The Tanker Blog
As April 2011 came to an end, history will reflect the windiest April on record. Fishing guides were pulling their hair out and tankersurfcharters.com was dead in the water, since windless days are the call. We ran the new boat in the back bayous to break it in and work out the kinks. The new 23′ [...]
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Tanker surf season 2011 is here!! There are many exciting things happening with tankersurfcharters.com. For the first time, tshirts and hats are now available to buy on the website! The tshirt and hat blanks are the finest available and the graphics are sick! Be one of the 1st to get yours.
Another new development is a [...]
With the changing of the seasons upon us, cool fronts with offshore winds are usually a welcomed event along the beachfront, as they groom our typically choppy windswells into clean lines. The bay is quite different. North winds will chop up the bay quickly and wreck havoc on a tanker surfing expedition. When the weatherman forecasted the [...]
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The founders of Liquid Force Wakeboards, Jimmy Redmon and Tony Finn, are both avid surfers who live in sunny Southern California. Jimmy grew up in Houston and went out to Redfish Island back in the 70’s once to catch the odd tanker wave that would peel along it’s eastern shoreline. Decades later, Jimmy returned to his [...]
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We motored out at first light into Galveston Bay, two longboards strapped to specially-crafted racks as the hum of the Mercury powered us into the Houston Ship Channel.
One massive tanker passed, then another and finally a third. It was the fourth that lit the bay up, sending a chest-high wave rippling in its wake as [...]
The twins rock—literally. Their band, Ocean Roots just played the Mauli Ola Event in Galveston. They are currently recording for their debut album and are about to release a music video. They asked me to take them tanker surfing so they could include a little “tanker love” in their video. Look out for their CD [...]
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As a surfer, moving from Los Angeles to Galveston, you are in for a slight mental adjustment, as waves go, so Charles contacted James needing some H2O support. 4 tankers, 22 miles and 6 hours later, Charles not only had a permanent smile, but also stories to tell and sore muscles to stretch. Miles To [...]
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Pat traveled all the way from Oregon to see what the tanker surf hoopla was all about. Early morning glass and a huge tanker is what he scored. This particular surf spot can net ride lengths of 5 miles with the right ship and conditions.
Weather for the day stayed nice, with light winds prevailing, and [...]
The month of August has produced epic conditions for tanker surfing. We have taken out various groups and individuals, riding everything from super fish to longboards to SUP’s. Light winds have been the norm and tanker traffic has been off the hook. People from California, Oregon, New York, Austin and Dallas have traveled to Galveston [...]
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Tanker surfers ride wave in Galveston Bay created by Chinese ship carrying unusual cargo! Surfers John Benson, James Fulbright and John Machol were in the right place at the right time. From China with tanker love!
From the Galveston Daily News–GALVESTON — One of the most unusual cargoes ever carried across the Pacific entered Galveston Bay at [...]
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