Boogie Board turns 50: Do you remember your first ride?
By Heather McRea |
This week in Coast Lines: It was 50 years ago when an extra piece of foam and a newspaper in the hands of a Southern California inventor marked the birth of the Boogie Board.
Plus, boaters who rent slips in Dana Point Harbor recently learned of a rate increase, and after decades of talking and planning, construction on a redeveloped Wilmington waterfront is on track.
Here’s what’s happening along the Southern California coast. |
Celebrating the Boogie Board
For 50 years the Boogie Board has been a beach favorite.
The invention of Tom Morey, a Laguna Beach native, has helped millions enjoy riding waves, even when surfers have to call it a day as the tide drops.
The story of the Boogie Board is one of ingenuity and fate and wild rides.
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Rent increase planned at Dana Point Harbor
An increase in the rent for boat slips in the Dana Point Harbor, known as one of the best deals in Orange County, is coming in October.
Not a surprise to many given the millions being invested in the marina, but it does have several boaters worried about being able to afford their spaces and what this means for the future of the harbor.
“If we got it wrong, we’ll have to change what we’re thinking. But, I don’t think rates will change the composition of the harbor,” said Joe Ueberroth, founder and president of Bellwether Financial Group, the marina’s developer. He says the slips will still be a great deal in Orange County.
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Soon to be centerpiece of Wilmington waterfront
Though some tweaks to the plans are still being made, redevelopment of Wilmington’s waterfront is on schedule, officials say.
In 2023, construction of the central piece of the project is expected to be complete.
It has taken decades to get to this stage, but the $71 million “window on the waterfront” project is starting to show its progress.
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What else?
Half of the typically full Dana Strand Beach parking lot will be closed for the rest of the summer so the county can finish a $1.12 million construction project to add speed bumps and make other improvements.
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San Clemente is making changes to the T-Street beach’s snack bar and that has meant saying goodbye to the longtime operators.
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“Shakespeare by the Sea” is returning for live performances in San Pedro.
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In the ocean
When the whale is as big as a boat, why wouldn’t dolphins “bow ride” as it cruised along. While a cool sight, it was the whale itself that recently caught the eye of whale-watching boat captains. The big blue whale is a hopeful sign.
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