Amfibian 1st Annual Big Wave Contest
The results of the Amfibian !st Annual Big Wave Contest were announced during the Earth Day Celebration on 4/22 at the Elks in Pt Pleasant Bch.
The winning photo of Jack Dwyer was taken by Alex Rivera on February 12th at Jenks. Dwyer received $1000 for the wave and Alex received $500 for the photo. The wave in the picture was estimated at 15'!
If you want to check out all the submitted photos, go to www.amfibianusa.com
DT
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Sunday, April 16, 2006
NJ Big Wave Contest & 2006 Hurricane Predictions
The photo period for the first annual NJ Big Wave photo contest has just ended. If you want to check out the entries go to: www.amfibianusa.com/bigwave.html
The awards ceremony is set for April 22nd at the Pt Pleasant Elks Lodge at 4pm. Barry and the Penetrators will be performing as part of the event.
Dr Gray, world reknowned Hurricane researcher has issued his predictions for 2006. He is currently predicting 17 named storms with as many as 9 major hurricanes. These predictions are based on very complex mathematical formulas, but often, these predictions are refined as the Hurricane season starts to develop.
If you'd like to check out Surfline's predictions, go to www.surfline.com/surfnews/article_bamp.cfm?id=2294
My personal take: although we definately seem to be in a phase of general global warming with increasing hurricane activity, I don't think we'll ever re-live the Hurricane Season of 1995. There was virtually rideable surf everyday from July 1st through September. In all my 40 years of surfing, I've never seen anything like it.
I think 2005 proved to be only an average Hurricane Season, surf-wise for us here in NJ. The majority of the storms either tracked into the Gulf, or were too close to the coast of Florida, which is really out of our wave window.
Hopefully 2006 will be a year when all the storms stay out in the Atlantic, away from land and just spin endlessly, providing us with an all-time Summer!
The photo period for the first annual NJ Big Wave photo contest has just ended. If you want to check out the entries go to: www.amfibianusa.com/bigwave.html
The awards ceremony is set for April 22nd at the Pt Pleasant Elks Lodge at 4pm. Barry and the Penetrators will be performing as part of the event.
Dr Gray, world reknowned Hurricane researcher has issued his predictions for 2006. He is currently predicting 17 named storms with as many as 9 major hurricanes. These predictions are based on very complex mathematical formulas, but often, these predictions are refined as the Hurricane season starts to develop.
If you'd like to check out Surfline's predictions, go to www.surfline.com/surfnews/article_bamp.cfm?id=2294
My personal take: although we definately seem to be in a phase of general global warming with increasing hurricane activity, I don't think we'll ever re-live the Hurricane Season of 1995. There was virtually rideable surf everyday from July 1st through September. In all my 40 years of surfing, I've never seen anything like it.
I think 2005 proved to be only an average Hurricane Season, surf-wise for us here in NJ. The majority of the storms either tracked into the Gulf, or were too close to the coast of Florida, which is really out of our wave window.
Hopefully 2006 will be a year when all the storms stay out in the Atlantic, away from land and just spin endlessly, providing us with an all-time Summer!
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Welcome to Daylight Savings Time!
The beginning of Daylight Savings time marks the official beginning of evening surfing here in NJ. Although the water temps are hovering in low 40's, the weather has been mild the last few days and a real fun southeast wind swell continues to roll in.
Lots of surfers that take the Winter off are beginning to return to the water. 4mm and 5mm suits are still the rule, but for those unfortunate enough to only own a 3/2, will have to tough it out for the next few weeks until the water temps begin to rise......
Lots of new stuff has begun to arrive at the shop. New surfboards are now arriving weekly. The Clark Foam fiasco has seemed to cool down some, although many types of blanks are still hard to find. Surfboard prices seemed to have stabilized with about $30-50 price increases being the norm. As availability continues to improve, prices may head down a little bit lower.
DT
dt@easternlines.com
The beginning of Daylight Savings time marks the official beginning of evening surfing here in NJ. Although the water temps are hovering in low 40's, the weather has been mild the last few days and a real fun southeast wind swell continues to roll in.
Lots of surfers that take the Winter off are beginning to return to the water. 4mm and 5mm suits are still the rule, but for those unfortunate enough to only own a 3/2, will have to tough it out for the next few weeks until the water temps begin to rise......
Lots of new stuff has begun to arrive at the shop. New surfboards are now arriving weekly. The Clark Foam fiasco has seemed to cool down some, although many types of blanks are still hard to find. Surfboard prices seemed to have stabilized with about $30-50 price increases being the norm. As availability continues to improve, prices may head down a little bit lower.
DT
dt@easternlines.com
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