Hey everyone,
This post is for anyone with some knowledge of San Diego. I’m working on a project for an anthropology course, Surf Culture and History, to find and name all the beach breaks from Cardiff to Ralphs (Point Loma). However the real hard part of the project is understanding the origins of the names. I’ve found some interesting things about a couple of places and was hoping for any kind of help.
So far my list is as follows:
Cardiff, George’s, Seaside, Tabletops,
Solana Beach: Fletcher’s Cove, South Side, Seascape Surf,
Del Mar: Dog Beach, Del Mar proper (29 to 15th street), Gutters (11th st), Old Man’s (8th st), hole in the wall (1 and 2)
Torrey Pines: North Torrey, Rivermouth, South Torrey, Flat Rock, Rock Piles
Blacks
Scripps Pier, Scripps, La Jolla Shores,
La Jolla Reefs: Princess St, Devil’s Slide, La Jolla Cove, Boomer Beach, Veggies, Casa, Wipeout Beach, Hospitals, Horseshoes, Marine St, Dunemere Reef, Little Point, Simmon’s Reef, Windansea, Big Rock, North Brid Rock, Little Makaha, South Bird Rock, Hermo’s
Pacific Beach: PB Point, Tourmaline (Old Man’s), Crystal Pier, PB. . .
Mission Beach: MB. . . South Jetty
Ocean Beach: OB Jetty, Avalanches, OB Pier,
Sunset Cliffs: Orchard St, Pescadero, Adair St, Tivoli St, J’s Spot, Osprey, Birdshit, No Surf, Needles, Indicators, Luscomb’s, Rockslide,
North Garbage, South Garbage, Subs, Abs, Newbreak, Chasms, 33s, Pill Box, . . ., Dolphin Tanks, Ralph's
If you have any info on the origins of these names (or any other names) please let me know.