The Legends of Hollister Ranch - Santa Barbara, CA

If you've ever surfed "Hollister Ranch" in Gaviota, California, you've probably wondered where the different surf breaks got names like, Perkos, Rights and Lefts, Big Drakes, Coho, Government Point, etc. These are the surfers who named the spots and opened up..."The Ranch"

[@dirtyrotten2648]

I worked for John in the 80s. Went to school with his kids. They lived across the street from me.

[@timtuthill4915]

Tucker, Ike, Wow! Tuthill here, I and Peff Eick, Tom Constable were the first ones to surf Little Draks. We named it, Crumple Car. There was an old Dodge on the beach that was a complete wreck. Bob Cooper said no one had ever surfed it till we did. Coop was a ranch expert at the time. Great to see this piece. Still surfing and Alpine snowboarding. The best to you guys. Tim

[@timtuthill4915]

Oops!!! That was 1959 Tim

[@SenneffRules]

so much respect..love hearing these stories

[@clarkewi]

These guys are the real deal.

[@benlomondman]

Yes, so true, they really have the stoke that surfing is all about, or should be

[@timothytompkins4913]

I surfed the ranch from 1969 to 1985. I know every inch. launch the boat from Gaviota first comes Razer blades. Bite off what you can chew.I did surf it at 6 to 7 feet. San Agastean at 4ft and Cojo at 4 to 8ft. Does anyone remember Stanley's? Just south.

[@benlomondman]

We would launch a boat at Gaviota pier...usually tried for Rights and Lefts unless occupied by ranchers..Surfed Stanley's when I got out of the service in the late 1960's, then went back a year later and there was a freeway ramp on top of it + WTF

[@dave9351]

If Eichert took off and got launched at Little Drakes and did a "Pearl Dive", the urchins hadn't taken over that reef yet !
Do a "Pearl Dive" now and use your hands to push off the bottom and your hands will be a mess.
(Like my arse after bouncing off the reef at Chinese Harbor one winter)

[@KevinBolandVideo1]

Kooks

[@dave9351]

We ALL were kooks in the beginning