HOLY BLEEP!!!

Ok....so you thought I was nuts for surfing in sub freezing temperatures. These guys should be pictured in Websters next to several words/phrases that come to mind: Adrenaline Junkie, Psycho, Retard etc....
I mean these are real, living.....SUPERMEN!!




I mean, imagine sitting on that bridge talking to your mom on a cell phone. "Hey mom, I was just sitting here in Norway and um......well.......superman just flew by me."

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Dropping surf for NH today.

The waves dropped quite a bit today. In the knee high range with the occasional waist to chest high bomb set. lol. Here's a few pics I snapped today.

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Todays snapshots

Here are some snapshots I took today right before I paddled out. It was chest-overhead and offshore. Outside air temp with windchill was 6 degrees fahrenheit.

How do you know it's cold when you are going surfing?

You know it's cold when you see this! 

Now keep in mind that is salt water that's frozen on my fins! With the windchill it was at 6 degrees when I paddled out today. So not only was it the first time that I wore long underwear today...it was definitely the first time I've ever had ice in my fins. YIKES!

Some frigid waves today

I snapped some photos today after a dawn patrol session. Outside temps never got above 35 but there were still plenty of warriors out to get theirs.

First winter surf in NE

So I strapped on a hood, 5mm gloves, 6mm booties and a 5/4 O'neill Mutant for the first time today. The surf was pretty sloppy but I wanted to try and get used to the gear since the next couple days should be fun.

Photo: Ryan McGill

Welcome to my blog!

So after many hours of debate on what to call my blog....Here it is! I have way to much fun thinking of puns and with a last name like mine (SCHNELL) there were so many funny blog titles to choose between. I hope you enjoy my updates and seeing what I am up to.