Zaun works Deteriorating Waves for Surf Concepts win
Ted Robinson celebrates his 50th birthday with a first place finish in his new division. Photo by Ken Pagliaro (KPSurf.com) Consistency best describes El Porto. Its large, submarine canyon sucks swell from every which way, concentrating the ocean energy onto a variety of sandbars that can offer the most insane barrel ever and/or slow lethargic mushballs (most likely on the same wave.) Chaotic is another good description that comes to mind. The 105 freeway a few lifeguard towers north makes El Porto the South Bay’s most accessible break. It’s more or less “LA County” Beach, one of the most frustrating breaks in the planet. On Saturday, the South Bay Boardriders Club cleared this madness for a tower-to-tower stretch sponsored by Surf Concepts. The surf cooperated (sort of) starting off with with glassy 2- to 3-foot breakers. But conditions would shift to windy onshore slop, on and off, from heat to heat. Kudos to the club for choosing a superb spot with rights and lefts breaking in two different judging areas. The most contested division may have been the Legends (50 and over) due to the fact that former pro Ted Robinson turned 50th on contest day. He celebrated by winning the old…
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