THROUGH A LOCAL'S LENS Sam Schafer’s unique perspective perfectly captures the intricacies and distinct style connected with Southern California’s surf and beach culture. The surfer, photographer and San Onofre regular is drawn to the raw power and beauty of the ocean. PHOTOGRAPHED AT SAN ONOFRE. WEBSITE: samschaferphoto.com | INSTAGRAM: @samschafer SANCLEMENTETIMES.COM | SC MAGAZINE 3 MAGAZINE AN PUBLICATION 34932 Calle del Sol, Ste. B, Capistrano Beach, CA 949.388.7700 [email protected] sanclementetimes.com FOLLOW US facebook.com/ instagram twitter/ sanclementetimes @s_c_times @sctimesnews OUR MISSION SC Magazine, a local and visitor guide, highlights the “Spanish Village by the Sea’s” eclectic culture—both historic and modern day. Local residents and visitors DOLNHFDQʟLSWKURXJKWKHSDJHVIRUWUXVWHGFRPPXQLW\ From the Publishers information and entertainment. This reference tool tells Anyone who lives in or visits San Clem- the city’s storied past, includes a calendar of San Clem- ente knows that our “Spanish Village ente’s biggest annual events and features local surf, art, nightlife, attractions, hotels, beaches and more. by the Sea” is a special, unique place. With its red-tiled roofs, ideal sunny PUBLISHERS Norb and Alyssa Garrett climate, miles of beautiful beaches and ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Lauralyn Loynes SOD\IXOKLOOVLGHV6DQ&OHPHQWHRʝHUV EDITORIAL & ART DIRECTOR Jasmine Smith residents and visitors a bountiful feast of things to do, places to visit and stores COPY EDITOR Randy Youngman and restaurants to enjoy. 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Proudly printed in the United States of America at Quad/Graphics, Merced, CA 95348. 6 SC MAGAZINE | SANCLEMENTETIMES.COM CONTENTS 3 THROUGH A LOCAL’S LENS 6 Welcome From the Publishers 10 Sharing the Stoke 14 EVENT CALENDAR 16 SAN CLEMENTE SPACES 20 #SanClemente 21 DINING GUIDE 29 Hometown Picks: local hot spots 31 An Architectural Tour of THE Spanish Village by the Sea 34 SHop San Clemente 36 A Visitor’s Guide TO San ClementE 38 GOing for the green 42 Four Ways You Know You’re From San ClementE 8 SC MAGAZINE | SANCLEMENTETIMES.COM SANCLEMENTETIMES.COM | SC MAGAZINE 9 SharingCULTURE the Stoke A collection of Surfi ng Heritage and Culture Center’s treasured pieces estled in the hills of San Clemente, The Surfi ng Heritage and Cul- ture Center (SHACC) houses the world’s most authoritative archive of surfi ng artifacts, including surfboards, memorabilia, photogra- phy and video. Their collection spans all corners of the globe and N chronicles more than 100 years of surf history, bringing legend- ary stories to life. With surfboard-lined walls, a relocated shaping shack and rotating exhibits, the museum shares a glimpse into the heritage and cultural impact of the sport. The museum is open Tuesday-Sunday, 1111 aa.m.-5.m.-5 pp.m..m. TThehe SSurfiurfi ng HHeritageeritage FouFoundationndation hhostsosts a vvarietyariety ooff eeducationalducational pprogramsrograms aandnd eeventsvents tthroughouthroughout tthehe yyear.ear. To vviewiew ttheirheir ccalendar,alendar, vvisitisit sshacc.org.hacc.org. "The"The mark of a true waterman was that he built hishis own toystoys and tools. For Lor rin 'Whitey' Harrison,Harrison, that list included outrigger canoes, lobster traps,traps, hats hand-woven of cocoa palm leaves and surfboards,surfboards, from the solid wooden planks of the earlyearly 1900s to the urethane foam models of today. InIn the process, Lor rin and his pals unconsciously iinventednvented the contemporary beach lifestyle." STEVE PEZMAN, PUBLISHER OF THE SURFER’S JOURNAL Lorrin Harrison at Kawaihae, Hawaii, age 79. Photo: Whitey Harrison Family Collection DUKE KAHANAMOKU-SHAPED SURFBOARD LORRIN “WHITEY” HARRISON’S PALM FROND HAT Circa mid-1920s, solid redwood plank, Flying “V”, 9’ 4”, Legendary waterman Lorrin “Whitey” Harrison was instru- 76 lbs. On loan from the Don Thomas family. mental in bringing the sport of outrigger canoeing to the Made on the beach in Corona del Mar, West Coast. In addition to building surfboards, Harrison this board is one of two shaped by Duke worked as a lifeguard and a commercial diver. In 1946, he Kahanamoku for Art and Gerard Vultee. married Cecilia Yorba, from one of California’s pioneering Duke’s name is featured above the painted Spanish families. He moved to her family’s historic San Juan winged “V,” a nod to the Vultee family’s role Capistrano cattle ranch. Today, Whitey’s grandson, J.P. Van in the embryonic aviation industry. The other Swae, a respected photographer, lives in the now 200-year- board was reshaped by Joe Quigg in 1961 old adobe with his family. and currently resides in the collection of Sharon Marshall. RICK GRIFFIN’S ORIGINAL PAINTING FOR PACIFIC VIBRATIONS In January 1970, Surfer Magazine publisher John Severson hired artist Rick Griffi n to create the now-iconic poster for his fi nal surf movie, Pacifi c Vibrations. After Severson approved Griffi n’s artwork, Griffi n was inspired (with a little help from hallucino- gens) to paint over what he had done and come up with what could Owen Hale, Duke Kahanamoku, and Gerald Vultee with be surfi ng’s second most recognizable piece of artwork. The this surfboard, Corona del Mar. Photographer: unknown fi rst was John Van Hamersveld’s Endless Summer poster. 10 SC MAGAZINE | SANCLEMENTETIMES.COM THE ORIGINAL PHOTO USED TO CREATE ‘THE ENDLESS SUMMER’ POSTER This series of photographs of fi lmmak- er Bruce Brown and The Endless Sum- mer costars Mike Hynson and Robert August at Salt Creek in Dana Point were taken by Bob Bagley, Bruce Brown’s second cameraman. John Van Hamersveld then used them to create the poster that would infl uence an era of Day-Glo artwork. Released in 1966, The Endless Summer is the most Bruce Brown, Mike Hynson and Robert August at Salt Creek. Photo: Bob Bagley/Surfi ng Heritage Endless Summer Collection watched documentary of all-time. A SHARK BITE BOARD, LEASH AND WETSUIT On April 22, 1998, John Forse was surfi ng in Glenenden Beach, Ore. when he was attacked. At fi rst he thought a seal bit him. When he was pulled under by his leg, he realized it was a great white shark. He hit the shark with his fi st and after it released him, John made it to the sur- face. The shark also surfaced and looked at him. John, who was about an arm’s length away from the dorsal fi n, said the shark was as big as a LINDA BENSON’S 1959 MAKAHA TROPHY Volkswagen across. Then the Linda Benson was born on May 24, 1944 in Encinitas, Calif., her shark dove, and John’s leash father was a former drummer for Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra. She was caught in its jaw. As he started surfi ng at age 11 and at age 15 was the fi rst woman to surf the was dragged under again, big waves at legendary Waimea Bay in Hawaii.