Goal: March 2008

At this rate, I'm never going to get out in the water. So I'm putting a goal down in writing. I'm shooting for catching my first waves in March of 2008.

Why wait so long? A few reasons:

• I need to get in the kind of shape required to surf the Lake Superior waves, both because of the temperature and unpredictability of the lake.
• I need to save up some cash to be able to buy a wetsuit, booties, hood and board. That's at least a $700 investment.
  
• I'm waiting until March so that I can catch the Spring waves and not have to deal with the lows in January and February. I'm not a glutton for that kind of punishment.

I figure I need to shed about 50 pounds by then and build up my paddling muscles. March it is then.