J. Oly Norris sent a message to the members of San Dieguito Alumni Surf Event. J. Oly NorrisMay 1, 2010 at 8:43am Subject: Saturday, May 8th Event is on this Saturday, May 8th. 1st round goes out at 8am, show up early to get in the event…hope to see you there!
Futures is ready to give out another set of fins for the next person that can “GUESS THE SPOT”. Below is the spot, you have to post your answer on the comment section below, good luck!
Surfers Village Iphone App
Surfersvillage First in Surfing News iPhone app launched | Free download
The Surfersvillage First in Surfing News iPhone app has been released and is aimed at surfers, the surf-industry, and lifestyle enthusiasts. The launch coincided with Apple’s iPad going on sale in the USA for the first time.
Available to download for free on the Apple App Store, the tool helps surfers, surf-Industry personnel, surf-media, and lifestyle entusiasts keep up to date with the latest news in surfing from around the world. The Surfersvillage iPhone App is the first and only app dedicated to Surfing News.
The Surfersvillage First in Surfing News iPhone app launch version features:
FREE download to users
Content includes:
- International Surfing News
- Surf-Industry News
- Big-Wave News
- Regional Surfing News from;
- Africa
- Australia
- Brazil
- Europe
- Hawaii
- USA
Rob Machado and Bubblegum Wax
Machado of Bubble Gum Surf Wax is making it possible for surfers to find an alternative use for their surf wax packing in his “Machado Bro Deal.” This eco-inspired cross-promotion allows surfers to put a portion of their Bubble Gum purchase towards post-surf hydration. Each Rob’s Organik Blend Surf Wax wrapper doubles as a coupon for $1.00 off Sambazon Acai juice or energy drink products.
Here’s the scoop:
Carlsbad, CA — Bubble Gum Surf Wax announced today that it has teamed up with Sambazon to offer a bro deal to those who purchase Bubble Gum’s Rob Machado inspired surf wax, ROB (Rob’s Organik Blend).
The earth-friendly promotion places a Sambazon coupon on the back of Bubble Gum’s ROB Wax wrapper, which by the way is printed with soy-based ink on recycled brown paper. The coupon has a personalized message from SIMA’s 2009 Waterman of the Year. It says: “OK, here’s my deal – get $1 off any two Sambazon Acai juices or energy drinks. That should work.”
According to Bubble Gum co-founder, Britt Galland, “it’s a sweet deal, because if you spend a buck on a bar of ROB wax, you get that buck back when you buy Sambazon products. Sambazon’s Jeremy Black likes the promotion because creates another use for the recycled label and “it enables Rob to share some of his favorite products with his fans and friends.”
Rob Machado is the common denominator for the Bubble Gum and Sambazon brands. He’s been the most visible and respected supporter for Bubble Gum Surf Wax. Rob has also been a Sambazon advocate since the brand’s inception.
By Tanya Mannes, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Like many longtime Bird Rock residents, Don Schmidt appreciates the offshore pelican perch that gave the coast south of downtown La Jolla its name.
So he was startled when he noticed a couple of years ago that the rock was shrinking. After a series of brutal storms, a noticeable hole appeared on the north side in late 2007. Since then, the hole has widened considerably, causing residents to speculate that one side of the rock could collapse.
“It happened really fast,” Schmidt said. “I never thought I’d see that in my lifetime. As a resident and somebody who sees it every day, it’s sad.”
It’s hard to predict what portions of the natural landscape will capture people’s imaginations and become local icons. Leucadia has its 130-year-old eucalyptus trees, Spring Valley has Dictionary Hill and from Lemon Grove you can see a mouth-shaped boulder that residents paint red and call the Lemon Grove Lips (although it’s technically in La Mesa).
Bird Rock figures prominently in the community’s logo and in local lore, but it is a somewhat hidden landmark about 50 feet off shore. You can’t see it from the road, and one resident recalls a Japanese tourist knocking on her door in search of it. You have to drive to the end of Bird Rock Avenue and look down from the unmarked viewing platform for a clear view of the roughly 30-foot-long outcropping of fine-grain sandstone and olive-gray shale.
Photos show the Bird Rock was much bigger in 1930 — and even in 1977 — than it is today. It appears to be about the same length, but it has lost several feet of its 10-foot height in places, especially on the north side. It looks more pointed, and the hole makes it appear fragile. Geologists say it’s unlikely the 70 million-year-old rock will disappear in our lifetimes, but it likely will continue shrinking.
Dan Kindred, who lives close enough to see the rock from his deck, has taken many photos of it and was among the first to notice the changes. He speculated that the pace of erosion picked up when waves carved out the hole in the rock by “busting through” a crack that has been there for years — a scenario that local geologists confirmed is likely.
“Since then, (the erosion) has been pretty dramatic,” Kindred said.
During high tide, Bird Rock is surrounded by water, but at low tide people walk out to climb it or to take a closer look at tide pools teeming with sea stars, hermit crabs and anemones. Nearby, advanced surfers hone their skills on the treacherous surf breaks known as North Bird and South Bird.
A few years ago, a homeless man fell asleep on the rock and had to be rescued by lifeguards when he awakened to find himself surrounded by water at high tide and refused to leave without his bike.
Local historian Philomène Offen called the rock a link to the community’s storied past. Michael Hall, an early San Diego developer who subdivided the area in 1906, called it Bird-Rock-by-the-Sea. At that time, Offen said, the area “was a nameless stretch of barren scrub brush with not much to recommend it.”
“Living near the ocean just wasn’t that much of a draw in those days,” Offen said. “So in choosing a descriptive name for the area, his choices probably included Tumbleweed Acres, Jack Rabbit Haven and Desolate Estates — until he noticed that big, beautiful rock with all the birds sitting on it some 50 feet off shore.”
Bird Rock has evolved from a working-class enclave to a neighborhood where single-family homes sell for $1 million or more.
Its claims to fame include Charles Lindbergh eating at the Bird Rock Inn before he took off in the Spirit of St. Louis in 1927 and being the site of the first wartime sinking of a U.S. submarine in 1917. (It’s still there, right off Bird Rock.)
“So it will be with more than a little sadness for us if our landmark rock falls into the ocean,” Offen said.
This past winter was marked by large, powerful waves linked to a strong El Niño. The waves temporarily robbed local beaches of sand and contributed to cliff erosion, said Richard Seymour, head of the ocean engineering research group at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
He said the prominent rock outcrops in the Bird Rock area — including the namesake rock itself — have taken the brunt of the tides, protecting the cliffs.
“When it’s gone, and I guess it would be eventually, I would anticipate that the erosion rate of the cliff behind it would increase,” Seymour said.
Neal Driscoll, professor of geology at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, is leading a project to map the shoreline and cliffs in La Jolla and Del Mar, using lasers that provide detail down to the inch. He said the group is planning to map Bird Rock soon to establish a baseline for tracking erosion.
Civic activist Joe LaCava last year wrote an April Fool’s Day column for the Bird Rock community newsletter in which he “reported” that officials were going to bulk up the rock with concrete and build an access road to it.
“It probably got the biggest commentary of any column I’ve done,” he said.
LaCava is watching the rock with concern.
“It points out how vulnerable our coastline is, a constantly changing environment,” he said. “As much as we would like to freeze it in a moment of time, it’s constantly changing.”
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Surf Film News
Video Preview: Reef’s new surf film, Cancer to Capricorn: Path of the Modern Gypsy
reef movie
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 7 April, 2010 : – - Video Preview: Reef is releasing it’s new surf film, Cancer to Capricorn: Path of the Modern Gypsy this summer. Taking place between the latitudinal lines of the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, Reef’s new movie documents the search for perfect surf and new cultural experiences on the path of the modern gypsy.
Coming out in the Summer of 2010, Cancer to Capricorn – The Path of The Modern Gypsy, features Mick Fanning, Rob Machado, Tonino Benson, Mike Losness, Ben Bourgeois, Miss Reef and many more.
Trailer Below
Ever so often, we will be posting different photos of spots, all you have to do is leave comments of where you think the spot is. We don’t have any prizes yet to give out, but we will definitely have some soon. For now, give it a shot as a sort of warm up and soon we will get prizes and hook you up for your troubles. here are a couple photos for you to practice with.
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sacred craft ventura
VARIETY, CULTURE & YATER TRIBUTE HIGHLIGHT SACRED CRAFT VENTURA SCHEDULE
Two day expo features Yater tribute, PT Vs Shaun Tomson, appraisals, art, film, board demos, seminars and much much more.
Encinitas, Ca. (April 2, 2010) – The widest category range of surfboard designs ever assembled will be on display at the Sacred Craft Consumer Surf Expo in Ventura, Ca. Long, short, no fin, 5 -fin, wide, narrow, thick, thin, old, new, wood, foam, carbon, hand shaped, molded, standup, kneeboard, handplane, you name it, the surfboard is front and center at Sacred Craft. J7, Tomo, Cooperfish, Danny Hess, Fineline, and Wegener are among the many talented craftsman, manufacturers and designers exhibiting at the expo — a full list is below.
“It is not fair and quite frankly rather impossible to pigeon-hole the exhibitors into any one category,” said Expo Director Scott Bass. “Really the only category on display at Sacred Craft is passion; a passion that manifests itself as a cornucopia of surf design ideas with limitless synergy.”
Surfboards remain at the very core of every surfers’ experience and therefore at the core of Sacred Craft. However, in and around the expo are some exciting elements that are sure to stoke the large crowd expected at the Ventura County Fairgrounds.
The Tribute to the Masters Shape-off presented by US Blanks and honoring legend Renny Yater has six shapers (Todd Proctor, Wayne Rich, Matt Moore, Michel Junod, Nick Palandrani, Dennis Ryder) replicating a classic Yater Spoon. In addition, Yater has curated, along with the Surfing Heritage Foundation, a “BOARDS OF RINCON” exhibit; a chronological time-line of the boards ridden at the legendary Queen of the coast.
Transworld SURF is hosting “Surf Nerd”, a trivia game show which will pit former world Champ Peter Townend (1976) against former world champ Shaun Tomson (1978) in a battle of surf trivia knowledge.
In the SurfersVillage Grotto Robb Havassy’s Surf Story Project artist collective studio & gallery will present a unique array talent painting the day away. SURF STORY PROJECT book signings will take place and tons great deals on art. Next door, the Korduroy.tv lounge is running a unique short film program.
Also on tap are the seminars/panel discussion including one fiery topic, The Impact and Ethics of Standup Paddling. Tons of other stuff to see including live glassing, laminating, Young Guns of Shaping demo (featuring PacSun USA Surf Team member Andrew Doheny), art, culture, music, food, and family fun (an HD broadcast of the Masters).
SACRED CRAFT CONSUMER SURF EXPO FULL SCHEDULE
SATURDAY APRIL 10th
7:00a: MAGICAL MORNING SURFBOARD DEMO presented by Transworld SURF @ C Street
lot – Stables area – free to the public!
10:00a: C STREET surfboard demo ends
10:00a: DOORS OPEN to Sacred Craft Consumer Surf Expo including SurfersVillage Grotto
w/ Rob Havassy’s Surf Story Project artists collective studio & gallery and the
Korduroy.tv short films lounge.
10:00a: LIVE SHAPING demo Michel Junod (9am start) “Tribute to the Masters” competition
honoring Renny Yater presented by US Blanks
10:00a: COLLECTIBLE SURFBOARD & surf memorabilia ‘roadshow’ style appraisals
presented by PRIMO BEER Barry Haun, Kirk Putnam, Sam George, Chris
Simpson, Steve Pezman, Joe Tabler, Irwin Spitz, Keith Maynard Eshelman & Bird
Huffman; others TBD
10:00a: YOUNG GUNS OF SHAPING – live shaping demo Ryan Lovelace presented by
Bubblegum Surf Wax
10:30a: LIVE MUSIC presented by Rhythm – Boo Stubbs
11:15a: LIVE SHAPING demo Wayne Rich “Tribute to the Masters” competition honoring
Renny Yater presented by US Blanks
11:30a: YOUNG GUNS OF SHAPING – live shaping demo Andrew Doheny PacSun USA
National Surf Team member; presented by Bubblegum Surf Wax
12:15p: LIVE MUSIC presented by Rhythm – Kevin White
1:00p: SURF NERD trivia game World Champ Peter Townend Vs. World Champ Shaun
Tomson presented by Transworld SURF
1:30p: LIVE SHAPING demo Todd Proctor “Tribute to the Masters” competition honoring
Renny Yater presented by US Blanks
2:00p: LIVE MUSIC presented by Rhythm – Seth Pettersen and the Undertow
2:00p: YOUNG GUNS OF SHAPING – live shaping demo Tanner Prairie presented by
Bubblegum Surf Wax
3:45p: LIVE SHAPING demo Dennis Ryder “Tribute to the Masters” competition honoring
Renny Yater presented by US Blanks
4:00p: LIVE MUSIC presented by Rhythm – Roman Alexander and The Robbery
4:00p: LIVE SHAPING demo Twinzer provocateur Will Jobson presented by Bubblegum
Surf Wax
6:00p: DOORS CLOSED
SUNDAY APRIL 11
10:00a: DOORS OPEN to Sacred Craft Consumer Surf Expo including SurfersVillage Grotto
w/ Rob Havassy’s Surf Story Project artists collective studio & gallery and the
Korduroy.tv short films lounge.
10:00a: LIVE SHAPING demo Matt Moore “Tribute to the Masters” competition honoring
Renny Yater presented by US Blanks.
11:00a: LIVE MUSIC presented by Rhythm – Will Jobson & Friends
11:00a: SEMINAR/DISCUSSION S.E.R.F. Academy Academy combines a challenging
College Prep Curriculum with Environmental, Humanitarian and Ocean Studies in a
setting embracing Outdoor Education, Community Involvement and Surfing.
Presented by Bubble Gum Surf Wax.
11:00a: LIVE SHAPING demo Northern LA’s Ian Zamora presented by PRIMO BEER.
11:45a: SEMINAR/DISCUSSION Standup Paddling Ethics and Impact – Sam George
moderates an explosive issue with panel experts. Presented by Bubble Gum Surf
Wax.
12:15p: LIVE SHAPING demo Nick Palandrani “Tribute to the Masters” competition
honoring Renny Yater presented by US Blanks.
12:30p: LIVE SHAPING demo Gary Murphy of Brownfish Handplanes shapes wooden
handplane. Get close to the source! presented by PRIMO BEER.
1:00p: LIVE GLASSING DEMO – Solarez Zerovoc UV Cure Epoxy Coating Of EPS Blanks
Gary Fisher and Mike Richardson of Wahoo International Inc, makers of Solarez
UV-Cure resins, will be demonstrating their new 3-minute cure resin for glassing
EPS blanks. Imagine shaping your EPS blank in the morning and surfing it before
noon. Now imagine doing that with a resin that is eco-friendly and incredibly tough.
The new resin, ZEROVOC is exactly what the name implies, Zero VOCs (vapors). It
is a one-part system with no toxic or flammable vapors or hardeners that can cause
allergies to glassers. The insurgence of so many EPS blanks in recent years has
prompted the need for a clean, fast method to glass a strong, light board.
ZEROVOC is it. Presented by Bubble Gum Surf Wax.
*In addition Foam E-Z and Entropy Bio will be laminating in their Booth # F9 on Sat
& Sun.
1:00p: LIVE MUSIC presented by Rhythm – Surfer/Shaper/Musician Ashley Lloyd & Friends
2:00p: SEMINAR/DISCUSSION Fins: Facts and Fiction – Curtis Hesselgrave and Glenn
Hening An Overview of recent developments in fin design as presented at the
Scripps Institution of Oceanography during the 8th Annual Groundswell Society
Conference in 2009. Presented by Bubble Gum Surf Wax.
2:30p: JUDGING – Tribute to the Masters shaping competition honoring Renny Yater.
Presented by US Blanks. Renny Yater, Lauren Yater, Kirk Putnam, Roger Nance.
3:30p: CHECK PRESENTATION $1000 Tribute to the Masters shaping competition honoring
Renny Yater. Presented by US Blanks.
3:30p: LUCKY WINNER ANNOUNCED – Surfboard & surf trip at Joyo’s G-Land Surf Camp.
4:00p: EXPO CLOSES – See you next year!
List of the exhibitors as of 04/02/2010:
44 HIGH SURFBOARDS
ALOHA-CRUZ HAWAIIANA
BRUCE JONES SURFBOARDS
BIRGES PRODUCTS
BROWNFISH HANDPLANES
BOARDFISHER
BUBBLE GUM SURF WAX
CHAD RYAN SURFBOARDS
COASTAL CLASSICS – GRAVETT FINE ART
COOP DEVILLE SURFBOARDS
COOPERFISH SURFBOARDS
DENNIS RYDER SURFBOARDS
DK SURFBOARDS
ENTROPY BIO RESINS
EKSTROM ASYMETRICAL
FACTION SURFBOARDS
FLETCHER CHOUINARD DESIGNS
FIBERGLASS HAWAII VENTURA
FINELINE SURFBOARDS
FIREWIRE SURFBOARDS
FOAM E-Z
FOAM FINS AND FIBERGLASS
FLETCHER CHOUINARD DESIGNS
FUSE-TIGHT EPS
FUTURES FIN SYSTEMS
GRAIN SURFBOARDS
HESS SURFBOARDS
HILBERS/PUTNAM SURF DESIGNS
INT SURFBOARDS
J7 SURFBOARDS
JEFF CLARK SURFBOARDS
JS SURFBOARDS
KANA SURFBOARDS
LOKBOX FIN COMPANY
…LOST SURFBOARDS
MARKO FOAM
MATT MOORE – RINCON DESIGNS
NINEPLUS
OBECHE BOARDS
OKI SURFBOARDS
ON IT PRO
PATAGONIA WETSUITS
PRO-LITE BOARD BAGS AND ACCESSORIES
RAINBOW FIN COMPANY
RESIST SURFBOARDS
RHYTHM
ROBERTS HIGH PERFORMANCE SURFBOARDS
ROBERT AUGUST SURFBOARDS
RON REGALADO PHOTO GRAPHICS
SAVE THE WAVES
SAVE NAPLES
S.E.R.F. ACADEMY
SPENCE SURFBOARDS
SOLAREZ
SOURCE SURFBOARDS – NICK PALANDRANI
STEWART SURFBOARDS
STRETCH SURFBOARDS
STUDIO51.COM
STUDIO 609 BOARD CRAFT
SURF BLANKS AMERICA
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION
SURFTECH
THE SWIFT MOVEMENT
TIMBERLINE SURFBOARDS
TRUE AMES FIN COMPANY
THE SURFING HERITAGE FOUNDATION
THE SURFERS JOURNAL
TRANSWORLD SURF
TRANSWORLD BUSINESS
TOMO SURFBOARDS – DANIEL THOMPSON
UBI – GREG WEBSTER GLASSING
US BLANKS
VENTURA SURF CLUB
WAVE FRONT SURF SHOP
WHITEHOT FOAM
WEGENER SURFBOARDS
WOOD SURFBOARD SUPPLY
YATER SURFBOARDS
ZAMORA SURFBOARDS
WHO: Surfers, Shapers, Designers, Craftsman, Manufacturers
WHAT: Surfboards and the culture that flows from them.
WHEN: April 10 & 11 2010; Sat. 10am-6pm; Sun. 10am-4pm
WHERE: Ventura County Fairgrounds on the point at @ C Street – Go for a surf and then stroll over and check out the expo!
WHY: Because surfers really only care about two things; waves and the equipment to ride them with.
HOW: $10 at the door (U12 free) includes TransWorld SURF subscription and door prizes including surfboard and one week stay at Joyo’s G-Land Surf Camp.
About SACRED CRAFT CONSUMER SURF EXPO
In the beginning, it was all about the surfboard. The only thing that mattered. From ancient Polynesia to the ASP World Championship Tour; from Waikiki to Maverick’s; from The Endless Summer to Surfline; as the eras passed what we’ve worn or said or listened to or traveled to or read or watched are just sidebars on surfing’s timeline. Because the history of our sport is the history of the surfboard. Nothing has defined the surfing experience more than that on which we ride the waves. Nothing defines the surfer more than his (or her) surfboard. So much more than a tool, the surfboard has become a philosophical icon, a sacred craft, a culturally pervasive symbol of freedom, adventure and enduring youth.
San Clemente, CA (March 29, 2010) – To get vocal chords warmed up for the second annual Blue Note Karaoke event May 6th at The OC Tavern in San Clemente, the Surfrider Foundation and Emergen-C kick off a two-week MySpace karaoke contest from today until April 12th where one lucky winner will receive an all-expense paid trip to Southern California to join surfers, activists and karaoke aficionados in “rocking out for a cause.”
Water quality is one of the nation’s most compelling environmental issues. Consider this: every eight months, 11 million gallons of oil (the equivalent of one Exxon Valdez spill) runs into the oceans from our streets and highways. Blue Note Karaoke, founded by the Surfrider Foundation and Emergen-C aims to raise awareness about this and other water quality issues, and what individuals can do in their daily lives to make a difference.
“Clean and healthy coastal water quality is about the individual,” says Matt McClain, Surfrider Foundation’s Director of Marketing and Communications. “The choices we make from picking up after our pets to taking shorter showers, make a huge impact on coastal water quality, and the BLUE Note Karaoke event is a great way for us to highlight, educate and inspire everyone to make these positive changes in their daily lives to keep our oceans, waves and beaches safe and healthy.”
To give karaoke aficionados a chance to tap into their inner rock star, heavy metal karaoke band KNAC/DC will take to the stage to perform the most popular metal hits from greats like Motley Crue, Metallica, Slayer and Van Halen along with audience members.
BLUE Note Karaoke also marks the second anniversary of the Surfrider Foundation’s partnership with Emergen-C BLUE™. For every box of the berry blue flavored vitamin drink mix sold, 20¢ is donated to Surfrider Foundation. Since its launch, over $50,000 has been donated. “We hope more and more people will take small actions to help turn the tide against threats to our oceans,” says Meghann Seidner, Emergen-C’s Brand Manager. “Drinking Emergen-C BLUE is a simple way to do the right thing for your body and our bodies of water.”
Tickets for Blue Note Karaoke go on-sale April 12th, and are $10. Doors open at 8:00 pm. For additional information, visit emergencblue.com/index.php/blueevents/bluenote.
To enter the MySpace Karaoke contest, visit ksolo.myspace.com/contest/BlueNoteKaraoke.
