Surf is Swell http://surfisswell.com Redefining what it means to be a good surfer Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:52:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Tenerife, Canary Islands http://surfisswell.com/2012/01/tenerife-canary-islands/ http://surfisswell.com/2012/01/tenerife-canary-islands/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:09:47 +0000 surfisswell http://surfisswell.com/?p=1266 Continue reading →]]> On the 130 mile voyage from Lanzarote to Tenerife, I got a taste of what the future brings….  Crazy sailing vocabulary, lack of sleep, coffee, ramen noodles, and plenty of projects to keep me occupied.  Right now I’m in Tenerife, finishing up last minute projects on the boat.  Below are a few pics from my last surf sessions until we hit the Caribbean, approximately 3,000 nautical miles from here.
Frontside, finally.

Same wave, different angle, hours later.  It connects all the way through.

Left or right?
If Ned were here, I would have considered paddling out.
Rental car-motel.

]]> http://surfisswell.com/2012/01/tenerife-canary-islands/feed/ 1 Lanzarote, Canary Islands http://surfisswell.com/2012/01/lanzarote-canary-islands/ http://surfisswell.com/2012/01/lanzarote-canary-islands/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:40:17 +0000 surfisswell http://surfisswell.com/?p=1242 Continue reading →]]> I flew from Boston to Madrid, Madrid to Lanzarote and arrived in the Canary Islands at the perfect time.  The boat (my new home) was under repair so I rented a car and ran around looking for Lanzarote’s finest.  This is what I found….

]]> http://surfisswell.com/2012/01/lanzarote-canary-islands/feed/ 0 Final Session http://surfisswell.com/2012/01/final-session/ http://surfisswell.com/2012/01/final-session/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:59:17 +0000 surfisswell http://surfisswell.com/?p=1237 Off to warmer waters.  This is how I will remember winter surfing in New England.  Photo taken 1/14/12.

]]> http://surfisswell.com/2012/01/final-session/feed/ 0 Celebrating the New Year http://surfisswell.com/2012/01/celebrating-the-new-year/ http://surfisswell.com/2012/01/celebrating-the-new-year/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:58:09 +0000 surfisswell http://surfisswell.com/?p=1179

The first spot we pulled up to.

Scoping it out.
Our new friends in the middle house know how to host a potluck dinner.

Bringing the Wegener alaia was a great call.

]]> http://surfisswell.com/2012/01/celebrating-the-new-year/feed/ 0 Volcom Sustainability http://surfisswell.com/2012/01/volcom-sustainability/ http://surfisswell.com/2012/01/volcom-sustainability/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:11:38 +0000 surfisswell http://surfisswell.com/?p=1188 Continue reading →]]> Had a great conversation with Derek Sabori, Director of Sustainability & CSR at Volcom about their environmental initiatives and culture.
“Everywhere you turn there’s something you could be doing better,” says Sabori. ”Whether you’re talking water, toxicity, waste, recycling, carbon footprint, fair labor, fair trade, or fair wages.  Either way, you’re going to have to have a deep, in depth conversation about one of these topics.”
Check out the full article here…
]]> http://surfisswell.com/2012/01/volcom-sustainability/feed/ 0 December 28th http://surfisswell.com/2011/12/december-28th/ http://surfisswell.com/2011/12/december-28th/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:35:36 +0000 surfisswell http://surfisswell.com/?p=1140 Pouring in.
More paddling than it looks.
After getting stuck inside a few times, Scott opted for a beach cleanup.
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]]> http://surfisswell.com/2011/12/happy-smallidays/feed/ 0 Ocean Spray http://surfisswell.com/2011/12/ocean-spray/ http://surfisswell.com/2011/12/ocean-spray/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:10:48 +0000 surfisswell http://surfisswell.com/?p=1116 A little ocean spray to start the day.  12/16/11.

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]]> http://surfisswell.com/2011/12/12-14-am/feed/ 0 Clear & Consistent http://surfisswell.com/2011/12/clear-and-consistent/ http://surfisswell.com/2011/12/clear-and-consistent/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:17:54 +0000 surfisswell http://surfisswell.com/?p=1082 Late November and early December was perfect with sunny skies and 5 days straight of  fun surf.  Hoping the next round starts…. tomorrow.
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