If anyone is around on Monday, Dec 1st, Gary Linden will be in the shop for a few hours, he should be here around 11a or so…… maybe a bit earlier. He is competing in the Nelscott contest today, his heat is at noon….. I will have some beers etc. if anyone is so inclined to imbibe …… mark mekenas mark@cannonbeachsurf.com www.cannonbeachsurf.com

As Joane said as we passed this morning, it is big and beautiful….. and she was right….. beautiful sunrise, and yes, it is all of the W 16ft @ 17sec’s that the reports are calling for….. Good luck to Gary Linden and Al Meenie at the Nelscott contest this morning….. they both traveled a long distance to get there…. Gary from S Cal., and Al from N Ireland….. Monday drops to W 10ft @ 13 sec’s with S winds…. Tues. , about the same with W winds, then Wed. W 10-12ft with S winds, and Thursday a bit bigger W11-13ft with S winds….
A sunday rant……. screw it………

Just got this copy from Kerry, who just got his new fish from Gary Linden…. thought I would share on the blog…..
Gary,
I just wanted to let you know how much fun I?ve already had on the fish you shaped for me. As you know this is the first fish I?ve ever ridden or owned. I just wish I would have experimented with one earlier. It paddles easily and allows for early entry. I also want to thank you for talking me into going with a shorter length than I had originally planned. Maneuverability is great, and late take-offs are easier to negotiate. As has always been the case with the boards you?ve built for me, I?m very pleased. This board is just plain fun!
Thanks again, Kerry

mark mekenas cbsurf@cannonbeachsurf.com www.cannonbeachsurf.com

Damn morning drizzle, and morning fog as well. W 10ft this morning with 12 sec intervals….. still big out there, but north of here might be sort of “workable”…. SW winds this morning, turning N later, with the swell picking up…….
Sunday, the big contest at Nelscott……. still not sure if I am going to go and see Linden or not…. trying to have him come up on Monday for a cocktail time at the shop….. more on that later…. W 14ft @ 16 sec’s with E winds……um……
Monday W 10ft with S winds…. north? Tuesday W 11 with SW winds Wed. W 9ft (the day the doc says I can get wet again!) with S winds…
Yesterday was alot of fun….. got half of the old interior painted with my son, then the “girls” all stopped by, back from school…… Julie, Paloma and Micah….. Julie, now 21, enjoyed a glass of wine in the shop with me yesterday…….

A great Thanksgiving for Clint (Gunny) and his crew in Afganistan….. they are on their way home, and he might be able to get some waves next week around the Oceanside, Ca. area……

Here is todays final OEF Combat Camera PPT. It has been a pleasure bringing our imagery to you all for the last eight months. I hope you all enjoyed the images and look forward to the next COMCAM teams imagery. We will no longer be responding to our Afghan accounts. Take care and Semper Fi.
GySgt Clint Runyon 2nd BN 7th Marines

LCpl Statz was wounded in action back in June and had to return home for recovery. We picked this image for him because it was a very candid image of a local Afghan and was a great representation of LCpl Statz work. He was doing what a good Combat Cameraman does: Capturing moments that tell

I chose this photo because I feel that it justifies the word ?Combat? being used in Combat Camera. This is my photo, there are many like it but this one is my own.

The reason I picked this photo was because it demonstrates the U.S. Marines and Sailors taking care of the local nationals while also completing their mission. We spent a lot of time with the locals and helping the kids.

I came into Afghanistan with the advanced party of 2d BN 7th Marines. I chose this photo because it is one of the first that I took on this deployment. It was published and I got to see what other people thought of it very early in the deployment.

COMCAM OEF Kandahar April 2008 From Left to right: GySgt Clint Runyon, Cpl Jason Guiliano, LCpl Gene Allen Ainsworth III, LCpl James McKenzie, LCpl Chad Pulliam, LCpl Shawn Statz (WIA), Sgt Freddy Cantu

2/7 COMCAM OEF November 27th 2008 from Left to right: Cpl Cory Tepfenhart, LCpl Gene Ainsworth, LCpl Chad Pulliam, GySgt Clint Runyon, LCpl James McKenzie, Sgt Freddy Cantu, Cpl Jason Guiliano

It has been an amazing trip. Thanks to everyone at 2/7, Combat Camera and all of our family and friends for the support and care packages. We hope you all enjoyed the imagery. It is time for us to come home! Semper Fi, Gunny Runyon

mark mekenas cbsurf@cannonbeachsurf.com www.cannonbeachsurf.com

Big and nasty this morning…… W 10-14ft, with Lt. S winds in the am, picking up later SW 15-20mph. Overcast this morning as well. Sat. drops a bit to W 10ft in the am, picking up to 14ft later in the day. S/SE winds. Sunday W 15ft with SE winds…… best day for the Nelscott…. Monday starts to drop to W 12ft with W winds…… not too good…. then Tuesday W 10ft with NE winds….. Wed., the doc’s cleared me to get back in the water….. hopefully!?!?!?!

Happy Thanksgiving!! And, Happy Birthday to Patterson in N. Ireland… on his 40th !!!! Good to see that damn kid getting older!! Thanks to Cory for that entertaining commentary yesterday on the Blog….. I think I will owe him one……. Nelscott contest is happening on Sunday…. the only reason it is noteworthy, is that Gary Linden is heading up to compete in the “paddle in” part of the contest….. at this time, doesn’t look like I will be able to get down there, but we are hoping Gary will come up here after the contest for some cocktails etc…… we will see…..
Surf today is about like yesterday, NW 8ft @ 14 sec’s, but the SE winds are blowing pretty good this morning……. might be better north of here…… building to 10ft later today. High tide at 11:20a. Friday, W 12ft @ 14 sec’s with S winds and Low tide at 6:10a Sat. picks up to W 14ft with NE winds and Low tide at 7a Sunday W 15ft with SE winds and Low tide at 7:40a Monday, drops to W 11ft with NW winds and Low at 8:15a
We are closed in the shop today , but open at the market until 1p…. then cocktails at the house….. oh yea, and some turkey …….

Took a drive up to Indian. East wind blowing, one guy out, two guys paddling out the rip. One guy got a pretty good drop right into an airborne victory double pike dive while his maxed out leash thinned out to tooth-floss thickness.

Decided to drive over the head and found nothing worth taking pics of. Was ‘ok-ish’ and maybe getting better as the tide came in. 2 or 3 out getting served. Beach-break shaping up nicely if there was any way to stay lined up w/ more than one.

Lovely reddish brown gek slurping up against the rocks made this staph infected kid say “no thanks”.

Sounds like Mekenarse had a nice alien removed from the back of his neck today and is enjoying the rare highlights of driving in city traffic. Sounds like a holiday cocktail for disaster: 2 parts Mekenarse fueled by Novocaine in his neck, 2 parts he’s shot up with a boatload of other pharmaceuticals, a dash of put on “no-surf” arrest for a few days, and a squirt of dog-sitting, I’ll be he’s about to pop.
Have a great Fasting Before Thanksgiving Day.

quickie surf report….. I have to hit the road for the dr’s appt in Vancouver….. so, I played around with the camera, Julie, Jules and Cory understand my expertise with the fancy ass thing….. and found a weird setting, that actually sort of took some pictures in the dark this morning…. strange looking things, but maybe Cory might post some better ones on the website later…… surf looks like it might be fun today… no wind early, but just damn cold, had to scrape the ice….. NW8ft @ 11sec’s with NE/E winds today….. Indian or shorty’s might be a good call…… high tide at 10:45a…….. have a good one!! I am off to the damn city!! minor surgery today, been working my ass off, so they are going to sew a new one on…..

Overcast this morning, supposed to rain later, W 7-8ft tpday at 11 sec’s, no wind this morning, but supposed to be SE 10-20 mph today, turning N later. After some work at the market, think I will head up to Indian to see what might be found……. high tide at 10:15a today…… what the hell….. Wed. NW8ft @ 13 sec’s with NE winds, building to 10 ft later….. it will be good in the morning, since I have a Dr.’s appt. in Vancouver…….. enjoy! Thurs NW 8-11ft with S/SW winds and lt. rain. Friday W 13ft with N winds, and overcast Sat. W12ft with NE winds and the sun will be out for about 4 days……