August 27, 2007 - Hurricane Dean

PARTING SHOTS - HURRICANE DEAN
As the swell from Hurricane Dean draws to a close, we are focusing a bit more on our corresponding duties and less with getting shacked. Damn it!

The swell lasted well into Saturday evening and produced some memorable moments, like the one above featured on the bluesky surf shop website. Not sure who this surfer is but you can get an idea of how good it was in Central Florida over the last 6 days.

ESA COMP - St. Augustine #5
A few too many beers from the celebration at the annual lifeguard awards banquet led to bar hopping through Daytona and a late arrival to Saturday morning's event. I'm not sure how the night before was for Jimmy and Rob but Rodrigo was a bit reluctant to arrive on time and with good reason. Brazilians, they know how to party! He'll have to fill you in on the rest. I, with good reason, rolled in around noon. With my head still ringing with the sounds of cowgirls and country music, I hung out under the stormy skies, filmed the finals and recovered at my own pace. After the final rounds were tallied, this is how the results came in...
Open
2. Jimmy Blumenfeld
5. Rob Fulmer
Senior Men
1. Rodrigo Miranda

TROPICAL STORM UPDATE:
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED
OVER THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC...ABOUT 850 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF
THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS...HAVE NOT BECOME ANY BETTER ORGANIZED
DURING THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS. HOWEVER...SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF
THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AT IT MOVES
WESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH.

THE MISSION:
As we enter the final week of prep for our 4th episode of the mission: surf "up the coast", we reflect upon the last 3 years of missions and look forward to which storm will be our this year...
2004

2005

2006

2007


Stay tuned for more updates...

Max