Tag Archives: Ocean

On Any Sunday

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Sunday’s surf. . . Pacific corduroy. Related Posts: Rough and Raw at Rincon Riding the Queen. . .and She was Good Southern Hemi Scraps at Malibu

Posted in Santa Barbara County, Ventura County | Tagged Beach, Kneeboarding, Ocean, Pacific, Surf, Surfing, Waves | 1 Comment

Santa Barbara Shore Whaling (1870-93)

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Jack Elliott

A cold drizzle falls steadily from a heavy marine layer blanketing the coast, as six men heave a ragged plank rowboat across dampened sand to the water’s edge. With rough, cracked and calloused hands sucked dry of moisture by constant … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara | Tagged Beach, Cojo, Fishing, Goleta, History, Ocean, Spearfishing, UCSB, Whales, Whaling | 2 Comments

Rough and Raw at Rincon

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Some of that rough and sloppy west swell that was pulsing through the channel yesterday.

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Riding the Queen. . .and She was Good

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Jack Elliott

I love her voluptuous curves and curling lips. She’s always wet and tastes salty and she feels good to ride. The glide of my stick across her silky smoothness, a sensation that always keeps me coming back for more. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Santa Barbara County, Ventura County | Tagged Beach, Kelly Slater, Ocean, Rincon, Sunsets, Surfing | 2 Comments

The Waxing and Waning of Campus Point Beach

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Jack Elliott

The view from the cliffs in June 1969 looking up the beach toward Campus/Goleta Point in the distance and showing a huge accumulation of sand. The red dot shows the location where the photos below were taken from. March 1975. … Continue reading →