Went out surfing last night and broke my surfboard. Was out in Newport and the waves were pretty big (at least for my own taste). I would love to say that I did it dropping down a nice big wave, but I actually did it turtle diving, a maneuver you do to force your board under a wave when you are paddling out. You basically flip the board over (fins up) and hang on vertically in the ocean below it, holding on with your hands as the wave passes (think of the letter "T") over the top. I knew something was wrong, cause that normal heavy pull you feel on your leg when you and your board are being tumbled through the rinse cycle was not there. I came up and found half of it connected to my ankle and the other half floating in the whitewash about 30 yards away. I'll have to see about getting it repaired. Bummer -- I've had a lot of fun memories with this board.
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