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Volume 3.1 - JUNE/JULY 2016
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102 FIRST LOOK
27 Guest Column 35 Best of the Web 41 Word on the Street 42 Causes: The Litterati 44 Remember When ... ? 52 Grom Spotlight: Santiago Hart
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56 In Depth: Sand Mining 64 Faces of Surf: Larry Fuller 72 Behind the Lens: Charlie Witmer 82 Action: Kitesurfing with Coleman Buckley 88 Mind & Body: Shawn Dollar's Recovery 96 Adventure: 1 Surfer, 6 Months, 7 Countries 102 Art: Jared Leake 111 How To Surf a Finless Board 112 Environment: Radiation Rundown 119 Music: Five Summer Festivals
129 FOOD & DRINK
129 Local Eats: Summer Picnics 135 Drinks: Beer by Color 136 Dining Guide
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GUEST COLUMN
The Value of Doing Nothing
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s I enter the 26th year of my life on this small blue planet, one thing has become increasingly worrisome to me: everyone seems to be busy. We overestimate what we can do in a day, yet underestimate what we can accomplish in a year. The result is bad posture, shortness of breath, and neurosis. For most of my life I’ve told myself that my affinity with thrill seeking was, more or less, indulgent—a selfish way to travel, get a hit of adrenaline, and take full advantage of my privileged life. The important work, meanwhile, was being done through my video journalism. Lately, though, I’ve seen it inversely.
This El Niño, I had more lonely moments underwater than the rest of my winters combined. There’s nothing like a buildingsized wave to sink your to-do list into obsolescence. We surfers pride ourselves on getting as little done for as long as possible. But what I once saw as the utter pointlessness of bobbing up and down in the ocean for hours each day, even in the worst conditions, I now see as the breeding ground for insights that allow for progression within my work as a storyteller. Could it be that this culture of busyness stems not from fear of failure or fear of being replaced, but from fear of sitting with ourselves? Is it the dread of coming to terms with all the time we waste with
people we don’t like and projects we don’t value? Essayist Tim Kreider put it best: “It’s not as if any one of us wants to live like this, anymore than any one person wants to be part of a traffic jam, or a stadium trampling, or the hierarchy of cruelty in high school. It’s something we collectively force one another to do.” This isn’t a call to action to renounce your possessions and move to an alternative community in the jungle, just a gentle reminder to put your phone on airplane mode until you get to the office. Take a dance class. Get in the water. It’s the only way you’ll get anything done.
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A KILLER WHALE STORY As of press time, orcas had been spotted in the Monterey Bay almost daily since April 3. Photo: Giancarlo Thomae Photography. 12,333 views
HIPPO BABY MAKES A SPLASH First time swimming—it doesn’t get much cuter than this. The mama hippo teaches her new baby how to be a hippo. 12,899 views
GOLD COAST WORLD SURFING RESERVE Save The Waves dedicated Australia’s Gold Coast as the eighth World Surfing Reserve. 4,355 views
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SURFERS CATCH GREAT WHITE SHARK BREACHING Two surfers went out for a lunchbreak session in Huntington Beach and caught an unexpected thrill. 10,496 views
DIRT BIKE SURFING WITH ROBBIE MADDISON Never before done by anyone, this action-sportsmash-up was trickster Robbie Maddison’s most famous stunt. 4,001 views
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BEACHGOERS FLEE IN PANIC AFTER SHARK SIGHTING A shark creeps up on swimmers in Hollywood Beach, Fla. and they are very slow to react. 10,484 views
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What three items would you bring if you were stranded on a desert island?
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Fisher Baxter: A tent … no, not a tent. I would bring a helicopter and a helicopter pilot, and then fly away. Michael Baggot: A water purifier, a liquor still, and a hammock.
Lee Griffiths: My wife—and it's not because she's standing next to me—a keg of beer and a fishing pole.
Jessica Wallace: I watch Naked and Afraid a lot, so I would bring a fire starter, a machete, and a pot to boil water in.
Allen Bjur: Definitely sunscreen, a razor and shaving cream. Maybe toothpaste and a toothbrush. I want to be ready in case some girls show up.
Alexis Snowden: Sunscreen, a man, and booze. Wait, is this going to be with my picture? Sam Smith: First, I would bring a desalination pump because I’m not looking to, you know, die. Then I would like a hammock. Lastly, I would bring beer because I couldn’t last on a deserted island without it. Or I would bring a cow so I can make cheese.
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LITTERATI’S DIGITAL LANDFILL Forward-looking company adds a unique twist to picking up trash
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itterati founder and CEO Jeff Kirschner was walking through the Oakland hills with his two young children when the idea for his environmentally motivated company was born. When he and the kids came upon a tub of cat litter that had been dumped in a creek, Kirschner’s daughter turned to him and said, “Daddy, that doesn’t go there.” Kirschner agreed and, on a whim, he used his smartphone to take a picture of the offending litter and posted it on Instagram. He began capturing and posting pictures of litter whenever he encountered it, and has never stopped since. “That was the eye-opening moment,” says Kirschner, who founded Litterati in 2012 as a company dedicated to a litter-free world. “I
was never an active environmentalist, beyond recycling at home with the bins and a little composting. But I realized I was having my own impact in telling people what I saw.” Fast-forward to today and Kirschner and the Litterati community have documented more than 200,000 pieces of litter in 52 countries. The simple methodology doesn’t go much beyond what Kirschner did that day: Find a piece of litter, photograph it with Instagram, add the hashtag #Litterati and—oh, yeah—don’t forget to throw away or recycle the litter! The initial process has been expanded to also include information about the type of trash and the company has developed a Litterati iPhone app, as well. The data becomes part of what Kirschner and Litterati like to call their
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“digital landfill,” an online photo gallery of trash submitted from all over the world; geo-tagged and time-stamped, and classified into categories such as paper coffee cup, bottle cap, or cigarette butt, that can even be grouped by brand. That bottom-up, grassroots effort is the first part of Litterati’s two-pronged approach to litter abatement. The data collected allows the company to also pursue a top-down approach of finding ways to work with brand manufacturers, cities, and government organizations to deal with litter at the source. Kirschner points to examples such as a data collection campaign in San Francisco that identified the number and types of cigarette butts littering the city and helped pave the way for a city-wide excise tax on cigarettes. It’s also a tool that has been employed by schools to help kids learn about and clean up the environment. UC Santa Cruz student Jenn Figueroa and a contingent of her fellow Slugs recently worked with Calabasas Elementary School students in Watsonville, using Litterati to identify the trash on their campus. According to Figueroa, the young students found that most of the trash at their school accumulated around their playground, but the data also showed that a good
amount of the litter collected appeared to be spread by others during off-hours. “The app allows students to take control of their own surroundings, and see how much trash has accumulated over time,” says Figueroa, who adds that she learned a lot from the third and fourth graders. “It was fun actually—the students would take turns with the phone or the device and take pictures, and there was a friendly competition to see who could take the most pictures and [pick up] the most trash.” Litterati has enjoyed working with a number of schools, according to Kirschner, who notes that “if we’re really going to create transformative change, who better to do it with than our kids?” He’s also glad for the involvement and interest of coastal residents in communities like Santa Cruz. They are the buffer between litter and the ocean, after all. “Everything ends up in the water,” says Kirschner. “Either it’s dumped in the water, windswept and carried into the water, or flows down man-made sewers and storm drains, but everything ends up there. If it doesn’t get picked up or buried, it ends up in the water.” Learn more at litterati.org.
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SANTA Eocene Era
(60-40 million years ago) The Farallon plate is subducted under the North American Plate, creating the beginnings of California’s Pacific Coast.
Oligocene Epoch
(35-30 million years ago) The Pacific Plate grinds against the North American Plate, producing the San Andreas Fault and the surrounding topography: mountains, canyons, beaches.
4000 BCE
Pre-Columbian immigrants arrive in the Monterey Bay Area, displacing or assimilating with earlier Hokan-speaking people to form the beginnings of the Ohlone tribes.
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Santa Cruz Mission is established by Father Fermin de Lasuen.
Don Gaspar de Portola is the first known European to visit, naming the area Santa Cruz, or “Holy Cross.”
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CRUZ 1876
1866 Santa Cruz is incorporated as a town under the laws of the State of California.
1850
California becomes a state. Santa Cruz is officially designated as a county.
1793
Mission Santa Cruz is attacked and burned by the Quiroste Indian tribe.
Santa Cruz is chartered as a city.
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The first railroad, The Santa Cruz and Felton Railroad, is completed, linking lumberyards in Felton with shipping conduits at the Santa Cruz wharves.
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Railroad service is established between San Francisco and Santa Cruz.
1885
Three Hawaiian princes—David Kawananakoa, Edward Keliiahonui and Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana’ole— surf the mouth of the San Lorenzo River, officially marking the first surfing in the continental United States.
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The Santa Cruz courthouse and 12 other buildings are destroyed in an earthquake. Three buildings are carried away off Santa Cruz beaches. The Moreland Academy in Watsonville is badly damaged.
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The Santa Cruz Surfing Club is established.
The San Lorenzo River spills over in “The Christmas Flood,” with water running down Pacific Avenue three to four feet deep. Nine people are killed and countless dollars of damage is done.
President Teddy Roosevelt visits Santa Cruz.
1929
1904
Swanton’s Neptune Casino opens. It was to be renamed the Cocoanut Grove during prohibition.
1907
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk opens. It is now the oldest surviving boardwalk in California.
“The Cement Ship” (officially the SS Palo Alto) is brought to Seacliff Beach and opened as an amusement/entertainment attraction, complete with a dance floor, café, and swimming pool.
1940
The Mystery Spot opens to tourists.
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O’Neill’s starts selling the first onepiece wetsuits.
1965
1983
Clint Eastwood's Sudden Impact is set in Santa Cruz, with Dirty Harry waving a gun down the Pacific Mall and living in La Bahia.
1985
The cult vampire movie The Lost Boys is filmed in Santa Cruz.
The Miss California pageant is held in Santa Cruz for the last time. The first O’Neill Coldwater Classic takes place at Steamer Lane.
UC Santa Cruz is established.
1989
The Loma Prieta Earthquake hits Santa Cruz, destroying institutions like the old Cooper House and killing three people.
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The Santa Cruz Cannabis Buyers Club becomes the second above-ground medical marijuana club in the world.
2011
Chasing Mavericks is filmed in Santa Cruz, immortalizing local surf legend Jay Moriarity.
2011
Santa Cruz Waves magazine is born.
The Tohoku tsunami and earthquake causes more than $14 million in damage to the Santa Cruz Harbor and boats.
2015
The Santa Cruz Warriors win the D-League Finals National Championship.
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anta Cruz has sprouted a huge crop of groms in recent years, and 13-year-old Santiago “Santi” Hart has emerged as a ringleader of the ragtag group. Not long ago, a miniature Hart was known to accompany his dad, Brian Hart, on routine surf sessions in and around Pleasure Point. Even back then, he had a natural sense of style, despite being only a grade schooler. As he grew, Hart began combining that stylish approach with a solid mix of power surfing and above-thelip antics. He’s a fierce competitor, and when his mom, Veronica Hart, isn’t around to film, he tags along with Waves photo guru Dave “Nelly” Nelson to practice his free surf game. “Santi has been ripping for years, but as of late he has really put the pedal to the metal,” says Nelson. “He seems to be figuring out his boards and I’m always psyched to see his progression when we shoot.” With a respectful attitude and strong support system, expect to see big things from this budding ripper in the years to come.
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n March, the California Coastal Commission (CCC) cracked down on the CEMEX sand mining plant, a Mexico-based corporation that dredges sand out of the beach in Marina and exports it all around the world.
This sand mining plant, which is the last to be operating on the United States’ coastline, has been responsible for the removal of approximately 374,000 cubic yards of sand each year, which it sells to businesses in more than 50 countries, where the majority is eventually transformed into concrete for construction. That concrete is used to build homes, raise skyscrapers, and
expand highways, culminating in the global use of a whopping 15 billion tons of sand every year. Sand is, in fact, the most used resource in the world second only to water, according to the documentary Sand Wars, which local nonprofit Save Our Shores screened for a full house at Santa Cruz’s Patagonia Outlet in March. The screening was one part of an ongoing protest against the
CEMEX plant by Save Our Shores, giving many locals a better idea of the broader implications of sand mining for the environment. The plant began operating in 1906, and because the Coastal Act did not go into effect until 1977, CEMEX was grandfathered in and allowed relative impunity. The CCC has had an open investigation into CEMEX since 2009, but minimal action was taken until this year. The removal of the sand has contributed to an average shoreline erosion rate of four feet of beach— from Sand City to the Salinas River in the southern Monterey Bay—each year, according to retired Naval Postgraduate School professor Ed Thornton, who has been a longtime critic of the mine. The CCC sent a letter to CEMEX notifying its leaders that the operation lacks permitting for a variety of the company’s activities and, in
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IN AN EFFORT TO COUNTER COASTAL EROSION, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS SPENT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO DREDGE AND TRUCK MILLIONS OF CUBIC YARDS OF SAND BACK ONTO BEACHES—A
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addition to the Coastal Act, is also in violation of the Land Use Plan portion of Marina’s Local Coast Plan. The CCC has given CEMEX extensions to allow for negotiations on compliance, but since that compliance would essentially equate to not mining sand, the most likely outcome is that the CCC will commence proceedings for a formal “cease and desist and restoration order.” Included in the list of Coastal Act violations that CEMEX had been committing is the unpermitted construction of an artificial pond near the beach (which they fill with sand and then dredge from), unpermitted sand extraction, and the placement of unauthorized floating dredges, according to the letter sent to the plant by the CCC’s Acting Executive Director John Ainsworth. So far, the commission has not set a hard deadline before commencing with a legal-driven shutdown. CEMEX did not respond to Waves’ request for comment. Since 2005, CEMEX is reported to have extracted between 159,000 and 300,000 cubic yards of sand each year from a man-made dredge pond, according to Save Our Shores. SOS was working to raise awareness about the erosion that the sand mine was causing and organized a Change.org petition appealing for the CCC to regulate the CEMEX plant. While CEMEX has been an understandable target for environmental organizations, sand mining is only one end of the spectrum on the ways industrial development has compromised the health of California’s beaches. The majority of the sand that accumulates along the coastline is the product of grain sediments that travel for millennia—originating in mountains and valleys, washing down rivers and waterways, out into the ocean, and flowing along with coastal currents that eventually
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The CEMEX sand mining plant in Marina is facing a potential cease and desist order from the California Coastal Commission.
deliver it to the shoreline, says UC Santa Cruz professor and director of the Institute of Marine Sciences Gary Griggs. But that slow flow of sediments to beaches has been dramatically curtailed as a result of blocking up most of the state’s riverways. In California, there are 1,404 dams, ranging from small structures in creeks to the massive Oroville Dam on the Feather River, which is a towering 742 feet—the tallest in the United States. Additionally, there are approximately 200 debris basins in the state, which trap sediments that wash out of canyons during storms (a measure taken to prevent flooding). All of this infrastructure traps sand that would otherwise be making its way to the ocean. On the coastal end of the equation, developing buildings too close to the shore and creating sea walls—embankments that prevent the ocean from encroaching on the
“ WE ABSOLUTELY NEED TO STOP THINKING THAT WE CAN BUILD BOXES AROUND THE NATURAL WORLD AND EXPECT THAT TO WORK FOR US … NATURE ALWAYS BATS LAST.” — GARY GRIGGS, UC SANTA CRUZ PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES
land—has also caused beaches’ sand to be washed out with storms and high tide. Think of it like a variety of clogged arteries throughout the body that have slowly cut off healthy circulation. Griggs says that, under natural conditions, between 60 and 90 percent of California’s beach sand
is derived from rivers, while the remainder is fed by bluff erosion. But due to coastal armoring with sea walls and rivers full of dams, about 39 percent of those sediments that should be feeding beaches is no longer making its way into the ocean, a total that he estimates at about 164 million cubic yards.
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THE REMOVAL OF SAND HAS CONTRIBUTED TO AN AVERAGE SHORELINE EROSION RATE OF FOUR FEET OF BEACH EACH YEAR FROM SAND CITY TO THE SALINAS RIVER IN THE SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY. “If we took all of that sand, and put it into dump truck loads—about 10 to 12 cubic yards per dump truck— we’d have 16 million dump truck loads of sand, all sitting behind dams,” he says. “With that much sand, we could build a beach from Santa Cruz to Mexico, 150 feet wide and 10 feet deep.” In an effort to counter coastal erosion, the State of California has spent millions of dollars to dredge and truck millions of cubic yards of sand back onto beaches, a process called “nourishment,” Griggs explains. However, due to sea walls and other man-made developments along the coast, that sand washes away usually within about a year. “I would say that’s not successful, nor a good use of state money,” he says. “Spending millions of dollars to place sand on the beaches and then watch it wash away is so futile.” And the price of lost beaches? Griggs says it will make the inevita-
bility of sea level rise a much bigger problem as it occurs, and, before long, coastal communities around the world will be having to prepare for a dramatic ocean incursion. The answer to these problems, he says, will be planning for industrial growth and development in a much different way than we have up until this point in history. It will depend on society’s ability to begin thinking about working with the natural flow of the planet and not choosing to believe that nature is something that can be controlled and contained. “Getting rid of our reliance on hard structures [along beaches] is going to be important. We’ve got to start adapting for sea level rise, and start making our plans for development looking 20 years into the future,” he says. “We also absolutely
need to stop thinking that we can build boxes around the natural world and expect that to work for us … Nature always bats last.” Griggs believes the problem comes down to society rethinking values and the ways corporate money steers the ship. “These [corporate executives] are making billions of dollars, but what about when there’s no beach to go to when it’s time to take a vacation? Where does the joy and reward in life come from after we’ve made all this money—whether it’s Exxon, or the coal industry, or PG&E—when there’s no natural environment left to enjoy with your kids?” he asks. “It becomes all about these shortterm, huge financial profits in big industry—not about what’s left of the earth. And that’s really the sad part of this story.”
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One man’s mission to unite the giants of surfing with the giants of the forest
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cattered along the western edges of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains live the remaining groves of the federally protected ancient giant sequoias. Whenever one of these behemoths fall, gravity sends them plunging to their death down the mountainside, where they shatter into innumerable pieces.
In December 1962, after a month-long perfect storm of torrential rain, snow and gale-force winds, one of the largest remaining sequoias fell victim to the weather. A 3,000-year-old giant sequoia that measured 282-feet tall, 27 feet in
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Its crash could be heard up to 30 miles away. In 2000, Santa Cruz area resident Larry Fuller was given a piece of this sequoia the size of a 12-inch ruler and told of the man who had harvested the storied tree. Fuller was transfixed by the thought of shaping “legacy” surfboards from the wood of a tree whose life began a thousand years before people talk about Christ being on Earth. He set out on a mission to find the man in charge of the mystical wood. Originally from Louisburg, North Carolina, Fuller is a gentle giant with a charming, soft-spoken Southern drawl. As a 19 year old, he worked various jobs in the Senate in Washington D.C. while attending college at George Washington University. After graduating, he
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moved to Houston with his wife, where he enjoyed a successful career in real estate. Fuller had his first taste of surfing in 1964 as a 10 year old “raft surfing” on a canvas mat, and surfed on his first surfboard in 1985. He was fascinated by any type of surf “platform.” In 1997, after he and his wife had divorced, Fuller made the life-changing decision to quit his job in real estate to chase the dream of leaving his mark on the world of surfing. He bought a large van that, to this day, doubles as his home, and set off for California. Fuller had been living in relative seclusion in the Santa Cruz Mountains when that small stick of ancient redwood landed in his hands. By 2000, he had successfully gathered together the most influential shapers in surfing to showcase their individual talents by shaping traditional woods, including koa, coast redwood, agave, balsa, and Western red cedar. But he dreamt of giving them wood from the elusive sequoia. Fuller found his pot of gold in 2010, while giving an interview to a newspaper about his work with shapers Al Merrick and the late Donald Takayama. By happenstance, in the same room stood Jan Petersen—the “steward” of the giant sequoia, and the man responsible for milling the tree and ensuring the timber was to be used only for the best possible purpose.
“I wanted more than just to shape the board. I wanted to be practically naked in order to feel the shavings against my body and smell air that had been trapped beneath its layers for centuries.” —JUAN RODRIGUEZ, SHAPER
ABOVE: Ironing out details in the shaping bay. BELOW: Fuller beholds a slab of the sequoia.
Petersen revealed that he possessed several 17-foot slabs of the ancient redwood, and granted Fuller permission to fulfill his vision of bringing together the masters of shaping to transform it. Thus began a project that grew to include more than 30 leading craftsmen: names like Dick Brewer, Al Merrick, Billy Hamilton, Reynolds “Renee” Yater, Carl Ekstrom, Gerry Lopez, Wayne Lynch, Darrick Doerner, Juan Rodriguez, and the late Donald Takayama—stalwart figures in annals of surfing, whose hands and hearts yearned to participate in a project that no one will ever see the likes of again. SANTA CRUZ WAVES | 67
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Kelly Slater, shaper Darrick Doerner, Larry Fuller and Brando, who goes by one name, photographed by Addicted to Joy: Surfers and Shapers, The Larry Fuller Project director Richard Newman at Pipeline, one day after the Triple Crown last December.
“In my 60 years of shaping, this wood from the sequoia was the most unbelievable piece of material I have ever worked with,” says Yater, a shaper from Santa Barbara. “All these great shapers made such an impact on our lives as surfers, that I wanted to create something that would make an impact on the future lives of future surfers,” says Fuller. “The tree lives on as functional art, and each of these boards is the highest representation of the work of all these great shapers.” With the completion of each surfboard, Fuller and his far-flung collaborators are paying tribute to the ancient Hawaiians, who first made wooden surfboards. This fall, a documentary titled Addicted to Joy: Surfers and Shapers, The Larry Fuller Project will give the public a behind-the-
“The tree lives on as functional art, and each of these boards is the highest representation of the work of all these great shapers.” —LARRY FULLER scenes look at the process and a very rare peek into the intensely private and fabled life of Fuller. Petersen, a local arborist, originally secured the bid from the California Department of Forestry to mill the tree on-site and was the first to touch the behemoth, 10 years after it had fallen. Because of government protection of the giant sequoia species, this fallen tree was to be the
last sequoia taken out of any forest, anywhere, indefinitely. “The tree is amazing and majestic,” Petersen says in a video on the documentary’s website, surfersandshapers.com. “The energy in this wood is like no other.” The lure of the tree was enough to make 64-year-old Australian surfing icon Wayne Lynch travel halfway around the world. He
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“I have nothing but respect for Larry, who somehow managed to gather the best shapers in the world to recreate 100 of the greatest surfboard designs.” —KELLY SLATER
recently arrived in Santa Cruz with his son, Jarrah, to help shape one of the boards. “I’ve found as I’ve grown older that there is not a lot in surfing that generates my interest or enthusiasm, but this project with Larry I found truly fascinating,” says Lynch. “There are so many aspects to this story: the tree, the size of the tree, how it was milled, the diverse and unique characters involved. It all adds up to the making of modern history in surfing.” “Larry is capturing something special and unique,” Lynch goes on. “His dedication to the quality of craftsmanship is just phenomenal, and I feel privileged to be a part of it.” Fuller gave legendary shaper Al Merrick’s sequoia masterpiece to 11-time world champion Kelly Slater, who called it “an absolute piece of magic” after riding it at Pipeline. “I have nothing but respect for Larry, who somehow managed to gather the best shapers in the world to recreate 100 of the greatest surfboard designs,” Slater says in a YouTube video titled “Kelly Slater Surfers & Shapers.” Sarasota, Fla. resident Juan Rodriguez has been shaping surfboards for 45 years, and upon Fuller’s invitation journeyed to Santa Cruz, excited to apply his planer to the wood from the ancient tree. “I wanted more than just to shape the board,” says Rodriguez, who wore only board shorts in the shaping room when he went to work. “I wanted to be practically naked in order to feel the shavings against my body and smell air that had been trapped beneath its layers for centuries. It was such a beautiful experience for me.” That fateful day when Fuller met Petersen, he told the tree’s guardian about how he’d carried the ruler-sized stick with him for nearly a decade, dreaming of this opportunity. “It’s the tree that brought you here,” Petersen responded. “The tree wanted you to find me.”
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anta Cruz is packed with phenomenal surfers, and, in turn, a healthy crew of photographers who follow their movements, hoping to nail that elusive “shot.” One such photographer is Charlie Witmer, a man with a keen eye for action and composition. Witmer was born in Santa Barbara, but because his father was in the U.S. Air Force, he moved around quite often: the family zigzagged to Sacramento, Arizona, New York, Germany, and Delaware for eight years before moving back to the Santa Barbara area in 1970.
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Resembling an old steam train, the SS Palo Alto, or "Cement Ship," in Seacliff takes a beating during a large winter swell.
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"WE ARE BLESSED WITH ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COASTLINES ON THE ENTIRE PLANET. WE HAVE BEACH BREAKS, POINT BREAKS, JETTIES, AND REEFS THAT GO OFF YEAR ROUND IF YOU KNOW WHERE TO GO AND ARE WILLING TO TRAVEL A BIT."
His father taught him to surf when he was 12 years old at the Indian River Inlet in Delaware. With the seed of surf stoke planted, Witmer continued riding waves as much as possible. Like most of us, at some point he had to leave the beach and establish a career, and he was hired as a firefighter/ paramedic in 1984. Because he worked full time when he got into photography, he gained more time to devote to his passion after retiring in 2011. Although he’s lived in the Watsonville/Freedom area for 30 years, he’s most often found shooting on the Westside. Waves caught up with the camera-wielder to learn about his process. How did you get into surf photography? I surf and have always enjoyed those “mind images” I always seemed to freeze into my brain for later recall. I started taking images back in about 2007 with a cheap point and shoot. I wanted to get better at it, so I started accumulating more lenses and gear.
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Morning reflections mixed with just the right amount of motion.
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ABOVE: A self portrait. RIGHT: This beautiful green wave bats its eyelashes for tube hunter Austin Smith-Ford.
"I’M A BIT OBSESSED WITH HAVING A CAMERA WITH ME AT ALMOST ALL TIMES.” What other subject matter do you enjoy shooting? I love shooting portraits, wildlife, landscapes, musicians, and just everyday objects—flowers and anything that catches my eye. Have you had any mentors? My friend David Pu’u encouraged me along the way and was very open about sharing his pearls of wisdom and tips. He believes in “raising the bar.” Besides shooting photos every day, how else can one elevate his or her skills? As long as a person in any art or work is willing to learn, there is always room for improvement. I think that helping others is the best way to improve yourself and raise the quality of content all artists should aspire to. So many folks have their “guarded secrets,” but really that’s very fleeting.
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What are the trickiest aspects of photography for you? Flash photography is my biggest challenge in terms of consistency and the “look” that I’m hoping to get. I would say the only downside to my photography passion is that I’m a bit obsessed with having a camera with me at almost all times. It’s hard to hide the eye rolls when we are just about to leave house and I say, “wait, I have to grab something,” and I return to the car with my [camera] bag. Who are some of your favorite surfers to shoot? I love shooting Adam Replogle because he is such a talented surfer with a high level of situational awareness. I like shooting Nat Young, Darshan Gooch, Austin Smith-Ford, Wilem Banks, and Noah Wegrich. There are many other talented and unnamed surfers, as well, but these are the first that came to mind. They all have the
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skill, drive, and, just as importantly, the stoke that drives them and shows in their skill set. What aspects of our coastline and geography make surf photography here unique? We are blessed with one of the most beautiful coastlines on the entire planet. We have beach breaks, point breaks, jetties, and reefs that go off year round if you know where to go and are willing to travel a bit. Because of the way the Monterey Bay is set up, it’s often possible to have it be onshore on one side and offshore on the other. I prefer front-lit imagery, so you have to choose your shoot location carefully, along with all the other variables, but the Bay’s diversity often makes that possible. The dramatic backdrops of mountains, dunes, cliffs, and weather just add to the possibilities that make taking surf images, as well as any outdoor images, special.
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Which is your all-time favorite surf photo from your own portfolio? My all-time favorite surf image has not been taken yet, but an image I took of Darshan Gooch getting a nice shack on the Westside is as close as I’ve come. The lighting was perfect and he was standing so poised and natural looking. Are there any other photographers who you look to for inspiration? Certainly. Mike Healey, who has always
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been willing to share his knowledge with me, Neal Swanson, Dave [“Nelly”] Nelson, David Pu’u, Rick Puckett, Nick Borelli, Aaron Chang, and Ryan [“Chachi”] Craig. All of these guys are consistently putting out quality imagery and raising the bar for guys like me to aim for. I love the fact that we have so much local talent in sports and the arts. Find Witmer online at f8surf.smugmug.com.
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protect the world,” he says. “They did it in a gentle way, taking us to beautiful places and pointing out where things were different.” Buckley grew up surfing, and after graduating in 2010 from Stanford University, where he studied science and architecture, his love of the ocean drew him to Santa Cruz, where North Coast conditions inspired a passion for kitesurfing. He’s hooked on the sport’s fast pace, constant action and huge airs. “In surfing, if you do a 10-foot air, people lose their mind, but in kiting it’s fairly standard,” he says. However, surfing remains a passion; he compares surfing to yoga and kitesurfing to karate. Eventually, Buckley became frustrated with the performance and restrictive feeling of the equipment. He started making his own harnesses, drawing on sewing skills he learned at the Waldorf school and ding repair experience from years of surfing. The harness he ended up with provided ideal mobility and support, with carbon fiber added for strength, which was uncommon at the time.
“THERE’S A LOT OF WASTE AND POLLUTION. THAT’S SORT OF THE DIRTY SECRET OF WATER SPORTS IN GENERAL.” —COLEMAN BUCKLEY, FOUNDER OF RIDE ENGINE Coming in from the water one day in late 2011, he met professional kiteboarder Patrick Rebstock, who mildly hassled him about the homemade look of his harness. Buckley invited him to try the gear, and Rebstock wound up asking for his own. “Slowly, more and more people started calling me out of the blue,” he says. Within the first year of founding his business, Ride Engine, he built a couple of hundred kite harnesses. Soon, there were too many orders for him to make on his own, leading him to merge with a larger company, 7 Nation, in 2014. That allowed him to expand Ride Engine, creating a product that’s now well respected in
the kiteboarding world. Observing the large-scale production process also made him aware of the practices used in creating watersport gear. “It’s been very eye opening. Going to China and visiting the factories, I’ve seen the impact of the stuff I make as well as the impact of consumer culture in general,” he says. “There’s a lot of waste and pollution. That’s sort of the dirty secret of water sports in general.” Determined to work in accordance with his values, Buckley has been working with 7 Nation to green its methods. Ride Engine’s recently debuted wetsuit line is made with limestone-based neoprene, which
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is more sustainable than typical petroleum-based products. There are less harmful chemicals involved, and it is not tied to the oil industry, therefore reducing its environmental impact. They also forgo a coating many companies use to make suits dry faster—according to Buckley, it’s very toxic and washes off in about 30 sessions. Ride Engine is also working with an alternative rubber company and has found a smaller factory interested in working with sustainable practices. “The hope is that not only can my company go further, but it’ll [also] have a cascading effect, making other companies adapt,” he says. “That’s the biggest thing I hope to accomplish right now.” While he plans to keep expanding and improving Ride Engine, Buckley
“ THE HOPE IS THAT NOT ONLY CAN MY COMPANY GO FURTHER, BUT THAT IT WILL HAVE A CASCADING EFFECT, MAKING OTHER COMPANIES ADAPT.”—COLEMAN BUCKLEY, FOUNDER OF RIDE ENGINE also wants to use his skills in ways that affect people all over the world. He’s recently started doing marketing for Onewheel, a Santa Cruz-based company that designs motorized offroad boards. “Transportation affects everybody, whether you live in New Delhi or California,” he says. “I see
Onewheel as the jumping off point for more work with fun stuff with motors and wheels.” Here, he recalls the words of environmental activist David Brower, who was known for telling people “to have fun saving the world, or you are just going to depress yourself.”
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SHAWN DOLLAR’S OXYGEN-FUELED RECOVERY FROM THE WIPEOUT THAT CHANGED HIS LIFE
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here are moments in our lives that have the power to completely change the way we live, and look at, our lives. It could be a serious car crash or a job promotion, a first kiss or a final goodbye. These profound experiences are also known as “watershed moments,” a term originally used to describe a ridge of land separating waters that then flow into two different bodies. Last September, Pleasure Point local and XXL Big Wave Paddle-In champion Shawn Dollar experienced a brutal injury that would lead to his own watershed moment months later. Dollar, who’s internationally recognized as a bigwave hellman, broke the Guinness world record for the largest wave ever paddled into—twice: once off of Cortes Bank, an open ocean reef that breaks 111 miles west of San Diego, and again right up the road at Mavericks. On Sept. 7, 2015, Dollar found himself staring down a massive wall of whitewater as he paddled back out to the lineup at an undisclosed heavy water break near Santa Cruz. “There was no way I could duckdive that wave, so I stood up on my board and dove headfirst, hoping to get as far underwater as possible,” Dollar says. But he wasn’t going to get very far. He headbutted a shallow rock sticking up beneath him, realizing right away that he had broken his neck. After a frightening and painful struggle, he was able to make it to shore. A friend rushed him to the hospital, where doctors found he had broken his neck in four places, incurring head trauma and a concussion. He’d come within a whisker’s width of drowning or becoming paralyzed for life. He stayed in the hospital for five days and left with a neck brace and an estimated recovery time of three months. The 35-year-old husband and father took the injury very seriously, doing everything doctors and physical therapists asked him to. But as his neck healed and he was able to reduce his painkiller intake, he had a devastating realization: not only had he injured his body, he
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had also suffered a very serious traumatic brain injury (TBI). “I was not myself,” Dollar says. “It was freaky. I was depressed, I wasn’t sleeping, I couldn’t think clearly. Couldn’t work or even answer emails. I had massive anxiety. I wasn’t sleeping and had severe migraines every day, throwing up from them.” Dollar expressed his fears to his doctors, who said he probably had a large concussion. Following their usual protocol, they wanted him to wait, rest, and try not to over-stimulate his brain. “They kept assuring me, ‘you’re going to get better,’ so I waited,” he says. “There was no improvement. It was insanely frustrating.” Hoping to find a vine with which to pull himself out of the quicksand, Dollar decided to take matters into his own hands. Prior to his injury, he’d seen YouTube videos by famous psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen, in which the doctor discusses how to heal the brain and reverse brain damage using different modalities
such as biofeedback, supplements, and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. Most people, especially boxers or football players, do damage to their brains over the course of a lifetime. Proper circulation begins to become impeded, starving the brain of oxygen. The videos gave Dollar hope that healing his brain was possible. Then, coincidentally, a woman on LinkedIn suggested that Dollar consult with Amen directly. Dollar told her that he’d already been watch-
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Dollar’s scans showed holes all over his brain —big holes, especially around the bottom, sides, and top. “I believe a lot of this was from all the impacts I’ve taken at Mavericks,” says Dollar. “This last one was a catastrophic one. All those concussions added up and that was my last straw—my brain went offline.”
Dollar’s scans showed holes all over his brain—big holes, especially around the bottom, sides, and top. “I believe a lot of this was from all the impacts I’ve taken at Mavericks,” Dollar admits. “Lots and lots of brain impact and concussions. This last one was a catastrophic one. All those concussions added up and that was my last straw—my brain went offline. As a surfer, they were blown away to see this much damage, but they were really intrigued. It gave me justification, finally being diagnosed. I have a brain injury but, more importantly, they have the means and understand how to heal it.” Along with other types of therapy, the means, in Dollar’s case, is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), a treatment prescribed for him by Amen and administered at Bay Area Hyperbarics in Los Gatos. In HBOT, patients are put in a tube-like chamber, where compression pushes blood and pure oxygen through the blood/brain barrier and creates circulation. Dollar felt better than he had in months after his first treatment in January. He did about 40 treatments back to back—sometimes two a day, six days a week. It was a big commitment, but he was improving every day.
Scott Sherr, a HBOT guru who set Dollar up with Bay Area Hyperbarics, says it is no wonder that Dollar was having such a hard time with the “rest and wait” approach prescribed by his doctors. “A concussion is a wound of the brain,” Sherr says. “It is very difficult for the brain to heal wounds because it is already working at maximal capacity at all times to keep our body in working order. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is an advanced wound-healing technology that super-saturates the body with oxygen. This extra oxygen causes a cascade of healing effects: decreasing inflammation, regenerating tissue, and optimizing cellular function.” Matt Cook, the director of Bay Area Hyperbarics, has been working closely with Dollar during his recovery. Cook has gotten the surfer’s symptoms under control with neuroprolotherapy, and, with continued HBOT, is hopeful that he will make a full recovery. “It’s very gratifying to take care of Shawn,” Cook says. “When he came to me it was difficult for him to stand in one place with his eyes closed and I noticed that he sometimes struggled to communicate. After only a few months he is back to surfing, and I saw
him before Super Bowl 50 on national television [promoting the Titans of Mavericks competition]. I think he really gives hope to patients who want to heal from head injuries.” For Dollar, his watershed moment wasn’t the injury, or even the healing process. It was deciding whether or not to continue surfing big waves—an addictive endeavor with a tight-knit community that has brought him notable success. “I probably won’t go back to surfing big waves,” he says. “My brain is too fragile and I can’t take another concussion. But I can go back to having a normal life, a job, surfing, family—the things that matter most to me, anyway. I had a lot of fun doing it, and I’m going to miss it a lot, but I barely survived that accident. I got a second chance. It’s hard to not get back out there to experience that crazy adrenaline rush, but my body is done. I feel like I’ve kind of moved on. I’m really lucky I didn’t die that day. I fought so hard to get here and I’m really happy to be here. I’m just grateful.” Learn more about Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment at californiaregenerativemd. com. Find Bay Area Hyperbarics at siliconvalleyregenerativemedicine.com. SANTA CRUZ WAVES | 9 3
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aybe I should bring a gun. The thought crashed through my mind without warning, dropping uncomfortably into the pit of my stomach. I glanced at my blue backpack and the fake yellow daisy tied to its strap. The idea of packing a gun into it, or, more importantly, pulling a gun out of it, seemed ludicrous. It was March of 2015 and I had just bought a one-way ticket to Costa Rica. After landing, I planned to travel up the Pacific coast of Central America, surfing my way through Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, mainland Mexico and Baja, all the way back to Santa Cruz. A well-traveled path for California surfers, my journey was unique in that I would be traveling on public buses, alone as a single woman. My family and friends expressed concerns I would be kidnapped, raped, or robbed. Stories of civil unrest, roadblocks, cartel violence, and government corruption pervaded news headlines. I was well aware that—being
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alone, female, and blonde—I was in danger of being a target. Still, I was determined to go. Have you ever felt so compelled to do something that none of the risks seemed to matter? I had been on previous surf trips to Indonesia, Central America, and the South Pacific, mostly with friends and often confined to a surf camp or a charter boat where I interacted with the same social and cultural demographic I experienced at home. In recent years, I had started venturing off alone, backpacking through Humboldt and Big Sur; surfing in mainland Mexico. Each time I dipped my toes, I felt compelled to jump in, to become immersed in a totally different world. Within the capsule of my comfortable life in Santa Cruz, I felt some vital part of myself fading. Each solo adventure brought the essence of who I was back into focus, if only for a brief stint. With enough time, I hoped I could form a clear picture. Ultimately, I decided to risk it all. I did not carry a weapon. I did carry three surfboards, my computer, and the equivalent of $500 in cash. The best defenses I brought turned out to be mosquito repellent and grapefruit seed extract, a preventative against food- and water-borne illnesses. One thing I did not anticipate was how frequently and violently I would get sick. Though a daily dose of grapefruit seed extract thwarted numerous close calls, I got food poisoning at least once in every country. Aside from that discomfort, the most tangible dangers were mosquitoes, jellyfish, and one particularly terrifying crocodile. As I paddled across a river with two other surfers to a remote break in mainland Mexico, I noticed a strange current trailing alongside me. Moments later, a crocodile head surfaced about 6 feet away from me. “Crocodile!” I screamed. We all looked in disbelief for a split second before coming to our senses and hightailing it to shore. Luckily, the crocodile did not attack. I wish I could say the same about the jellyfish and the mosquitos. I spent a large portion of my trip scratching the red welts
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me, I paused in the blistering sun to talk to the townspeople gathered in the center of the road. They had strung up a canvas sign across an old Coca-Cola delivery truck, with hand painted letters that read “NO QUEREMOS VIOLENCIA. QUEREMOS SOLUCION.” (“We don’t want violence. We want a solution.”) Reading the sign, I realized the people, at least these people, were not as dangerous as I had imagined. I crossed into the United States minus my computer, which stopped working in El Salvador; one of the surfboards, claimed by heavy beach break in Mexico; and the fake yellow daisy, which fell off god-knows-where. A week after I returned to Santa Cruz, I was robbed. Someone broke into my car, rifled through my backpack and stole my camping equipment. Luckily, the thief left my backpack on the side of the road, so I did not lose the one companion I had kept for six months, through seven countries. Despite constant itching and persistent food poisoning, the trip turned out to be one of the best experiences of my life. I surfed world-class waves. I made friends I will have for the rest of my life. I learned to speak Spanish. I developed a greater sense of who I am and how I fit into the world. I also learned that danger is just as real at home as where I imagine it to be, and that in the greatest risks lie the greatest rewards.
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Leake takes pleasure in pointing out that “Amarantos” translates as “unfading” or “never withers.” It’s also the place that inspired him to come up with his own unique method for infusing photographic images onto driftwood, giving the resulting artwork an air of permanence and rugged beauty. “The spiritual connection to that country is unbelievable,” says Leake, who spent a month and a half there for an arts-in-residency program in 2013. “You really feel the history and the beauty of the landscape and the color.
But that particular place [Amarantos] has an energy unlike any other I’ve seen there. It’s really a powerful place to be.” As an artist who enjoys working in many mediums, Leake has often played with combining various elements such as painting and photography to lend greater expression to his work. When he attended grad school in Boston studying art and art education, he learned a basic method of photo transfer that became the foundation for his current work. But it wasn’t until he went to Greece that he developed his
own special brand of photo transferring, which goes far beyond anything he was previously doing. “When I got there I was looking for wood to do a transfer of a photograph onto wood. A fellow artist from the residency told me that he saw a pile of wood down the road,” he says. Leake gathered the wood to create his first two pieces, including one that depicted the tree scene at Amarantos, and then a serendipitous accident helped further his technique. As he was transferring an image onto a piece of the old wood he found, the photograph broke away from the edge, giving it an aesthetically pleasing look. It was the beginning of what now is a complex and fruitful process that the Pleasure Point resident has mastered. His artwork has since become popular: he’s shown at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History and at First Friday venues, and his work can also be found at the home décor shop Agency in downtown Santa Cruz, where the owners are constantly calling him up to make more. The key to Leake’s process is he makes the images look like they are a part of the wood. When artists such as
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IT’S IMPORTANT TO HIM THAT EACH PIECE WORKS TOGETHER AND HAS A STORY TO IT. Diego Rivera revived the ancient art of fresco painting during the Mexican muralist movement of the mid-20th century, one of their practices was to paint murals on freshly laid plaster. This allowed the pigment to be not just painted on the wall, but to become part of the wall once the plaster hardened. Leake’s concept is similar. He uses a photo emulsion process that infuses a photographic image onto the wood. The result is not just a photograph attached to a piece of wood, but an image indelibly merged with it. “It’s almost like a relic, like it was just discovered as it was, and after time it aged,” says Leake. Leake is as much an artisan as an artist, enjoying the crafting of each step of his work. It’s also important to
him that each piece works together and has a story to it. So if you’re looking at a piece that features a surfing scene on the Westside of Santa Cruz, you can be certain that the wood used was found close to the photo location. He typically finds that he has photos stacking up waiting for the right wood. “The hardest part of it definitely is to find the wood,” he says. “[The pieces] have to be ripe. You need good driftwood. It can’t be too old or moldy, or have termites. So you have to find pieces with strong integrity, and [that are] relatively flat.” He likes to pick pieces with character that might have their own story. “Maybe it’s weathered, maybe it was on a tree, then it was built to be a pallet, or maybe it’s just a piece of wood that fell into the ocean and got weathered over the years and now all of a sudden I’m
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THE RESULT IS NOT JUST A PHOTOGRAPH ATTACHED TO A PIECE OF WOOD, BUT AN IMAGE INDELIBLY MERGED WITH IT. finding it and creating a whole new life for that particular piece.” Assembling the wood is where Leake’s craftsmanship takes over. As a child he spent a lot of time in his father’s basement workshop. He often will pick multiple pieces of wood from the same location and then sculpt and bind them together in a manner that will both accommodate and blend well with the photograph. He’ll also shoot photographs differently if he knows they’re going to be for his wooden artwork. The photos need to be high contrast, since the process gives them an aged and weathered look. And while photographers are usually taught to “fill the frame” when taking a photo, Leake will purposely leave white space around his photos to accommodate some of it being lost when combined with the wood. Like many artists, he finds himself
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“ IT’S ALMOST LIKE A RELIC, LIKE IT WAS JUST DISCOVERED AS IT WAS.”—JARED LEAKE constantly looking for scenes, or finding them without really looking as he goes about his day-to-day life. “The feedback that I’ve gotten from a lot of people is that there is a story to it for them,” says Leake. “There’s something beyond that particular picture. Which is what I really like to hear. Because that’s the whole point, for someone to take a moment beyond a quick glimpse at a photograph, and then try to understand the process of how the place either relates to them or to the wood—the way it all fits together.” Find him online at jaredleake.com and @art_teach on Instagram. Find his work locally at Sawyer Land and Sea Supply on the Westside and at Agency downtown.
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Kyle Buthman demonstrates on his 5"7x.5x14.5" pine alaia shaped by Mateo Tognoli.
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hen I first encountered finless surfing, I had an inflated and mystic vision of the craft. My mind’s eye saw it as an activity reserved for surfing yogis—those who have become so proficient at the discipline that they ride without the contemporary convention of fins to give themselves a challenge. Australian legend Derek Hynd, with his ninja bull-rider style, is an embodiment of the surf yogi of which I speak. My inhibitory frame of mind compared my journeyman skill level of surfing to the surf yogis, resulting in a canyon of intimidation that kept me from attempting it for months. Looking back, this perceived distance was all in my head. Which brings me to the first step in how to surf a finless board …
STEP 1:
REMOVE FINS AND DOUBT, AND THEN GIVE IT A TRY. Following the aforementioned internal struggle, I decided to stop taking myself so seriously and give it a shot. This is key for anything in life, but especially finless surfing: try not to overthink it.
STEP 2:
MOVE WITH INTENT. With only rudimentary channels and nuanced board design, being sloppy is not an option. Your natural flow on the wave will become more demure. Rather than erratically stuffing a set wave with as many snaps as possible, you will be forced to slow down. You may catch a wave and do nothing but trim in the sweet spot, enjoying the exploration of the face and how you can turn it up or tone it down. When you decide to try some maneuvers, you will have to use your body to lay into the wave, dig rail and hand drag. These issues (the kind that can be solved by adding fins to your board) open up a realm of surfing with your whole body, which keeps you more connected to the wave.
STEP 3:
BRING FOCUS TO THE WAVE. Now that you have made the drop and are moving with purpose and intent, you have to mind surf in a different way, since your options for riding style shift to more simple approaches. When eyeballing a shoulder, you have to use maneuvers that will naturally slow you down. Likewise,
when you eye a section forming up you have to choose to try and speed up to get over it or under it. Riding finless with some chop will make it much more difficult, but a nice glassy face can make for an open book. Waves come in all different shapes and sizes, and when wielding a finless board these factors are amplified, as your board control is diminished.
STEP 4:
REPEAT AT LEAST THREE TIMES. Every surfer should give finless boards a chance. When I choose a finless board, I know that it will always be a unique experience. It could come as second nature for you or it may take you a few times to feel it out, so pick up a finless board that’s right for you and commit to three sessions on it. Above all else, remember that this is an activity in respect for tradition; a discipline that reminds us of surfing’s roots. The feeling you get from moving intently with the flow of the wave will fire up thoughts of ancient Hawaiians on huge redwood alaias and bring some perspective to your surfing. Call on your natural surfing instincts and give a slippery finless set-up some time to grow on you—you’ll be happy you did.
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ou might think of professional big-wave rider Takayuki Wakita, whose roots trace back to Shonan, Japan—a stretch of coast that many consider his country’s birthplace for surfing—as a radiation refugee.
Five years ago on March 11, Japan was shaken to its core by the now-infamous 9.1 magnitude earthquake that occurred about 45 miles out to sea. Fukushima’s Daiichi nuclear power plant was smack-dab in the middle of the disaster zone, not far from where Wakita was living part-time with
Aerial view of the destruction to Kirikiri, Otsuchi in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, a week after the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami. PHOTO: MCS 3RD CLASS DYLAN MCCORD / US NAVY
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An inspection team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrives at the disaster site. PHOTO: GIOVANNI VERLINI / IAEA
The Daiichi property is currently storing 750,000 tons of contaminated water, which another earthquake could potentially release into the environment.
Wakita and family stop for a portrait at Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu. PHOTO: PEDRO GOMES
One month later, with his house in Chiba flooded and quarantined by the Japanese government due to radiation levels, Wakita and his family were en route to a new life: full-time on Oahu, where he now teaches surfing at the North Shore Surf Shop. He was an invitee earlier this year to The Eddie, Quiksilver’s big-wave competition in memory of Eddie Aikau. “My son and daughter were wanting to surf almost every day [back in Japan], and I was worried about the radiation in the ocean,” Wakita says. ”I did not want to raise them there and take that risk. … When we found out that the Fukushima power plant exploded, we didn’t even know about the radiation. But it has SANTA CRUZ WAVES | 11 5
Wakita calm and casual inside the jaws of a Pipeline pit.
contaminated the water there, [and is] still leaking. We still don’t know [how bad it is], because there’s no coloration, no smell.” In that sense, radiation is an enigmatic type of threat, and one whose range of potential to cause harm is extremely broad, according to Ken Buesseler, a senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Massachusetts. Right after the tsunami and reactor meltdown in Fukushima, radiation levels of cesium in the nearby ocean peaked at 50 million times higher than they were prior, and reduced in the subsequent weeks and months to tens of millions of times higher levels, Buesseler says. Now, five years later, those levels have dropped
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near the reactor in Japan to between several hundred and about a thousand times higher than normal, indicating ongoing leakage, though not nearly as bad as it was in 2011.
Back in 2014, concern about contamination from the Daiichi disaster reaching California’s shores spurred Santa Cruz Waves to team up with activist group Beyond Radiation to gather
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water samples from the waters at Pleasure Point and send them off to WHOI for testing. The results deemed that radionuclides released from Fukushima had not reached Santa Cruz “yet.” Buesseler, from WHOI, says that though the threat of radiation drifting across the ocean in potentenough quantities to cause any harm is minimal, there are warranted concerns about contamination spreading. He notes that the Daiichi property is currently storing 750,000 tons of contaminated water, which another earthquake could potentially release into the environment. For now, based on the levels of radiation that WHOI has detected in the Pacific in recent months, Buesseler
states that if a surfer were to get into the ocean for six hours every day for a whole year, the amount of radiation they would be exposed to presents a risk approximately 1,000 times smaller than a single X-ray at the dentist. But yet another source of radiation contamination—this one right here on domestic soil—has emergency response teams clamoring to contain a radioactive waste storage facility in Washington State, according to the Washington State Department of Ecology. The Hanford Nuclear Site, which is located in the eastern part of Washington and is mostly decommissioned, is home to 177 underground holding tanks for nuclear byproduct that originates from decades-old plutonium
production for war heads during the Cold War. Since early March, after an alarm alerted authorities, work crews have been cleaning up nuclear waste leakage between the tanks’ walls, which some worry poses a major threat to groundwater and the nearby Colombia River. If contamination were to enter the riverway, it would have a direct feed into the Pacific Ocean. And because the source is so much closer than Japan, the radiation isotopes would have much less time to diffuse and reduce in potency. Of the 800,000 gallons of nuclear byproduct in the damaged tank, 600,000 gallons are reported to have escaped. According to the state’s Department of Ecology, about 95 percent of the contamination has been retrieved and “there is no indication of waste leaking into the environment or risk to the public at this time.” Not everyone is reassured, however. “While radiation from the Fukushima nuclear meltdown is reaching the West Coast … the radiation from Hanford is already there, has been there for 70 years, and is in serious risk of catastrophe that could dwarf the effects of Fukushima even on Japan,” wrote Robert Jacobs, a historian of nuclear technologies at the Hiroshima Peace Institute of Hiroshima City University, in an April 29 article on the website counterpunch.com. Whether because of threats across oceans or closer to home, the risks associated with nuclear power continue to make themselves known. Those risks are all too real for Wakita, the “radiation refugee” from Japan, who continues to worry about possible long-term effects of exposure to contamination. He says much of the surfing culture has been dampened in Japan due to the Fukushima disaster, adding that many of his surfer friends worry about getting in the water at their local breaks around Chiba and Shohan. But for many of them, he adds, the prospect of not surfing is much worse than the perceived harm radioactivity could cause. “They know it’s not good for the body, but they also feel more stress over not surfing, not getting into the ocean,” Wakita says. “They need to surf.”
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Should you choose to venture outside of California, you can find loads of summer festivals to suit your tastes: Just for a start, there’s Burning Man, Bonnaroo, Sonic Bloom, Electric Daisy Carnival and Telluride. But for those who would rather save the time and gas money, here’s some fun summertime stuff happening right here in the Golden State:
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AAA AUG. 5-7 This year’s Outside Lands headliner, Radiohead, joins a list of performers that has at various times included Kanye West, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Paul McCartney, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jack White, Norah Jones, Arcade Fire, Elton John, and Phish. Along with being a Rolling Stone magazine come to life, this annual Golden Gate Park event is a block party with an overachiever complex offering art, comedy, food, wine and beer to go with your live music. That’s the good news. The bad: You’ll be spending big bucks to be crammed in with way too many people, some of whom appear to be competing for gold medals in the A-hole Olympics. Other cons: long distances between tents, long bathroom lines, lots of dust and a crowd that has been known to leave the place trashed. Bring extra layers of clothing, because San Francisco in August can go from hot to cold faster than some poor sap who watches Driving Miss Daisy expecting a porno. AAA Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, sfoutsidelands.com
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LOCATION: The hidden point between De La Costa and Fair streets on West Cliff Drive. �S West Cliff is certainly no secret, and this picnic spot may or may not be known by many, but we all know that the views of our precious coastline are unparalleled and thrilling. Being so close to the power of the sea not only invigorates the day to day, it can also serve as aphrodisiac fuel on a special date. Next time you aren’t quite sure what to do for your significant other, just pack a picnic and head west. This outcropping is just hidden enough to make it seem like you are the only two people in the world. IN YOUR BASKET: See photo
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Featuring more than 60 regional craft breweries, a variety of ciders, and two stages of live music, the Hop N’ Barley Beer Festival is a fun, family- and dog-friendly two-day event that any beer enthusiast will love. The second day, the festival will host the Beer Masters Cup, when professional as well as amateur home brewers will put their best beer batches to the test. Doors open each day at 10 a.m. Event runs until 5 p.m. x Skypark, 361 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley. Festival ticket prices range from $10 to $55. Learn more at hopnbarley.org.
The California Beer Festival
Aug. 12-14
Experience a broad range of California’s top craft breweries and learn about what makes a beer exceptional at the annual three-day craft brew festival. The event begins on Friday with a VIP Food and Beer Pairing competition. Santa Cruz chefs will team up with local brewmasters for an exclusive tasting experience, beginning at 5:30 p.m. and ending at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13 will host hundreds of beer-lovers at the Aptos Village Park, where they will enjoy unlimited beer samples from more than 85 craft breweries and live music. The event runs from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. The community is invited to return for Craft Beer Heaven—another day of fun at the park, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. x Aptos Village Park , 100 Aptos Creek Road, Aptos. Tickets range from $12.75 – $106.20. Learn more at californiabeerfestival.com.
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Five locally brewed craft beers for the visually minded drinker By JOEL HERSCH
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s the craft brewing movement continues to grow and brewers everywhere let their imaginations re-write the rule book on recipes, the taste of beer is not the only trait that has broken free of old conventions. Before the drink ever hits your lips, a craft beer’s coloration— ranging from pale straw to a dark chocolate black—is the first thing to tease the palate and give your brain an idea of what to expect from an ice-cold brew. Since every visit to a craft brewery is a chance to try something new and exciting, enjoy this guide-by-color for five locally brewed and delicious beers worth giving a try this summer in Santa Cruz.
O Dark Orange The Long Form Tripple by Uncommon Brewers The Long Form Tripple, of the Belgian Tripel style, has a bright, pumpkin-orange glow that visually ignites the beer. Meanwhile, its subtle spice comes from the Belgian-derived yeast, which is smoothed out by the additive of long pepper. The result is a pale, malted body that finishes with earthy tones and a mellow, peppery tingle.
O Opaque Red Velvet Revolution by New Bohemia Brewing Co. This Vienna-style lager pours a clear reddish amber and boasts the bold aroma of caramel, toffee, and biscuits fresh out of the oven. Brewed with lemondrop hops and New Bohemia’s house lager yeast, which originates from the Czech Republic, the Velvet Revolution is a sunset for the eyes and subtly sweet on the tongue.
O Lemon Yellow The Gose by Seabright Brewery The Gose features a sudsy, hazy lemon and khaki straw color that comes from the split in ingredients between wheat and pilsner malts during the brewing process. This dry, unfiltered German-style beer has a crisp, citrusy flavor and an energizing tartness that makes it a great pick for warm summer nights.
O Black Coffee The People’s Porter by Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing This American porter, which is generally the darkest version of craft beer on the market, pours like a smooth flow of deep black obsidian with swirling hues of rich chocolate. The dark colors emerge in this deliciously creamy beer due to its being brewed with coffee and dark roasts of barley. The aroma of cocoa helps to balance out the natural bitterness that emerges with the coffee flavor, making the People’s Porter a hearty and delicious treat.
O Magenta Pink Holi Water by Corralitos Brewing Co. The final ingredient to this light-bodied farmhouse-ale-style beer are the petals of Hibiscus flowers, which give the drink its notable sunrise magenta-pink coloration, as well as its refreshing sweetness and slightly tart flavoring. The ale’s brewing process incorporates Pilsner, unmalted wheat, and acidulated malt, before adding aged McGrath hops and fermentation with the brewery’s house saison yeast.
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DINING GUIDE Downtown ASSEMBLY Seasonal rustic California cuisine. 1108 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 824-6100, www.assembleforfood.com
BETTY'S EAT INN Locally owned burger joint with a fun vibe. Features award-winning burgers, fries, salads, beer, wine and shakes. Soak up the sun on the outdoor patios at all three locations. Expanded menu and full bar at this location only. 1222 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, (831) 600-7056, www.bettyburgers.com
HULA'S ISLAND GRILL California twist on Hawaiian island grill and tiki bar. 221 Cathcart St., Santa Cruz, (831) 426-4852, www.hulastiki.com
Traditional Hawaiian grill, poke bar, fresh ingredients, full bar. 120 Union St., Santa Cruz, (831) 4267666, www.ponohawaiiangrill.com
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Santa Cruz's answer to highquality Mediterranean / Indian / Pakistani / Afghan food. 101 Cooper St., Santa Cruz, (831) 4234545, www. lailirestaurant.com
ZOCCOLI’S
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Iconic delicatessen, sandwiches, salads, sides. 1534 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 423-1711, www.zoccolis.com
Sushi made with fresh-caught seafood and locally grown produce. 1222 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 600-7093, www. akirasantacruz.com
PACIFIC THAI
The Boardwalk/ Harbor/Wharf
Authentic Thai cuisine and boba teas in a modern and casual dining atmosphere. 1319 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 420-1700, www.pacificthaisantacruz.com
EL PALOMAR
PLEASURE PIZZA
Unique and fresh Mexican cuisine, family recipes. 1336 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 425-7575, www.elpalomarsantacruz.com
Offering traditional pizza, as well as new and exciting tastes and textures. 1415 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 600-7859, www.pleasurepizzasc.com
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THE CROW’S NEST Iconic restaurant and bar located at the harbor. 2218 E. Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, (831) 476-4560, www.crowsnest-santacruz.com
JOHNNY’S HARBORSIDE Fresh seafood with stunning view
ALOHA ISLAND GRILLE Authentic Hawaiian-style plate lunches. 1700 Portola Drive, Santa Cruz, (831) 479-3299, www.alohaislandgrille.com
BETTY BURGERS Famous for super tasty awardwinning burgers.505 Seabright Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 423-8190, www.bettyburgers.com
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From Our Fields to Your Plate In Watsonville, to taste the difference, the locals eat at the California Grill of The Pajaro Valley. Our salad greens and vegetables are harvested daily every morning from our organic farms at Lakeside Organic Gardens. Try one of our signature salads or indulge in a juicy steak, fresh seafood or one of our daily specials - which change with the season so you can taste flavors at their peak.
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DINING GUIDE THE CRÊPE PLACE
WINGSTOP
Array of savory and sweet crêpes, French food and live music. 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 429-6994, www.thecrepeplace.com
The go-to destination when you crave fresh wings, hand-cut seasoned fries and tasty sides. Save time and order online. 845 Almar Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 454-9464, www.wingstop.com
SEABRIGHT BREWERY Rotating beer selection, with dogfriendly outdoor patio. 519 Seabright Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 426-2739, www.seabrightbrewery.com
Westside/Scotts Valley BURGER. Grass-fed beef, fun atmosphere, and a great beer menu. 1520 Mission St., Santa Cruz, (831) 425-5300, www.burgersantacruz.com
CASCADES BAR & GRILL AT COSTANOA
Eastside/Capitola AVENUE CAFÉ Serving traditional breakfast and lunch, along with some Mexican favorites. 427 Capitola Ave., Capitola (831) 515-7559, www.avenuecafecapitola.com
BETTY BURGERS Famous for super tasty award-winning burgers. 1000 41st Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 475-5901, www.bettyburgers.com
CHILL OUT CAFE
California cuisine, local, organic, and handcrafted ingredients. Menu updated seasonally. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. 2001 Rossi Road at Hwy 1, Pescadero, (650) 879-1100, www.costanoa.com
Breakfast burritos, espresso drinks, beautiful garden. 2860 41st Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 477-0543, www.chilloutcafesantacruz.com
HOLLINS HOUSE
Offering traditional pizza, as well as new and exciting tastes and textures. 800 41st Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 431-6058, www.pleasurepizzasc.com
At Pasatiempo. Magnificent views, award-winning cuisine, and outstanding wine list. 20 Clubhouse Road, Santa Cruz, (831) 459-9177, www.pasatiempo.com/hollins-house
EAST SIDE EATERY, PLEASURE PIZZA
PARADISE BEACH GRILLE HOP HEAD American tavern serving craft beer and sustainable pub fare in a relaxed space with shuffleboard. 18 Victor Square, Scotts Valley, (831) 346-6945, beahophead.com
Fine dining in the Capitola Village. An award-winning beachside restaurant with spectacular ocean views. 215 Esplanade, Capitola, (831) 476-4900, www.paradisebeachgrille.com
THE SAND BAR MISSION ST. BBQ Serving up smoked barbecue, craft beer and live music. 1618 Mission St., Santa Cruz, (831) 458-2222, www.facebook.com/missionstbbq
PARISH PUBLICK HOUSE British-influenced pub food with full bar. 841 Almar Ave., Santa Cruz, (831) 421-0507, www.parishpublickhouse.com
WEST END TAP & KITCHEN Traditional pub flavors with a California twist. 334 Ingalls St., Santa Cruz, (831) 471-8115, www.westendtap.com
Capitola's new hot spot for great food, cocktails, and weekly live music. 211 Esplanade, Capitola, (831) 462-1881
Lunch & Dinner Mon, Wed, Thur 11:30-9:00 Tues 5:00-9:00 Fri, Sat, Sun 11:30-9:30 Heated Dog friendly patio
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SHADOWBROOK Fine dining with a romantic setting, cable car lift. A Capitola tradition since 1947. 1750 Wharf Road, Capitola, (831) 475-1511, www.shadowbrook-capitola.com
Soquel CAFE CRUZ Rosticceria and bar, nice atmosphere, fresh and local. 2621 41st Ave., Soquel, (831) 476-3801, www.cafecruz.com photo: Santaella Media
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SURF CITY SANDWICH Fast-casual dining with craft sandwiches, gourmet soups, salads, and a micro-taproom. 4101 Soquel Drive, (831) 346-6952, www. surfcitysandwich.com
MANUEL'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT Traditional, delicious recipes, cooked fresh daily, served with a genuine smile. 261 Center Ave., Aptos, (831) 688-4848, www.manuelsrestaurant.com
TORTILLA FLATS For more than 25 years, their Mexican food has blended the fieriness of Mexico with the sophistication of French sauces, and the earthiness of the Yucatan and complexity of Santa Fe with all the freshness and lightness that Californians expect. 4616 Soquel Drive, Soquel, (831) 476-1754, tortillaflatsdining.com
PALAPAS RESTAURANT & CANTINA
Aptos/Watsonville
Where your dining experience is as spectacular as the view. 1 Seacscape Resort Drive, Aptos, (831) 688-7120, www.sanderlingsrestaurant.com
APTOS ST. BBQ Santa Cruz County's best smoked barbecue, craft brews and live blues every night. 8059 Aptos St., Aptos, (831) 662-1721, www.aptosstbbq.com
Coastal Mexican Cuisine. Extensive tequila selection. Happy Hour, and dinner specials. 21 Seascape Blvd., Aptos, (831) 662-9000, www.palapasrestaurant.com
SANDERLINGS IN THE SEASCAPE BEACH RESORT
SEVERINO’S BAR & GRILL
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Award-winning chowders, locally sourced ingredients. 7500 Old Dominion Court, Aptos, (831) 6888987, www.severinosbarandgrill.com
Grass-fed beef, fun atmosphere, great beer menu. 7941 Soquel Drive, Aptos, (831) 662-2811, www.burgeraptos.com
ZAMEEN MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE
CAFE RIO Enjoy ocean-front dining with breathtaking views. 131 Esplanade, Aptos, (831) 688-8917, www.caferioaptos.com
Flavorful meals in a casual dining setting. 7528 Soquel Drive, Aptos, (831) 688-4465, www.zameencuisine.com
Over the Hill
CALIFORNIA GRILL
FORBES MILL STEAKHOUSE
Featuring fresh, local, organic produce from Lakeside Organic Gardens, choice meats, fresh seafood and refreshing drinks. 1970 A Freedom Blvd., Freedom, (831) 722-8052, www.californiagrillrestaurant.com
Upmarket chophouse purveys Kobe beef and other prime cuts in a stylish, fireplace-equipped setting. 206 N Santa Cruz Ave., Los Gatos, (408) 395-6434, forbesmillsteakhouse.com
PALACIO CILANTROS Authentic Mexican cuisine with fresh ingredients, high-quality meat and seafood. 1934 Main St., Watsonville, (831) 761-2161, www.elpalomarcilantros.com
Upscale Latin restaurant offers a variety of classic entrees, plus tapas and a big tequila menu. 115 N Santa Cruz Ave., Los Gatos, (408) 402-3811, www.palaciorestaurant.com
OAK & RYE THE HIDEOUT Fill your plate with good grub, pour a good drink, enjoy attentive and friendly service. 9051 Soquel Drive, Aptos, (831) 688-5566, www.thehideoutaptos.com
Wood-fired pies, small plates and craft cocktails are the draw at this sophisticated Italian bistro. 303 N Santa Cruz Ave., Los Gatos. (408) 395-4441, www.oakandryepizza.com
Mixed Drinks & Appetizers HAPPY HOUR $5 well cocktails, house wine and all beer Tuesday - Saturday 5pm - 8pm Wednesday ALL night Happy Hour Available for private events
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KYOTO PALACE Authentic Japanese steakhouse that has a fun, interactive environment and is great for parties and groups. 1875 South Bascom Ave., Ste. 2500, Campbell, (408) 389-0991, www.kyotopalace.com
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THE WHOLE ENCHILADA Mexican seafood restaurant with a relaxed harbor atmosphere. 7904 CA-1, Moss Landing, 633-3038, www.wholeenchilada.com.
SUSHI CONFIDENTIAL Modern sushi house lures locals with its creative rolls and Japanese fare served in a warm atmosphere. 247 E Campbell Ave., Campbell, (408) 596-5554, www.sushiconfidential.com
Monterey County ABALONETTI
Moss Landing
Specializes in Monterey Bay calamari and offers almost a dozen varieties of squid dishes. 57 Fisherman’s Wharf, Monterey, (831) 373-1851, www. abalonettimonterey.com
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ALVARADO STREET BREWERY
An eclectic menu made with sustainable seafood and local organic produce. Wine and beer tasting plus two art galleries featuring local artists. 7902 Moss
Brewery serving craft beer and local eats in a historic space with an industrial vibe. 426 Alvarado St., (831) 655-2337, www. alvaradostreetbrewery.com
BIG FISH GRILL
ESTEBAN
Open for lunch, brunch, and dinner, or stop by to enjoy a cocktail and stunning views at the restaurant’s bar and lounge. The ambiance is casual California and it’s suitable for visitors of all ages. 101 Fisherman's Wharf #1, Monterey, (831) 372-7562, www.bigfishmonterey.com
Chic spot for Spanish and Mediterranean fare with an indoor fireplace and outdoor patio with fire pits. 700 Munras Ave., Monterey, (831) 375-0176, www. hotelcasamunras.com/estebanrestaurant
HULA’S BULL AND BEAR WHISKEY AND TAP HOUSE Chill hangout with a patio and live music. Dishes up classic American eats plus a variety of brews. 479 Alvarado St., (831) 655-3031, www. bullandbearca.com
CANNERY ROW BREWING CO. A family-friendly, beer-concept restaurant that offers the second largest number of beers available on tap in Northern California. 95 Prescott Ave., Monterey, (831) 643-2722, www. canneryrowbrewingcompany.com
This tiki restaurant is California cool with a festive atmosphere, tropical cocktails and island fare. 622 Lighthouse Ave., Monterey, (831) 655-4852, www.hulastiki.com
JACKS RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE Eatery at the Portola Hotel serving sustainable cuisine in a nauticalthemed dining room and lounge. 2 Portola Plaza, Monterey, (831) 649-2698, www.portolahotel.com/ jacks-restaurant-lounge
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MISSION RANCH
PASSIONFISH
Serving American comfort food in a farmhouse restored by Clint Eastwood with pastoral views. 26270 Dolores St., Carmel-ByThe-Sea, (831) 624-6436, www. missionranchcarmel.com
Californian-inspired fare featuring seafood along with hard-to-find wines in a small, modern room. 701 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove, (831) 655-3311, www.passionfish.net
PETER B’S BREWPUB MY ATTIC A great place to take a date or go with friends after work for appetizers and signature cocktails with a plush vibe. 414 Alvarado St., Monterey, (831) 647-1834, www.myattic1937.com
This casual eatery and on-site brewery offers American bar bites, beer flights and growlers. 2 Portola Plaza, Monterey, (831) 649-2699, www.portolahotel.com
RESTAURANT 1833 MYO FROZEN YOGURT Create your own fro-yo masterpiece with rotating yogurt flavors and a plethora of fresh, creative toppings. Multiple locations around Monterey County. 1091 S. Main St., Salinas, (831) 759-9769 and 840 Obama Way, Seaside, (831) 375-3769
Sophisticated farm-to-table American fare in a refreshed 1833 house with many stylish seating areas. 500 Hartnell St., Monterey, (831) 643-1833, www. restaurant1833.com
A Santa Cruz neighborhood brewery specializing in British style, cask-conditioned ales. MON-THUR 4-9 • FRI 4-10 • SAT 12-10 • SUN 12-8 21517 EAST CLIFF DR • 831-713-5540
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EVENTS JUNE & JULY
JUNE 12
SUNDAY ART & MUSIC AT THE BEACH Spend the afternoon checking out local artists’ work while listening to live music at the beach in Capitola Village. x Sunday, June 12, 2-4 p.m. Esplanade Park, Capitola Village, cityofcapitola.org.
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- AUG. CAPITOLA SUMMER TWILIGHT CONCERTS Bring your chairs, jackets and a picnic dinner to enjoy some live tunes and the sunset at the beach. There will be 12 Wednesday night concerts starting in early June. x Wednesday, June 8-Wednesday, Aug. 24, 6-8 p.m. Esplanade Park, Capitola Village, cityofcapitola.org.
18 JAY MORIARITY MEMORIAL PADDLEBOARD RACE
The Jay Race is an annual ocean paddleboard race held in memory of Santa Cruz waterman Jay Moriarity. You can paddle the 12-mile or 2-mile Monterey Bay course, or simply enjoy watching others compete. There are free mini Jay races for kids 12 and under. x Saturday, June 18. Capitola Beach, jayrace.redpodium.com.
25 22ND ANNUAL WOODIES ON THE WHARF
This gathering of classic surf wagons is a Santa Cruz tradition. The festive celebration of the spirit of surf is complete with live music, prize drawings and woodie goodies. x Saturday, June 25, 10 a.m-4 p.m. Santa Cruz Wharf, santacruzparksandrec.com.
JULY 2
FIRST SATURDAY ARBORETUM TOURS Cruise up to UC Santa Cruz and check out what is in bloom in the gardens with the guidance of a resident plant pro. A great activity for all ages. x Saturday, July 2, 11 a.m. UC Santa Cruz, 1156 High St., arboretum.ucsc.edu.
4 OLD-FASHIONED INDEPENDENCE DAY
CONGRESSMAN SAM FARR Conservationist & Kayaker
This Fourth of July, take the family back in time 100 years at Wilder Ranch’s historic cultural preserve for a day of celebration with a family parade, games, children’s crafts, live music and much, much more. x Monday, July 4, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wilder Ranch State Park, 1401 Coast Road, parks.ca.gov.
4 SCOTTS VALLEY FOURTH OF JULY PARADE & FIREWORKS
What is this holiday without a parade and fireworks? This fireworks show is the only sanctioned display in Santa Cruz County, and is accompanied by live bands, games and a petting zoo. x Monday, July 4, 3-9:30 p.m. Skypark, 361 Kings Village Road, Scotts Valley.
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Attention all wine lovers: A Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association “passport” is your golden ticket to enjoy tastings at dozens of amazing local wineries. It’s the best way to see (and sip) what the region has to offer. x Saturday, July 16. Various wineries, scmwa.com.
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POP-UP BREAKFAST AT THE WESTSIDE FARMERS' MARKET Admire local chefs Mark Denham and Mike Raskin of Soif Restaurant and Wine Bar in an intimate setting at the Westside farmers’ market. These popular farm-to-table breakfast pop-ups fill up early, so be sure to buy your ticket ahead of time. x Saturday, July 23, 9:30 a.m.-noon. 2801 Mission St., santacruzfarmersmarket.org.
24 44TH ANNUAL WHARF TO WHARF RACE
The annual six-mile, scenic run from Santa Cruz to Capitola By The Sea is back once again. Don’t miss one of the biggest summer events in town, whether you are participating or cheering from the sidelines while enjoying the live music and festivities. x Sunday, July 24. Race begins at Santa Cruz Wharf, wharftowharf.com.
29-31 A DAY OUT WITH THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE
Jump into Thomas the Tank Engine as he travels along the scenic San Lorenzo River full of entertainment and activities for the whole family. x Friday, July 29- Sunday, July 31, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Roaring Camp Railroads, 5401 Graham Hill Road, roaringcamp.com.
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