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Chuck Hasley – WindanSea Surf Club – La Jolla

mac meda — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:57:19 +0000

A former high school basketball coach, Chuck Hasley was known for his organizational skills, sense of humor and for having what his son, Chris, called “a little bit of the devil in him.” Back in the early 1960’s Hasley suggested starting a surfing club of their own called the Windansea Surf Club. He knew there once [...]

WindanSea Shack – La Jolla Historical Landmark

mac meda — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:19:18 +0000

WindanSea Beach encompasses a historic stretch of scenic coastline located in La Jolla, a community in San Diego, California. It is named after an oceanfront hotel that burned down in the late 1940s. Geographically, it is defined by the beachfront extending north of Palomar Avenue (Big Rock) and south of Westbourne Street (Simmons). Historically, it [...]

La Jolla’s Blacks Beach Key – Surfers, UCSD & Scripps

mac meda — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:14:02 +0000

Way back when, the Black Family moved to La Jolla and bought a bunch of acres on Torrey Pines cliffs alongside a canyon that lead to the beach. A dirt road for horse and buggies followed the cliffs to what is known now as Torry Pine State Park. With Del Mar [...]

La Jolla’s WindanSea – Surfers, Flexy Flyer, Nazis Riding Storm Drains

mac meda — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:43:47 +0000

Back in the early 1960s, everyone in California knew there was something different about the La Jolla’s WindanSea crowd and surfers like Curren, Mike Diffenderfer (RIP) Tiny Brain Thomas, Billy Graham, and Butch Van Artsdalen (RIP).” Pat Curren and Mike Diffenderfer were known to hang at the Birds [...]

Butch Van Artsdalen – Legendary Surfer – WindanSea Lot

mac meda — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:51:05 +0000

Recently I attended a memorial service for Harry Phillips, the former owner of Flowers by Adelaide in La Jolla. I was having a conversation with some of the former delivery boys who worked for Harry over the years. Randy Miller, Harry’s nephew, told a Windansea Tale. Legendary surfer Butch Van Artsdalen was holding court at the [...]