The big Fukushima quake in Japan triggered the last one I remember. Santa Cruz yacht harbor and Crescent City both took a lot of damage.
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Jeff Clark not first to surf Mavericks
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The big Fukushima quake in Japan triggered the last one I remember. Santa Cruz yacht harbor and Crescent City both took a lot of damage.
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The Chile and Fukushima earthquake tsunamis hit the west coast. Fukushima was one of the weirdest ocean events I've ever seen on the west coast and lasted for hours, and caused tons of damage at Crescent City harbor
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Trippy thing about tsunamis is watching the ocean work it's way back to level. In the days following the Fukushima one, being on the beach with my daughter at Waiks and watching the tidal line move 10-15' every 20-30 minutes. Like pebble waves in a big pond.
Remember Iceman and Ocean80210 were actually out surfing Steamer Lane that day. Being out in the water and watching the whole reef drain off out around them. Crazy sh!t.
The real trippy thing is this was a half a world away from the epicenter. That was a huge quake.
It was high tide one minute then 5 minutes later, low tide, and got more drastic with each surge. High tide, low tide, very high, very low, really high, really low, super high, super low. Which do you prefer?
I was going to college back in the late 70's/early 80's. Menlo College in Atherton.
We were always heading over to HMB to surf when we had a chance. Fastest, closest place.
Back in those days there was a pier at Venice Beach in HMB. They were building an offshore storm drain outflow. That pier had some awesome sandbars. When the project was completed, they tore it down.
Remember going to a party over there one night. Lot's of booze, lot's of coke. Remember talking to this little stubby guy who looked like a gopher and listening to these amazing stories. Thought he was FOS.
Maybe not...
We were always heading over to HMB to surf when we had a chance. Fastest, closest place.
Back in those days there was a pier at Venice Beach in HMB. They were building an offshore storm drain outflow. That pier had some awesome sandbars. When the project was completed, they tore it down.
Remember going to a party over there one night. Lot's of booze, lot's of coke. Remember talking to this little stubby guy who looked like a gopher and listening to these amazing stories. Thought he was FOS.
Maybe not...
This maybe your short stubby guy in the jacket
He was the main guy at Princeton breakwater back then .
Surfed around the corner at some other spots but yes, it was basically the tide changing from low to high and back again on a dime. At one point, I was standing on a rock in chest deep water and all of a sudden the ocean rushed out from under me, leaving me standing about 10 feet from the new shoreline. Trippy stuff.
Re: the Mavericks - not sure it really matters who surfed it first. The 15 years of Jeff Clark surfing it alone still has to be one of the most impressive stories in surfing.
Re: the Mavericks - not sure it really matters who surfed it first. The 15 years of Jeff Clark surfing it alone still has to be one of the most impressive stories in surfing.
Correct !
Correct !
5 Tsunamis hit west coast over history
List: Historic Tsunamis on California's Coast
Most of the tsunamis observed in California have been small, causing a slight rise in water levels in coastal areas and little damage. But whether they’re generated by local or distant sources, such as earthquakes in the Alaska Subduction Zone, tsunamis have led to deaths and destruction in the...
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I agree, I'm just not so sure about the "totally alone" part. We lived in HMB and SC from 82'-88' and my dad surfed mavs during that period. I remember when the clark article came out he was a little miffed that he claimed no one else was surfing it, but ultimately he didn't care. Granted, he never surfed it huge
According to this documentary, Gerard Butler was the first to surf Mavs.
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With the tsunami subject, thought you all might find this paper interesting regarding tsunami potential in Southern California.
Surf related because I have surfed with Jose Borrero, one of the authors of this report. And that's my B5F moment.
Surf related because I have surfed with Jose Borrero, one of the authors of this report. And that's my B5F moment.
Interactive sea flood map
