Beach sports – Swimming with jellies
Former Los Angeles County Lifeguard and Palos Verdes resident Amy Gubser swims across Monterey Bay. Her husband Greg, also a former Los Angeles Lifeguard and now the San Mateo Deputy Harbormaster, drove her escort boat. Photo by John Chapman by Scott Tapley With encouragement from a Junior Lifeguard instructor and a fellow JG whom she married, Amy Gubser has completed over a dozen marathon swims in just two years September 22, 2017 8:19 PM, Santa Cruz, CA : It’s a quiet night. The beaches are empty and the ocean is calm. The sky is clear and the air feels cold on bare skin, reminding us it’s the first day of fall. Amy Appelhans Gubser, 49, stands beside a rock jetty, near the Santa Cruz boardwalk, wearing a swimsuit, cap and goggles. She takes a deep breath and wades into the chilly Monterey Bay and starts swimming. The Monterey Bay, between Santa Cruz and Pacific Grove, is 25 miles wide, nearly five miles wider than the English and Catalina channels. The Bay plunges to a depth of 2,600 feet and the water temperature hovers around 55 degrees. Afternoons are windy so swims are attempted at night. There are more than 1,000 species of jellies in Monterey Bay. Of these, the biggest…
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