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A couple share a kiss at Ocean Beach in November of 2009.

I came across some old images while re-writing my website, which still is not finished over at www.jweiand.com

Damian Hobgood, left, exits the water after a heat during the Rip Curl Pro Search while two adoring fans look on. The event at Ocean Beach saw one of the biggest scoring mistakes in professional sports history, as Kelly Slater was prematurely awarded his 11th ASP World Title, which he would go on to win days later. Jon Weiand/Ocean Beach Bulletin

The King Phillip shipwreck seen on a semi-low tide Friday April 22, 2011.  The King Phillip is a commercial sailing ship built in Maine in 1856, and wrecked on the sands of Ocean Beach, San Francisco 1878.  The above image shows the bow (front) of the ship, looking toward the stern (rear).

More info can be found:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Philip_shipwreck

The “Dancing Wolf”, a 38 foot yacht reported stolen out of Vallejo, sits aground on Ocean Beach, San Francisco at low tide. A man allegedly ran the boat aground in a drunken voyage celebrating his 35th birthday, only to be woken up by the National Park Service the morning of Friday April 15th. Jon Weiand

more info:

http://oceanbeachbulletin.com/2011/04/15/boat-run-aground-on-ocean-beach-after-birthday-joy-ride/