August 29th 2005

We are back!

After a 21 hour round trip, we definitely got the goods of Hurricane Katrina yesterday. We left at 3 am, got to spot 1 at 8:30am surfed for a couple of hours until they asked us to evacuate the area due to potential road closure. We got to spot 2 by 11am and hit out going tide perfectly. We surfed and filmed spot 2 until 6pm. With the weather diminishing, we decided to head back to St. Augustine and start working on the video.
Eddie Toy, which you'll see on the video, said it was the biggest he has ever seen the Gulf. As a native to Florida, he has seen every big swell that has hit this state. Read his indepth account of his experience at his fat-tours blog
At spot 1, we saw double to double & 1/2 overhead surf. The sets were about 12-15'+ The buoys off the coast where we're reading 23 feet at 11 sec. At spot 2 the waves were milder in comparison, but still head to double over head waves with even bigger set waves. The place was barreling like never before.
With the hurricane well off to the West, the weather around us went from gusty winds, cumulus clouds and rain to overcast high-elevation clouds to sunshine. Enough sunshine to give us a mild sunburn. The day was perfect...

THE VIDEO IS UP...

Max