The Surfer's Journal: Pedro Point Pioneers

SURFER'S JOURNAL ARTICLE ON PACIFICA

Thanks to Rudy Richards, fellow swimmer at Oceana pool, for turning me on to this magazine. The fall 2001 issue (click link above) profiled the famous Keating clan of Pedro Point, and told the story of how Dick "King Joy" Keating, an Ocean Beach lifeguard and Aquacades swimmer, learned to surf in Hawaii while trying out for the U.S. Olympic swim team. Apparently, too much partying cost him a spot on the team, but he came home to the Bay Area and took his brother Bob down the coast from San Francisco looking for good surf. They discovered the cove at Pedro Point and pioneered surfing here in 1940. The SURFER'S JOURNAL ARTICLE ON PACIFICA has lots of juicy details about Pedro Mountain Surf Club and Artichoke Valley (later known as Linda Mar). You can order this and other back issues from SURFER'S JOURNAL.

JOHN MAYBURY
EDITOR & PUBLISHER
PACIFICA RIPTIDE

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[todd bray]

The SJ also did a great story about local surf artist Kevin Ancell in a different issue. The Trib copied the article almost verbatim several years ago.