Dang dude, I never saw this until now!!!!!  That's okay.  I ended up having a good time with friends.  I really hate riding other peoples stuff anyways.  I won't b/f other people's boats and won't roll a boat that hasn't been reinforced so that would have been fine.  I did take my first surfing lesson down in Mazatlan.  Those waves were so amazing that I made plans to hit Pismo late Oct. after the world finals.
Maybe I will get to meet more of you west coast guys there.
Thanks again for the offer.