Chapped Lipz

Nice smackage of one La Jolla lip under the August sun. That's a lot of board poppin out the back of the wave while the fins are just holding in. I like what's going on in this photo. Jean-Paul punching the clock for the afternoon shift.
photo: Goulding

OTL in San Diego

Nope: not the OTL tourney at Fiesta Island.
Yep: off the lip - OTL - at Zapatisto.

JP captured by Slavin the other day

Got sunscreen?

What?! a surf session this summer when the sun was actually out in San Diego?
So much fun wearing a full suit in summer..........yeah..........
Can we please get some sun and some warmer water?*#*^*!* My trunks and vest are feeling neglected.

rider: JP Marengo "the Mask"
photo: A. Goulding

Freeze Frame

Like this water shot as it really captures what we see when we are paddling over a set wave and peek to the left to see what the rider is doing. Pretty cool with the little pieces of seaweed/eel grass in the lip too.

rider: JP
photo: Delanzo

Botox Lips

photo: Mike Sangiolo
Some lips are wafer thin. Some lips are soft and mushy. Some lips are small and chapped. But this lip shown in this photo is on roids or just got a huge botox injection in mid July prior to breaking on this local shelf. All I know is that the lips in Leucadia and Del Mar do not come close to looking like these. J.P. - in the right place at the right time. again............... You are the Man!

Summer SD Style

This guy logs more water time than a Children's Pool seal. And gets better waves than 98.5% of us humanoids.

Mid July at a SD reef

rider: JP Marengo
photos: Slavin

Final Chapter

Part two in a series of only two. Here's how JP's floater ended. I'm not sure if the barnz pony tail got in the way or if he was just it utter shock before blue impact. I will have to check with JP to see if there is an epilogue.

Floatersam and Jetsam

Here's a recent July sequence of Jean Paul in his backyard in La Jolla. Nice bottom turn into a floater/off-the-top. But wait........ who is this barney with the ponytail?!! Check back tomorrow for the final chapter and epilogue.



photos: John Slavin

Logo Man

3 for 3

3 shots of 3 waves for a 3 day weekend.


Have a good weekend.

Go Away Wind

Some shots taken early last week here in San Diego prior to all this junky, pissn-me-off wind. Hey Coastal Eddy, just go away!
photo: Lance Smith
rider: Japers

Back Lit in the Backyard

Photo: Goulding
Rider: J.P. Marengo

Mid Week pick-me-up

Not much happening out there today, except lots of wind and chop.
Here's some shots from last month to get you thru the day.

Put It on Axis.....

is a favorite saying of a friend of ours when he is out in the water and hitting all his bottom turns and setting it on rail. Here's JP with his interpretation of putting it on axis.
photo: Goulding

Shade on a sunny day

Shade/Sun
Hide/Seek
In (the hook)/Off (the top)

Surf or Yardwork

while you were probably shopping at Costco or Bed Bath & Beyond, this guy was out killing it! photo: Goulding

Things Are Lookin Up

This is a cool shot.... kelp or fish view....or swimmer avoiding laceration.
Photo is of team rider JP at a LJ beach break. Photo shot by Aaron Goulding.
Check his stuff out at www.jagmediaproductions.com

Lip Service

Off the top. San Diego style.
Surfer: JP
Photo: Slavin

Lifestyle of JP

Yes, all those sticks are Murphy's: and please note that the one behind him has been put back together twice by our great friend and ally, Joe Roper. JP in his crib painting in his inimitable style preparing to go on another undercover mission at the reefs. Thanks Aaron, John Slavin, Lance Smith et. al. ; not necessarily in that order. You guys are the best support team on this coast or any other. Dennis out for now.
p.s. I couldn't do any of this without Chris Miller or Ed Lewis of The Leucadia Project.com. Check out the site! And that's an order y'all. Later. dm



Painting al fresco at the Cove - ooo la la

Finished art work put to the test.

Early Evening Commute

JP
San Diego

"I'm On Fire

and it's the rainy season"........................
Japers and Slavin collaborative.

Low Tide

Location: San Diego County
Rider: Japers
Photo: Slavin

Where Was I Monday?

I was in the water in Leucadia - but evidently we should have been in LJ!
JP in his backyard. Scoring yet again......

Rocas y Pajaros y Juan Pablo

I always liked this shot the best of this particular day - but, I was over ruled by the local, pseudo, photo journalists lurking near the Murph studio. Well now, I say it's time for my favorite to get exposed.

Did He Make It?

Yes he did!

Location: San Diego, California: January 2010
Rider: Jean-Paul Marengo
Photos: John Slavin

Finally..........

This place only breaks a handful of times a year (if that).
But it finally did on Saturday January 23rd. And staying true to form, J.P. Marengo was on it - with his 9' Speed shape. This guy is on a serious roll.
Thanks for the photos John. Check out his work at johnslavin.com

The Hits Keep Coming

Here's another action shot of the Man, JP Marengo, in his backyard.
Every week, so it seems, there has been a new W/NW swell.
Then the photos come rolling in. They never get old and keep us amped for the next session. We really like the colors and texture of the water, the color of the board and the kelp paddies. Blow it up and see what we mean. Enjoy.

Photo: Bill Riley

Deja Vu

JP doin his thing. This has been a pretty decent month here in SD.

Lobster Lounge

Send Us Some

Here's a shot of team rider J.P. Marengo at the spot Joel Tudor likes to refer to as South Torrey. Here's hoping that the alleged El Nino will bring us some of these nuggets.

The Sacred Craft Expo weekend was a blast and a detailed post will be following shortly.

J.P.

Long time Murphy rider, and La Jolla reef aficionado, J.P. Marengo shown here doing his thing. We will probably see more shots of him when he gets that new custom board and the Souths