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Enjoy this link.  Basically backyard shaping San Diego style.  Article by Surfline.  Click Here.

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Regret to inform you, Cali May 2012 is cancelled. Due to rising airline costs, fuel costs and such, I can’t run the Cali 2012 trip. The goal of bringing you a fantastic surf trip at a fantastic cost is not feasible this year. Even just the break even point is too high.

I can’t sacrifice quality as I will never run a trip that I wouldn’t want to take myself. For a 1 week surf trip (although I can guarantee it would have been awesome) the minimum number of people and price I’d have to charge is not something I am comfortable with this year.

California is one of my favorite spots I have surfed at as of yet and the coast between San Diego and LA is a surfers dream. I will still look to offer this trip in the future should the numbers work out.

Cheers,

Chris

Merry Christmas to all, and all the best!

Still a few brave surfers out!  The waves are working OK but it’s cold!  Epic Boardshop has some 4/3  Excel wetsuits for sale and 2 really nice round tail boards by Aftanas and Garcia.  Both boards look great for any intermediate river surfer to have a great time on and the 6’4 Aftanas would make a fantastic ocean board that will work magic in a huge range of conditions making it a pretty good choice for your winter travel board.

Trips:  California 2012 is in the works.  We had thought about making California a once every two years type trip alternating with other fun East Coast destinations like Florida, North Carolina, and Glorious Long Island… Even somewhere more exotic like the Basque region of France and Spain (Look up Biarritz, hossegor, Mundaka and San Sebastian).   All places I loved, scored great surf and had some amazing surf trips… but… They aren’t California.

California is awesome and has very consistent surf.  This year we will do things a bit differently and stay in a Hotel in Oceanside instead of the hostel in San Diego. The hotel is a short walk to the beach, we are getting a good deal which makes it about as affordable as the hostel, and  Oceanside has about 10 of the best surf spots in California all  within an hours drive away.  Add Shawn from Real Surf to hook us up with Rentals and gear, it just makes sense to stay in O’side.  This year we plan to surf at 5 of my favorite surf breaks that are just stunning: The Oceanside Pier, Trestles, Brooks St (Laguna), Huntington beach, and the infamous Blacks.

Check back in a bit for more info about the 2nd Annual California trip and pricing info. Send me an Email at chris@surfmtl.com if you are interested in joining us!

Maine 2011 went down pretty well! At first there was a bit of concern as the surfcast was calling for flat to 1 foot… Not exactly the surfcast you want to see before leaving for the surf trip! Check out the special features page for the breakdown of the trip!

Surf trip 2011 was awesome! Filled with sun, surf and good times! Thanks everyone who came out and joined up for this epic trip! Big thanks to Wheels N Waves and Ocean View campground for the great hospitality! Have to go catch up on some sleep, check back in a couple days for some pictures of the trip!