October 1, 2026 - The Wall, Hampton, NH

 I was able to catch the tail end of the noreaster surf on this early Thursday morning and went to 12th Street at the Wall.  Got there are around 8 AM and surfed for an hour.  Wore my booties and had my McTavish.  Not too many people out and no wind so perfect and clean.  The waves were waist with occasional chest and were easy to catch pretty early so you could get a decent ride.  I probably had my best rides this year with a really well executed left that had some power and length.  I was able to work my way around the break and actually do some limited carving on my long board.  I immediately then caught a nice long right.  Had many good rides.  So glad I went.  Water was pretty murky byt still not too cold.  My new wetsuit should be arriving soon, but my Exel is still holding up.

September 7, 2026 - Jenness Beach, Rye, NH

 Day 2 of our mini trip and we brought Mazy to the beach in the morning.  The waves were absolutly tiny and barely big enough to ride, but clean.  Technicly I surfed 3 times this weekend!  We would have loved to spend more time on the beach this day, but had to leave because dogs had to vacate by 9:30 AM.  Went to Summar Seesions and tried on a O'Neil Hyperfreak.  We then took a drive up to York and did the Fishermans hike along the water with Mazy.

September 6, 2026 - Jenness Beach, Rye, NH

 We went up to Rye to stay the night in a Motel called the Inn at Rye Place. It was nice for a motel, but deserted.  We brought Mazy as well.  I brought my McTavish and we went to the beach the afternoon, but the waves were small, messy and ugly.  Just not much there, but nice to stay the night.  Went to Throwback brewery after and then out to Portsmouth at night.  

September 4, 2026 - The Wall, Hampton, NH

The Friday before Labor Day weekend and I decided to make it a long one and take the day off.  First surf of being empty nesters and I actaully took the Prius up.  There was some small surf, but clean with no wind.  No wind is always the best for getting into waves.  Went up to the Wall and got there around 9:45 and surfed for about an hour and 15 minutes at 12th Street where everyone else was.  That was really the only shot at getting any waves.  There were many small but fun waves to be had.  Very easy to get into them.  They didn't have a lot of power, but you coud get some decent rides.  Water was pretty warm.  Used the McTavish again, my go-to this year.  

August 20, 2026 - Jenness Beach, Rye, NH

 Weird that it's been 3 weeks since i've last surfed.  This was family beach day before the kids go back to UNH and to UMass.  We had originally planned on Plum Island, but there was some surf, so we decided on Jenness.  Lilian also came along.  It was really a great full day at the beach with chairs and time to relax.  Surfed with the McTav and my 2 mil top, but the waves were pretty small.  Best wave was one that went right by Lilian.  Water was average temp and pretty clear.  We did some family boogie boarding afterwards, which was a blast!  Stopped at Stillwells for some ice cream afterwards.  Love the beach.

July 31, 2026 - The Wall, Hampton, NH

 This was a Friday morning hit and I decised to cut the drive short and surf at the Wall.  It was between 6th Street and 8th Street and the waves were decent, but definitely harder to get into.  Used the McTavish yet again and probably got about 6-7 waves total.  Not a bad morning, but nothing like that last session.  

July 26, 2026 - Jeness Beach, Rye, NH

 Surf had been decent for a few days and this was the first chance I had to get out there.  I got up early enough to make it to Rye by 8:30 AM and snagged a good spot along the road.  Had my McTav, which never fails.  The conditions were perfect.  Light wind, waist-chest clean waves that were really easy to get into and clear water.  I must have caught about 20 of 23 attempts. Best day so far this year.  Had a good mix of rights and lefts with nice rides on the face.  My wetsuit is on the fringe, but it's hanging on.  Photo is from the Wall.

June 24, 2026 - Town Beach, Narragansett, RI

 It's been a very long time since I have surfed RI.  These days, it's just closer to go to NH.  This was a unique opportunity to get some surfing in before I picked up Laura, Evan and his friend Nate from the TF Green Airport from a trip to Puerto Rico.  I got there a bit late due to a work meeting notifying us of the sale of the company.  I got to the beach at about 7:45, but it was one of the longest days of the year.  Got in the water at about 8 and only surfed for about 45 minutes until it got dark.  It was really nice to surf RI again.  The evening was really nice with the sunset on the land side and air brushed sky on the water side with the moon shinning.  It was about waist high and clean with very low wind.  Water was RI warm and used the RC.  Caught about 56 or 6 waves.  Hung out a bit into the dark and watched the teens run around on the beach.

June 19, 2026 - The Wall, Hampton, NH

Quick decision to go surfing on this Friday morning after some rainy weather the day before.  I left the house at 6:15 and got there just after 7:00 AM.  Had my McTavish for the smallish clean waves, but the NW wind was like 15-20 MPH and really hard to deal with.  The water was fareeeezing with no gloves, but did wear my booties.  Most of my paddling was fighting the wind.  I only got 2 waves, both near the end of my session.  Not that many people out, probably due to the wind.  Mel was heading up to the Wall later with Mr. Lacoste.

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.