Thunderstruck Thursday Surf & Culture Report

Lost Boys & Co...

You can appreciate how competition brings out the animal in some folks.  Here we have a shot of Birdie, sending his opponent from Brother's Burritos, crashing to the canvas.  Actually, it just looks that way.  The guy tripped and Birdie took advantage of that moment to pass the ball to a fleet footed José, seen running past.  Our second shot is of Corey (Becker) and Juan (Brother's) vying for the ball.  Corey was long on enthusiasm, while Juan is a veteran footballer.  Finally, we have a shot of Lance (Brother's) about to make a crucial save.  It ended up being a close game and depending on who you talked to - a tie... 
(We'll have a few more shots tomorrow...  Ed.)

Cloudy and windy this morning with 15 miles visibility and winds out of the west by 7.8kts, gusting to almost twice that.  The sea surface is working it's way to a fine chop, with white caps are beginning to form as the front makes it's way in.  The air temperature is 56.7° and the water is 60.1°.  Low tide is at 9:15am -0.1' and high tide will be at 4:53pm +3.2'.  The buoy is reading a 3.3' swell out of 210° SSW and we're calling it a wind blown, sloppy 3' at all the places we checked.

We imagined you needed this...

 
LITTLE KNOWN TIDBIT OF
NAVAL
HISTORY...
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The U.S. S. Constitution (Old Ironsides),
as a combat vessel, carried 48,600 gallons of  fresh water
 for her crew of 475 officers and men.
This was sufficient to last
six months of sustained operations at sea.
She carried no evaporators
(i.e. fresh water distillers). 
 
 
 
 

However, let it be noted
that according to her ship's log,
"On July 27, 1798, the U.S.S. Constitution sailed from Boston
with a full complement of 475 officers and men,
48,600 gallons of fresh water,
7,400 cannon shot,
11,600 pounds of black powder and 
79,400 gallons of rum." 
 
 
 

Her mission:
"To destroy and harass English shipping."

Making Jamaica on 6 October,
she took on 826 pounds of flour and 
68,300 gallons of rum. 
 
 
 
 

Then she headed for the Azores ,
arriving there 12 November.
She provisioned with 550 pounds of beef and 
64,300 gallons of Portuguese wine. 
 
On 18 November, she set sail for England .
In the ensuing days
she defeated five British men-of-war and
captured and scuttled 12 English merchant ships, 
salvaging only the rum 
aboard each. 
 
 

By 26 January,
her powder and shot were exhausted.
Nevertheless, although unarmed she made a night raid
up the Firth of Clyde in Scotland .
Her landing party captured a
whisky distillery and transferred 
40,000 gallons of single malt Scotch 
aboard by dawn.
Then she headed home. 
 
 

The U. S. S. Constitution
arrived in Boston on 20 February 1799,
with no cannon shot, no food, no powder, 
no rum, 
no wine, 
no whisky,
and 
38,600 gallons of water.
 
Obviously a fine group of Lost Boys...

"When the surf breaks, we'll fix it..."
 The Professor!!

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