Yay, surf! It was the first big surf of 2013 and I'm sure the surfers were happier about it than I was. The 1,000 mile long storm at the end of January stretched from Florida to New England. As warm spring collided with cold winter, tornadoes arrived in Georgia and swell came to RI. It was 6-8' from the southwest with a strong west southwest breeze. Watching the forecast all week it looked like...
I tried to go out during Hurricane Sandy to shoot, but one thing after another and no power meant I had to stay at home. I did, however, make it out the day after Sandy had left to see some of the destruction. The Jamestown Bridge was still closed so I couldn't get over to the islands, but I did make it down to Narragansett. Navigating around closed roads and downed trees I managed to get to...
The swell stuck around for several days and I was able to swing by Monahan's Dock again to grab some shots. Here's a few from a late afternoon session yesterday!
Rhode Island has been in a bit of a drought, which is sad for spring, especially when there's supposed to be April showers and May flowers. But we finally got some rain! And plenty of breeze along with it. Many of the surfers who have been craving swell the past couple of months were finally given what they were asking for, and 6+ waves hit the Rhode Island coast. I sat out at State Pier No. 5,...
It's been a few weeks, I apologize! The holidays came and went quite quickly for us here. I don't know if it ever quite felt like Christmas, or even December. Our days are still hovering around 40-50 degrees with sun and not a single hint of snow! We were lucky enough to get flurries Christmas morning but it's hardly what I would call a white Christmas. There was another huge swell this week,...
