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back just ten years and local surfing was not the
same as it is today.
Sandbars built up only to be eroded and never be
seen again, piers, jetties, and reef breaks
have be washed away or covered up. Crowd
factors were not an issue because not as many
people surfed and some locals would send you home
with no fins if you got in their way. We
want everybody who doesn't know or can't remember
to get a little education.
The table below is going to get filled up with
exciting factual stories of our past. Matt
Hammett, the writer who lived those crazy times is
a knowledgeable local who was kind enough to
share his stories with us. Check them out.
If you have unique
old school photos, send them in!
Areafivesixone@hotmail.com |
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1990's
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Road: No, this is not trick photography.
25' Clean Swell Hit P.B. County in the mid 70's. Were
guessing that the sport fishing boat surfing the wave in the
picture to the right is a minimum of 36 feet in length.
Also if you look closely, you can see the entire horizon is
actually a wall of water. The left down at Reef Road is
peeling down the coast, just as the wave before it where you
can see the whitewater trail. Click the picture and
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Corners:
When Corners was Corners. 1979, Sick shacks on the beach.
Photo: Jim Tolliver |
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Center:
Super Long 3'-5' lefts. 1979. The rocks
exposed in the picture on top are still there but covered
up. Every time they are exposed Civic center sandbar
is shallow and lined up where the coast pulls in.
Photo: Jim Tolliver |
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