Archive for July 12th, 2009
In 1938 Hawaii’s surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku held the first US national surf contest on the shores of San Pedro Bay in Long Beach, California. For a variety of reasons, including development of Long Beach as a deep water port and use of Long Beach by the US Navy, a nine mile 50 foot deep breakwater extending nearly 12 feet above the ocean was built between 1932 and 1949.
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Tags: army corps of engineers, breakwater, dana rohrabacher, environment, laura richardson, long beach breakwater, san pedro bay, surfrider foundation
John Savageau’s Profile
John Savageau is a life long telecom and Internet geek, with a deep interest in the environment and all things green. Whether drilling into the technology of human communications, or describing a blue whale off Catalina Island, Savageau will try to present complex ideas in terms that are easily appreciated and understood.
John Savageau is President of Pacific-Tier Communications based in Honolulu, Hawaii
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