barge.  I could actually walk up and down the board and turn it in the direction that I wanted to go.  One thing I noticed is that you really have to keep the tip up while paddling into waves or you may nose dive.  Probably caught twice as many waves with less effort than my other board.  Snapped a quick photo with my phone.  Really glad to have a long board for the smaller days.