Coastalsurvey

From: SH
Date: Mon Mar 4, 2002
Subject: Rincon report

Hello all,

We arrived last Saturday late in the afternoon and Domes was a solid head
high with clean rights breaking everywhere. But I was exhausted after
leaving about 3am for a red-eye to San Juan, so I passed and planned to hit
it early in the a.m. Sunday morning was still solid and clean chest/head
for a 2hr session and I had an afternoon 1.5 hour session of waist + waves
as well – both sessions at uncrowded breaks around Sandy beach.

Monday morning was weak waist high and by the afternoon it was an onshore mess and I was beginning to get the feeling the next few days might be a wash – boy, was I wrong. The wind blew all afternoon and by the evening I could here the wind howling thru the trees inland.

Tuesday morning was still an onshore mess everywhere with a builiding swell. By the afternoon it still seemed a mess everywhere, but I checked around Marias and Indicators and holy-moley it was clean and well overhead with about 20 guys out catching smokin rides of 50-75 yards. I paddled out around Pistons and Dogman’s for some smokin head+ rights.

Woke about 6am on Wednesday morning and could
hear the waves from our patio. Once again, every place but Dogmans to
Indicators was a well overhead mess, but boy was it pumping clean double
overhead waves from Indicators to Dogmans – all super clean rights for 50+
yards.

I drove over to Tres Palmas and it was mostly a mess, but spied one
guy about quarter mile out catching 15+ foot deep water rights. Went back
to Marias, watched for a while and wondered how the hell I was going to
manage double overhead waves coming in one after another. I watched for a
while, got really depressed and decided to wait to see if it dropped a bit
in the afternoon. Well it was still pumping double overhead later in the
afternoon so I drove North to Aguadia for some head high waves around School Yards.

Thursday morning I hit Marias again early in the AM for more smokin
head+ rights for about 2 hours, then drove back to the hotel, cleaned,
check out, and drove with Ruthie back to San Juan so she could shop and
gamble for a few days.

I have to say, that the overhead waves were far more manageable than the
beach breaks out here. Since they came in shore at about a 45 degree angle,
the take offs were much easier, with a slower, less critical drop. I met
a lot of nice guys from NJ and on Thursday morning surfed with two beautiful
women who kicked the asses of most of the guys out.

I’m going to try to scan some pics of the double overhead stuff and post it
for you.

Alex, hope it good to ya later this month. — SH

From: JBloise
Newsgroups: alt.surfing
Subject: Re: Puerto Rico?
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 1996

I might be heading down to Puerto Rico this summer.. San Juan in particular… Anyone have any good spots they can SHARE?  Thanks, Brothas

You can try in Isla Verde Aviones by Vacia Talega usually crowded and hostile. Tocones about half a mile from Aviones, less crowded but you kind of have to be lucky to get a really decent pipeline.

The other spot which I initiated in 1982 is La Pen~a en la ocho by Parque Sixto Escobar way before Old Sanjuan by the Caribe Hilton. Look for a BIG Reef if you see waves to your left. Go in…….

People used to say it was a shark-infested area. But I braved that and pioneered in 1982 La Ocho, now a very popular spot. If people knew. I remember the loooong ride on a right hand break which now that I am 35 years make me wish to go back then. Clear blue warm water at the distance el Morro. But watch the thieves — they break into cars up there. Don’t leave anything of value at sight or in the car for that matter.

– JB Jr. UPR class cutter who went surfing!!!!!!!!!!!

From: LAureano
Newsgroups: alt.surfing
Subject: Re: Carribean Surfing Sites-Help
Date: 3 Jan 1996

Hi!  I’m from puerto rico.If you are planning a surf trip. You are welcome at this island. There is epic surf during the months of october through may. Ask around for spots in this island called chatarra, aviones, jobos, wilderness, tres palmas, tabletop, table rock, margara, bali-hai, gas chambers, marias, caballos reef and many other.

From: old school flay-4
Subject: Re: INFO ON PUERTO RICO…INTERESTED??

Check out Marias, or Indicators on a west swell. For the other swells stay to the North. As for night life, go to “The Long Branch” and “JD’s” they should not be far from where you are staying. Also, in Rincon, check out the slide shows at BRISAS. They usually happen on Wednesday nights. Good pictures, good pool tables, and good pussy!! Peace out — Jason