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Rock. Kelp forest pinnacle(s) with sandy LITTLE POINT 20’ - 70’ Beg.- Adv. Boat
area sloping away from shore. dive or long swim to reefs. Good visibility
over large rocks and kelp. Full of all kinds
BOOMER BEACH 10’ - 40’ Beg.- Int. of kelp forest fishes.
Difficult rocky beach entry, especially
when surf is up ("Boomers" is named for WINDANSEA - Year-round favorite
the sound of it's surf). Rocky reefs and surfing. Rock, sand and eel grass bottom.
rock ledges host lobsters, rockfish and Usually crowded.
gamefish. Favorite bodyboard surfing
spot for many. Side two captions are as follows:
COUSTEAU MEMORIAL 40' Beg. San Clemente Island:
32050.94'N 117016.62'WStraight of Casa
Cove (Children's Pool) approx. 200 yds. THE CAVERNS 40’ - 50’ Adv. Large and
out. Original René Scuba Tank with short volcanic caves with gorgonians on
stainless steel cross on top. "In loving ceilings and kelp beds outside.
memory of the Father of SCUBA Jacques
Yves Cousteau” MAIL POINT to LOST POINT 10’ - 30’
Beg.- Adv. Thick kelp often inaccessible
CHILDREN’S POOL (CASA POOL) 10’ due to wind and swell. All kinds of kelp
- 30’ Beg. Man-made cove sometimes forest creatures.
provides beach entry for swim to nearby
reefs, but lots of harbor seals have taken CHINA POINT 30’ - 50’ Beg.- Adv.
possession of the beach. If seals are Extremely dense kelp canopy with crystal
present, it is best to enter somewhere else. clear water. Reefs rise out of sand.
Pinkand green abalones still exist.
HOSPITAL POINT (WHALE VIEW
PT.) 10’ - 65’ Beg.- Adv. Beach entry near PYRAMID COVE 15’ - 80’+ Int. - Adv.
417 Coast Bl. is less than 40’ deep to 900’ Calm, protected from winds, with natural
offshore. Best to dive at high tide. Octopi, anchorage. Thick kelp forest full of
lobsters, bat rays, halibut, and gamefish. colorful gorgonians, urchins in rocks,
lobsters, abalones, large calico bass, horn
MARINE ST. 10’ - 50’ Beg.- Int. Beach sharks, treefish and scorpionfish.
entry to sandy and shallow reefs with
kelp. Reef creatures include halibut, INSIDE BOILER 40’ - 60’ Beg.- Int.
calico bass, white seabass, garibaldi, and Rocky pinnacles in 40’ - 60’ of water
sheephead. This whole area is good for project to near surface, with caverns and
snorkeling when calm. chimney chutes in volcanic rock. Colorful
invertebrates are everywhere. Torpedo
