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Offshore Chill

Offshore Chill.

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Late afternoon,early February, 2008.
Rumours of surf are confirmed with a quick visit to Campus Point.

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As we continued around the point, it was clear that the swell
had a lot of north in it, making Depressions the place to be.

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A strong offshore breeze was
holding up the lip, making for some
hollow barrels. But these were not
Santa Ana winds, they were cold.
Finger numbing, February cold.

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Check out how clear the islands are…

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Kinda hollow, eh?

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Evan Gambetta finding shelter from the wind.

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Here’s a nice sequence of a Goleta boy we call Graveytrain,
having a little fun and getting a little air.

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That’s what days like this are good for. Having fun and trying out new stuff.
This guy below managed to tuck himself nicely into the shade of this clean
little barrel.

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Check out this
high velocity ride
sequence.

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And as the sun dropped, the colors popped.

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As we made our way back to the parking lot, we just
had to say, there’s no place like home.
And crank up the heater…