The best board I have ever had-Patagonia, 6'-5" rocket sled, 5 fin setup now in the able hands of Surfrider Chair MIKIE G! Thanks Josue for doing all those interviews and screening the applicants to find just the right candidate!

Everyonwe can use their favoriate board today. Tomorrow don't look so good and the rest of the week worser and more worser.

North winds off in the upper NE brewing (Dade be on alert). On top of that some moderate NW winds bringing us a chance of small refracto surf.  Yesterday was a pretty nice day in the Palm Beaches with clean roping waves. Less chance of na repeat today but low tide this evening will help.  Next couple of days see's an increase in N/NE swell hitting the East coast . Best chances for surf down here is early in the period. NE-E winds this weekend but not too bad. If the swell sticks around till Tuesday (unlikely but possible) . It maybe greeted with SW winds.  A bunch of ifs in the forecast so take it with a grain of salt.

   I also want to take this opportunity to thank everyone that either had words or donated to Save the Waves.  The relief effort to the surf communities there are ramping up.  Ramon Navarro, Kohl Christianson, Rusty Long and the Malloy Brothers have joined the Save the waves effort. My brother Rod is representing the 305 and is taking much needed Medical supplies and will do wound care down there. On a bright note Surfer Doc who was presumed dead, showed up and is alive and well and treating the Earthquake victims. Keep the donations coming  as there is a pressing need for medical supplies. Infections are starting to settle in. Here is a  link to a surfline article :

http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/chile-earthquake-help-now--save-the-waves-coalition-responds-to-disaster-in-surf-rich-zone_41458/

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CHILE EARTHQUAKE UPDATE AND SAVE THE WAVES HUMANITARIAN AID RELIEF

http://www.savethewaves.org/news/view/111
 
A massive earthquake and tsunami hit Chile this weekend. The earthquake epicenter was just 5km from Save The Waves Coalition's Vigilante Costero (Coastkeeper) office and is where Save The Waves' environmental advocacy efforts are focused. The earthquake and tidal wave damage to the area where Save The Waves works is devastating.
Friends, colleagues and neighbors in coastal Chile need our help more than ever before. The good news we’re getting is that loss of life thus far appears to be relatively low because the "slow" start to the shaking allowed people to evacuate to higher ground. But the destruction to infrastructure is devastating, including to structures, drinking water, power, transportation, and communication.
This means that aid & relief in the next few weeks will be crucial to help save lives

Save The Waves Coalition is organizing a relief trip to this hardest hit region of Chile this week with a doctor, two medics and one osteopath. We are now accepting donations to support travel to the region and distribute medical treatment, medical supplies, local relief supplies, water filters and camping gear to the affected.
 
Because Save The Waves Coalition's ongoing environmental work is in the exact same region as the disaster, Save The Waves is is uniquely positioned to help direct humanitarian relief efforts in the region.
 
Save The Waves is therefore organizing a humanitarian aid trip to the Buchupureo, Cobquecura and Curanipe regions - the quake epicenter.
Josh Berry, Save The Waves environmental director, is going to Chile to act as director, translator and lieutenant of STW relief efforts.
Save The Waves is also partnering with Waves for Water (http:// www.wavesforwater.org) to provide water filters for clean drinking water, something that’s crucially needed right now.
 
All donations to Save The Waves for Chile earthquake relief will go directly to humanitarian aid in the devastated regions at the quake and tsunami epicenter. Save The Waves humanitarian aid efforts will be focused in the more rural coastal areas closest to the epicenter.
Your donations will be spent directly on the ground in Chile. Since Save The Waves is a small and nimble organization with years of experience in coastal Chile, your support for this disaster will be extremely effective. No bureaucratic filters, no delays, just pure support for the coastal communities that are in dire need. Donate and learn more at the link below.

http://www.savethewaves.org/news/view/111   HELP NOW:

New forecast for the upcoming week.  Firstly we have a front coming thru Soflo on Sat setting up a short duration NW wind event. NWS is calling for brisk NW winds Sat night so sometime Sunday may be worth a check. Of note is a call for Strong S winds ahead of the front but its switching from SW to S so its iffy on South swell production.  This same front rides up the Eastern seaboard and a low deepens way up in the NE (More like Nova Scotia). A decent N/NE fetch sets up Monday into Tuesday. Models don't have this one throwing swellage at us down here in Florida land but its worth keeping an eye on (especially down here with the N fetch in it. The real story is a secondary front and low setting up midweek off the Carolina's. Right now there is a very decent NE fetch of 35-45 knt winds setting up Wed/Thursday with the possibility of waves starting Thursday.  This low deepens and moves relatively slowly so you weekend warriors may get a break as well. There will be a secondary swell from this system (with luck and if the models are right). Good chance for Waves well into the weekend. Well there you go, more 2010 action to keep us on our toes. Like I said before Can't complain.

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