Gale force winds challenge SBBC surfers

Photos by Steve Gaffney (SteveGaffney.com)Gale force winds, approaching 20 miles per hour during the South Bay Boardriders/El Porto Surf Shop in El Porto contest two Saturdays ago left announcer Mark Cole at a loss for words. “I’ve said, ‘Challenging conditions’ a hundred times already. I need a new word,” he apologized   over the mic, midway through the morning.“Try ‘Character building,’” competitor Jani Lange suggested.It was an appropriate descripti