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Time Travel Map from NOAA, click here Each color band boundary represents a 1 hour tsunami travel time increment

Image: “Chinese fishermen gathering abalones off California in the early 1800s. Abalones were knocked off rocks by a wedge on the end of a pole and drawn up with a gaff. This method is still used in parts of Asia. … Continue reading →

Half Moon Bay Story from “Half Moon Bay Review,” November 1945 “Thirty-foot breakers and a wind estimated at fifty miles an hour velocity Monday night beached and damaged eleven fishing craft near Princeton-by-the-Sea; beached a Coast Guard rescue boat, and … Continue reading →

We visited Mavericks Surf Shop today and Cassandra told us that Jeff was out there surfing in the heavy fog (practically no visibility, just a lot of deep, deep fog at Pillar Point) and that “Opening Ceremonies” begin around 2 … Continue reading →

between Ken Bradshaw & Mark Foo by Andy Martin (Buy it at Bay Book, Coastside Books, Moon News Bookstore) Hi June, I checked this new book, Stealing A Wave, out of my library a month or so ago. With the … Continue reading →

Click here CALIFORNIA SEA FLOOR SURVEY SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON BIG WAVES New Sonar Data Helps Explain Why ‘Mavericks’ Waves are Among Nation’s Largest This map (click image for larger view) shows the geographic range of the north-central coast study … Continue reading →

Hi June, Have you seen this? The N.O.A.A. site has some better color photos of the Mavericks area sea floor on their website as well as a virtual flyover that is very cool. John Vonderlin (email John: [email protected]) In Figure … Continue reading →