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woody with a view
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Hey Gato-
i read thru Ghost Wave in about 4 days. pretty heavy stuff. that, and all of the historical data regarding the Islands and the natives made for a
quick read!
Thanks for the heads up.
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Have you got a board out there?
No worries
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very interesting read this thread ...and the photos are amazing. thanks for posting Woody and for adding info everybody else.....
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Looks like a makeable left.
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they have 2 boards (9.6 & 10.0) but they make you surf in pairs. 2 kayaker's were blown away to the south a few years ago. they found the kayak
off san diego and traced it to SNI. the two guys were never seen again.
the only other surfer is the OIC=Officer In Charge, a Lt Commander who is working most of the time.....
that left is a decent sized wave. note the elephant seals on the beach?
[Edited on 4-3-2012 by woody with a view]
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woody with a view
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missed it by THAT much!
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Cool. Book was hard to put down. Props to the writer for getting and keeping you sucked in. When I was a kid growing up my pops told story about a
trip he took on an old fishing trawler out of LA harbor to Cortes Bank in the mid- 50's. He said it was big time spooky and the only time on the water
he had trouble relaxing. He did say there was TONS of HUGE abalone everywhere. He read the book and was blown away.
Really nice pic of the fox and that wave does look good.
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woody with a view
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okay, Bros! don't hate....
today i flew off the isla at 11am. since we are waiting for a barge to re-supply us there was NADA going on. i decided to take a tour of the south 40.
OH MY F*ING NEPTUNE!
i have 1 week left on San Nicolas Island (IF the barge shows!). it seems like i have found a diversion in case the stuff doesn't arrive!!
PRAY 4 SURF !!! gonna be back on monday when the swell should be similar. DON"T HATE ME FOR THIS!
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Get some!
No worries
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
the only other surfer is the OIC=Officer In Charge, a Lt Commander who is working most of the time.....
[Edited on 4-3-2012 by woody with a view] |
I didn't realize LCDR S was a surfer. Guess I'm gonna have to give him a ring.
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woody with a view
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i have to get his okay to paddle out. he's letting me go as long as there is someone there in case of emergency. i actually got him to come down on
tues but by the time i got a board and got down here the tide had changed and it was backwashing off the jetty. and it wasn't as good as these shots
then. fingers crossed for next week. it needs a south.
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ALL EIGHT CLUB
There are eight California Channel Islands of which San Nicolas Island is one. There is an All Eight Club for people who have walked on all eight
islands: San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, San Nicolas, Santa Barbara, Santa Catalina and San Clemente islands. It is the most exclusive
geographic club in the U.S. Currently there are 123 members.
Historic research shows thirteen others who qualify posthumously:
1. George Davidson (1825-1911), cartographer
2. Meryl Dunkle (1888-1969), botanist, L. A. County Museum
3. Barton W. Evermann (1853-1932), Calif. Academy of Sciences
4. Ozra William Howard (1885-1928) ornithologist
5. George Kanakoff (1897-1973), Los Angeles County Museum
6. Lloyd Milo Martin (1912-1989), Los Angeles County Museum
7. Don Meadows (1897-1994), Los Angeles County Museum
8. Reid Moran (1916-2010), botanist
9. John Roy “Bill” Pemberton (1884-1968), ornithologist
10. Joseph R. Slevin (1881-1957), Calif. Academy of Sciences
11. John Van Denburgh (1872-1924), Calif. Academy of Sciences
12. Jack C. Von Bloeker, Jr. (1909-1991), L. A. County Museum
13.George Willett (1879-1945), ornithologist
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
i found this old rusting landing craft after fishing while dodging seals on the beach. the wave in the background is about chest high, but getting a
board out here is nearly impossible.... |
Wow, that thing has really rusted away. When I was out there in 1993 and 1994, we could still climb up on the deck...looks like that is completely
gone now.
Thanks for the memories. I love that island.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
building stuff for the Navy.
apparently 95% of the abs were killed off a few years ago due to some illness. it is really cool seeing them all over the rocks. literally, 5 of them
in a 10' square on the reef at low tide.
oh. and tens of millions of ping-pong sized urchins EVERYWHERE!!!!
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When you are out again, Try a place called "Rock Crusher" Only do it on a calm day.... It can still live up to its name in any condition, so still
keep an eye on the incoming surf; I almost got swept away by a rouge wave there one day.
Got one 35 inch White Sea Bass on an orange Scampi, a couple of legal Halibut and lots of kelp and sand bass at Rock Crusher....Of course this was
back in 1993 
[url] http://www.flickr.com/photos/laforzadimente/6844964154/sizes/z/in/photostream/[/url]
[Edited on 4-13-2012 by Taco de Baja]
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i fished rock crusher wed afternoon. to the right of the launch pad and after throwing plastics i switched to a limpet. ZERO fish. it must be the
seals...... epic structure and conditions. it is very similar to baja but there are not many fish.
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for the uniformed
.
The SOCAL Range Complex is the land of SCI, SUA, and surface
and subsurface operating areas off the coast of Southern
California. It is situated between Dana Point and San Diego,
extending more than 600 nautical miles to the southwest into
international waters west of the coast of Baja California,
Mexico. The components of the SOCAL Range Complex encompass
120,000 square nautical miles, including SUA Warning Area 291 (W-
291) and the ocean area beneath it. W-291 is the FAA’s
designation of the SUA of the SOCAL Range Complex. This SUA
extends from the ocean surface to 80,000 feet (24,384 meters)
above mean sea level (MSL) and encompasses 113,000 square
nautical miles (387,500 square kilometers of air space). The
SOCAL surface and subsurface area lies beneath W-291 and extends
from the ocean surface to the seafloor. SCI is within this area
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and is a major component of the SOCAL Range Complex, providing an
extensive suite of range capabilities for use in tactical
training. It includes a Shore Bombardment Area (SHOBA), landing
beaches, several live fire training areas and ranges (TARs) for
small arms, maneuver areas, and other dedicated ranges for the
conduct of training. SCI also includes extensive instrumentation
and provides opposing force simulation and targets for landbased,
sea-based, and air live-fire training as well as an
airfield and other infrastructure for training and logistical
support. The Southern California ASW Range (SOAR) is located
offshore to the west of SCI. This existing underwater tracking
range covers 670 square nautical miles. SOAR has the capability
to provide three-dimensional underwater tracking of submarines,
practice weapons, and targets with a set of 84 acoustic sensors
(hydrophones) located on the seafloor. Communications with
submarines is possible through use of an underwater telephone
capability. SOAR supports various ASW training scenarios that
involve air, surface, and subsurface units.
Bob Durrell
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and there you have it!
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I participated in a SINKEX off the coast of SCI in 1982 using an experimental version of what would become the Tomahawk cruise missile., but that was
the only time I was near there.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
today i flew off the isla at 11am. since we are waiting for a barge to re-supply us there was NADA going on. i decided to take a tour of the south 40.
OH MY F*ING NEPTUNE!
i have 1 week left on San Nicolas Island (IF the barge shows!). it seems like i have found a diversion in case the stuff doesn't arrive!!
PRAY 4 SURF !!! gonna be back on monday when the swell should be similar. DON"T HATE ME FOR THIS!
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Guhhhhh. That lineup shot is sick. Hopefully you get a chance to surf it.
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Hi Woody
(Cough, sorry that makes me giggle.)
Do you know about the book, "Island of the Blue Dolphins"?
It is based on the true story of a Nicolero Indian girl who was abandoned in the early 1800's and lived alone on the island for eighteen years.
It is a classic novel that won several book awards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_of_the_Blue_Dolphins
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