May 26, 2026 - Jeness Beach, Rye NH

 Suddenly and without warning the surf season started.  It was Memorial Day and everyone left the house to do their own things, so I checked the surf and made an instant decision to go.  Took the RC and stopped at Summer Sessions to buy a pair of 5 mil booties.  Got a pair of Oneils and they are really nice.  Water is 54 degrees and surf was about waist to head high.  Air temp was in the 60's, so it was nice.   There were lot of people in the water, but not many on the beach.  Also wore my ripcurl gloves, so finally got some use out of those.  It was really hard to get into these waves unless you committed last minute.  Some big sets, but a lot of waiting for the right one.  In all, I only got a bout 2 waves.  Crazy, considering it was pretty clean, but just the wind was a little too high from the NW.  Was great to get back in the ocean.  Didn't take any photos, but these are from the cams.

October 3, 2025 - Jenness Beach, Rye, NH

 My weekly surf and I've surfed in the same spot for last 3 weeks.  Took most of the day off and went up around mid day.  There is a large storm out at sea producing groundswell.  First checked out the Wall, which looked a bit out of control for me, so I went up to Rye.  It was definitely much smaller at Jenness, but clean and big enough.  The parking restrictions at Sawyers were lifted, but the surf there was really pretty small and no one out.  I parked up at the first beach access point beyond Jenness for free.  There were some good sets and some waiting, but I caught a good amount of rides, Maybe not quite as long and more paddleing.  More paddleing probably because I was using the 8'6: RC and not the 9' McTavish.  Makes a big difference.  Anyways, another good and clean session.  These last 3 sessions kind of morphed together.  Surfed for about an hour.  On my way back I stopped at the Wall and took some pics and videos.  It was much bigger there and a bit out of my league, but I probably could have done it.  Not sure if this is my last session of the year or not.

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.