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La Jolla Rough Water Drink Regulations – Albert Conforms

The Official Mac Meda Rough Drink started in the early 1970s (sorry exact date is a tad fuzzy) and for about 8 years it grew until lifeguards, police and the Coast Guard, banned boats from being X miles from the La Jolla Rough Water swim. Well, drinking also had a major role.

The first Drink, two boats collided and sunk. The famous picture (we are trying to get it now) shows a guy standing on the bow, with beer in hand, as the boat slowly sinks. The next year, T-shirts were made with the logo of just the arm holding a beer and the words La Jolla Rough Drink, and the year.  Read more... (541 words, 0 images, estimated 2:10 mins reading time)

Rough Water Drink – View From the Cliffs

1975 La Jolla Rough Water Drink

With the boats anchored together, and the Rough Water Swim on the way in the background, the locals start the official La Jolla Rough Water Drink that was held the 2nd week of September.

Dave Calaway’s (God rest his soul) boat, The Mary Ann, anchors Kip Ives’ (aka Pinky) skiff, The Woodi, who anchors a few more setting the stage in this local event that drew 1000s to this world-wide event (The Rough Water Swim)

Hundreds of Rough Drinkers are bouncing from boat to boat celebrating the end of summer. A few years later, the City of San Diego banned boats unless they were anchored way out, thus ending the locals traditional  event.

La Jolla Rough Water Drink – Eber Going To Jail

Eber goes to Jail during the Rough Drink

This infamous picture is of Eber going to jail in 1974 during the famous Rough Water Swim, or what locals called, La Jolla Rough Water Drink.

Eber and other (name withheld to protect the guilty) took a fire extinguisher and with a curtain rod duct taped it to the hose. This made the best spud gun that shot a wad of potato a few hundred yards. Asked Bill Dent about it, when “other” shot him in the chest at 75 yards and left a welt the size of a orange … but that’s another post…  Read more... (145 words, 1 image, estimated 35 secs reading time)