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EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
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Deloitte & Touche LLP
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement of West
Marine, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated February 17, 2000, appearing in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of West Marine, Inc. for the year ended January 1,
2000.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
San Francisco, California
June 7, 2000
