The 2017 Slippery Dick Haddock Race Results, by OL Steve Hotchkiss

Event Flyer 2017

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*** Courtesy of OL Steve Hotchkiss! ***

Lt. Dick Haddock (Ret.) front and center

Hello Will,
 
The Slippery Dick Haddock race was held yesterday (Thursday evening, August 24, 2017) with a good showing of competitors young and old. Lt. Haddock was in attendance. It was a close race that came down to three racers in the front. OL Thomas Ryan took first. Italian triathlete and former Malibu Seawolves swimmer Gianluca Purzer took second. OL & ER MD Kyle Brook's held a strong and impressive third place.

Steve Hotchkiss

Top three L to R
Kyle Brooks 3rd
Thomas Ryan 1st
Gianluca Purzer 2nd

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*** Many Thanks to Steve for sharing his photos and the results with all of us! ***

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x-ref:  "The Dick Haddock Race, by Bob Janis

     http://countyrecurrent.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-dick-haddock-race-by-bob-janis.html?fref=gc

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(All photos by & Copyright Steve Hotchkiss 2017. Used here with permission).

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SMS and Venice Reconn: Saturday, August 26, 2017

Dateline: Saturday, August 26, 2017... Today I began this audit at SMS Tower #24 (see photo above) and walked along the shoreline south to the Venice Pier... Here are the photos...

Telephoto shot, below, of SMS Tower #22 before heading toward Venice...

Above and below, the ramp at SMS 24...

Below, OL Kevin Maxwell, watching the water with a full bucket of water!  #Bravo!...

Venice North!... at Brooks Ave., above and below. OL Roald, on duty, livin' the dream and watching the water!...

 

Below, on a workout √

Below, "watching the water" like a hawk at Ave 23 is veteran LACo OL, Tyler Contarsy!...

Hey!... that sure looks like retired LACo Lifeguard Captain, Angus Alexander, holding up his long board and posing for the camera!...

An anonymous off duty OLS teaching his kid to surf... rumor has it.....

Hey Ron!...

On a workout at the Venice Pier √

On duty at N. Pier tower √

Below, the Venice Breakwater tower, OLS Kelby Tursick, on duty, on the deck and watching the water!...

GIANT SLICE PIZZA $1.99 on the Venice Boardwalk at Westminster Ave...

Below, the rainbow themed lifeguard tower again at Brooks Ave., as observed from the Venice Boardwalk...

Back to SMS at Tower #29...

 

SMS 28, rookie OL, Molly Garcia, on duty and "watching the water!"...

Back to where I started... at 2400 Ocean Front Walk √

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(All photos by & Copyright Will Maguire 2017.)

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"BEACH FUN" photo exhibit at Santa Monica Main Library

Dateline: Thursday afternoon, August 24, 2017... with this exhibit ending soon at the end of the month, I hurried over there today and took a look at this modest exhibit.  There are several photos of note. It is a small exhibit. Two standing displays with photos on each side, perhaps a total of merely 24 photos. I wouldn't make a special trip to see it but if you are in the area it is worth a look.

Here are some of the highlights; fyi:

The 1550/15 Parking Lot, below...

SMS 16 and adjacent...

Junior Lifeguard training, above and below...

Fame Santa Monica City beach lifeguard Bob Butts, who I am informed was with the OSS during WWII, shown here below, with two lovely young ladies... and he is wearing what looks like the original CHURCHILL fins on his feet!...

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