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
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.
Surf Talk Radio
Scott Bass Surf Talk Radio
Down The Line host, Scott Bass, grew up in Del Mar, CA. He went to Torrey Pines High School and graduated from Cal State San Marcos. He now lives and surfs in the Encinitas area with his wife, Katrina, and their two children. In addition to Down the Line Radio, Scott does freelance work as a writer and photographer for various publications and is the Senior Online Editor-At-Large for SURFER Magazine. Scott’s editorial marketing company produces the SACRED CRAFT Consumer Surfboard Expo and is currently producing a documentary film about surfers during the Vietnam War titled Between the Lines.
Baldy with Surf Talk Radio
My full name is Jeffrey Baldwin. My nick name is Baldy and pretty much the surfing world over calls me by it??
I’ve been married for 9 yrs to an amazing woman Krista who is 10 years younger than I and vastly more mature. I have 3 daughters Isabella 10, Analiese 8, and Malia Jolie 2 and my boy dog Samson 4.
I was born in Montclair New Jersey but moved to California at 3 months old. Lived in Dana Point until I was 3 then grew up on the sand in Del Mar ever since.
I spent my youth surfing and playing soccer. I was sponsored at the age of 16 by a young Bob Hurley who ran Billabong USA (before starting Hurley clothing) and thrown out into the world of surfing competition. I moved to Australia when I was 17 ½ chasing the dream of every photo I had ever seen of Rabbit, Cheyne Horan, Wayne Lynch or Occy… the list is long. After returning to the US I dove straight into the pro ranks and had some success which led to the rest of my life in surfing. I competed on the ASP world tour from 89′-93′ an incredible time in my life, traveling the world over and realizing who I was as a person.
I’m currently a Senior Sales Executive for Transworld Media, Surf, Skate & Snow. I’ve been working with TW since 2001 and loving every minute…what a company to be a part of!!!
My life revolves around the ocean and traveling. Be it ripping the guts out of good waves, paddling long distances on my 12″ Joe Bark, SUP sessions anywhere and everywhere or just adventuring beaches with my kids.
So thanks for listening to Down the Line radio and hope to see you soon
check out Down the Line Surf Talk Radio Live every Sunday Morning at XTRA 1360AM SAN DIEGO
freedom surf series
Surf Ride 100K Pro-Am Running April 3 and 11th in OC and SD
REGISTRATION IS OPEN for stops #2 and #3 of the Surf Ride $100,000 Pro-Am Surf Series Presented by Vans.
Over $25,000 in CASH and prizes await the winners.
Stop two will take place Saturday, April 3rd at Brookhurst Street in Huntington Beach-
The following Sunday, April 11th, Mission Beach will host stop three.
Event number one of the Surf Ride Pro-Am Series featured amazing surfing by the likes of Pro winner Chris Waring-who, along with Timmy Reyes, Jesse Merle-Jones and Micah Byrne battled it out in a final that could best be described as “electric”. Waring, who’s been on a competitive roll in 2010, walked with a cool $5,000 for an afternoons worth of work that was just a short drive from his Huntington Beach home.
“The vision for the surf series has revolved around providing an exceptional contest designed for both pros and family division competitors while benefiting a great local cause. Watching the groms interact and compete along side some of their surfing mentors was not only unique, it undoubtedly raised the level of their surfing- which will further equip them as they prepare for their own competitive careers.” Contest Director Chris Williams.
What’s on tap:
Huge Cash prizes for Pro winners- $5,000 -1st place, $1,700-2nd, etc. (NEW! Additional cash added, down to equal ninth)Thousands in Surf Ride Store Credit for Family Division winners- $850 Juniors, $750 Boys, $500 Women, etc. ASP trained Judges, Real time Scoring, 20 minute heats, Huge welcome packs for competitors, Family BBQ provided by Vans.
Partial proceeds raised presented to the Camp Pendleton Kids After School Surf Club provided for youth living on base.$20,000 up for grabs at the Season Championships in May.
ON-LINE REGISTRATION OPEN- visit: Freedom.Surfride.com to sign up and get all the details.
Video & photos checkout: http://vimeo.com/9663181
The Surf Ride $100,000 Pro-Am is brought to you by Vans, Dakine, XS Energy, Dragon Optics, Watermans Applied Science, Bubble Gum Wax and Billabong Camps.
SF: Hometown:
AW: Solana Beach
SF: Favorite Surfer:
AW: After watching the “one track mind” vid, Andy Irons
SF: Favorite board:
AW: The board that makes me the most money!
SF: Which one is that?
AW: by Matt Biolos
SF: Dimensions:
AW: 6’1″ x 18 1/2 x 2 3/8
SF: Favorite local spot:
AW: All the reefs in North County
SF: Favorite contest conditions:
AW: When I’m challenged.
SF: When are you most challenged in contests?
Surf conditions or competitors
SF: Are there any competitors that make you cringe that you hope
you don’t have in heats?
AW: Yes but I’m not going to name them.
SF: Travels:
AW: It was a long year but I have 3 gold cards on 3 different airlines now.
SF: Favorite surf spot:
AW: Hawaii
SF: Future goals besides surfing?
AW: Educating myself more, coaching and I want to buy property in San Diego
SF: Who do you coach?
AW: Whoever wants my advice on surfing?
SF: Inspiration:
AW: Movies, groms, ripping, boards, friends, and parents.
SF: Who do you think are some of the best up and coming groms out there right now?
AW: JD and Matt Lewis, Brent Riley, Eric Snortum, Ryan Burch and the Suhadolnik bros. There are a lot of talents coming up in SD right now.
SF: How long have you been surfing?
AW: 14 years
SF: WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES?:
AW: online classes, golf, coaching, webcast watching
SF: Heroes:
AW: Dad
SF: Why?
AW: For education on living life
SF: Tell me something people don’t know about you:
AW: If I you told then people would know
SF: Favorite surf trip:
AW: Surf, eat & sleep times 3
SF: Where was it?
AW: Latest epic one was El Salvador.
SF: How did you get started surfing?
AW: My dad.
SF: Do you work?
AW: out
SF: What’s on your ipod?
AW: What isn’t on my ipod!
SF: FAVORITE FOOD?
AW: Right now burritos
SF: What wave is your favorite in HAW?
AW: Haleiwa and sunset this year
SF: DESCRIBE YOUR MOST MEMORABLE SURF TRIP:
AW: this year the most memorable trip was Scotland, because it was new and it was the most wetsuits stuff I have ever used.
Mc Air
SF: Hometown:
EM: Born in La Jolla, brought up Poway and now I live in Cardiff.
SF: Favorite surfer:
EM: Kelly Slater.
SF: Why?
EM: Because he surfs so good and he’s accomplished so much amongst so many distractions.
SF: Favorite board:
EM: Quiver…5’11…18 and 3/4
SF: Favorite local spot:
EM: Seaside
SF: Favorite contest conditions:
EM: A wave where you can get a barrels, do a turn and get an air.
SF: Travels:
EM: Mex, Costa Rica, Hawaii, South America, Europe, Central America.
SF: Favorite surf spot:
EM: Costa Rica.
SF: Where in Costa Rica?
EM: I don’t want anyone to know my spot but it’s on the Guanacasta Coast.
SF: Future goals besides surfing:
EM: Starting my own freestyle surf tour.
SF: Really? When did u think about that?
EM: I’ve been thinking about it for years.
SF: Who are you going to do that with?
EM: Jeff Simonson [Oceanside videographer]
SF: Inspiration?
EM: The young guns, Pro skater Lincoln Ueda and anyone who rides a board and flies high.
SF: How long have you been surfing?
EM: All my life.
SF: Since how old?
EM: 2yrs old.
SF: What are some of your hobbies?
EM: Skateboarding, snowboarding, riding my dirt bike and my motorcycle.
SF: Heroes?
EM: Curren, Slater, Buttons and Sean Palmer
SF: Why them?
EM: Because they’ve been there and done that.
SF: Tell me something people don’t know about you?
EM: I just got 3 surfboards stolen and when I find out whoever did it they are going get beat to a pulp.
SF: Favorite surf trip?
EM: Hawaii, 1989
SF: What happened then?
EM: I surfed Honulua Bay perfectly.
SF: How did you get started surfing?
EM: My father… I was chasing him into the ocean.
SF: Do you work?
EM: Every day…I ride my board or motorcycle
SF: A job?
EM: I once had a job at round table pizza when I was in high school.
SF: Have you had any jobs since then?
EM: No…sometimes I give surf lessons
SF: What’s on your iPod that you keep playing?
EM: Slightly Stoopid
SF: What are some of your pet peeves?
EM: Slow drivers on the road, people who won’t get out of the way when your surfing and crooked cops.
SF: What’s coming up for you in the near future?
EM: Well, I’m going to Costa Rica, Cabo San Lucas and Hawaii
SF: Favorite food?
EM: tacos
SF: Favorite wave?
EM: Pipeline.
SF: How do you stand out?
EM: My big ears.
SF: Describe your most memorable surf trip:
EM: Costa Rica with my parents.
SF: Your first good barrel?
EM: Honalua bay trip in ‘89.
SF: Describe your first air?
EM: I found a Nestor surfboard in a trash can in Solana Beach and I paddled it out and that’s when I did my 1st air.
SF: What was it?
EM: It was a frontside air.
SF: When was your 1st biggest air?
EM: In Portugal, 1995…I was 6 ft. up…my brother said it was the biggest air they ever saw.
SF: What are your favorite airs to do?
EM: Passion pop’s and frontside 360’s
SF: Any airs your trying to do that your not landing yet?
EM: Frontside flips
SF: What do you like best, barrel, turn or air?
EM: I like 2 do them all in one wave but if I have to pick one, an air.
SF: What feels best, barrel turn or air?
EM: Barrel.
SF: First surf video:
EM: Getting Lucky by Brad Anderson.
SF: Most recent surf video?
EM: The Division: Simple Math by Jeff Simonson.
SF: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
EM: In 5 years I plan on doing the same things I do now surfing, snowboarding, skating half pipes, riding bikes and motor cycles and continuing to catch air! Hopefully by then I will have started my own freestyle surf tour.
SF: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
EM: In 10 years I will be running my freestyle surf tour, Built my house in Mexico , have started my own action sports company and of course surfing and catching air on my different boards
SF: Thank you’s?
EM: I just want to thank my parents for getting me into surfing, SRH, Osiris, OG, Quiver, Kicker car stereo, gravity skateboards, FCS, Gorilla Grip, Chronic Smoothie and Strictly Boarding
SF: Anything else you want to say?
EM: If u want it, you gotta go out and get it!
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Below is an interview with Doug Silva, Doug currently lives in Hawaii but grew up on Solana Beach where he made a name for himself in pro surfing. The photos below are from a trip he made to El Salvador to coach some upcoming groms and to demonstrate to the kids how to do some man size turns with grace.
How old were you when you turned pro?
I was 18. I finished a 4 year stint at Torrey Pines High School with many amateur and professional accolades. I grew up in Solana Beach right there on those unstable bluffs in between Cherry Hills and Pillbox. North County was the last frontier. Unspoiled beaches and incredible landscapes..There was a plethora of talent though the magazines in that day were very focused on the orange county area and their crop of peeps. It sort of bred a rebellion of sorts for us guys in North County…The only one who broke through was Rob Machado. Initially because he was a goody too shoes and in retrospect it was his remarkable talent and his genuine demeanor.
What spots did you surf around SD?
Seaside in da house…… I enjoyed the reefs in La Jolla and of course Swamis. I had a good friend who I believe still is the Billabong rep and we would frequent Baja Malibu early in the mornings. Blacks is incredible as well.
Who was the guy you looked up to back then?
Todd Martin, John Glomb, Jeff Hodges. Todd aka gluefoot has a lot of energy. He had infectious passion.. John Glomb is just a great guy and I believe is the first person to do an ariel three sixty. We rode many double wing Nectar pin tail twin fins back in the day and Glomb rode them well.. Hodges was the man. He had a Neptunias candor and speed to burn.
What was pro surfing like?
It sucked! It still sucks! At least the guys and girls are making a great living from it now though the system needs to be completely revamped.
How hard was it to break into pro surfing?
It was almost imperative to win a professional event as an amateur to really breakthrough.. Amateur contests, us and world championship titles were very important back in the day.. It is not prevalent at all now.
Who were your sponsors?
I was sponsored by Quiksilver clothing and Piping Hot wetsuits and a company in Japan called California Image.
What amature contests did you do?
Honestly, every single one you can image…I was a very successful and decorated amateur.. I think I have more U.S. titles than Kelly.. Between David Eggers and I we pretty much swept everyone and everything in sight..
What was concidered inovative?
A nice cutback into a 360 reverse off the white wash..I know it sounds like an oxymoron ( 360 reverse ) consider it innovative and Todd Martin was the best at it!
What school did you go to?
were you on the surf team, who was on the team with you? At that time Torrey Pines did not have much a surf team. I would win the contest and San Dieguito would beat our ass.. It was strange though it was consistent.
What was parting like?
Too hard and too much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What are you up to these days Mr. Silva?
I am living in Hawaii now for the past two decades..After a whirlwind professional career and international jet set party life and a number or bad decisions I have finally over the last few years been able to give back to the king of sports. I train and teach many levels of surfing. Very rewarding and satisfying.. As well I have been blessed at 40 to retain a very high level of surfing. Call me or go to dougsilva.com for rates and weekly blogs. Aloha……..
Dougs last beer in El Salvador
check out Doug Silvas website at- tickettobettersurfing.com
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Spring is here and Summer is just around the corner. It will be here before we know it! Surf camps will be in full force come this July and go through till September. Although there is no shortage of surf camps, not all of them are the same. Some are for youngsters that want to learn while some are for kids that want to advance their level of surfing. Some of the camps are like day cares that give some instruction and I think i could go on for a while more about all the different ones out there.
One thing for sure is that they all offer something positive for kids and people wanting to sink their teeth into the whole surfing culture. Below is a list of the top 10 Surf Camps you can find this summer in the San Diego Area. Be sure to research the camp you are interested in signing up for
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