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.