I got my first board in 1970, a 6’3” single fin. I sure wish I had had a modern board back then along with sunblock that worked. Now in my 60s after 5 decades of surfing I am in a twice yearly recall to the dermatologist having had 3 melanomas, umpteen squamous cell and a gazillion basal cell cancers removed from my tired old carcass. Of course I wouldn’t have missed it for the world and I would give both testicles to have just one more session in decent overhead waves. Unfortunately these days I can barely get to my feet when I wake up in the morning.
@@mitseraffej5812 wishing you strength and courage in your continued battle. sounds like you have a beautiful attitude. i'll do some turns for you this week.
Learn to surf there in the late fifties. What was so wonderful was few people, gas at the local u-pump it, 15-18 cents, and two breaks of waves . Outside waves for surfers and an inside wave that feathered in for beginers to learn safely how to surf.
Thank you for the footage. Makes me so sad, though. The love of money turned a paradise into a tacky strip mall surrounded by look-alike houses. Good memories that led to bad ones. Thank you for sharing
Clarkewi : How often I bump into your comments. Got to spend some time chatting with your sister Linda at the Taft High 51 year reunion recently. Enjoyed all the photos and memories you shared.
Thank you so much for this treasure! Recently I have been watching huge swells at Pipe & the pros whom are amazing atheletes … however, back in our day things moved lots more slowly and what it was to be cool so different. The thrill of going to SanO early 60’s! Somehow watching how we were surfing back then was so exciting as the sky was the limit … where now after one hacks up a wave to tiny bits and or surfs the largest waves on the planet … seems nowhere else to take surfing.
Thanks for posting this and the effort that went into it. It’s great to have a record of how the swells broke in that cove. I can only barely remember it that way because I was about 6 when they began dropping rocks to create the harbor. I love listening to old timers talking about surfing the cove. It looks such a gentle wave that brought you in easy along those reefs. Those rights off the point were so fun to ride I’m sure.
These guys had some money to film this in color back then. Or they came from money. No average to lower class families had these cameras! Couldn't afford them. Much less have the money to develop a reel. Not busting their balls just stating facts. I'm glad these type movies were made as it document's our great love for surfing in history! As they used to say "Two 👍 👍 Thumbs Up !!" BRAVO ! BRAVO !!
Your assumption is COMPLETELY wrong. 35mm and 18mm film was B&W. 8mm was always color. And it was relatively cheap. The reels were small and inexpensive. We were in school when the oldest ones were filmed. We both worked, so we paid for them,. We started with a cheap plastic Kodak wind-up camera Larry received as a gift. A couple of years later, we upgraded to a battery-operated one. The two oldest movies were edited in about 1968 after we bought a reel-to-reel editor on sale. The other two were put together around 1972. The "soundtrack" was originally recorded from our record player on a reel-to-reel tape recorder. We later transferred it to cassette. Larry's family had a projector. Since we were the only ones who took movies, we ended up with it. We used to show the movies and try to "sync" the cassette to it. I later had them converted to VHS tape with the "soundtrack" added. Then these were converted to DVD. (These are also out there on TH-cam. They don't have the title frames.) A couple of years ago, we had the original film re-digitized. We recreated the soundtrack as best we could. This is one of those.
@@joeblow1942 I always say "WHO DIED.....?" The old fishing pier, with no side rails by the way, was tucked at the base of the point. In the cove by the old parking lot where very that was.
Ironically- the ocean institute is build right where they ruined one of the most beautiful natural area of Orange County- 1960’s developers did not care one bit. The harbor is so cheesy now. Hard to go there are walk around knowing what it destroyed
It's too bad that there are no videos on TH-cam of a big Southwest swell at Dana. It would break outside, I'm talking way out there, and big, kind of gentle but after a long ride it would build up to another break on the inside that was tubular, Blowing smoke out of the end, and you would end up in the boneyard at doheny.
We're all 70 or 80 or gone on by now but what fun we had. As stoked as human's could be!
I got my first board in 1970, a 6’3” single fin. I sure wish I had had a modern board back then along with sunblock that worked. Now in my 60s after 5 decades of surfing I am in a twice yearly recall to the dermatologist having had 3 melanomas, umpteen squamous cell and a gazillion basal cell cancers removed from my tired old carcass. Of course I wouldn’t have missed it for the world and I would give both testicles to have just one more session in decent overhead waves. Unfortunately these days I can barely get to my feet when I wake up in the morning.
@@mitseraffej5812 wishing you strength and courage in your continued battle. sounds like you have a beautiful attitude. i'll do some turns for you this week.
66 here and you are so right! plenty of surf for everyone back then .
Learn to surf there in the late fifties. What was so wonderful was few people, gas at the local u-pump it, 15-18 cents, and two breaks of waves . Outside waves for surfers and an inside wave that feathered in for beginers to learn safely how to surf.
Thank you for the footage. Makes me so sad, though. The love of money turned a paradise into a tacky strip mall surrounded by look-alike houses. Good memories that led to bad ones. Thank you for sharing
I got to see/surf Dana before harbour was built. A magnificent break and setting. I'm 72
Clarkewi : How often I bump into your comments. Got to spend some time chatting with your sister Linda at the Taft High 51 year reunion recently. Enjoyed all the photos and memories you shared.
@@donnsunderland2684 Awesome.
I as well! I'm 66 and it was in the summer of 1965.
Brother, I as well. The summer of 1965 when I was seven. The harbor was completed in 1966.
@@michaelthomas366 1968. First jetty started in 1966. Watched it happen.
I surfed here many times during these years. Learned to surf in ‘63 at Doheny.
Glad you enjoyed it. I also started at Doho in the fall of 57. My wife , Lorna, shot most of the footage. We were dating then.
Went to Dana Point in 1991. I can't these days. Spent my 70's summers in Newport and Huntington. Drive down Beach Blvd 39 from La Habra Heights
I drove beach bl. From La Habra to boogie board , then surf every summer.
Many memories
That's where I learned to surf.
I as well ! I was 7 and it was the summer of '65 .
This was before my time. I’m 69. Still love this! I always watch Endless Summer twice a year and it was before my time too. It’s my heritage!
All these super stoked surfers preserved in time forever. Wonderful.
🏄.
Thank you so much for this treasure! Recently I have been watching huge swells at Pipe & the pros whom are amazing atheletes … however, back in our day things moved lots more slowly and what it was to be cool so different. The thrill of going to SanO early 60’s! Somehow watching how we were surfing back then was so exciting as the sky was the limit … where now after one hacks up a wave to tiny bits and or surfs the largest waves on the planet … seems nowhere else to take surfing.
I was born in 1962 long Beach CA. Moved to HB in 70, such great times to be a kid at the beach, I'd go back in a second!
Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for posting this and the effort that went into it. It’s great to have a record of how the swells broke in that cove. I can only barely remember it that way because I was about 6 when they began dropping rocks to create the harbor. I love listening to old timers talking about surfing the cove. It looks such a gentle wave that brought you in easy along those reefs. Those rights off the point were so fun to ride I’m sure.
Remember sitting in my 47 woody in 63 Christmas day cold as hell still went out ( no wet suit) loved those days 😊
I helped reroof The Dana Point In, on the corner of the jetty, back in the 90's. So I basically lived there for a while.
Excellent thanks for posting 📫👍
So beautiful to see it as it was.
Awesome, thanks for sharing.
Thank you Lorna!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I really enjoy your videos!
These guys had some money to film this in color back then. Or they came from money. No average to lower class families had these cameras! Couldn't afford them. Much less have the money to develop a reel. Not busting their balls just stating facts. I'm glad these type movies were made as it document's our great love for surfing in history! As they used to say "Two 👍 👍 Thumbs Up !!"
BRAVO ! BRAVO !!
Your assumption is COMPLETELY wrong. 35mm and 18mm film was B&W. 8mm was always color. And it was relatively cheap. The reels were small and inexpensive. We were in school when the oldest ones were filmed. We both worked, so we paid for them,. We started with a cheap plastic Kodak wind-up camera Larry received as a gift. A couple of years later, we upgraded to a battery-operated one. The two oldest movies were edited in about 1968 after we bought a reel-to-reel editor on sale. The other two were put together around 1972. The "soundtrack" was originally recorded from our record player on a reel-to-reel tape recorder. We later transferred it to cassette. Larry's family had a projector. Since we were the only ones who took movies, we ended up with it. We used to show the movies and try to "sync" the cassette to it. I later had them converted to VHS tape with the "soundtrack" added. Then these were converted to DVD. (These are also out there on TH-cam. They don't have the title frames.) A couple of years ago, we had the original film re-digitized. We recreated the soundtrack as best we could. This is one of those.
Money is good. More is better. Who wants less??? Good on em.
Muchas gracias
De nada.
That's so damn cool! Thanks for sharing this! 🤙🏻
Great Times . I was there ! FAIRWINDS!
Wowwww.🌴
Wow looked like such an amazing point break!!! What a shame!!! I’m happy someone got to enjoy before they wrecked It!!!
First time I ever surfed was here at 'Killer Dana Point ' in 1965 when I was seven. Seems like yesterday...
@@michaelthomas366 I was out that day! Trying to breathe due to the leaded gasoline inversion layer.
Me sitting here trying to figure out if that was laguna canyon road and then the "dip" between monarch beach and salt creek
This makes me want to weep.
Why did they call it Killer Dana? Was that pier just north of the point?
@@joeblow1942 I always say "WHO DIED.....?" The old fishing pier, with no side rails by the way, was tucked at the base of the point. In the cove by the old parking lot where very that was.
@@barclaysauers255 How cool it must have been to have experienced Killer Dana before they built the marina!
Ironically- the ocean institute is build right where they ruined one of the most beautiful natural area of Orange County-
1960’s developers did not care one bit.
The harbor is so cheesy now. Hard to go there are walk around knowing what it destroyed
Did drenching and putting a harbor in make Dana Point any better ? Or did it just inflate more egos ?
It's too bad that there are no videos on TH-cam of a big Southwest swell at Dana. It would break outside, I'm talking way out there, and big, kind of gentle but after a long ride it would build up to another break on the inside that was tubular, Blowing smoke out of the end, and you would end up in the boneyard at doheny.
The good old days before the break wall ventura had Stanley's dinner and little Rincon from cliff house to oil piers
Smiling faces,no tattoos, leaded gas,no crowds and good roads. My has California changed.
Looks like a grinder right off the rocks, more for a short board. Bet boards got beat up
I know these midwick tract people
Yep. This is much clearer than the previous one I posted.
Only thing that matters is the love of money! 'Aint that right Harbor hoggin' boaters. Money talks surfers kick rocks!!!
Dude change title to Doheney so we can keep it old school. Dan Point harbors and jetty fucked that break
Wow so missy, no wonder they built thearina!
Mushy & marina
@@cliffordvanrenterghem1168 Something really bad happened to Dana in 1968 and now the railroad is falling into the sea at Cotton's Point. Whoda thunk?
It's not very big...and it looks perfect for sliding on old school longboards. I think at larger sizes the hollowness improved.