REPRESENTING

The 42nd Annual Mid-Winter Championships went off yesterday in o.k. conditions, wind was not the best, but there was plenty of swell. The event was held at Narragansett town beach and had a pretty good turn out, with a lot of eager competitors and spectators. As this is the oldest running winter event in the world, it was yet again history in the making. Air temps were in the low 30's as were water temps, but it was hard to find anyone who was complaining about the cold.

XB team riders Joe Booth and Ray Jarvis were pretty dominant in the event, taking two first place finishes, one in the Men's short board, and one in the masters short board, also taking a second and fourth place finish in the men's open short board. Peter Pan was there running the show, and took sometime to show everyone how to long board when he connected a few rights from the outside all the way in, the man has style. What a fun day it was, grilling some steaks in the back of a truck, and filling up on hot liquid made time between heats pass quickly. Thanks to everyone who was there and I'm sure we are all looking forward to next year.

Lots of swell this week, if you found some shelter that is, winds were less than favorable for most of the North East, but the swell was booming in a lot of locations up and down the coastline. We got word that parts of Maine saw 30+ foot surf this weekend, and there were buoy reading of 35+ foot swell heading right for the coast. Not to be surfed by any means, but just goes to show that the Atlantic can produce some serious swell when she wants to. With Spring fast approaching it looks like we are getting into a much more active weather pattern, bad for those who don't like rain and snow, but good for all of us who just want to get in the water as much as possible. March, and April always seem to be really productive months for surf, and lets cross our fingers that this year wont be any different. WAVES!!!

Northern parts saw a mix of some crazy weather this past week, some places got doused with heavy rain, while others got dumped on with huge amounts of snow. If your heading to the mountains, check the conditions before, you will either be pleasantly surprised or the opposite. Still plenty of winter to go here though, so there is still lots of riding to get done.

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THE ENCROASHING SEA

Nothing is ever a sure thing, I've experienced this way to many times here is good old New England. Just when you think you knows whats going to happen, things change, that's just how it is, maybe the swell peaked at 11 p.m., maybe the storm spun off the coast a lot quicker than expected. The fact is that we have a lot of swell opportunities around the north-east that go relatively unnoticed.

If there is a swell in the water, hitting our coastline, you can almost be assured that on the rite tide, in the rite spot, you will find a wave. Easier said than understood, finding that wave that may work for a short window of time is the mission, and even before you get in the water your search must begin. With so much water moving in and out of coastline with every tide, what may be a barreling little nugget of a wave at low tide, may be complete mush or just not even there when the tide is full. On the contrary, who's to say that same area wont have a different wave at the higher tide, as water fills in over a shelf of reef and wave may start braking. The age of surf exploration is still very much alive in the north eastern portions of the U.S., as surfing grows more secrets are common knowledge. Reading your coast, learning your tides and having a little luck could reveal a gem.

As I type this the coastline is getting pounded by extra large winter swell. Some of the highest readings I've seen on the bouy's all winter, with swell readings of 18+ feet at double digit periods, not bad, just wish the wind direction was a little more favorable. There are definitely sheltered opportunities though if you want it bad enough.

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42nd Annual New England Mid-Winter Championships

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Water

I, you, he, she, it, we, you, and they have all been labeled, stereotyped, and judged by what we do. In and out of the water, board or no board, we are what people call "Surfers". Slow talking, slow thinking, one track minded surfers, not in a rush to do anything except catch a cool buzz and some tasty waves, right? Maybe we have, but we also can't be all serious about it, its fun, thats all it is for most of us.

As the sport has progressed and modernized you will be hard pressed to find a lazy surfer. In fact, surfers as a whole have become some of the more health conscious and athletically fit athletes in today's world. Embodying all that is natural and unforced, we find our peace of mind and our gym only a few short paddles from the coastline. Not that any of this is limited to surfing, anyone passionate enough about something really makes it their life. You can not give any of us a label, we are those who share moments with the ocean, with the pavement, snow, or whatever it may be that drives our lives.

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A HEAD GAME

Psyching your self up for something is as common place as breathing, getting psyched up for a test, new job, a date, or a heavy session are things that we just do, it boosts our confidence and helps us perform at our peak. However, its just as easy and common to psyche your self out in any given situation, and no matter the situation this can lead to poor performance, no second date, or even injury.

This is completely opinionated, but I've seen and experienced how lack of confidence can quickly put you in a troublesome situation. Mostly I'm trying to relate this to surfing, but you can use it wherever you want. Having a conscious awareness of our capabilities is not the easiest, and doing so in amongst the chaos of the ocean is another story. It is easy to be intimidated by big surf, or even just a shallow reef, but knowing you've made that drop, or beat out that section before will help to slow things down, and without a doubt helps you perform like you know you can.

As if the waves weren't enough to worry about, throw a few egotistical surfing in the line up and see what happens to your train of though. Now it becomes a game of positioning and out paddling, filled with frowns and dirty looks, but that's pretty much all it is. Putting the head games aside is key to getting your waves and enjoying a good session. There are countless surfers who spend so much of their time in the water worrying about what the other guy is doing, instead of watching for approaching sets or finding the optimum spot in the line up. More often than not, worrying about other people's position puts you out of position, and while you were busy trying to out paddle that other guy, a nice set snuck through a you were totally out of position. Of course all this talk of head games would be obsolete if common etiquette was practiced in the lineups, but don't hold your breath. As surfing takes off, and lineups start filling up there is only going to be more of these games going on because in case you haven't noticed, everyone surfs, yeah I surf.

Yeah, so looks like waves for all of New England this coming week, keep an eye on the storm though as things look like they may or may not change quickly. Should see a couple storms pass through the region this week though, one more mid-week and one passing through later towards the weekend, hopefully supplying a little swell for the 42nd annual New England Mid-Winter Surfing Championships being held on the Feb. 27th at Narragansett Town Beach. Should be a good competition with talented surfers expected to make the trip from all over the East Coast.

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CAPITALIZING ON WINTER

A winter here in New England is great for a number of reasons, many of the obvious like snowboarding, surfing, sledding and knitting things go without saying, but what about the many other things us northerners get up to. I know a bunch of people taking advantage of the fact that we have some indoor sk8 facilities pretty close by, and even a couple nice mountains within a shortish drive.

Lets try and stop thinking about riding something for one minute and take a look at all that frozen freshwater around us, the endless lakes and ponds that dot the local landscape. I'm talking about ice fishing!!! Oh yeah, when we get a cold enough stretch to safely freeze things up, Southern New England and Cape Cod offer some of the best ice fishing you can find anywhere. You can pretty much name your species of fish you want to go after, and without a doubt there is a local lake or pond that has it. So next time your complaining about how cold it is, or that you've got nothing to do, you could go explore some winter fishing on the ice, or, there is always a tun of cool stuff to check out here at the shop.

We had a short window of waves the other day, definitely the coldest session all winter and the lull between sets didn't help matters to much. It was surfing none the less and absolutely worth the uncomfortable change in and out of the wetsuit. Looks as though there may also be some small longer period swell this weekend, maybe, and then again early next week with a low that should produce some swell as it spins off the coast. Either way, keep en eye out on the weather as buoy's and wind directions are always changing fast around here. If you have any cool photos from recent sessions, surf,sk8 or snow, let us have them and we'll post them up here for all to see. Thanks to Joe booth for some photos of some recent winter activities!!!

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Spectators at the recent Maverick's Comp in California, got a big surprise when a clean up set washed over the viewing area along the cliffs. 15 Spectators were injured and some even went to hospital with broken bones. When the reports started rolling in, people were surprised that the waves made their way all the way too, and over the beach where many were watching. Those who are there for most swells were not at all surprised, and were more surprised that people thought it was surprising that this ocassionally happens. An interesting turn of events anyways, and I'm sure next year the competition might move viewers to a safer vantage point along the cliffs.

Back East things are looking descent as far as waves go, another coastal low is ready to spin its way out into the Atlantic, hopefully supplying a little window of waves for all of us eager for another session. Most of us will see little to no snow and some warmer air temps too, at least there isn't a heavy mountain of white to shovel before you head to the beach. With a little luck, we should have a few more pics to share here on the blog in a day or two.

Up North should definitely be getting a little snow from the storm, and if your planning a trip, now would be a good time to get some fresh snow for a change. Temperatures have been consistently cold for a while up north, so conditions are definitely improving. Lets just hope for more and more storm to move our way in the coming weeks.

Lots of new stuff to check out here at the shop, getting new surf boards in with each passing day, and we even got a few boogie, and skim boards for those looking for one. Stand up Paddle boards are going to be a hot item in the coming years, already popular in places like Cali and Hawaii, these relative boats are supplying people with a lot of options for those down times in between swells. Look out for our Stand Up Paddle Boards lessons ands tours this summer, get a full body work out while checking out the beautiful waterways we have here in Southeastern New England. If you have already tried it and love it, come check out what SUP's we have at XB.

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LOVE AND MEDIOCRITY

It always seems that the ocean gives us a little love on Valentine's day, but not this year, we are starting a new decade of "wave love" on a different note. A good note I'd say, as having waves on Valentine's day usually leads to trouble back on dry land. Its not easy to get your wave fix and have a successful V-day with the lady, we must have priorities right??? Really though, having lived through a few Valentine's day's mixed with waves and the lady, managing time between the both is easier said than done.

The XB crew definitely made sure to score some surf before the 14th though, and earlier this week saw a deluge of unique surf opportunities, a little exploration and some favorable swell angles lead to some winter sessions that will not soon be forgotten. The thought of frigid water temps were gone as soon as we got a glimpse of a little bit of NE coastline that was on fire.

Seems like we are getting into a more active wave pattern, finally, not that it was flat for long, but a couple days of waves a week is really welcome at this point.

If your looking to get something new under your feet, look no further, we just got a bunch of new boards in house and believe me its hard to just look at this things sitting in the rack, pay checks are looking more like down payments on a new board. The latest performance shapes from HIC are waiting for you!!

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Cold and Perfect

It was nice to see a little winter weather sweep through the past couple of days. This time we actually got a little something out of it as far as waves, and a little snow in Southern New England. This storm ended up turning into a big one, but was in a rush to get to Europe as it quickly moved off shore. The Biggest swell was seen in and around the North Shore of Mass, but there was some wrap registering for those southern coastlines as well. All in all, it was nice to get some good surf with no one out and a little snow on the ground to remind us it is winter.

We just got a few new boards here at the shop, some really nice HIC boards shaped by Eric Arakawa. If your looking for a new performance board, or looking to get into one for the first time, these are a few boards to consider. We will be getting more and more surf boards in house real soon, so make sure to stop by and check them out!

We have a lot of great deals going on right now on winter outerwear, underwear, up to 40% off, as well as some generously priced wetsuits for the fast approaching Spring 2010.

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POWERFUL STORMS

More storms on the way, and its nice that there may be some weather on its way that may actually produce some descent surf. Still hard to tell and could be wishful thinking, but at least there is a chance and looks like that jet stream is moving a little more north.

So unless you scored some extremely cold and small waves the other day, looks like we all might have another chance, probably going to be a little crisp outside though. Probably some of the coldest water temps that we have seen in some years, and as of today some local waters have a temperature reading of 33.8 degrees. I think that's pretty awesome personally, it might be painful, but so beyond normal surfing and keeps the crowds to a minimum.

If you are having a little trouble staying warm is that super cold ocean, come check out all out suits at the shot, we have XCEL, O'NEILL, WEST, QUICKSILVER, stay warm-surf longer.

Going to have to give our first X-BOARD SHOT spotlight to

JOE BOOTH

Joe sent in a number of Shots for us to check out, needless to say we we're impressed. Above is a shot of Joe eating a local wave alive, he thought about cooking it, but clearly could not wait.

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COLLECTIVELY MODERN

Surfing should be in the Olympics!! That's all there is to it, its definitely more of a sport than most of the time honored"Olympic Sports", am I wrong? Cross country skiing seems pretty hard too actually, and maybe Curling. The best part about having surfing as an Olympic sport, it could be held in both the summer and winter games.

Looks like the rest of the East coast got slammed with snow, record amounts in some parts, I heard three feet. A high pressure system just kept the snow, wind, and swell for that matter, well to our south. Some long period swell is making its way up to these northern regions as the storm moves further off shore, but don't expect anything to big out there. This is definitely a good excuse to get out and do some paddling though, get in shape for that next swell.

If there was no snow from this storm, at least it has been consistently cold for the mountains. Snow making is definitely in full effect now as most areas are still building up a solid base. Here at the shop we have all 2010 snow gear at 40% off, so anything you might need to stay warm and dry is here, and at a really good price.

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Apparently the "Blizzard of the Century" is hitting most of the east coast, from North Carolina to Long Island. What a weird storm, most Lows that spin off the central East coast usually send us some descent swell up here in New England, but this one looks as though it will pass with little to no swell hitting our local coastlines. Our hope of waves, and even big snow for the MT's seems to have passed, but this is New England after all and as always the weather can change hour by hour.

So, to anyone who is reading this? How is it and what can we change? In the near future you will be seeing a lot more photos and even video clips of local riders, or anyone else who sends something creative our way. If you have anything interesting to share, send it in and we will try and incorporate it into our blog.

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PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL

The rodent saw his shadow! So, apparently that mean we have at least six more weeks of winter to go. It seems like winter just got here though, with the temperature going from freezing to mild every few days, it has been hard to settle into any normal winter pattern. Even the surf, and snow have seen inconsistent conditions throughout the winter.

Not complaining here, but it would be nice to see a little normalcy in our weather, and waves more often wouldn't be bad thing either. The pre-holiday run of waves in 2009 was pretty consistent, and looked as if we were going to have a solid winter. As things have turned out, the last few weeks have had only a few days of good surf and a lot of strange tides and winds to go with each swell. Just another lesson from the ocean, and as each storm passes we learn a little more about how the coastline reacts to changing wind and wave patterns.

The other side of the country finally has some weather that looks as if it may move this way, so with a little luck we could all see some snow up north and some waves along the coast. Optimistic as always, it would be nice to see a change.

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