Yesterday, The Groundswell Society had its 7th annual symposium at Scripps Institute of Oceanography, in La Jolla. Speakers were; the father of surf forecasting, Dr. Walter Munk, spoke about how and why surf forecasting got started, Nathan Todd Cool of Wetsand spoke on swell predicting tools, Shaun Tomson spoke about riding J-Bay, in paticular, a 10 day swell last year that he surfed with Kelly Slater. What equipment works best at J Bay. He shared info on how to paddle out, bottom conditions, best swells and winds, and how to approach wave riding there. Ned McMahon, of Biofoam, discussed eco-friendly surfboard construction, including bamboo cloth,and linseed oil resins, that clean up with soap and water!, Richard “Saf” Safady spoke about Baja’s Punta Pequena, and Glenn Hening spoke on The Southern Oceans, which was the theme for the day. Peruvian reed boats, wings, fish, hulls, and other out of the mainstream wave riding vehicles were on hand for inspection and discussion. It was an amazing day.
If you attended, please comment. I’d like to read your “spin” on the day’s events. If you missed it, plan to attend next year. Glen puts on a well diverse and organized event.