PS. As per Joe's comment about how cold the waters are off the Northern California coast, we all wore wetsuits when we surfed. 55 degree F water will take you down pretty quick without them, colder in the winter and some of the best surf is in the winter.

BTW Most of the town scenes for "Jaws" was shot in Mendocino City just about due west, 60 miles from where I live now. It is also where "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming", "Overboard" and the Angela Lansbury series "Murder, She Wrote" were filmed. So much for authentic New England setting!