If that were me and that was my first wave of my session, I could get out of the water at that point and feel perfectly content for the rest of the day. Great footage and piloting of the drone.
I am 67 got my Mike Eaton Bonzer, mom would drive me from San Jose over through Santa's village down the mountains by Neil Youngs ranch to Steamers and just had cut offs 1969, still listening to Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers! I miss those days but I'll be 68 soon with the wife and kids, vegetarian, and praying for peace in the Middle East! Mahalo kids!
I Started surfing at Cowell’s in January, 1964. The crowd consisted of me, my friend and his dad. My friend had gotten a Tiki brand surfboard , a pop out, for Christmas. You could rent boards from a guy named Otto who operated out of an old service station very close to the beach at the bottom oc Cowell's. Most boards were balsa logs and Otto had a monkey with a chain around his neck who lived in a cage atop a high pole. We lived in Los Gatos and surfed The hook after school in 66 & 67 with no one out. Population of California was about 12 million then and 40 million today. Surf as much as you can cause it always gets more crowded!
surfapig.blogspot.com/2009/06/keeping-it-real-santa-cruz-style.html The monkey was gone by the time we were there renting boards or I am just too old to remember. It was a heck of a workout lugging those boards over to Cowell's. Great point about the population, 20 million in 1979 since new melonie's dam was built. Now we have 40 million and no new dams since. Wonder why there is no water:)
Look at all those dudes, he’s passing up trying to get that one wave of sensational thrill. That feeling of a wave rolling underneath your surfboard. Such a exhilarating reward thank you for sharing.
Can we take a second to appreciate the surfer paddling out at 1:08, changing his trajectory towards the white water instead of trying to paddle faster and cut the man surfing the wave. 😊
I remember well the times I surfed at this spot. Endless rights and very cold water. Waves were smooth as silk and that was over 30 years ago when I last surfed at Santa Cruz.
Amazing wave, Amazing ride! I really like the first part of the wave, when the wave stops breaking, then when another peak re-forms and breaks again. Very rare.
The longest wave I surfed was from Indicator at Cowells all the way to the beach in front of the Dream Inn, circa 1968. I was hoping to kick out at the beach break, but legs gave out and I did an ungraceful drop to the knees and then overboard just prior... , ha. The wave flattened out and bult up just like the Lane wave and I had to cut back here and there to stay in the wave before it built up again. It depends partly on the sand bottom as well as the swell direction.
Its great that certain waves, like slabs, are amazing for bodyboarders and short boards whilst ones like this or Malibu are perfect for longbosrds. Gives people space to avoid aggro and just geek out on their specialism.
My first great standup ride started where that one ended, more or less, as a reformed left, which I rode for about 20 seconds. It felt absolutely amazing at the time. January 2002.
This wave looks like so much fun whether your a beginner to head high swell and lengthy rides that features many different styles/conditions of waves mixed all into one; It also appears to be one hell of a lengthy ride for any surfer of any degree/caliber however an experienced rider could easily rip this entire wave with an ease unlike many others because it appeared to have lull points where you could just glide and kinda regroup for the next gnarly rip-able section approaching ! Stay Groovy, Keep Rippin’ !!!
Steamers lane! Beautiful, great spot that really goes off on a good swell.. I've jumped off the cliff to get in & miss the long paddle out, when it is pumping.
If there were more waves like this, so easy to ride, so easy to learn on, everyman and his dog would be out there surfing. The line up would be a nightmare.
That is truly a rad. Brake reminds me of San Miguel and Mexico off the point I surfed a wave probably good mile and a half before I finally hit the shore. I was so tired and then I had to walk all the way back but it was worth it seem like an endless wave. Just kept reforming. I got barrel probably three or four times. It was awesome.
I caught a wave like that at Surfers Point, California Street, Ventura back in 1976. Caught it way outside and jumped off my Yater longboard in the shore break on the beach about 100 years from the pier. That was my wave of the day. Cowabunga dudes….!!!
They don't paddle back out. They get out of the water, climb up the cliff, walk back to the point at the light house, and jump off the cliff, back into the lineup.
Nice, surfed Steamers when I was a kid only 50 years ago on my O’Neil board. Still remember due to back injuries no longer being able to stand for long and giving it up in 1997
He almost fell a couple times but hung on. Always feel great after a long one like that. You get some like that at Malibu when 2nd connects with 1st. I want to surf this spot!
Must have been a high tide, waves weren't throwing much, that's usually a very fast wave , and pitches hard because of the speed, what nice shape though, nice conditions too, amazing wave , good camera work, good piloting of drone, I'm reliving moments
Like some others, I spent a lot of time on this right back in the day, in the 90s, in my case. One big day at Indicators around the time of the CWC stands out, with a bunch of tour pros in the lineup and huge walls coming in. So perfect..., except for getting sucked backwards over the falls when tangled up in kelp. But there were positive highlights too. Ah memories.
Check this out: In the giant south summer swell in 1993, 1994, or 1995, I went out at the Lane. Because it was a south, there was no middle peak, as always. Only the point and the slot. It looked so big that it looked like the end of the world. We got waves from the point to the Dream Inn. Only time I've ever seen the point connect to the Dream Inn. Tom Powers was out on his Mav's gun. Same here. My Haut 10' 4." The crew that went to Big Sur? (Out of their fucking minds to drive south of Monterey on a South swell that size. If you know Renneker, you know where they went. Jeff Clark, Mark Renneker, Grant, Don Curry. I don't know who else. Don was in such good shape, Jeff Clark told me he was the only one who didn't almost drown.
Wowow! Smooth, man! I’ve been going to Santa Cruz now for years and never, never, never have I seen a wave go that long!! The best is , in Dec, standing on the point watching the few surfers…it began to SNOW!! magical!!
The longest wave I ever rode started at Pleasures and I rode it all the way thru the Hook on my 10'2" longboard in 1976. It was so much fun. The long walk back to Pleasures wasn't tho.
Great longboard wave. I've seen those start more inside at Indicators and roll all the way to Cowell's beach. Usually when that outside peak is happening off Steamers its a big day. Swell must have been from the west.
Broooo steamers is absolutely packed lmao. Love this shit. Enjoy it, someday you'll wake up and a couple decades have passed and you'll miss those santa cruz mornings
Legend has it he’s still trying to paddle back
🤣🤣🤣
Lol
That’s a one and done for me!
Legend has it he's still on it.
For real lol
If that were me and that was my first wave of my session, I could get out of the water at that point and feel perfectly content for the rest of the day. Great footage and piloting of the drone.
Yup, they say there's always that one wave that makes the entire session - I think it's safe to say this was that wave for this surfer
No shit, that's a long paddle and after that great wave I'd be done...
plus, that paddle back out. sheesh.
@@agrobison3386 It would legit be faster to get out and walk to the point again
I live down the street.
I am 67 got my Mike Eaton Bonzer, mom would drive me from San Jose over through Santa's village down the mountains by Neil Youngs ranch to Steamers and just had cut offs 1969, still listening to Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers! I miss those days but I'll be 68 soon with the wife and kids, vegetarian, and praying for peace in the Middle East! Mahalo kids!
My kind of wave, big and slow rolling long rides
I Started surfing at Cowell’s in January, 1964. The crowd consisted of me, my friend and his dad. My friend had gotten a Tiki brand surfboard , a pop out, for Christmas. You could rent boards from a guy named Otto who operated out of an old service station very close to the beach at the bottom oc Cowell's. Most boards were balsa logs and Otto had a monkey with a chain around his neck who lived in a cage atop a high pole. We lived in Los Gatos and surfed The hook after school in 66 & 67 with no one out. Population of California was about 12 million then and 40 million today. Surf as much as you can cause it always gets more crowded!
So you didn’t even live in Santa Cruz and you thought you were the only one surfing…. 😂
The old gas station across from. The ideal restaurant
surfapig.blogspot.com/2009/06/keeping-it-real-santa-cruz-style.html
The monkey was gone by the time we were there renting boards or I am just too old to remember.
It was a heck of a workout lugging those boards over to Cowell's. Great point about the population, 20 million in 1979 since new melonie's dam was built. Now we have 40 million and no new dams since. Wonder why there is no water:)
California is a dead memory.
@@deadsypadilla isn’t that the truth.
Look at all those dudes, he’s passing up trying to get that one wave of sensational thrill. That feeling of a wave rolling underneath your surfboard. Such a exhilarating reward thank you for sharing.
Can we take a second to appreciate the surfer paddling out at 1:08, changing his trajectory towards the white water instead of trying to paddle faster and cut the man surfing the wave. 😊
Thought the exact thing as well. I want to buy that guy a beer or two.
Pure class
Yes! I try to do that as much as possible but sometimes it doesn't work out.
that iss how you are suppose to act.
why would we do that?
I remember well the times I surfed at this spot. Endless rights and very cold water. Waves were smooth as silk and that was over 30 years ago when I last surfed at Santa Cruz.
Wave: "do you feel like going left or right on this one, sir?"
Surfer: "Yes."
Sailed out of Santa Cruz in '96 to surf all breaks south. Thanks for the memories.
I remember getting one from Crow’s or middle’s or whatever all the way through Cowells to the pier and walking back to my truck. 😂😂😂
Indicators?
@@danielbrennan5872 Yeah 😂
I knew which break it was,45 years later, sitting in my office watching in Normandy, France....Super memories....rr
Amazing wave, Amazing ride! I really like the first part of the wave, when the wave stops breaking, then when another peak re-forms and breaks again. Very rare.
My favorite surfing spot in the whole world. I grew up there. So many good memories.
I haven't ben on a surfboard since I moved to Colorado with my wife in 1987 and I do miss the waves!
After watchimg this vid, I miss it even more!!
Such a sweet ride! Stayed in the power source the whole time, this fella can surf. 🤙
The longest wave I surfed was from Indicator at Cowells all the way to the beach in front of the Dream Inn, circa 1968. I was hoping to kick out at the beach break, but legs gave out and I did an ungraceful drop to the knees and then overboard just prior... , ha. The wave flattened out and bult up just like the Lane wave and I had to cut back here and there to stay in the wave before it built up again. It depends partly on the sand bottom as well as the swell direction.
Thanks for capturing my wave Carlos… I owe you tacos!👍
It's what long-boarding dreams are made of. Love the drone work!
That orbitting drone tech is sweet!
Its great that certain waves, like slabs, are amazing for bodyboarders and short boards whilst ones like this or Malibu are perfect for longbosrds. Gives people space to avoid aggro and just geek out on their specialism.
Legend has it this song ALSO goes on for another 30 minutes
Some surfers search their whole life looking for that one wave. And my friend, I think you found it.
Made my day, I hope I live near a wave like that one day!
I’m not even a surfer and that looked so satisfying 😂👍🏻
Charlotte's Thong is the perfect song for this! Great work
That's amazing. How can a wave look so calm and powerful at the same time!
Wow 125 seconds AMAZING 🤩 great ride and great video 📸! Thanks
1:25 is actually 85 seconds ;)
lmao
My first great standup ride started where that one ended, more or less, as a reformed left, which I rode for about 20 seconds. It felt absolutely amazing at the time. January 2002.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful ride.
This wave looks like so much fun whether your a beginner to head high swell and lengthy rides that features many different styles/conditions of waves mixed all into one; It also appears to be one hell of a lengthy ride for any surfer of any degree/caliber however an experienced rider could easily rip this entire wave with an ease unlike many others because it appeared to have lull points where you could just glide and kinda regroup for the next gnarly rip-able section approaching ! Stay Groovy, Keep Rippin’ !!!
I lived in central cali back in 2010, surfed the Lane through a nice winter season. Cold yes but lotsa glass and great waves. Thx for da memories 🤙🏾
Nice footage and music …. 👍
The pleasures of a longboard.
i hope one day when i go to heaven they have this wave. Amazing!
great longboarding lesson fm someone really good at it. loved how he used the whitewater to stay in the wave when the shoulder went flat
Steamers lane! Beautiful, great spot that really goes off on a good swell.. I've jumped off the cliff to get in & miss the long paddle out, when it is pumping.
If there were more waves like this, so easy to ride, so easy to learn on, everyman and his dog would be out there surfing. The line up would be a nightmare.
If there were more waves like this wouldn't that thin the crowd out??
The Lane is not often this forgiving. If ever there was a wave that could accommodate more than 1 rider, this was it.
Totally Radical Bro!! Man’s shredding them waves
That is truly a rad. Brake reminds me of San Miguel and Mexico off the point I surfed a wave probably good mile and a half before I finally hit the shore. I was so tired and then I had to walk all the way back but it was worth it seem like an endless wave. Just kept reforming. I got barrel probably three or four times. It was awesome.
Love how he rode the wave. Didn’t just stay in the pocket trying to get to the front, so much more entertaining to watch someone use the whole wave.
I caught a wave like that at Surfers Point, California Street, Ventura back in 1976. Caught it way outside and jumped off my Yater longboard in the shore break on the beach about 100 years from the pier. That was my wave of the day. Cowabunga dudes….!!!
Wow such a long enjoyable ride and a big gentle wave!!
What an amazing wave! The whole time watching I was just dreading the paddle back out.
You can walk back out at Steamer Lane.
They don't paddle back out. They get out of the water, climb up the cliff, walk back to the point at the light house, and jump off the cliff, back into the lineup.
That's the friendliest wave I've ever seen
Awesome wave
It actually unbreaks itself
A good left and a looooonnnngggg right 🤙🏻 Those carves made me wish I was paddlin out rn
Nice, surfed Steamers when I was a kid only 50 years ago on my O’Neil board. Still remember due to back injuries no longer being able to stand for long and giving it up in 1997
This guy knows this wave. And how to enjoy it while dodging the traffic
The section of riding the unbreaking wave forever was most epic, so much room!
He almost fell a couple times but hung on. Always feel great after a long one like that. You get some like that at Malibu when 2nd connects with 1st. I want to surf this spot!
My legs started burning just watching this.
Must have been a high tide, waves weren't throwing much, that's usually a very fast wave , and pitches hard because of the speed, what nice shape though, nice conditions too, amazing wave , good camera work, good piloting of drone, I'm reliving moments
Yeah nothing about this high tide screams best 😅
Its usually pretty mushie!
The tone on that guitar though!
Like some others, I spent a lot of time on this right back in the day, in the 90s, in my case. One big day at Indicators around the time of the CWC stands out, with a bunch of tour pros in the lineup and huge walls coming in. So perfect..., except for getting sucked backwards over the falls when tangled up in kelp. But there were positive highlights too. Ah memories.
Damn amazing shot dude! So smooth and enjoyable to watch
Now that is an awesome wave! Well done
Love when middle peak is going off and Glassy 🎯💯
Check this out: In the giant south summer swell in 1993, 1994, or 1995, I went out at the Lane. Because it was a south, there was no middle peak, as always. Only the point and the slot. It looked so big that it looked like the end of the world. We got waves from the point to the Dream Inn. Only time I've ever seen the point connect to the Dream Inn. Tom Powers was out on his Mav's gun. Same here. My Haut 10' 4." The crew that went to Big Sur? (Out of their fucking minds to drive south of Monterey on a South swell that size. If you know Renneker, you know where they went. Jeff Clark, Mark Renneker, Grant, Don Curry. I don't know who else. Don was in such good shape, Jeff Clark told me he was the only one who didn't almost drown.
I've got to surf steamer lane and pleasure point my only trip to Santa Cruz. Such a cool place with cool people
Legend has it, he retired after this. Satisfied for the rest of his life.
Que onda para longboard! Grande, cheia, forte e longa. Perfeita...
Dude trying to ride it all the way to cowells! Yeeew! Miss Santa Cruz!!! Love from occupied Floriduhhhh 😎🤙
Occupied?
Wowow! Smooth, man!
I’ve been going to Santa Cruz now for years and never, never, never have I seen a wave go that long!!
The best is , in Dec, standing on the point watching the few surfers…it began to SNOW!!
magical!!
Love this type of wave. Thank you for sharing
Can go home after that ride 🤙🏾. Can’t get much better than that
If you’ve ever wondered what hammocking on a cloud is like, this is it
that was F*** AMAZING!! that is like from home to Costco and back distance!!!
That was a Hell of a Ride!🤙
That's what I'd call "sittin' on top of the world" as they say!
Guy rode that wave very well. Me thinks he's done that before.
The longest wave I ever rode started at Pleasures and I rode it all the way thru the Hook on my 10'2" longboard in 1976. It was so much fun. The long walk back to Pleasures wasn't tho.
that wave looks so good and fun
Great longboard wave. I've seen those start more inside at Indicators and roll all the way to Cowell's beach. Usually when that outside peak is happening off Steamers its a big day. Swell must have been from the west.
what a blissful setup
What a great wave, it just went on and on...also shocked by how many people in the water there.
Dang, 45 min paddle out, catch one wave, 2 min ride in, your good. Go home, go to work, go with god
Amazing how the waves at middles are so consistent and flatten / reform the same way
Who’s your drone pilot in Santa cruz? That’s awesome footage!
That’s like my dream wave😍😄
Perfect … just the wave and u … and no interrumptions. Peace
理想的な波ですね。高い技術も相まって見惚れてしまいました。私もこんな良い波に出会ってみたいです。
What a delicious wave. Mmmwwaahhhh. Catch one and go home happy.
Wow, I’ve been surfing since the 60s and I’ve never seen a wave that nice. That guy crossed the county line on that ride
What an absolutely dream of a log wave.
What a fun ride!
That was a long mushburger. Middles looked fun though
What a benevolent wave
Cowells looks sick! I miss the Point! Man, I miss surfing in Cali!!!
Beautiful wave
That is definitely a long board wave. I can’t image how far one has to paddle to get out to that line-up! 🥵
It depends on the tide it can get heavy and most people use short boards there
Ok now just paddle in, head home, open a beer. The day won’t get any better.
That ride is bananas.
Man….
Out here in NSB Florida, if you get 10-15 seconds on a wave, you got a good one.
Super jealous
😂😂😂
My local beach break you're lucky to get a bottom turn in before it closes out!! Luckily 20 mins south we have lots of reef breaks.
Simply beautiful.
Broooo steamers is absolutely packed lmao. Love this shit. Enjoy it, someday you'll wake up and a couple decades have passed and you'll miss those santa cruz mornings
That looks super fun but F paddling back out lmao
Beautiful 👌🏴😎
the paddle back in though😭
It's going to be a long paddle back to the lineup, but he probably won't mind.
Where I learned to surf. Great stuff even if rarely hollow.
And now all the way back pffffff U r a hero
Beautiful video 👍😍