CSSR Afternoon Edition

I had a dentist appointment first thing this morning so I wasn't able to post the morning CSSR.  But I did drive by on my way to the dentist and it was very clean, about 5-6 feet, slight offshore flow with about 20 guys out.  Fair to good shape.  It was looking good!  Kurt was getting ready to head out as I was leaving.

That was all I could think about as I sat in the dentist chair for the next hour or so; I was developing a terminal case of surf angst!  And there is only one cure.  As soon as I got home I loaded up my board and took off for 15th street.  It was around 10:30 when I got there but the 6.2 high tide had dropped enough by that time so that the waves had some decent faces.  Still shoulder to head high and the wind was still good.  Still 20 guys out.

Had a great time but it wasn't the same without the Powerhouse crew in the water.  The rights were much better than the lefts and they had some zip and some juice.  So it worked out fine for me.  What about you all?  Did any of you make it out this morning?

BTW, I heard from Barb this morning.  She is going to have her neck/spinal surgery on the 26th with an 8-12 week recovery period after that.  Send some positive vibes and good thoughts her way; she hasn't been able to surf since mid October!  Barb,  all the the Powerhouse Surfing Association crew wishes you a successful operation and speedy recovery.  BTW, can we borrow your board since you aren't going to be using it for a while?

Here are more photos of the early days of the San Onofre Surfing Club in action.  Chuck asked me where I got them and what I wanted to say is that I bought an old camera at a garage sale and noticed that it still had some film in it.  So I had the film developed and voila, previously unknown, historically significant surf photos.  That would have been a great story, but the truth is that they are from the archives of Life magazine.

Have a good one
Aloha
Gary

Fully equipped surf vehicle

I just want to know if this is before or after their session.

Shaping on the beach

Nice rails; great stringer!

The SanO Shack; first edition

Gotta love the teardrop camper.

When Life and Times Were Simpler

These are some photos of the San Onofre Surf Club crew in the early 50's.  I have more but I'm not going to put them all in one post.  Will float them out a little at a time.  Enjoy; I sure did!

Have a good one.
Aloha
Gary

Did you see a sign back there?  No, what sign?

And you thought you invented the towel dance.

And everything that can go wrong with it

Classic in every sense of the word.  Anyone know about the "Little Obie" board?   Looks like they didn't need any $100,000 RV

Check out the mural on this panel truck

Expressions of love!  The sand toss.

Bigger Swell; Higher Tide

Standing on the bluff with Luke (who is in shorts, go figure) freezing our figs off. Chest to head high long period swell pushing through this morning. Overhead plus sets every now and again. Fair to good shape. Medium offshore breeze. Bad water quality. High tide is kinda swamping it on the reef but Tres Palmas is showing some decent faces. 3 guys out at the reef; 15 at Tres Palmas. Luke just left to check out Scripps.

Have a good one.


Aloha
Gary


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And the Rain Fell Down

On the cold hard ground. Then there was runoff. Which is too bad 'cause the waves are lookin' good! Clean surface conditions with some offshore flow; just a small amount of bump. Shoulder to head high on the reef; Tres Palmas is throwing off some juicy barrels! Fair to good shape. 5 guys out. If you time the lulls right you can make it out without too much of a fight.

Water is down to 55; air 48. And a rainbow has just appeared!


Have a good one
Aloha
Gary
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