[CKF Info] Carpinteria, the World's Safest Beach-----HA!

[Andy Bell]

Well summed up Steve...

I¹d just like to add that we had one amazing wildlife sighting in addition
to the dolphins (they are always amazing).

A bald eagle swooped down from one of the trees along a bluff, few past us
and then returned past us again.  Unmistakable white head, with mottled
brown and white plumage...a juvenile I think.  I believe I also noticed a
pair of blue tags on the underside of its wings.  My guess is it¹s a
monitored bird from Santa Cruz.  I¹m no ornithologist, so anyone else please
feel free to chime in...but this was no pelican or turkey vulture...and
different from any hawk I¹ve seen.

As if this part of the world isn¹t spectacular enough, we can now look
forward to the occasional eagle sighting on the coast!  Wow.

Thanks everyone for a great day.

Andy


On 5/18/08 8:59 PM, "Steve Holtzman" <sh at actglobal.net> wrote:

> Thirteen of us met at Carpinteria City Beach this morning with paddlers from
> Santa Barbara County in the North, LA County in the South, and the UK to the
> East. We were joined by a very nice young woman, Alice Courvoisier. Although
> she is French, she works in the UK and is here to do some work at UCSB on
> solar physics. I think our rocket scientist Patrick, was the only one who
> understands what she is doing.
>  
> Several of the group were new to surf launches and landings after having taken
> one class on how to do it. I figured it was going to be an interesting day.
> Little did I know.
>  
> The launch started off quite well until Robert went over but managed to roll,
> pry, and push his way back up. Shortly after, I launched as Patrick and Mike
> were joking about pushing me into the largest set of the day. They pretty well
> succeeded and as Dumpy tried for a 4th time to push me over, he succeeded.
> This is the first time that my glasses were actually pulled off of my head in
> the water, but fortunately my Chums float passed its test and I got my sun
> glasses back. Meanwhile, Alice donated her water bottle to Dumpy, Richard did
> the same, and Peter got knocked over but managed to roll up.
>  
> Soon we were joined by Jill who paddled in from the State Beach. She was in a
> short 8 or 10 foot boat and we all thought she¹d have trouble keeping up with
> all of the 16-18 foot boats the rest of us were in.  Not to worry though, she
> stayed with us the whole day.
>  
> We saw a couple of dolphin as we waited for everyone to get on the water and
> it was soon time to land at Lookout Park. Peter and Mike went in first and the
> first two paddlers after them promptly went swimming instead of coming in.
> Then another went in. At this point Alice was the only woman who successfully
> landed.
>  
> After a short break Charlotte and her friend, whose name escapes me at the
> moment, decided to leave early.
>  
> When the rest of us launched, Win somehow went without his paddle. Patrick
> looked down and saw ­ then threw it to Win while saying ³I think you¹re going
> to need this. Win was now surfing backwards and starting to broach. He grabbed
> the paddle as it landed on his deck and quickly threw out a brace and then
> paddled out. He gets the ³Cool Award² for the day.
>  
> Paddling back was easy, we had the wind and swell to our backs and the only
> problem was the heat. Several of us rolled to cool off I asked Chris to spot
> me while I rolled and he said ³no, you don¹t need a spotter². With that kind
> of incentive, I quickly came up.
>  
> When we got back to Carpinteria City Beach, it was crowded and sure enough
> there were kids all over the place. I stopped going in first, and Mike said he
> was clear so he¹d do it. Then he went over and rolled up, then he went over
> and wet exited.  Next was Patrick and he went over and wet exited.He claims he
> did that to avoid a kid, but one never knows.
>  
> I came in and had a great side surf into the beach ­ Then Alice came in and
> did exactly the same. Carol was next to swim and Chris became the lifeguard of
> the day as he raced into the water to get her upright. I understand that
> Carol¹s bicycle club nickname is Crash Carol. We¹ve decided that should also
> be her CKF nickname.
>  
> Win¹s boat came in like a battleship and everybody else seemed to make it in
> without incident.
>  
> Over burritos, beers, and chips at the Mexican restaurant, we all decided it
> was a great day and that we should do it again.
>  
> My thanks to my fellow Old Farts for helping on the beach for all of the
> launches and landings. Peter, Chris, Patrick, and Mike ­ you guys really
> helped me keep this a safe paddle.
>  
> As for Carpinteria City Beach being the safest beach in the world, all I can
> say is HA!
>  
> Steve Holtzman
>  
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