When I was in the Navy and surfing all over, getting out of the car in Oxnard was a guaranteed chance to fight.
Spent more time in Ventura with some local guys, one of whom has gone one to be one of the premier shapers on the North Shore.
Yes, the stinky cold waters of Hueneme, Silver Strand and Hollywood beaches made for very agro surfers.
Who was the board shaper on the North Shore? I’ll look and see if I have his board stickers in my collection.
Oxnard is almost nothing but Mexicans now. You have to be careful where you go. When you get down by the water they don’t call it Oxnard anymore. They say they live in Channel Islands. They actually renamed it.
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