[Paddlewise] when good surfing goes bad.

Last weekend we did some surfing in the fog between Nahant and
Swampscott (massachusetts).

We were having a great time, until one guy needed to get a ride home.

http://www.nesurfski.net/

My version of the story differs slightly...

Both boats on the cover page on nesurfski.net belong to friends.

Last friday my friend, Bill K., put his Fenn Mako XT up for sale.  He
got 2 calls about it saturday, one while we were out surfing (for the
above incident). Sunday morning someone drove out from New Paltz NY to
look at his boat (a 4 to 5 hour drive each way) and bought the XT.  3
hours later Bill called me on his way back from the kayak shop.  The
Think Evo was on the roof of his car.  He had only been boatless for 3
hours.  Bill had been agonizing over whether to get a Huki S1R, the Epic
V10 sport, or the Think Evo for about 3 months.  

Today we paddled out of Essex Mass. to the break between Crane's beach
and Wingaersheek beach and took my Huki S1X and his Think Evo out to
play in the residual waves from tropical storm Noel.  I got a couple of
wonderful rides, a 100+ yards on each ride, moving well enough to do
nothing but brace and ride the wave, no paddling required.  

some days the surfing is good, other days it gets expensive....

Kirk
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  Kirk Olsen
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