Cottons Point , in the early 70s when President Nixon was in town , you had to park at the pre-school hike down the cliff , avoid the San Diego express while walking along the RR tracks then once in the water , you had to scramble to get your board or the MPs got it , or you wound up in Brig at Pendelton the good old days now you drive in and its packed.
Been a big fan forever Corky. Read your column all the time. Please don forget Kanvas by Katin, also a OC surfing icon. RIP Evelyn Katin, everyone's surf mom.
Darwins Friend- this guy was an awesome surfer in his day, one thing you cannot call him is a phony, he shredded for his day, he beat alot of the most famous surfers of all time in competition, surfed big waves without a leash, the whole 9 yards and you call him a kook?
Corky loved Cottons for the same reason we all did. It was a point break with a rocky bottom, very consistent peak, great lefts, good rights, could handle any size swell, easy to paddle out. Whenever it was big we would go to Cottons. I remember one time it was a big south swell, I was early teens, had been surfing a few years. I was paddling out with a couple friends. We watch this guy take off behind the peak on a left. He does this stylish bottom turn, hits the lip in a classic pose like he owns the place then does this incredible cutback. When he paddled back out to the lineup we realized it was Corky Carroll trying out the first twin fin. I paddled back in just so I could watch him. That is just one of my Corky Carroll memories.
