Believing in a higher power

What began as a Southern California surf trip for Scott Thompson had a near tragic ending if not for the help of a seal. He tells the story:

It wasn’t a work trip. Usually when I go out to the Channel Islands, it’s to dive for sea urchin. This time it was to go surfing. Miss Grace, my 22’ Anderson boat, and those islands are not just my office. They’re my sanctuary.

There was a nice, west swell running so I looked at the weather. It looked good and I decided to go catch some waves. I called my wife and asked her if she’d mind if I went out to surf and camp on the boat for a night. She said, “Sure, do what you gotta do.”

I went down to Channel Islands Harbor, put Miss Grace in the water, fueled up, and set out at around 3:30 pm for the 21nm course across the Santa Barbara Channel towards Chinese Harbor on Santa Cruz Island…

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