On July 9, 2017, thousands of surfers and mariners gathered off of Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz County, in sight of Jack's beloved house on the cliff, to pay homage to the iconic waterman.
Jack O'Neill's boat, Marie Celine, leads the way to the paddle out spot off of Pleasure Point in sight of his house.
The first surfer circle forms around the Marie Celine, now at anchor.
Soon the circle needs to expand. The largest surfer's circle ever starts to form in memory of Jack O'Neill.
Thousands of surfers gather to pay homage to Jack O'Neill.
Hundreds of stand up paddle boarders arrive out of the fog from Capitola.
Ana Leopold joins the circle.
Surfers and mariners gathering in memory of Jack O'Neill.
As the circle grows, thousands observe from the bluffs and beach nearby.
As the ceremony begins, surfers remember Jack O'Neill.
Jack's family performs an ocean ceremony in the middle of a circle of thousands of surfers and mariners.
As the circle breaks up, thousands of surfers head to shore to join almost ten thousand people on the cliffs of Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz County.
After the ceremony, inexplicably, hundreds of surfers decide to paddle under Jack's catamaran, the O'Neill Sea Odyssey.
