New Hampshire

Well the one cool thing is that with facts like this: "New Hampshire has the shortest ocean coastline of any U.S. coastal state, with a length of 18 miles (29 km)." You can check the whole state for surf in about 30 minutes.

And since today is flat again, I figured I'd post a mini geography lesson for all my friends not familiar with New Hampshire.

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So if you find Hampton Beach on the map, that is where I'm living. It is about 5 minutes from the Mass. state line and about 25 minutes from the Maine state line. I'm heading to Peterborough this evening which is home to the country's oldest public library (1833). NH is also home to Mount Washington which has recorded the second highest wind speed ever at 231 m.p.h. Also it was the first place I surfed on the East Coast of the U.S. Along with being the first place I ever set off fireworks in a blizzard. For other info on NH see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire#cite_note-6

I hope everyone has a Happy New Years Eve!!

Creativity forecast looks good....

However the surf forecast looks like poo poo!

12/30/10

No swell at all again today. A quick surf check clip and a sunset photo this evening.

Grammatically Correct

So it was a beautiful day in NH today. However, the ocean looked like a lake. 

Anyone that has known me for a while has probably heard me say more than one time that I want to be the world's first grammatically correct rapper. But last night Manda showed me this kid. I love where his head is at! So I figured I'd share this video with all of you today since I am in the middle of editing two different projects that I will not be able to get done tonight. Enjoy!

Blizzard Fireworks

Sunday night saw a blizzard moving through New Hampshire, so.....what better to do than set off fireworks!? So today I mixed up some background music and threw this edit together. Enjoy!

This guys drunk as SCHNELL!!

No officer, I told you.......I had TWO BEERS.......why don't you believe me?

Blizzards RULE!!!!

So many things to do with all the fresh snow and waves!!

STUNTS:

Stuntwoman: Ryan "what the" Schnell
Driver: Sam "smooth" Smith
Beautiful Stunt Advisors: Lauren "show me your" Pitts and Kaitlynn "megan" Carter

SURF:

SEEK HIDDEN TREASURE:

ENJOY BEVERAGES WITH FRIENDS:

What to do? What to do?

Well, the surf is certainly not "FIRING" today.......

But that doesn't mean that I won't be!!

We are expecting up to two feet of snow tonight and tomorrow.

These fireworks are going to light up this blizzard!

Stay tuned for HD video footage of BLIZZARD FIREWORKS!!

Merry Christmas!

Santa brought me another frozen fin today, along with some fun waves!

Christmas Eve Pics of me

Here are some pictures from my christmas eve session.

All photos were taken by Kellen Jackson. Thanks bud!

Christmas Eve Surf

Here are some waves I filmed after getting out of the water right before I took the pictures below on Christmas Eve.

12/24/10 line up photos

Another day of super fun waves! 

Pics from 12/22/10

Photos courtesy of Ed O'Connell. If you'd like to see more of his photos visit his website.

Todays pics. 12/23/10

Snowy morning and sunny afternoon. Plenty of surf on hand.

Clips from this mornings snowy peaks

Enjoy!

Snowy Peaks this morning

Super fun snowy peaks. Mike the tube master and myself stumbled into some fun stuff.

Snowman Sander getting the clips this morning!

Afternoon surf in Maine 12/21/10

Water temps in the low 40's. Overhead sets.....Are you out there?

Morning surf check 12/21/10

Last nights snow

Rusty Pirahna

 This is one of many great small wave boards that RUSTY offers. I will be doing many upcoming board reviews so stay tuned.

Ryan Schnell Talks about his Rusty Piranha from My Local Lineup on Vimeo.

For more on this board and other models go to RUSTY.COM and click surfboards.

COMING SOON!

Here it is....after hours of logging and editing I have the rough cut of my drive from San Diego, CA to Hampotn Beach, NH. The rough cut is 1hr and 2mins but I'm going to speed up the footage and make it as quick as possible while still giving the feel of the drive.

Surf check 12/19/10

Todays surf check included some frozen overspray from the high tide. Ankle with the occasional waist high sneaker.

Summer Session Holiday Sale

Brand new RIP CURL wetsuits $90, gift certificates, new NIXON leather jackets(was $89 now $45) 50% off all clothes. Insane deals. Open tomm. 11-4:30! If you are in the Rye Beach area GO GET IN ON THE GOOD DEALS!!!

Clean Ups and Wipeouts!

As HUGE surf battered the coast of New Hampshire today I was lucky enough to catch a few of the clean up sets and HEAVY wipeouts that occurred. Enjoy!

No surfers were injured in the filming of this video.

Daily Pics

Today was only knee high with some waist high waves here and there. The forecast is looking good coming up along with some snow in the forecast. So stay tuned for more good photos.