Interview with Sylvain Boucher, the man behind Frenchy’s Surfboards.Wells Beach 2 double “O” 8 with the guys and gals from Surf Montreal!
Well folks here it is! We invaded Maine, camped, surfed, surfed some more and partied a little while we weren’t surfing. As usual we packed up the cars and headed down to Maine for our annual weekend after Labor Day trip to Wells beach, Maine.
Friday September 5, 2008:
8:00 am.
We pack up the cars and head down to Maine. Get through the border just fine and kick it down the 89.
1:00 pm.
Stop at liquor store and stock up.
2pm.
We set up the camp and go get our gear… how did that fit in there?
3pm.
We hit the beach. Always a stressful time driving into Moody. The surf cast was promising… but will there be waves?
Yup!
We surf for a few hours and take a short break.
Then we go back and surf until the sunsets.
9pm.
Campfire blazing, hotdogs roasting, beers cracking, music playing, people laughing.
Sometime around 24 beers, 2 bottles of jager, 3 bottles of wine, 1 bottle of Goldshlager, 40 hotdogs, 2 bags of chips and a large salad later, we go to bed.
Saturday September 6, 2008
6am.
Inside Chris’ tent
“Pssst Dan… yo… dude, it’s 6 already… let’s make breakfast, and go surf!”
7am, we arrive at Ogunquit beach, the waves are genius.
A little briefing about the spot.
AKA: This is Ogunquit. My favorite spot in the North East to surf. Sandy bottom, long rides, usually low rip tides, and never too crowded. Enjoy!
Then ALOT of surfing followed.
We surf a solid 4 hours before taking a break as the tide comes up. Enjoy some lunch, walk around Ogunquit, sleep on the beach, go for a swim, and enjoy the nice weather.
3:00 pm
Surfing again! The waves are better then before. Starting to get huge and slowly peeling along the beach.
8pm
Dinner at the steakhouse! Yummy.
11pm
Arrive at the campground to find that hurricane Hannah is making its way through Wells. Torrential rainstorm. Not fun to camp in these conditions.
Sunday September 7, 2008
7am.
We sleep in. Last night sucked. Rain. Water everywhere, the creek behind our tent turned into a massive river. The tent is almost taken downstream, we had about 2 feet until we had to move the tent.
7:15 am.
Look outside. The rain has stopped. The sun is out? Its getting hot? Sweet!
8:00am.
Ogunquit is blown out and the waves are closing out too fast. We head down to the much more sheltered fishermans cove beach. The waves are slow, big and fun. We surf for a little while, take a few pictures and bid farewell to the beach for the weekend.
10pm.
We arrive back in Montreal! This was the best surf trip to date. Can’t wait for next year!
And now our blooper reel!
Special thanks to everyone who came out with us, Wheels N Waves, Ocean View Campground and hurricane Hannah!
