Monday June 4th...............

Thanks from a quick pass-by of the remnants of TS Barry, we were treated to a clean head high swell late this afternoon as the Sun came out and the wind went offshore.

The crew at 18th Ave were pleasantly surprised by a guest appearance of world class NJ legend Dean Randazzo. Of course Dean turned everyone's head as he continually caught the best waves to roll through. Dean has been around our parts frequently lately. Hopefully he'll continue to show up when the Surf gets good!

O'Neill Braggers Cup April 29th Casino Pier Seaside Heights........ 17 of the very best shop surf teams in the Northeast duke it out for the Braggers Cup Crown!

Eastern Lines Team

Brian Dalton

Jack Murphy

Brendan Buckley

Luke Mitchell

Check it out!

Big Monday April 16th, 2007

My good friend and travelling partner, Admiral Stockdale told me that early Monday morning was probably the largest ridable surf he's ever seen in NJ. In fact the waves in OG were brushing the bottom of the pier. I took this shot of 18th Avenue later in the afternoon when the tide had begun to come back in. I was told the pier in Belmar was crowded due to the easy access of paddling out the Inlet. Even though the Surf became smaller throughout the day, the wind also slacken, making the surf much glassier...... It's really a shame the water temps are still in the low 40's!!!!!

Back in NJ!

After nearly a month in the Tropics Our lowly band of travelers has pretty much returned to cold old NJ...... The surf for our trip ranged from days of flatness to solid overhead North groundswell which lasted for days.

My good buddy and travelling partner, Admiral Stockdale had the highlight of our trip occur at Apple Bay in Tortola. After arriving in St Thomas, the Admiral was in the water within an hour, catching those thickies........ After two days we ventured over to Tortola, hoping the days of surf had quieted the crowds. We arrived at 10am to solid head high to overhead sets and light offshore winds, and only 9 guys out! Within minutes we're on it, immediately right in the pack, but getting into the set waves. After a bit two guys paddle down to Bomba's and a dinghy pulls up and picks up the remaing surfers (all on a boat from Dominica). We look around and we're suddenly alone. We don't say a word to each other but set up to trade off the set waves......... After numerous waves and still no one else out, I paddled over to Danny and said "So what do you think?" Danny replies, "This is fucking insane!!!!" as he paddles into yet another overhead wall. The frenzy continued for about two hours, when a couple other guys finally paddled out. To be honest, it was the perfect ending...... I couldn't really even paddle anymore, so we went in for lunch and Red Stripes!

Welcome to the Tropics!

The leaves on the trees are beginning to to show us those beautiful colors that we surely know will soon lead to cold & snow. That means it's time for many of us to begin our annual pilgrimmages to the lower latitudes. Crazy Michael, Santa Claus, and Big Bruce have hit the BVI and I've returned rto my usual haunt in St Thomas. There are no waves yet, but hopefully the deepening of the Cold Fronts will signal good days to come. Just prior to our arrival, the entire area was deluged with up to 8" of rain from a tropical low that just refused to move for nearly a week.

The large amount of rain has caused a mosquito feeding frenzy. No going out without some bug protection!

TS Ernesto Arrives!
After a long & surfless Summer, Ernesto arrived on 9/03 delivering without a doubt the best swell this year. Jay Karpinski arrived home after spending 50+ days in Indo just in time to cash in! (More photos to follow) 

2006 OG Gromfest

The Annual OG Gromfest was held on Monday Aug 28th at the North End in Ocean Grove. The contest, run by Jack Green, is held in memory of our friend, TJ Stockdale. The event, meant to just be a fun-filled beach day for the kids......was a success again this year!

for lots of photos go to: www.freewebs.com/drstockdale