http://www.ralphspic.com/newsletter.html

… he’s even got the details on that boat that ground ashore !!

“My brothers and sisters, this week’s abundant surf was truly a gift. And I would hope, that you all got to sample some of it. Because there were waves a plenty. I guess, I should really start with Monday. Even though the swell started on Sunday. It was that early Monday morning sunrise, that gave way to stacked up lines, that were stretched all across the horizon.

Big Green walls just marching in from the Northeast. Shaking the foundations, of everyone’s sleep mode.

That Nor’easter came in with conviction. Those lines were every bit as solid and powerful as any Easter before it. There’s no denying that. And if you don’t believe me, why just ask the boat Captain who lost his 32 Schooner off of 18th Street on Monday. The name of that craft (are you ready for this?) BLOWN AWAY. I kid you not. She went down in a huge set.

A large wave hit her port side and she snapped the mast, and then, she flipped over, only to have her keel ripped off. At that point, she was at the ocean’s mercy. And as we all know, Mother Ocean has no mercy, especially when she’s in the growing stages of a powerful Northeast Swell.

And we were all there.

Virtually very photographer, who’s ever submitted a photo to this blog was there. Waiting for the inevitable. The high tide Smashing on the Rocks. I said we were like “rubber neckers” on Rte 95 after some Tractor Trailer turned over. Seeing a spark and waiting for it to hit the fuel line. That may be a bit of an extreme comparison, but not by much.

Really, it was both sad and entertaining.

The Captain was learning valuable marine lessons at a high price. He dropped two anchors off her bow and then tied a line to one of the parking meters. This had disaster written all over it. At one point, the meter line was so taut that I thought it was going to snap and decapitate an innocent bystander. I remember thinking…”Whoa, if I can get that scene on video, I might have the most watched clip on YouTube.”

Thank God the line came undone.

But you know the old saying… “when it rains it pours.” The poor owner of the boat was sitting in his pickup with his dog. As he backed up pulling away from the wall, he put his vehicle in gear, when his drive shaft fell off. Oh dude…

It’s a hard way to learn about New England waters and Nor’easters in general. But life is full of learning lessons. The BlownAway is still sitting there on the beach. And there’s a new swell rising. If you want to catch any of this yourself, she’s down off 18th Street.”

Go hit his site to read more and see tons of photos (surf and boat smashing).