Overnight customs delay in Ensenada: Kids with no moms and no notarized authorizations. A boat held in corporate name. The quintessential human trafficking operation…
And what the in the world happened to Todos Santos? It used to be such a fine big wave.
Picturesque. Dangerous. Wonderfully intense painted upon most perfectly by the great Evan Slater.
I remember examining photos in Surfing magazine when I was a young Oregonian and thinking “Oooooee Kelly Slater’s brother sure is brave. He surfs a wave that must be accessed by tugboat.”
And he was brave but then Todos Santos became erased and I don’t know why.
Is it because of Mavericks? Jaws? Because Evan Slater wasn’t really Kelly Slater’s brother and Kelly made sure both Evan and his wave were disappeared in order to hold the spotlight firm?
We may never know but the good ship Sunset and its hearty crew are passing straight by in order to search for clews*.
It took much time to leave Ensenada.
Kids with no moms and no notarized authorizations. A boat held in corporate name. The quintessential human trafficking operation but paperwork sorted and off to find the ghost of Evan Slater then on to Cabo. Windy.com promises strong winds.
Kelly Slater be damned.
*A little sailing humor there for you
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There’s an Australian kids cartoon called ‘Bluey’ about a family of Blue Heelers having fun. Found out this morning the director lives next door to a surfing mate in Coolum. So it must be good. All I know is the kids love it.
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Chas, I like the tack you took with the CLEWS comment. Volley back in your court for bad dad sailing puns.
Happy father’s day to all the dads out there.
As this is a slow news day I’d like to express my general displeasure at something I saw this week. It was a cinema poster for a movie with leo decaprio in it. It seems he’s slimmed down for the role, and this is what’s losing me sleep. I was really hoping he’d go the whole orson-wells-over-three-hundred-pounds look. I guess there’s still time, I just hope some ‘doctor’ hasn’t gotten into his head with all that ‘obesity’ and ‘early death’ bullshite. You live your life, leo! Eat the world!!!
Todos got memory holed to minimize the crowd, I’m sure, as the guys that charge that place overlap surf “media”.
Strike missions from San Clemente to Mexico are a lot easier than trying to insert oneself into the Maverick’s scene.
Also, exposure. Any photog from the Bay Area or Santa Cruz can shoot from Pillar Point with very little financial outlay. Not so for covering Todos. And, as we know, content is pennies on the dollar these days.
Ain’t this the truth.
Most of my brother in laws stories would be better left untold. It’s why I drank so much at Christmas.
Your brother in law or are you the brother in law? My life got so good when I stopped being a brother in law.
right. where did I put that bottle of vodka?
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found them!
C’mon Chas, give us a little something, something; you’re sailing to Mex for cripes sake! What color is the wategr? Have you seen a sunfish yet? Is anyone getting sick? Or sick of each other??! Anything?
The Log of The Sea Of Cortez was my favorite Steiny book so I guess my standards are pretty up there, but, hell!, I think you can rise to the occasion! GTW!!!!
Kudos for the Steinbeck shout out..
What’s your favorite Steinbeck?
Can’t beat Steinbeck!
Far Tortuga by Matthiessen !!
Awesome book
Boring. This site will suffer with the appearance of Hippy etc and continue to flounder until you reinstate Ben Marcus.
C’mon Bammy.. I’ll fight ya at Tip Top if I have to but Hippy will be in Indo in a couple days and we are flogging away here in socal
Too funny Bucc, TOW is in Bammy right now!
Seriously, this very moment and he is thrilled. AS far away from good surf as he can be.
Because he is “tired of winning”….. ?????
Keep the first sentence and the last two words and you’re on the money.
Time to swap the sailboat for a Baja 1000 supertruck I’d say.
I almost mistook you for Jude Law
More sailing and clues* humour,
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*Blue.
OG Steve
I think maybe Todos has been saved by Mavericks, Jaws etc
It’s not as photogenic/scary as those two so people can surf it in peace.
Peace for sure but definitely not with a motorbike. GL does not let that happen.
reminds me of the disappearance of Natividad. sketchiest flight I ever boarded.
Did that one twice. Lotta work for a wave
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Clever to dress in high-vis, makes body recovery easier for the Authorities.
That’s 80’s super grom Mark “smerk” Mangan by the way.
What happened to him?
Last I heard he was driving a school bus in Hawaii.
Beech 18. There are less classy ways to die. Cool pic.
And what happened to Easter Reef, the big wave dream location for Aussie kids growing up in the eighties and nineties? Did Tony Ray have it erased from history, 1984 style?
I’m sure I don’t know what you mean
Nah the meth addled old cunts just forgot where it is
It’s still there, but l find the schooey’s at the PC Pub are more user friendly and consistent
Maybe not anymore……
I don’t suppose you have seen Actor Christian Slater or EastEnder Character Charlie Slater during your voyage on the ship of fools to pray to ALL SAiNTS ( surf spot ) ?
What About Chas
https://youtu.be/YrbY4hsNh64
great movie!
This is getting boring mate.
You guys need more rum and pirate whores
I absolutely dare you to try this.
What drink rum and get pirate whores?
Or go on a boat trip with Kids?
My room mate begged me to sail from Cabo to Newps with him on his mega yacht… he was the captain for a midwestern corp. I was on the cape, so why not?
Promised to surf the whole way back, take our time… I knew some secrets.
Arrived at the harbor to realize his crew had all fled home on a plane. Todd was stressed out and we had a schedule to keep(?). I couldn’t back out on him in that moment, but every fiber of my being said to stay put.
We raced back to the states in rough seas, stopped only once to surf, but found a gem. Keep your eyes open round Mag Bay chas….. Punta H…. check your charts. Sick point, no one for miles.
I regularly take the kids out in me tinny and drink warm cans of toohey’s till they catch a couple of fish or l piss me self, whichever happens first
So…A Thursday?
I call it a slow Tuesday
Ha ha, nope!
Jen… when are you going to gift us the answers from your eagerly awaited advice column?
Inquiring minds want to know!!!
Jen… I just saw it! Thanks! You’re the best!
first time offshore?