Central Coast in February?
orego...@my-deja.com
are thinking of making a trip south of the border and I don't want to be
bothered by all the kooks in Santa Cruz. The Central Coast from vague
accounts is quiet and filled with good but hard to find waves. If
true then I'm down for that.
What's the 411?
O-Dog
Sent via Deja.com
http://www.deja.com/
Michael Sullivan
>
> Yo any word on big scary reef breaks south of Carmel CA? The betty and I
> are thinking of making a trip south of the border and I don't want to be
> bothered by all the kooks in Santa Cruz. The Central Coast from vague
> accounts is quiet and filled with good but hard to find waves. If
> true then I'm down for that.
Is this JB or Lem?
Take the 5 south until you hit 405, go south
on 405, take a right on Beach Blvd, turn right
when you run out of road, park anywhere you want.
surf's up!
Mike
Timothy B. Maddux
>Yo any word on big scary reef breaks south of Carmel CA?
Yeah there's lots of them in Big Sur.
I can clear all the kooks out and
send them up to, say, Oregon, if you
let us know where all the good waves
are...
--
.-``'. Tim Maddux, Ocean Engineering Lab, UCSB
.` .`~ Santa Barbara Surfing - http://www.me.ucsb.edu/~tbmaddux/
_.-' '._ "The waves, as always, hold the more insidious addiction."
Foon
Geographically challenged Michael Sullivan wrote:
> orego...@my-deja.com wrote:
>
> Is this JB or Lem?
disturbing thought
> Take the 5 south until you hit 405, go south
> on 405, take a right on Beach Blvd, turn right
> when you run out of road, park anywhere you want.
You sir, have just directed the oregonlocal to Huntington Beach.
This is probably not what he had in mind.
Good job.
-Foon
orego...@my-deja.com
Michael Sullivan <gc....@forsythe.stanford.edu> wrote:
>
> Is this JB or Lem?
>
> Take the 5 south until you hit 405, go south
> on 405, take a right on Beach Blvd, turn right
> when you run out of road, park anywhere you want.
>
> surf's up!
I sure hope you are not aiming for a career in comedy because your act
needs a lot of work. I guess that is what happens when you only surf San
O day in and day out. Jump back, it is the longboard attack. I am
looking for useful information on the Central Coast such as what reefs
light up during a real deal holyfield swell and if most of the good
breaks require repelling down cliffs. The betty is not up for that but
sometimes you got to do what you got to do. At least she can film if
there is no fog.
Who is JB and Lem? Are they like Ren and Stimpy? Beavis and Butthead?
Dan King
>In article <3A6156...@forsythe.stanford.edu>,
> Michael Sullivan <gc....@forsythe.stanford.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Is this JB or Lem?
>>
>> Take the 5 south until you hit 405, go south
>> on 405, take a right on Beach Blvd, turn right
>> when you run out of road, park anywhere you want.
>>
>> surf's up!
>
>
>I sure hope you are not aiming for a career in comedy because your act
>needs a lot of work.
Au contraire, it was an excellent reply to a pretty good troll, IMHO.
Dan
"Get in the pit and try to love someone" - Kid Rock
John Singer
<orego...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:93rdjb$oef$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> Yo any word on big scary reef breaks south of Carmel CA?
One of the best breaks in all of California is at the Farallon Islands. It
will kick your ass.
-john
Michael Sullivan
>
> In article <3A6156...@forsythe.stanford.edu>,
> Michael Sullivan <gc....@forsythe.stanford.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Is this JB or Lem?
> >
> > Take the 5 south until you hit 405, go south
> > on 405, take a right on Beach Blvd, turn right
> > when you run out of road, park anywhere you want.
> >
> > surf's up!
>
> I sure hope you are not aiming for a career in comedy because your act
> needs a lot of work. I guess that is what happens when you only surf San
If you help me with my comedy act, I'll help you
with your new profile.
Never mind, I'll help you for free.
I dig the cool old timey surf lingo coming out of the
wilds of the Oregon coast. 'betty', 'your 411', etc.
It would help though, to pretend a complete ignorance
of usenet, that way it appears that a wild loner on the
lam from drug charges in Cali has realized the statute
of limitations in Cali has run out this year, so he
wants to go back to check things out.
O-dog has some good friends and a good 'betty' (hee hee)
at his secluded hamlet a 1/4 tank of gas north of Coos
Bay, but he's the only one to really surf the area and
has gotten enough solitary barrels in thelast 10 years
to blow the aggro completely out of him.
A new interesting personality on AS would be someone
who pops out of the past with complete ignorance of
anything that's happened in the last 20 years, has
been surfing ever since, shaping his own boards of
ancient designs, and of course puffing on weed.
Maybe have a pet shark, a 20ft white you at your private
reef every day that checks you out but hasn't tried
to take a bite since that first time in 85. Ever
since you've been bringing him deer carcass a couple
times a week.
The 'repelling' stuff is sort of cliche on AS,
isn't it?
Mike
Grey Wolf
rant
And the men in grey suits will clean your sorry carcass.
--
Grey "Millions of fat, juicy seals can't be wrong" Wolf
Forget world peace. Visualize using your turn signal.
orego...@my-deja.com
"John Singer" <jgsi...@pacbell.net> wrote:
>
> One of the best breaks in all of California is at the Farallon
Islands. It
> will kick your ass.
There are some stupid people in this newsgroup. How many of you besides
Bud from Hawaii surf? Surfing the Internet does not count. Back to the
original question. I know someone out there has surfed the waters
between Monterey and Pismo Beach and if you are out there drop me a line
and give me the 411 on the place. I am an accomplished surfer who has
traveled throughout most of Northern California surfing a variety of big
wave breaks. I am wondering if the Central Coast fairly similar?
Thanks to any real surfers who can help.
orego...@my-deja.com
Michael Sullivan <gc....@forsythe.stanford.edu> wrote:
>
> O-dog has some good friends and a good 'betty' (hee hee)
> at his secluded hamlet a 1/4 tank of gas north of Coos
> Bay, but he's the only one to really surf the area and
> has gotten enough solitary barrels in thelast 10 years
> to blow the aggro completely out of him.
Hey bro have you ever thought about becoming a storywriter? It would
take time out of your longboarding schedule but one less battleship in
the water would suit me just fine.
IM me 4 FreeCash
surf from big sur south till you get to morro Bay. And in Feburary you can'
count on onshores blowing nicely.
ChrissyPerson
>surf from big sur south till you get to morro Bay. And in Feburary you can'
>count on onshores blowing nicely
nobody is gonna cough up their secret spots to an outsider... especially in a
public forum. Their are several secret reefs between big sur and morro bay but
they are fickle, localized and often hairball. my best advice is check out
swell.com's travel section for the low down. Finding them is up to
you...(hint) they're all off of hwy 1, how hard can that be? good luck
ps, if you got some worthwhile info to trade, email me privately
south...@hotmail.com
Grey Wolf
to rant
> In article <dMk86.14$%H2....@news.pacbell.net>,
Go troll somewhere else.
--
Grey "?" Wolf
John Singer
<orego...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:93st5n$pgg$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> In article <dMk86.14$%H2....@news.pacbell.net>,
>I am an accomplished surfer
a half-assed troll is more like it...kook
-john
thatmoody
>
> I sure hope you are not aiming for a career in comedy because your act
> needs a lot of work. I guess that is what happens when you only surf San
> O day in and day out. Jump back, it is the longboard attack. I am
> looking for useful information on the Central Coast such as what reefs
> light up during a real deal holyfield swell and if most of the good
> breaks require repelling down cliffs. The betty is not up for that but
> sometimes you got to do what you got to do. At least she can film if
> there is no fog.
> Who is JB and Lem? Are they like Ren and Stimpy? Beavis and Butthead?
>
>
> O-Dog
If your girlfriend's name is not Betty, please stop referring to her as "the
betty." That term just drives me nuts!!!!
See, you guys were always wondering what my snapping point is; I've finally
reached it.
Jane
Team Kmart
are
the best time to venture up there.
February may be better than Wind Swell months March-May, but I doubt it.
orego...@my-deja.com wrote in message <93rdjb$oef$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
orego...@my-deja.com
chriss...@aol.com (ChrissyPerson) wrote:
>
> nobody is gonna cough up their secret spots to an outsider...
especially in a
> public forum. Their are several secret reefs between big sur and
morro bay but
> they are fickle, localized and often hairball. my best advice is
check out
> swell.com's travel section for the low down. Finding them is up to
> you...(hint) they're all off of hwy 1, how hard can that be? good
luck
I was not expecting anyone to make mention of secret spots on the
Central Coast to this newsgroup. That would be like exposing your
privates during Sunday mass at church. I also will not check out
anything by Swill.com because those kooks are just out to make money and
do not care who they piss off by exposing certain surf breaks. I was
banking that someone would drop me an e-mail and give me some local
knowledge especially when it comes to those hard to find fickle waves.
orego...@my-deja.com
Grey Wolf <greywo...@hotnospammail.com> wrote:
>
> Go troll somewhere else.
This does not surprise me coming from a Washington state surfer. Are you
stuck in Westport and the only way to relieve tension is to be a hardass
on usenet? I hear masterbation is a good stress reliever and you can do
it without making a fool of yourself. If you read the header for this
thread you will notice that I am not trolling but rather looking for
information about a surfing destination.
Team Kmart
orego...@my-deja.com wrote in message <93thij$9np$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>I was not expecting anyone to make mention of secret spots on the
>Central Coast to this newsgroup. That would be like exposing your
>privates during Sunday mass at church. I also will not check out
>anything by Swill.com because those kooks are just out to make money and
>do not care who they piss off by exposing certain surf breaks.
And the Surf Mags are just out to make money, so they just have pictures
of the Top Talent on Sunny Days exposing logos.
But in my estimation, a magazine and articles should be about getting and
learning
information. But the Surfing Mags give little attention to
giving the low down on a Particular Break and rarely if ever display a
picture
showing a layout of the break, location, or other info. Likewise, they
usually ignore useful articles about Sandbarformation, board design( you'll
get some saccharine board design articles occasionally),
and countless other interesting venues.
Most of their articles are just adolescent blather, in odd , unreadable
fonts focusing on
the Top Surfing Talent wearing Label Clothing and Surfing Label Products.
Gloss and Worthless Gab that serves as nothing more than an Industry
Promotional Magazine.
At least Swell.Com is giving us some REAL content.
I wont even talk about your blather...you come here wanting info....and yet
you berate
Legitimate Sources of it....
orego...@my-deja.com
"thatmoody" <moo...@sprynet.com> wrote:
>
> If your girlfriend's name is not Betty, please stop referring to her
as "the
> betty." That term just drives me nuts!!!!
> See, you guys were always wondering what my snapping point is; I've
finally
> reached it.
Jane I am sorry if the term betty offends you but the girl calls
herself that and the name sort of stuck. It may have something to do
with the tattoo of Betty Boop she has on her butt. <smiles>
orego...@my-deja.com
"Team Kmart" <compe...@kmart.com> wrote:
>
> At least Swell.Com is giving us some REAL content.
>
> I wont even talk about your blather...you come here wanting
info....and yet
> you berate
> Legitimate Sources of it....
Hi Team Kmart,
I have a hard time believing Swell.com is giving out real surfing
content when they are reviewing Amy Cobb's Playboy spread. Unless you
are a horny teenage boy, something like that is pretty useless. I think
there are a lot of surfers out there who are not happy with what
Swell.com did with their travel articles. LowCal may be used to not
having any secret spots, but there are areas on their maps that should
have stayed off.
I personally would rather talk to surfers who live in certain areas
because they are far more in tune with the ocean and their breaks than
people who are just passing through.
That is my $.02 anyway :->
Kira
(O-Dog's betty)
Grey Wolf
rant
> See, you guys were always wondering what my snapping point is; I've finally
> reached it.
> Jane
And it took a troll by a regular to do it....
cor...@mediaone.net
> > I sure hope you are not aiming for a career in comedy because your act
> > needs a lot of work. I guess that is what happens when you only surf San
> > O day in and day out. Jump back, it is the longboard attack. I am
> > looking for useful information on the Central Coast such as what reefs
> > light up during a real deal holyfield swell and if most of the good
> > breaks require repelling down cliffs. The betty is not up for that but
> > sometimes you got to do what you got to do. At least she can film if
> > there is no fog.
> > Who is JB and Lem? Are they like Ren and Stimpy? Beavis and Butthead?
> >
> >
> > O-Dog
>
> If your girlfriend's name is not Betty, please stop referring to her as "the
> betty." That term just drives me nuts!!!!
Hi Janey, O-Dog....'n' All!!
...I never knew there was a surfin'(or otherwise) history to
the name 'Betty'!....all I know is that my Mom's name (God Bless Her
Indulgent, Beamingly Beautiful, Free Spirited, Joyous 'n' Partyin',
Good Fun, Surf Mom's Soul...ah, the stories I have yet to tell about
her at A.S.!!!!!!!!) was Betty; my Grandmother's (God Bless Her
Vermont Farmin', School Teachin', Upright 'n' Proper, yet
_Way_ Good Fun Soul) was Betty; my Great Grandmother's name
(God Bless Her All-Round Angelic Soul...tho I was born too late to
have had the honor of meeting her, everything I ever heard about her,
was that she was a Gentle, Hard Workin', Wise, Prudent 'n' Angelic Soul)
was Betty;
.....and.....
skippin' a few generations hither'n'thither; many's before meself
was named Betty (aka Elizabeth)....and by golly, one of my two
official first names (as I was diplomatically named after
_both_ Grandmothers) was Betty (aka Elizabeth)......but thankfully!!!,
I was saved by da proverbial nomenclature bell by my dearest,
surfingly stoking two l'il bros who couldn't pronounce either of
the first names I was given in honor of my two _Way_ Awesome Grandmas'
....and, named me Dee Dee!!!!.......I owe so much to those two
_Way_ Righteous L'il Surfin' Bros of Mine .....I Love 'Em Both
Bukku Muchly, I Do!!!!!!
....and.....
I Love All Of Youse At Alt.Surfing Bukku Muchly, As Always!!!!!
(Goes Wid Out Sayin'; But, I still Love to Re-Iterate It,
Every Now And Agin!!!!!)
Dee 'Betsy' Dee!!!!!!!
---------------------------------
(Truly, will be back to posting more fully soon; just have been trying
to work a lot during these colder (make that _way_ freezin') New England
Months, so's I can spend more time surfin' the Mightly Atlantic once the
temps start rising agin!!!.....Absolutely Loving Reading Everyone's
Surf Reports; Seeing All The _Incredible_ Surfing Pics which I always
feel _so_ lucky to be able to check into A.S. to see; and reading
_everyone's_ good fun, perceptive, surfingly stoking and knowledgeable
posts:....I know just how lucky I am to be here!!! (and also; to be able
to check into A.S.L., and the other surfing newsgroups/binary groups,
thusly related.....Rippingly Righteous Upcoming Surfing Week To All!!!)
[....just couldn't help but be inspired to give y'all the 411* on all of
what I wen' rambled-on about, above!!!!!!]
(*tip o' da hat to O-Dog, 'course!!!)
Michael Sullivan
>
snip
>
> If your girlfriend's name is not Betty, please stop referring to her as "the
> betty." That term just drives me nuts!!!!
would 'the bitch' be better? :^)
Mike
Tom Keener
>In article <3A6156...@forsythe.stanford.edu>,
> Michael Sullivan <gc....@forsythe.stanford.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Is this JB or Lem?
>>
>> Take the 5 south until you hit 405, go south
>> on 405, take a right on Beach Blvd, turn right
>> when you run out of road, park anywhere you want.
>>
>> surf's up!
>
>
>I sure hope you are not aiming for a career in comedy because your act
>needs a lot of work.
I sure hope you have _some_ kind of career, cause you're going to need
to spend your entire next paycheck, just to buy a clue. You show up
telling us we're all kooks, and say you won't tell us where your local
breaks are, then expect someone here to tell you about breaks
elsewhere.
>Since this is a newsgroup about
>surfing I hope to find people on here who share the same stoke on
>surfing as I do. Bud from Hawaii is the only one so far. The rest of you
>spend too much time in front of your computers.
>My philosophy on surfing is that I do not believe in dropping names of
>surf spots so do not expect a roadmap to breaks that I ride.
Mike gave you all the 411 you need.
Be a nice boy, apologize for insulting us, and we just _might_ give
you a cookie.
Tom Keener
keensurf_at_cts_dot_com
thatmoody
Grey Wolf <greywo...@hotnospammail.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.14cc17bf7...@news.earthlink.net...
Eh, if I was really upset, I'd have been a lot ruder. I tend to think that
it's my "duty" to cure the world's ills against women ;)
Jane, the wetsuited crusader
thatmoody
<orego...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:93tkh5$bvo$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
Thanks, that was a very nice apology ;) Being a woman, I am occasionally
quick to take offense at names that don't reflect my own sense of self, or
hold enough value. I hate when women undervalue themselves, and I tend to
pay attention to stuff like that, even when it's harmless. I tend to like
guys who refer to their wives and significant others as someone who they
worship a bit (as Foon does for Mrs. Foon) instead of off-handedly, but
that's my preference.
Jane
thatmoody
Michael Sullivan <gc....@forsythe.stanford.edu> wrote in message
news:3A6292...@forsythe.stanford.edu...
Bitch is at least a term with some guts, as opposed to a little girl
moniker. I am a "bitch" at times, but never a little girl.
Jane ;)
Dave Blake
> Yo any word on big scary reef breaks south of Carmel CA? The betty and I
> are thinking of making a trip south of the border and I don't want to be
> bothered by all the kooks in Santa Cruz. The Central Coast from vague
> accounts is quiet and filled with good but hard to find waves. If
> true then I'm down for that.
> What's the 411?
Get a copy of Surfing California by Bank Wright.
You won't miss much.
Breaks are plentiful. All close to route 1. If you catch a good
day by random in February it will be a miracle. You best bet is
to hit Santa Cruz's east side on a weekday mid morning, and
then high tail it down to Quattros.
--
Dave Blake
dbl...@phy.ucsf.edu
FleK
"thatmoody" <moo...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:93un6g$up6$1...@slb3.atl.mindspring.net...
> Being a woman, I am occasionally
> quick to take offense at names that don't reflect my own sense of self
hey Jane, good goin'! Maybe you could take this oppertunity to troubleshoot
some of that feminine anger.
--
"...crimes are
never committed by people who own guns legally." -Grey Wolf
FleK
> it's my "duty" to cure the world's ills against women ;)
> Jane, the wetsuited crusader
>
a friend of mine thinks it's his 'duty' to correct all of the other drivers
on the road, but we call it road rage.
Foon
> Mike gave you all the 411 you need.
>
> Be a nice boy, apologize for insulting us, and we just _might_ give
> you a cookie.
Hey, I wanna cookie!!
-Foon
op...@my-deja.com
Foon <foon...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> Hey, I wanna cookie!!
orego...@my-deja.com
"thatmoody" <moo...@sprynet.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks, that was a very nice apology ;) Being a woman, I am
occasionally
> quick to take offense at names that don't reflect my own sense of
self, or
> hold enough value. I hate when women undervalue themselves, and I
tend to
> pay attention to stuff like that, even when it's harmless. I tend to
like
> guys who refer to their wives and significant others as someone who
they
> worship a bit (as Foon does for Mrs. Foon) instead of off-handedly,
but
> that's my preference.
Jane I can assure you that my girl does not undervalue herself and she
gives me a good slap or burns me when I make a bad joke about the betty
reference. To be honest she has been the biggest influence outside of my
old man when it comes to surfing. She has no fear and pushes me into
situations that I would probably overlook. A few weeks ago she took off
on a suckout wave and then took a trip over the falls after her board. I
freaked and paddled into the impact zone to find her. She came up
smiling and said the damn board bonked her on the noggin then paddled
back out for more. She is my hero!
KR
<orego...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
>. It may have something to do
> with the tattoo of Betty Boop she has on her butt. <smiles>
>
> O-Dog
>
I saw you participating in the "tattoo" thread w/ eric.
So, you must know the drill:
-If you mention a tattoo in alt.surfing, you gotta provide a picture.
So, come on. Where is it? We wanna see a picture of your girlfriends ass.
-KR (who knows. maybe someone will see that tat and realize that they know
her.)
orego...@my-deja.com
"KR" <K...@mediaone.net> wrote:
>
> So, come on. Where is it? We wanna see a picture of your girlfriends
ass.
You will have to ask the betty if you can see her tattoo but you will
have to ask very nicely.
KR
<orego...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> >
> > So, come on. Where is it? We wanna see a picture of your girlfriends
> ass.
>
>
> You will have to ask the betty if you can see her tattoo but you will
> have to ask very nicely.
>
> O-Dog
>
Ok. I'll ask her. Whats her name? Is she a "dancer"?
-KR
mama...@my-deja.com
"thatmoody" <moo...@sprynet.com> wrote:
...
> Eh, if I was really upset, I'd have been a lot ruder. I tend to think that
> it's my "duty" to cure the world's ills against women ;)
> Jane, the wetsuited crusader
WHEW! You go grrrrl... you arrived here just in time, Jane ;-)
Sus
... can take a sabatical now ... and just go after Asscroft and Watts-
Norton ...
thatmoody
FleK <flek...@NOsc.rr.comSPAM> wrote in message
news:bkF86.29532$JV4.3...@typhoon.southeast.rr.com...
driver you could hope to find. I just don't get that excited about driving,
and I'm NEVER in that big a hurry...
Jane
orego...@my-deja.com
Her name is Kira and nope she is not a dancer. Well she does but only
for my eyes. Sorry bro.
op...@my-deja.com
nothing that a few weeks at my cabin in
the woods couldn't take care of with some
fine tuning and advanced tweaking...
"thatmoody" <moo...@sprynet.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> If your girlfriend's name is not Betty, please stop referring to her
as "the
> betty." That term just drives me nuts!!!!
> See, you guys were always wondering what my snapping point is; I've
finally
> reached it.
> Jane
ryan_r...@hotmail.com
> > Yo any word on big scary reef breaks south of Carmel CA?
>
Islands. It
> will kick your ass.
>
> -john
>
>
Hmmm... I've been told that there are breaks on the Farallon Islands. I
don't remember anyone claiming to have been stupid enought to have
surfed them. What would be the tradeoff? How good are the waves and how
large is the probability of ending up an appetizer?
Will Borgeson
: Get a copy of Surfing California by Bank Wright.
: You won't miss much.
<snip>
Not to be all contrary, but I find that both Rank Byte and the Surf
Reports miss a lot; even on the spots they do hit, a lot of the details
re: optimum tide, wind, swell direction etc. are simply wrong. Whether
this is intentional misinformation or mistakes or both, it's there. It
often takes careful sleuthwork and access to local knowledge to score the
good stuff.
Will
Tom Keener
>Hmmm... I've been told that there are breaks on the Farallon Islands. I
>don't remember anyone claiming to have been stupid enought to have
>surfed them. What would be the tradeoff? How good are the waves and how
>large is the probability of ending up an appetizer?
No problem. Just buy one of Bob's Shark Scarecrows and you're set.
Tom Keener
keensurf_at_cts_dot_com
Grey Wolf
rant
> Dave Blake <dbl...@popper.ucsf.edu> wrote:
I doubt that the book authors intentionally mislead. But it's a cinch
that said authors were no experts on every spot on the coast.. and it
would not surprise me if their sources may have intentionally fudged some
data.
Not that I would have....
--
Grey "loves cats" Wolf
CATS: The other white meat
Timothy B. Maddux
Dave Blake <dbl...@phy.ucsf.edu> wrote:
>Surfing California is essentially worthless north of the Golden Gate.
Uh, inasmuch as it implies that there is surf in
California north of the Golden Gate, yes. Right Will?
--
.-``'. Tim Maddux, Ocean Engineering Lab, UCSB
.` .`~ tbma...@engineering.ucsb.edu
_.-' '._ Santa Barbara Surfing - http://www.me.ucsb.edu/~tbmaddux/
ggca...@my-deja.com
ryan_r...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Hmmm... I've been told that there are breaks on the Farallon Islands.
I don't remember anyone claiming to have been stupid enought to have
surfed them. What would be the tradeoff? How good are the waves and how
large is the probability of ending up an appetizer?<
I ran the following in my pacificwaverider.com column on Nov. 28, 2000.
Locals Only -- Don't Surf Here
The Marin IJ had a great shark/surfer story in Friday's paper.
Reporter Nels Johnson wrote about four men, all Muir Beach volunteer
firefighters, going out to the Farallones to fish. Two were surfers
who took along their boards hoping to surf off these islands 30 miles
due west from San Francisco.
"But they decided against venturing into the water after encountering
divers who were filming great whites from a shark cage. Don't even
think about surfing, the divers warned, adding they seen three great
whites that morning. The divers suggested the fishermen check it out
by towing a surfboard as a seal decoy to attract a shark."
They did that, towing it 20 feet behind them. Fifteen minutes later,
this is what happened.
"The shark just came out of nowhere, it came directly from underneath
and knocked the board out of the water...and the shark came completely
out of the water...The four anglers looked on in stunned disbelief."
The shark was about 15 feet and the surfboard ended up with a fist-
sized ding where the shark hit is with its nose.
Moral of this story -- in these waters, don't mess with the locals.
glenda