January 4, 2006 - GP '06 Wave Forecast .
Well, being a little jealous that the West Coast (USA) is getting all
the press and fine wavage while it's small and choppy here, I'm going
to try to shift things ever so slightly and briefly back to the East
Coast (USA). Besides, it's never too early to start the hype for the
annual guidopalooza ya know! <insert sarcastic and satirical winking smiley face dude here.>
Actually, the main reason for this is to pre-empt those ever-earlier
bribery attempts by the ring-leader of the "imfamous three" control
freaks of GP (Rod) which seem to cast a pall of impropriety over my
predictions each year. So, here's the forecast for GP '06:
While the size
will be moderate, averaging from waist to chest high, the thing that
will make the surf at this year's GP notable and fun is that it will
have perfectly peeling pipes primarily at the piers. This glassy gift
will be granted through a gorgeous groundswell. Other locations will
log long lines too, but the pier pipes will prevail.
Later,
Steve
P.S....This is in no way meant to *prevent* the bribery attempts, Rod, it's just meant to prevent any perception that they have had an impact on the prediction!
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Rod replies:
You just trying to raise the ante in the bribe to embibe contest???
Come on! What do the "infamous three" need to do for some head
high?
P.S. Maybe in the Spring I shall commence the full ocean press...
Steve responds:
Hey, now! I thought that was a pretty good forecast.
Quality can often compensate for what's lacking in
quantity. Besides, I said *averaging* waist to chest high, so a
few head high or bigger are definitely possible. The occurrence
of these bigger waves, of course, depends on the stand-up vs. prone
ratio...The higher that ratio, the higher the waves!
Later,
Steve
Rod retorts:
Review the history of the GP... higher prone-to-logger ratios correlate with better and bigger surf!
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