George Dewey High School - Seaborne Yearbook (Subic Bay, Philippines)

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FULL SPEED AHEAD

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ONE HAND ON DECK. fleftj Board'Iess at school, more and more skaters are taking to the streets of the housing areas. Eric Yengst demon- strates a handplant. SCUTTLEBUTT. trightj Clyde Simonds, Calvin Young, and Tm V119 Hayden swap sea stories in the Nipa Hut.

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BGR E OF THE EA STOKED STUDENTS FIND THRILLS OFFSHORE Click, dial tone, l-1-2. Ring . . . Ring! Hello, todayls forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies, light winds becoming variable by mid-afternoon. No rainfall has been recorded in the past 24 hours. Boating conditions are favorable, becoming marginal in the late morning. Sea heights for the outer harbor are 1-2 ft., Bay Area 2-3 ft., and coastal waters 5-8 ft. with a west-south- westerly swell. High tide will occur at 0800 and low tide at . . .M Sounds like good surf,', says Donny Floyd as he hangs up the phone. The weather forecast provides valu- able information to the hardcore water sports fan. Sailors hope for a good wind and sunshine. Divers hope for calm seas. And surfers hope for typhoons. The Subic Bay and Zambales coast- line serves as an excellent playground for the water sports fan. Sailors find calm waters in the bay, while divers find abundant sea life in reefs and coves of Grande, the Capones and Iba. Surfers are provided with a variety of uncrowd- ed breaks up the coast and on off-shore islands. Student sailors found skimming across calm waters, with a warm breeze and some friends, an enjoyable way to spend a day. Brett Bormann, an all- around Sportsman, said, I enjoy sailing because it is a relaxing way to move. It's cool just kicking back in a sailboat with your friends. I sail whenever the oppor- tunity comes up, especially on the week- ends. The surfers, although cursed with oc- casional flat spells, are stoked with the waves, and the Philippine surf exper- ience as a whole. Traveling to the surf means riding a boat, a V-liner, Jeepney or tricycle, commented Joe Brown. It's a bigger hassle, but it's sort of fun and exciting. In the States, you just strapped your board to the car and drove to the beach, added Paul Plank. Most George Dewey surfers agree that Grande breaks better than San Miguel. The waves are steep and hollow at the Jetty, on Grande Island, when a strong south-west swell is running, stated Chris Mozo. Meanwhile, down under, divers ex- plore the fascinating world of the sea. Reefs, coves, and underwater canyons are explored by students and teachers alike. The Capone Islands, just off- shore of San Miguel, and Grande Is- land, in Subic Bay, are the most popu- lar diving spots. Aron Schatz comment- ed on the Capones, . . . Very beautiful and the reefs have an abundance of sea life. But he added, Diving can be very dangerous, unless you know what you're doing. Itis never definite whether or not you'll breathe surface air again. They stand brave, bold, and adven- turous . . . Borne of the Sea. RIPPING IT UP. Long time local Jon Mozo Surfers took advantage of the rainy season when carves a cutback at the Jetty on Grande lsland. the waves were best. ., 1 'Q LIFE'S A BREEZE. Despite losing a lens over- board, Paul GrilHn smiles on board a 22-foot Catalina.