Dateline: Manhattan Beach, Calif. Friday, August 8, 2013
Road Trip to Nationals!... The I10 to the 405 South to Rosecrans... with a stop at Randy's Donuts, of course. Hope you enjoy the photos...
Veteran LACo OL, Jerry Lozano (aka, J-Lo)
Competitors checking in and registering...
LACo Lifeguards, Kenny Atkins and Chad Carvin...
Texas Lifeguard, shaka in hand, checking in below...
L2R, below, USLA Race Official/Beach Lifeguard, Adam Sandler with Retired LACo Lifeguard Section Chief & USLA Race Official, Bob Moore
Azad and Joji, below
The Gatekeeper, Joel Gitelson
I wonder if this competitor seated in the chair below knows that is the President of the USLA, Chris Brewster, checking him in?...
"The" Mark Cunningham (No Shore Oahu Beach Lifeguard/World Champion Body Surfer) working the DA FIN booth!... Only $30 (Thirty Bucks) for a pair of their great classic red/yellow surf fins for the duration of this event! We scored a new pair! Woo Hoo!
Retired LACo Lifeguard Chief, Bob Burnside!... ready to compete as always!
How bout them Bruins?!...
"SEA GIRT BEACH PATROL" Shout Out!...
LACo OL-Competitors, L2R: Steve Contarsy and Steve Morgan
And they're off... on an early heat of the Paddleboard event
Burnside chatting with Veteran OL/Masters Competitior, John Matesich
The Iconic Manhattan Beach Pier, below, in the background...
Dorymen waiting for heats of the 3 Lap Dory Race to start...
Close up!... Check out the guns on LACo OLS/Doryman, David Cartlidge?!...
Cartlidge and Tom Seth pushing their surf boat up to higher ground...
Pro Photographer and Long Beach Ocean Lifeguard, Skip Prosser, below, in the red t-shirt
Below, L2R: LACo Guards, Dave Cartlidge, Tom Seth and Eldon Onsgard
First heat of the 3 Lap Dory/Surf Boat race is about to start...
Close up of Dory Team of Mike O'Donnell (in bow) and Jeff Hart
LACo OL, Jeff Hart, running up the beach to complete the first lap...
TEAM TEXAS !... on shore watching the action on the north course featuring more heats of the paddleboard race...
FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE OCEAN RESCUE "Shout Out"!...
Close up of LACo Dory team of O'Donnell and Hart, below, in foreground
Go Gauchos!... (UCSB Shout Out!... "Calif. State" Guard, Collin Barette, 3rd from right)
LACo Lifeguard-Competitors, Brandon Snell and Juan Delgadillo
Head Shot!... Close up, below, of TEAM DESTIN (Florida) swimmer catching a nice wave during Taplin Medley Relay heat...
LACo OL/Rookie, Sean Lane, rounds flag in 2nd place on swim leg of early heat of Taplin Medley Relay...
Below, "Calif. State" guard/swimmer, Collin Barette, in 3rd place on swim leg... didn't catch a wave
and had to grind it out to shore...
some carnage (aka, facial) at the shoreline at the end of the paddleboard portion of the Taplin Relay...
LACo Lifeguard, Tyler Contarsy, sprints to the finish line in an early heat of the Taplin Relay...
LACo Lifeguard OLS, Joji Abesola, running to the finish line in an early heat of the Taplin Relay
LACo Lifeguard Section Chief, Charlie Kissel, above and below, "Watching The Water!"...
OCEAN RESCUE...
And then we bailed... missing the afternoon early heats of beach flags and the Masters "American Ironman"... Not to worry, one of our "County Recurrent" freelance reporters will be filing updates...
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(All photos herein by & Copyright Will Maguire 2013.)
Until next time.....
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