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 "Many fondly dub this favorite local
break 'IndoMar, Poopica, Pathetica, and Modesto-by-the-Sea,' due to its
crowds, pungency, and wild currents of unidentifiable foam. But the secret to Pacifica is knowing when to go and where, as evidenced by the film,
NorCal Project and winter days like Friday, January 13th, an eye-widening morning with perfect offshore winds. The peeling shoulders held perfectly rainbowed circles of sun-splintered
spray, haloing long and shortboarders alike. These
indelible moments of the intimate alchemy between surfer and element were captured with a Nikon D2h and a Nikon 600mm f4 lens." -- byron cleary with claudine solin
BYRON CLEARY  is an
avid
kiteboarder, snowboarder, and skier who surfs his Merrick occasionally. He moved out from New Jersey to the West Coast in 1989 and began shooting professionally in his college days for the kayaking and equestrian worlds, from print ads to
product and action. An engineer by career, his lifelong passion for photography was influenced early on by his father, a military photojournalist for the US Air Force and through working with the well-established equine lensman, Dirk
Gallian of JumpShot Photography. Today, he enjoys shooting extreme sports as a hobby and is a frequent contributor to Kiteboarding Magazine. The irrepressible 'BC' is a recent convert to snowkiting, which he has proclaimed as "the
backcountry alternative for lazy people."
NOTE: If you are the Hurley surfer or the surfer in the sequence above, contact Byron at
www.norcalkite.com to view the rest.
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mar.08.2006 edition | off the lip
Hope you like our new format! Wow, it's been quite the wild winter...Some
of us local women endured
Mother Nature's wrath during
our frigid Morro Rock contest heats -- pelting hail storm, a vicious wind squall,
and lightning on the horizon. But hey, at least those President's Weekend waves
were mostly overhead+ and still fun. Pedro Point Surf Club did well that weekend, placing second overall.
Congrats!
Ugh, it's not fun to be down and out with a winter
bug for the third
time...we're psyched for the March 12th Daylight Savings time change, some
springtime moonlight surfing this month, and better weather....but we're bummed
that Sunshine Makarow had to
shut down
Surf Life for
Women.
 WIN
7+ SURFBOARDS from WOMEN ON WAVES
What Clark foam crisis? The
Women on
Waves organizers have worked hard to get
7+ raffle boards from SurfTech, Arrow, Coffey and more for
their benefit event. Buy your
raffle
tickets online or in person and
support the women's surf community! This super fun women's surfing
event still has novice and age-group
slots available.
Top finishers take home
gorgeous custom wood trophies by Teak Gillette and Hotline Wetsuits. The
10th WoW anniversary is chock full of entertainment, booths, and prizes galore.
Also meet World Champ Kristy Murphy and other women pros on hand... P.S. photos from WoW's
Surf Art
Benefit & Fashion fundraiser are now up, too.
 SURF TRIP | BRAZIL
Need to escape to the warmth? We're off to Brazil post-Easter and may have a few extra slots on a 11-day "scouting" trip to the wave-rich spots between Itacare and Rio. It's the perfect uncrowded
time to go. Email us for details or have travel tips to share. Sorry, Florianopolis
-- where Kelly Slater won his recent world title -- and visits to some of the surf islands will
have to be a future trip.
 FANTASY
SURFER 2006 and "POINT BROKEBACK"
Can't surf? Entertain
yourself with the amusing "
Point
Brokeback," a
"Point Break" trailer
parody of Brokeback Mountain
(actually "BrokeBack to the Future" is better). Read
what the
New York Times had to say about all these parodies.
For the truly
bored, there
are tons of fantasy sports leagues to indulge in (if you missed out on the Fantasy
Fashion League, where the Oscars is the SuperBowl equivalent), whose growth
have made media companies and advertisers drool. For pro-surfing fans,
there's always Primedia's free
Fantasy Surfer contest, where you can join the 2006 season at any point. To
play, simply use your $50 million in fantasy money to draft and trade your team of 8 surfers who are valued according to their current rankings and
WCT performances. Prizes include winning a trip to Hawaii and/or a boat trip.
 BOOK
SALE | Sean Collins, Steve Hawk & Matt Warshaw
The February
booksigning events with these three surf industry luminaries were a blast. We
had good turnout from both Surfrider San Mateo & San Francisco chapters. We've a
few books leftover, so get your copy of
Surfline's California Surf Guide,
Surf Movie Tonite,
or
Waves,
at a discounted rate,
custom-signed for pickup or shipping. Order
here
by Monday, March 12, 11pm.
Rcently
at Rockaway, we spotted
Steve Hawk surfing with Brock Little...Catch Steve's slideshow presentation
March 30th for Surfrider San Mateo in Pacifica. Matt Warshaw also just finished up his book
on legendary surf photographer,
Ron Stoner, slated for release in fall 2006.
Phew, that was a lot to cover...
See you in the water,
Monica Lee & the Tribal Surf Crew
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shaper spotlight | john moore & mystic surfboards
  at
Two Mile Surf Shop, Bolinas, CA
Tel:
415-868-0264 | 24hr Surf report 415-868-2412
John has been
shaping for over 13 years and enjoys the customer education process. His
longboards and shortboards are popular in Northern California. We visited
with him after picking up a raffle board we won...
On the Clark Foam issue:
"This is simply creating
MORE options
for the smaller, grassroots custom shapers and their customers.
Without Clark's
close-tolerance plugs, serious shapers will be doing more actual shaping of
boards. The lack of
easy-to-finish blanks
will separate the folks who like shaping from
those who're passionate about creating unique, functional, hydrodynamic rides for
their customers. As of now, EPS (epoxy compatible foam) is here and we're busy
shaping away stronger, longer lasting, and a bit more environmentally
friendly boards. More
polyester compatible foam is coming from "all over the globe" to fill the void
left by Clark. We're testing them all to see which ones work best for
different applications, i.e. lighter, more flexible foam will be used for more
high performance boards. Denser, stiffer foams are better
suited for longboards. By springtime, Mystic will be offering a wide range of
CUSTOM foam/resin combos to meet YOUR surfing goals!"
2 Mile Surf Shop
Party & News:
"Come on out for
spring/summer
BBQ party & sale late April or early May, celebrating the worst time of year
for surf...Partly
due to the Clark Foam situation, we are stocking a wider range of
boards and price point options for spring/summer 2006 -- MORE SurfTech, Cobalt, Mystic, Rusty, and Pearson Arrow,
plus some "classic names" to divulged later to fill our newly
expanded board racks....For Stinson fans, our Stinson Beach location re-opens in mid-April for all your beach needs
as well...stop by and say hi! We're next to the Post Office at the only stop
sign in Stinson."
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Thursday
March 9 - rally
Save Pebble
Beach!
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 COASTAL
COMMISSION - PUBLIC HEARING
HELP SAVE THE MONTEREY PINE TREES & SURF!
at
Hyatt
Regency Monterey.
1 Golf
Course Road, Monterey, CA (831) 372-1234.
Mark Massara,
Surfrider
Foundation Monterey, and others need your HELP fighting against Clint
Eastwood and the Pebble Beach Company's proposal to cut down 17,000 pine
trees in the Del Monte Forest to build a new golf course and luxury housing.
The Coastal Commission's decision will impact the coastal zone at Pebble
Beach and the water quality at popular surf spots near Asilomar State Beach.
They are looking for numbers, so get down to Monterey on Thursday -- your
presence and opinion could make a difference.
Learn more:
Save
Pebble Beach
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CoastWatcher |
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Thursday
March 9 - meeting
Saturday March 25 -cleanup
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 SURFRIDER
- MARIN COUNTY CHAPTER
info:
www.surfrider.org/marin
Thurs March 9, 7:30pm. General Meeting
at Round Table Pizza, 50 Belvedere Dr, Mill Valley.
Saturday March 25th @ 10:30am.
Beach Clean Up at Stinson Beach
Rally in the center parking lot at Stinson Beach at
10:30. We'll supply garbage bags and gloves. Next cleanup will
be EARTH DAY on April 22!
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Friday
March 10 -
film
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DESTINATION POINT
at
Rio Theatre,
Santa Cruz. Two shows, 7pm & 9pm.
If you're a fan of Josh Pomer's
aggro "The Kill" ((TK1-6) surf videos, check out the Santa Barbara filmmaker's newest 45-minute high-def film. Done in the no-storyline, "surf-flick-as-surfporn" format,
Destination Point showcases "insanely good California surf, from Santa Cruz to Rincon" plus secret
Indo & Mex spots.
Santa Cruz locals Ratboy, Flea, Loya, Tashnick, and Barney are featured, along with Bobby
Martinez, Tom Curren, Mick Fanning, Kelly Slater, Taj Burrow, Taylor Knox, Dane
Reynolds, The Malloys, and Andy & Bruce Irons.
Recent press | Tix: $8 at
www.southcoast.com.
Also check out Pomer's Feb 7 Santa Cruz video clip of Ratboy:
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Friday
March 10 -
art
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Paradise Surf Shop Artist Reception: Debra Dixon
at
Paradise Surf Shop, Santa Cruz. 6pm-8pm.
Meet Santa Cruz surf photographer Debra Dixon and view her recent photos of the local surf scene. Proceeds of her work will go to Santa Cruz SPCA.
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Saturday March 11 -
fashion
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Casting Call
for
Aqua Surf Shop's Fashion Show
at
Aqua Surf Shop - Haight
Street, San
Francisco. 10am-11am.
Aqua is holding its
first model casting call for their upcoming Spring /Summer fashion show,
Playa Aqua II, slated for April 20. This show went off last year and
it's going to be an even bigger event this year. Please come by the
1742 Haight Street store.
location Saturday, 10AM - 11AM. Questions? Call Consuelo at 415.425.9783.
P.S. Check out the hot swimwear in last year's
slideshow by
Marlin Lum.
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Saturday March 11 -
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BLUE SKY RULES' Big Sale
at Cafe del Soul,
Mill Valley
247 Shoreline Hwy
Score big deals on rashguards, boardshorts, swimsuits, sportswear, and more! Blue
Sky Rules, a great little Mill Valley surf shop and activewear clothier for womens & kids was forced to go out of business due to the recent New Year's Eve floods, which destroyed their building.
Blue Sky owner Ilana Worsham
was a sponsor of past Tribal Surf events and
the NorCal Women's Surf Fest. She carried some great local surf brands, including
BluEmursion, Jen Ryan's
Mooloolaba,
and Jen Baker & Thayer Sylvester's
Carve Designs.
The sale is at Cafe del Soul, which sells amazing wraps, salads, smoothies,
by the way.) It's located by the O'Neill Surf Shop.
Exit off Hwy 101 at the Stinson Beach
Exit.
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Saturday March 11 -
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ISLANDS
IN THE STREAM
- tiburon film festival
at
Tiburon Playhouse Theater, Tiburon
1:00pm | with Kamea & Super Champion Funzone
Catch
Islands in the Stream on the big screen! Released in 2004, the 42-minute
film by T.J. Barrack and
Wes Brown, (son of
Step Into Liquid's Dana Brown and grandson of Endless
Summer's Bruce Brown) is described by Surfer Magazine as "a groovy, Outer Tahitian Island boat trip with a handful of surfing's
most intriguing characters -- world champ Tom Curren, still the most stylish surfer alive;
Hawaiian chargers Tamayo Perry and Mark Healey -- living, breathing examples of the fully immersed waterman's lifestyle; plus six-time world champ Layne Beachley and the soul-arching slasher, Donavon Frankenreiter."
"In a nod to dad Dana, Wes and partner TJ let the surfers tell their stories, ultimately reaffirming the stoke we all share. And with long, hollow lefthanders as the stage, the stoke never
stops flowing." |
recent interview | Tickets: $7-10 at
www.tiburonfilmfestival.com.
Stay tuned for upcoming new films from this duo:
o
Chasing Dora with Wingnut
& Mickey Munoz **
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The Peru Project with Sofia Mulanovich & others this Spring.
View the trailer
**
The Dora
contest
window is July 23-Aug 10 in J-Bay. Board shaping required...
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Every Monday -
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BEERS, BROS & SKATE VIDEOS
at
Thee Parkside,
San Francisco, Mondays at 8pm
1600 17th St at Wisconsin
A weekly Monday event loosely based around just that: drinking beer and
watching live music and skate videos (old and new). It kicks off at 8pm with
no cover at the door. All the bands that play are skate-related in one way
or another. All Night Specials: $3 Grolsch Pints, $3 Mystery Shot.
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Monday
March 13 -
meeting
Saturday April 1-
cleanup
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SURFRIDER
- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY CHAPTER
info:
www.surfridersantacruz.org
Mon March 13: General Meeting,
7-9 p.m., Simpkins Swim Center
at 979 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz. Guest speaker is Elizabeth Phillips on
Plastics and Seabirds (Coastwalkers). All welcome!
Sat April
1: Beach Cleanup, 11am - 1pm Natural
Bridges State Beach
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Thursday -
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VINYASA YOGA with Robyn Frank
at
the Yoga Mob,
San Francisco, Thursdays at 6pm-7:30pm
3359 Cesar Chavez @
Mission, 415-516-7614
Robyn Frank, an avid kiteboarder, teaches a spirited vinyasa flow class with
the best chill music around for all levels. The
Yoga Mob
studio is a
donation-based studio, which means simply pay what you want when you show
up. Bring a mat and towel. For ashtanga & other classes, see
www.yogamob.org
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Ongoing Thru June 10 -
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Elizabeth Pepin Exhibit:
Harlem of the West:
The San Francisco
Fillmore Jazz Era,
at
San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum,
through
June 10.
401 Van Ness Ave,
San Francisco.
Museum
admission is FREE.
Surf filmmaker Elizabeth Pepin, who just completed the
One Winter Story film documentary on Mavs surfer Sara Gerhardt, has a new exhibit and book on the Fillmore and its jazz legacy in
the '40s and 50s before its disappearance due to redevelopment in the 1960s. Read
more
here
on the Fillmore's rich history documented Pepin, the former Fillmore
manager, along with arts professor Lewis Watts.
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Sunday March 26 -
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YOGA for Surfers with Dana Pifer
at
Downward Dog Yoga, Pacifica.
1pm-3pm
94 West Manor Dr
This 2 hr workshop is great for all surfers, including first-timers to yoga. Explore poses and breathing techniques that, with regular practice, will help you increase your flexibility,
strength, stamina, agility and balance. Discover how
yoga can help to keep you surfing
for life!
Dana Pifer is a long-time surfer who has been studying and practicing yoga for over 10 years.
Cost: $35 pre-registration, $40 the day of. Pre-registration required:
(650)355-9642.
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Thursday March 30 -
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Surfrider
San Mateo's EVENING WITH STEVE HAWK
at Pedro Point Firehouse, Pacifica
1227 Danmann Ave.
Directions
Steve Hawk,
former editor of Surfer Magazine, will present a slide show featuring
images from his new book,
Waves, a
collection of photos of empty waves taken by some of the world's
best-known surf photographers: Art Brewer, Tom Servais, Jeff Divine, Rob
Gilley, Sean Davey, Andrew Kidman, and others. As he wrote in the book's
intro, it's designed "to illustrate the many shapes, textures, impacts,
and hues — the visual drama — of ocean waves as they interact with shore."
As freelance editorial director of Surfer and Surfing magazines, Steve has
an insider's view of the surf media and is happy to field your questions.
Info:
www.surfridersmc.org
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Sunday
April 2 -
cleanup
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SURFRIDER
- SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY CHAPTER
info:
www.sfsurfrider.org
Sun
April 2:
Beach Cleanup, 10am - 12pm, Sloat
Boulevard
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Saturday April 8 -
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10th Annual WOMEN ON WAVES
Longboard Surf Fest
at Capitola Main Peak, all day
From 7am on
This women's surfing celebration
is a full day of fun and benefits local Santa Cruz charities. Watch
novices to the best women longboarders in Northern California compete.
Win 7+ boards from local shapers; bid on 4 Surftech boards up for auction;
enjoy 4 bands; meet Women's World Champ Kristy Murphy plus pros like Julie
Cox, Ashley Lloyd, and Kim Hamrock. And more! Awards dinner
ceremony follows. Entry forms & info:
www.surfwomenonwaves.com
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SURF CONTEST CALENDAR
A listing of upcoming contests
in Northern California and other select areas.
Plan your surf sessions
accordingly.
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MARCH
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March 18-19
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7th Annual Arden
Taylor Surf Benefit -
C-Street, Ventura
Coalition LB event. $55. Host: Ventura Surf Club; 6th Annual; "C" Street
Enter at
www.ardentaylor.com
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March 25
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Volcom Butterfish
Series #4 -
Pipes, Ventura
Regional qualifier series for the Volcom World Championships. Shortboard Divisions: Girls (All Ages), Groms 14 & Under, Juniors 15-17, and Mens Pro-Am. Info:
www.volcom.com/crusty
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APRIL |
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April 6-10
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2006 Robert August Surf N' Turf Charity
Contest
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Tamarindo, Costa Rica
Join
surf legends Robert August and Robert "Wingnut" Weaver for four days of surf
& golf competition,and partying in Costa Rica, all to benefit local Costa
Rica charities.
$200 per person,
$800 per team
. Need a team? They'll assign you
to one. Info & video clips:
www.endlessfun.com
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April 8
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10th Annual Women on Waves Longboard Surf Fest-
Capitola Peak
Slots still available.
Longest running women's surf festival with entertainment, pros surfers and
huge board raffle. Get forms at Paradise Surf Shop, other surf shops, and
www.surfwomenonwaves.com.
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April 9
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WSA Hobie
Championship Tour - Contest #10 -
Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz
Shortboard
& Longboard Series.
Men, Women, Jrs, & Open divisions. Earn points to compete for regional
titles and to compete in the
2006 Surfing America USA Championships/Team
Trials.
Enter at
www.westernsurfingassociation.org
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April 15
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NSSA Gold Coast
Explorer Series -
California St. (Pipes),
Ventura
National
Scholastic Surfing Association series for NorCal/Central Cal.
Info:
www.nssa.org
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April 22-23
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Big Stick Logjam -
Pleasure Pt, Santa Cruz
Coalition
no-leash, vintage longboard event. Host: Big Stick Surfing Association.
Enter via your local
Coalition Surf Club.
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MAY |
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May
12-14
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Volcom's VQS World
Championships -
54th St, Newport Beach
US Regional &
International qualifiers from the Volcom Totally Crustaceous Tour compete in
shortboard divisions: Open Girls (All Ages), Groms 14&Under, Juniors 15-17,
and Mens Pro-Am.
Info:
www.volcom.com/crusty
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May
13-14
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WSA West Coast
Championships -
Church Beach, San Onofre
Hoppy Swarts Memorial Event.
Shortboard
& Longboard Series.
Men, Women, Jrs, & Open divisions.
Enter at
www.westernsurfingassociation.org
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May 18-21
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NSSA
2006 West Coast Championships -
Huntington Beach Southside Pier
Info:
www.nssa.org
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May 27-28
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21st Annual Memorial
Day Contest -
Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz
Coalition LB
event. Host: Santa Cruz Longboard Union.
Enter via your local
Coalition Surf Club.
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About
Tribal Surf's Swell Happenings
As the Northern California surf community continues to grow, we thought it'd be fun to put out a list of quality "surf culture" events in the area to help bring people together when not donning wetsuits.
Swell Happenings
is published 1-2 times a month and is a separate mailing from the "Tribal Surf Invites"
for special events we produce ourselves. We welcome event postings,
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