I just found this site & found it super interesting. I used to surf Lowers, Camp Pen, O’side to Sunset Cliffs during the late 70’s until '83. Now I surf on occasion at Santa Cruz, & Nor~Cal areas, Eureka to Cresent City. Worked at the Charthouse in O’side Harbour & Culligan Soft Water in Carlsbad. I got my first couple of wetsuits & boards from Bob at Hobie O’side, Johnny B Goode surfshop & Offshore in Carlsbad. I hope to give you some interesting stories & tall tales from back in the day. I still have my favorite kneeboard, a Richard Gomez 5’3" fish & a nice 8’6" Russell squashtail, plus a David Mel & one other. The Mez is my baby because it’s a lot easier for my old legs to rip waves on. I was AKA Jim Brown & knew Steve Bunyard, Bear, Akio Ransom,the Boyden Bros, Ed Thomson, & a lot of other great men & women during those awesome times.
Later, Ric