... story of the Everest of the sea will captivate anyone with a curiosity about, and respect for, the vast and unknowable ocean. DIXONGHOST THE TRUE STORY OF THE BIGGEST WAVE ON EARTH AND THE ... sort of Rubicon. Only a handful of surfers have crossed to the other side. In Ghost Wave, Chris Dixon traces the Bank s maritime history, the fanciful civilization of Abalonia, and the absolute ... twenty miles out and around the southern end of Catalina Island. They would then cross another thirty-two miles of ocean to the southern flank of San Clemente Island, a naval base and artillery...