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Troy Johnson

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Jun 23, 2012, 5:39:52 AM6/23/12
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Crammer was totally right about low tide at Mamba.  We surfed there at low tide last Saturday, right at the end of the big swell, and had a great morning.  lots of great waves, though with some soft sections.  does that sound familiar?

I was a bit late in getting this email out because i headed strait to Grand Gedeh after surfing where i tested positive for typhoid at the government hospital  That was a bummer, because I didn't want to believe I could get typhoid at Mamba.  Here is the catch,  I researched it yesterday and it turned out that the symptoms i was exhibiting right after surfing Mamba were week two symptoms, so I most certainly did not get typhoid at Mamba. 

Cheers.

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    "Keith Chapman" <chap...@trinitydental.org> Jun 16 03:45PM -0500  

    The intense current usually happens around low tide when the swell is 9 ft
    +. Usually under 9 ft there's not as much current, and is usually better
    waves, too. Some of my best waves there (not the longest, but the best
    quality) were a bit more mid tide, when they could hug the side a bit more
    and get some steeper sections when rounding the corner. Low tide there
    doesn't necessarily mean better waves, and often means the first section
    won't link up. Over 9 feet usually means they break farther out and the
    shape really sucks. They're practically head high, but you almost always
    have to do a whitewater take off they're so flat.
     
    keith +
     

     
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    [mailto:liberian...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Albert
    Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 10:37 PM
    To: ma...@orphanreliefandrescue.org
    Cc: john.e...@gmail.com; liberian...@googlegroups.com
    Subject: Re: The big swell
     

     
    You may or may not get typhoid at poopy point... aka Mamba point, but if you
    exit via the beach (Westpoint's public toilet) you will probably have
    nightmares. Does not mean the waves are not epic, but...
     

     
    Michael
     
    Michael Albert
     
    +66 81 937 0455
     
    Sent from my iPhone
     
     
    On Jun 16, 2012, at 1:39 AM, "Matthew L. Cramer"
    <ma...@orphanreliefandrescue.org> wrote:
     
    Here, here.
     
    This message sent from Matthew's mobile.
     
    On Jun 15, 2012 5:45 PM, "john.e...@gmail.com" <john.e...@gmail.com>
    wrote:
     
    Man I miss Mamba.
     
    And for the record, I used to surf there all the time and never once got
    typhoid. You just gotta eat your vegetables Nate and then disinfect with a
    Dark and Stormy. Easy as that.
     
     
     
     
    John Etherton
    +1-404-587-1606 <tel:%2B1-404-587-1606>
    john.e...@gmail.com
     
     
    On 6/14/12 11:55 AM, Troy Johnson wrote:
     
    That is good information to know. thanks. It looks from the report like the
    swell peaked today at about noon.
     
    I will probably try Mamba Point at low tide on saturday. the swell will be
    smaller, but it may be worth a shot.
     
    On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 1:45 PM, Matthew L. Cramer
    <ma...@orphanreliefandrescue.org> wrote:
     
    Good God Mamba was exploding right at low tide. Surfed until 11am and got
    some epic waves. Like Troy said, currents were crazy but well worth all the
    paddling!
     
    This message sent from Matthew's mobile.
     
    On Jun 14, 2012 10:37 AM, "Troy Johnson" <tjohns...@gmail.com> wrote:
     
    Here is the big swell update from Monrovia:
     
    Yesterday morning was still pretty rough, but we got frustrated enough by
    the afternoon and tried to paddle out at Kendaja anyway. We could not get
    past the whitewater, and even if we had the waves looked big, blownout and
    messy.
     
    We then tried at Fisherman's Point, but the huge swell created very poorly
    formed waves, so even if you did take off in the whitewater, there was
    really no where to go from there. the waves were just to mushy.
     
    On to a la lagoona, it was on the way home, we could not get out again. at
    both Fisherman's Point and a la lagoona, I have never seen so much kelp.
    the beaches are full of it too.
     
    I am curious to know if Kramer had luck today???
     
    This morning it looked great in sinkor. organized swell with a 14 or 15
    second period. It was even slightly offshore, much to my surprise. The
    waves were at least head high. I paddled out at Mamba Pt at about 6:30,
    which should have been about mid-tide. This was only my 4th or 5th time
    surfing Mamba Pt and i definitely do not have the place wired. The current
    was so strong, it was like trying to surf in a river. The swell was good,
    but again, the waves were poorly formed, soft and mushy. I got a couple
    little waves left disappointed. Maybe I was there at the wrong time?
     
    Again, any advice on Mamba Pt would be appreciated. When have people had
    luck in terms of tides and swell direction?
     
    Troy
     
    On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 11:11 AM, Nathaniel Calhoun <natec...@gmail.com>
    wrote:
     
    That sounds about right.
     
    I'd love updates on how this swell shakes out for you all. Mamba point may
    be a bit sheltered from your winds if you are willing to surf it. Know,
    however, that you *can* catch typhoid from swimming in salt water very close
    to sewage outlets . . . c.p. at Mamba Point.
     
    We're getting the frontrunners of the swell here in Dakar 1.5 feet at 19
    seconds. Our little reefs are gonna start blowing up
     
    On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Troy Johnson <tjohns...@gmail.com>
    wrote:
     
    Morning 1: The biggest storm I have seen since I moved her a year ago blew
    in last night at about 10 pm. It was still raining when I woke up at 5:30
    am. Today the ocean was a mess about 18 mph onshore wind. Maybe this
    afternoon will be better.
     
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Thanks for the advice Keith,

We tried again at mid tide on Saturday with a 4.5 foot swell.  It was a bit too small, but we got a couple waves and nothing by low tide.

On Saturday, June 23, 2012 9:39:52 AM UTC, Troy Johnson wrote:
Crammer was totally right about low tide at Mamba.  We surfed there at low tide last Saturday, right at the end of the big swell, and had a great morning.  lots of great waves, though with some soft sections.  does that sound familiar?

I was a bit late in getting this email out because i headed strait to Grand Gedeh after surfing where i tested positive for typhoid at the government hospital  That was a bummer, because I didn't want to believe I could get typhoid at Mamba.  Here is the catch,  I researched it yesterday and it turned out that the symptoms i was exhibiting right after surfing Mamba were week two symptoms, so I most certainly did not get typhoid at Mamba. 

Cheers.

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