The New England Surfer
Aloha! My name is Chris and this is my page dedicated to surfing. The main focus of the page is New England, but by no means does that mean that I will limit it to just this region. Please check out the page and let me know what you think by signing my guestpage or e-mailing me at cjborgat@cc.owu.edu
The last two pictures are of myself in Rhode Island. They were taken by my best bud, Luke.
A little about myself. I'm currently in college working on degrees in Geography and Environmental Studies and hopefully I will sneak in a minor in English or Journalism as well. I'm from Massachusetts, but I frequent the breaks of Rhode Island, New Hampshire and sometimes I even make it up to Maine.
I consider myself a longboarder, but sometimes I pull out my shortboard when the mood hits me. I am currently riding a 9'4" Rainbow with a single skeg.
A little more about me.
As far as music goes...here are some of my favorites: Bob Marley & Wailers, Morphine, Machinery Hall, Miles Davis and the man...Frank Sinatra.
Wheels: GMC Sierra truck, Ford Explorer
Favorite Break: Sorry, it's a secret spot.
Now Some Pictures! All pictures were taken by myself, with the exception of those that I am surfing in!
Like the picture says, "Perfect Nantucket Beachbreak."
There is nothing like a Nantucket sunset.
Another perfect shaped wave in Nantucket. I was the only one out that day, sorry you missed it.
I love Nantucket!
That's me on a Rhode Island left. Small day, but still fun and worth getting wet.
From my last trip up to Maine (3/8/98). Don't let the clouds fool you, the air temp was 56 degrees. The water temp on the other hand...we won't talk about that.
Northern Swell- Canada's Surf Mag
Surfer Girl's Private Beach- A very cool site, tons of stoke. Check this one out!
East Coast Surf Info- Tons of resources, including reports.
Surfer Magazine- Cool Mag, cool site. Check out the bulliten board for info.
Surfer Girl Magazine
East Coast Surfing- A cool site, from a guy out of New Jersey
Eastern Surfing Association- Competition/Membership Info.
Indian Summer Surf Shop- Nantucket
Watershed Surf Shop- Rhode Island
Zapstix Surf Shop- New Hampshire
Surfer Resources- Tons of links.
Nor'Easter Surf Shop- Moved to Scituate Harbor...don't have new number yet
Watershed (401) 789-1954 RI
Warm Winds (401) 789-7020 RI
Water Bros. (401) 849-WAVE RI
SST (603) 926-8804 NH
Indian Summer (508)228-SURF MA-Nantucket
If you have any shop/report numbers please e-mail me at cjborgat@cc.owu.edu.
This page was last updated 8/18/98...Lots more coming soon!
Coming Soon on the New England Surfer
My picture from the front page of the Boston Globe. It was taken durring hurricane Felix, a couple years back.
New Links
Visitor Picture Gallery (Under Construction)
I'm collecting pictures from visitors in order to construct a gallery. If you are interested in being on the web, please e-mail me at cjborgat@cc.owu.edu for more info. Idealy, I would like two pictures from each person, one shot of them surfing and one face shot/portrait (basicly, a shot that shows your face). Don't be shy! Contribute!