It will try to enter Ventura Harbor today, McIntyre said. Because this week coincides with the neap tide--a weaker tide occurring during the first and third quarters of the moon--the swells were not as huge as they would have been two weeks from now, Strange explained.
If this had happened two weeks from now, all hell would be breaking loose. You would be seeing a lot of damaged houses. It intensified and swirled across the sea to Northern California, where it caused widespread damage before moving south. In Carpinteria, waves flooded about a half-dozen seaside homes along Sandy Land Road, but no injuries were reported, authorities said.
In the seaside community of La Conchita, residents are concerned that the latest rains--coupled with another storm system expected to hit Ventura County on Friday--could cause the hillside to crumble once again. On Wednesday, homeowners dug drainage ditches and erected sandbag walls to protect their property. The waves pummeling the California coast are expected to gradually decrease in intensity today and Friday, according to meteorologist Michael Most of the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
A second storm, expected to reach Ventura County by Friday afternoon, has lost some of its force, Most said. It is expected to dump moderate rain on the county, and keep low temperatures in the 40s, he said.
Also contributing to this report were Times staff writer Kenneth R. Weiss and correspondent Eric Wahlgren. It used to be the longest but was shortened over time as others were extended. It is made primarily of wood, though recent repairs of the structure since have added some metal pilings for durability and to elevate the height at the end of the pier. Visitors to the pier today will immediately recognize its utility, much like locals did back in the s.
For some it is a place to have a meal and interface with the ocean without going out on a boat or ship. Others use it a place to enjoy fishing and to watch or photograph marine life and birds. Walkers, runners, hikers, and bicyclists share the pier, and it provides an historical ambience for the many visitors at nearby hotels and motels. Ships plying the California coastal trade would arrive at the pier every ten days or so, offloading farm and oilfield equipment and picking up loads of hogs, cattle or produce.
Not long after construction, the Ventura Pier was destroyed by heavy surf in a storm in It re-opened shortly afterward but the damaging of the structure by storms would become an ongoing problem requiring massive rebuilds. Without much shelter from the southern winds, the Ventura Pier has little protection from high tides and storm driven waves, Weather would damage the pier again in ,, , , S Coos Bay cut the Pier in half when a storm blew the vessel into the structure. At one point the Ventura Pier had the distinction of being the longest on the West Coast at feet.
Various rebuildings have shortened the pier, and other cities have built extensions so that today the Santa Cruz Pier is the longest at feet. Once a private concern, ownership of the Ventura Pier transferred to the State of California in Because it was easier for the city to obtain the funds the state transferred ownership to the City of Ventura. Augmented by taxpayer funds from the State of California included in a bill signed by Governor George Deukmejian, and grants from the Coastal Conservacy and the Wildlife Conservacy, among other sources, divers began removing the damaged pilings.
Non-fish entrees include a cheeseburger, grilled chicken sandwich, vegetable sandwich, and steak sandwich. Like all California public piers, you can fish for free on the pier so you will often see fishermen tending to one or several lines, and sometimes reeling in a big fish. The pier is never more than a few hundred yards distance from the hotel. There's also a sand playground at the base of the pier where kids can swing. Especially interesting on the pier are informative photos detailing the history of the pier and Ventura surroundings.
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