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Thursday, June 30, 2005
Report from Santa Monica on Saturday and Ventura on Monday, the later during a much anticipated south swell.
A 6'6" Fineline for sale in the classifieds for $260.
The most searched for term that brings people to SBS is "Rotator Cuff Exercises". Tim Maddux wrote the page, which is available here. Another good page on these exercises is here. These are coming quite in handy after non-stop surfing in Mexico had led to a mighty sore shoulder for pope.
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Thursday, June 23, 2005
New reports for Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
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Full Moon Summer Solstice
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Full Moon Summer Solstice Day.
The California Buoy, which went adrift on May 18th and was recovered to port, is scheduled to be re-deployed in October just in time for our 05/06 season.
The Gaviota Hoist full report is available by downloading this 1.5Mb .pdf file.
Liquid Magazine Online is getting launched and starts out with excellent content already. Their is an interview with old-timer Sherman Johnson , a history of women's surfing at Malibu through one womens eyes, a bit about the history of CDIP, how to keep in shape to surf, and a Nicaraguan journals.
The 2005 Ampfest is going on down south August 10th-14th and put on in part by the guy behind "Surf Sessions", which brought us Dolphin Glide for the 2003 SBIFF. If you missed it then, now you can drive down to the LA area to see it along with other surf and skate flicks. You can read all about it here and entires for bands and films are still being accepted.
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Gaviota Hoist
Friday, June 17, 2005
Mexico wrap-up coming up in the following days.
The Gaviota Hoist is no stranger to controversy and a reader gives the latest heads up from NPS:
As of Tuesday, June 14, 2005 @12:00 PM, Gaviota State Park is open for Day Use/boat launch activity during normal operational hours. Overnight camping is still closed until further notice. The press release provides a brief summary of the report/recommendations and information about when and where the general public will be able to view/review the report.
Please note that a public meeting has been scheduled for Friday, June 17, 2005 @ 3 p.m., at the Refugio State Beach Education Center to discuss the Report. Mr. Rojas, District Superintendent for California State Parks' Channel Coast District , will host the meeting.
The report is available in pdf here.
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As of Tuesday, June 14, 2005 @12:00 PM, Gaviota State Park is open for Day Use/boat launch activity during normal operational hours. Overnight camping is still closed until further notice. The press release provides a brief summary of the report/recommendations and information about when and where the general public will be able to view/review the report.
Please note that a public meeting has been scheduled for Friday, June 17, 2005 @ 3 p.m., at the Refugio State Beach Education Center to discuss the Report. Mr. Rojas, District Superintendent for California State Parks' Channel Coast District , will host the meeting.
