This weekend the largest swell so far this winter hit the Oregon Coast. Sidelined by an injury, I trekked to Cape Meares with my roommate Mike to check out the scene.
The waves were mushy, disorganized, and huge. They just kept coming. Just standing on the beach I was intimidated. There’s something about the vast enormity of these waves that hits me in the chest. Watching Mike charge out in his 15+ year-old Perception Saber was a humbling experience. He got throttled several times, called it quits as the sun set and came out of the water with a huge grin on his face.
You can just barely see Mike’s paddle blade to the right of center. He was buried.
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Charlie, how does it make you feel to have a brother not only superior in age, but in athletic ability, intelligence and handsomeness? How?
why the saber?
Check out Nord’s other vid on you tube! Tasty Almonds. Just as entertaining.
Actually, in junk like that with rocks the Sabre is not a bad choice. Relatively fast and you don’t have to worry about it.
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