The sun was out. The water was cold. And the yellow sludge snaked off to the horizon. We were kind of glad there were no waves.
P.S. We know it’s algae, but still…
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Surfing
Encinitas-based action sports retailer K-Five is doing a SUP demo right where most all SUP’ers should SUP– in the Carlsbadistan Lagoon. This Saturday, June 19, 2010 from 9 AM to 1 PM all the major SUP brands will be at California Water Sports in the Lagoon letting everyone take their products out for a test paddle.
California Water Sports, 4215 Harrison St, Carlsbad, CA 92008.
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A 60-year-old Carlsbad man may have broken his neck today, Sarturday, June 5, 2010, after diving from his board in shallow water, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
[The man] may have fractured his neck when he hit his head on the ocean bottom, Oceanside Police Lt. Mike Goldsmith said. . . . Another surfer saw the surfer floating in the water and dragged the man to the surfline, where lifeguards began resuscitating the man with CPR. . . The man was taken by air ambulance to a local hospital and is expected to survive.
Our thoughts are with the man’s family and friends.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
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The fourth annual Grombomb Surf Contest will be invading Carlsbadistan’s Ponto North Jetty on the morning of Saturday, November 14, 2009. Divisions include: super grom (10 under), grom (14 under), Juniors (18 under) Longboard open (18 under), Womens open (18 under), Grom/Parent Team Heats, Mini Grom Push in (8 under) and AIR Show.
Tons of prizes and trophies in each division.. . . This is a fun event to come out and compete and have a good time with your friends. Activities going on all day, art, music, and games. . . . Registration-$20.00 for 1st division and $10.00 for additional divisions. Includes shirt, lunch, Cold Stone ice cream, a goodie bag and board demos all day.
Registration begins at 6:30 AM visit the Grombomb website for a downloadable entry form and more information.
[Link: The Grombomb]
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@wavehunter2009 must be going through the archives today because they’ve been putting up some epic surf photos from Carlsbadistan back in the day. The photo above is captioned: “Warm Water Jetty. Probably Fall 1966. No crowds. Area still fenced off at that time. Carlsbad PD hauled us in for trespassing once.”
For more check out Randy’s Web 2.0 Blog Project. Thanks to @MuseumMaknMusic for the tip.
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Carlsbad High School senior Austin Ganz, 17 (pictured above), and Lucas Johnson, 15, took first and second place against four San Dieguito Academy surfers in the mens’ shortboard division at the Interscholastic Surfing Federation contest at Moonlight Beach on Sunday, October 18, 2009.
The waves at Moonlight of 1 to 3 feet, and were on the small side, but Ganz powered through to the finals to get this year off to a great start. . . . Austin would like to thank his sponsors, K-Five, O’Neill, Dakine, Barr Design and Smith Optics.
Way to crush the competition, guys. We wouldn’t expect anything less. Click the link for full results.
[Link: Interscholastic Surfing Federation]
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Carlsbadistan’s Great White Shark attack survivor Bethany Edmund dropped by the offices of Carlsbad’s Transworld Surf magazine for an interview with Editor-in-Chief Chris Cote. Hear the story again, from Bethany herself.
[Link: Transworld Surf]
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It seems that the Bethany Edmund Great White Shark attack at Terramar story just keeps getting better with each telling.
Now, the 22-year-old (who strangely enough is a swimsuit model and nursing student) says that there was a surfer in the water who saw exactly what happened, according to a story on NBC San Diego.
“After I was hit and out of the water, a surfer saw me bump up out of the water, and I said, ‘Fuck me, I’m getting attacked by a shark,’ and he, I think I heard it, and he just started paddling in, and I yelled at him. I said, ‘Hey, bailer, I hope if I die you feel bad.’ He just ran out of the water and up the stairs, and I’ve never seen him again. I’m pretty sure he wasn’t a local at all.”
Not that we can blame the guy. “Fuck me, I’m getting attacked by a shark” is not exactly the kind of distress call that we’re accustomed to either, but we’re glad she’s okay.
Click here for all the photos including the photo of the shark that Edmund says attacked her (below), a photo of the guy who bailed on her, and many photos of Bethany in bikinis near water.
[Link: NBC San Diego and NBC Bay Area]
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Carlsbad High School’s David Arganda won the Western Surfing Association championships in the under-18 longboarding division last month and now, The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Matt Arnold has profiled the ripper in the newspaper.
Getting to know David is like earning a Ph.D. in surf-speak. Weather is not sunny but instead “trunkable,” or warm enough to surf in swim trunks. He almost exclusively watches movies that are about surfing, his favorite being “Another State of Mind.” . . David said his preparation for surfing involves listening to indie rock such as Vampire Weekend and flirting with high school girls.”
For the rest of the profile click the link.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
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