View From the Lineup - by Charlie Loe
2010 and 2009 Columns
January, 2010 Surfing California's Central Coast Waters 5
Happy New Year Everyone, near and far!
We made it through another one and I am probably not alone when I say this . . . it was a doozy! Some of the events of the last year still boggle my mind. But to be fair, I seem to be much more easily boggled these days. I am really not sure why that is, though it is possibly due to the alarmingly fast onset of advanced age ( I'm 51 years old, criminy!) and deteriorating mental acuity. Or maybe it was just trying to make some sense of all that has happened. (Big mistake!)
December, 2009 Surfing California's Central Coast Waters 4
So when I paddled out for a surf later that morning, my razor sharp senses and blazing
intellect got together and concluded that a new wetsuit would be a really good thing.
You see, we like to call it "surfing," but in reality, much of the time it could
easily be called "sitting" or else "paddling." We spend most of our time paddling
through the surf, paddling to stay in the lineup if there is a lot of current, and
sitting, waiting for the waves to arrive -
November 2009 Surfing California's Central Coast Waters 3
Skiers and snowboarders obviously love the wintertime with its blizzards and powder
conditions. Waterskiers and wakeboarders want the hot calm days of summer on the
lake. Surfers -
October, 2009 Surfing California's Central Coast Waters 2
One of the great things about writing on the subject of surfing, aside from all the wealth and fame, is that it allows me to share some of the things I find so incredible about the sport.
September, 2009 Surfing California's Central Coast Waters 1
A friend approached me recently and asked if I would be interested in writing about
surfing. In particular, surfing here on the central coast of California. I was somewhat
taken aback by the question as I have never written so much as a "letter to the editor"
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