Velzyland

Surf Guide

Named after veteran California surfer/shaper Dale Velzy, V-Land is like a miniature Sunset Beach, set in the big bay just beyond Backyards. At times, it can be hard to even see the break in the welter of water moving around the bay. V-land is shaded by Phantom Reef, the classic big-wave location that lies over a half-mile straight out to sea. Phantoms focuses swell into the bay, where most of it ends up connecting across to V-Land's neatly defined, shallow lava ledge. On a good day, it's a bowling barrel of fun, rippable sections -- a perfect training ground for the best North Shore groms, who take full advantage of the wave.