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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Surfing San Diego Summer Surf Fest

For the past few years, the members of Surfing San Diego have organized a surf fest to bring together the members of the forum. The dates for this summer's event are below. Come On Come All and have a great time.

Sunday, July 6th, Ocean Beach.
Dawn to past dusk.
You know what you need to bring.
Come and go as you please, just stop in and ride a few with us at least!
Been great turnouts and great fun for the last bunch of 'fests, don't miss another one! Pray for surf!

A bad day surfing is better than a good day working.

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Thursday, May 29, 2008

From Surfing Legend and Movie Star to Wine Crafter

Robert August and his son are hosting a private wine tasting event featuring his new wines. They will be at the Crab Catcher restaurant on June 4th between 5:30 - 8:00

His movie the Endless Summer will also be playing. This is a great opportunity to meet the surfing legend, taste his new wines and eat some great food. The cost is $50.

RSVP to the crab catcher at 858-454-9587. The address is 1298 Prospect St in La Jolla.

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Monday, February 18, 2008

Surfing San Diego E-Zine Launched

We just launched our E-Zine and are looking for stories for the online magazine. If you are interested in submitting an article for online publication in the E-Zine please send the article to admin@surfingsandiego.com. Surfing San Diego is ranked on the first page of Google under the term “surfing” and thus receives over 50,000 visitors per month. If you would like to expose yourself to surfers worldwide, this is a great way to get exposure.

Most Websites ask for a donation to keep the website FREE. We are asking for your surf stories. So if you like the website, send us your story today!

All of this is FREE to the surfer / member. Surfing San Diego has always been FREE and will Always Remain FREE. So if you like the website and want to see it continue to grow take a moment and share a surf story with the other members. Help keep Surfing San Diego FREE.

Below are the requirements and other information to submit an article for publication on the E-Zine:

The content must be unique
The article must be 500 words or more
The article must include at least 2 pictures.
You may include a short bio of 50 words or less at the bottom of the article.

Also, specify which area your article focuses on:

Surfing Interviews
San Diego Surf Stories
Baja Surfing Stories
National / Competitive Surf Stories
International Surf Stories

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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Second Annual Surf Dog Small Wave Competition

Imperial Beach will host the second annual surf dog competition on August 8th, 2007. Although only in its second year, the inaugural event saw hundreds of spectators, owners and pooches decend on Imperial Beach for the Event.

If you are interested in competing, entrance fees range from $40 to $50 dollars and all proceeds go toward raising money for PAWS of Coronado and other charities.

To register or get more information, call 619-424-4000 or visit their website at Http://loewssurfdog.blogspot.com

Who Knows...Maybe the dogs will see Shawny Yost from the HBO show "John From Cincinnati" Fame on the waves. Keep a lookout.

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Thursday, May 31, 2007

Revolt Magazine Summer Surf Series

REVOLT MAGAZINE ANNOUNCES THEIR FIRST ANNUAL SUMMER SURF SERIES

FOUR PART SURF SERIES
June 23 Crystal Pier? - Pacific Beach
July 28 North of MB Jetty - Mission Beach
August 25 OB Pier - Ocean Beach
September 22 - FINALS - La Jolla Shores - La Jolla

ENTRY FEE IS ONLY 20 BUCKS PER DIVISION!

Aviso will be hosting a board demo at each event - Come down and try any one of their amazing boards... or even surf them in the contest!
The Grinch will be on display and Josh Sleigh and the boys will be demonstrating how to use their insane new invention. Our sponsors will take over the beach and their goods and services will be on display for you to browse thru between the Surf Contest Heats.

This series is a fun & inexpensive way for surfers?to showcase their skills and our sponsors to showcase their products.The first heat will begin at 7am sharp & the action will continue all day.

The overall champion will be awarded a new Aviso Surfboard, and receive a photo spread & write up in Revolt Magazine. Cash Prizes & Awards for top finalists in each Division, plus everyone will get a chance at tons of free SWAG at each event!

Each evening of the contests we will take over a nearby niteclub for some 21 and over fun.Live music at some venues, DJs and theme nights at others. Locations to be announced soon.

For more information go to www.revoltsd.com and click the Surf Series link.

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Tuesday, March 20, 2007

World Water Day Event

This week, March 22, is World Water Day and there is going to be a great event at On Broadway (8pm).

Highlights include:
Bands Reeve Oliver, Dirty Sweet (my fav!), & Ray Barbee & the Mattson 2.
Art exhibit & auction, & slideshow by Aaron Chang
One drink included with admission
(choice of Stone beer, Resurrect energy drink, or MetroMint water)
All kinds of DJs (house, hip-hop, etc)
Surf films
Great prizes including surf lessons, a custom board, Emu boots, kayak package, etc
Proceeds benefit Surfrider Foundation, United Nations Association, & SurfAid International!

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Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Mobile Phone Surf Report

NEW FREE TOOL For Surfers. Surfing San Diego and Surf 2 Phone have signed an exclusive agreement to provide you with your own personalized surf report via TEXT MESSAGE directly to your mobile phone every day. This is another FREE service offered to all our Surfing San Diego users and just another way the team at Surfing San Diego is making it easier for surfers to keep track of the waves. Signing up takes only two minutes and you can cancel the service at any time.

To sign up now: CLICK ON THIS LINK

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Tuesday, February 20, 2007

14th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival Presents Two Films Celebrating Latino Surfers

San Diego, CA. Media Arts Center: San Diego’s 14th Annual San Diego Latino Film Festival is proud to present Surfing Latino Style (Brazil & Peru, Documentaries, 110 min, Video) on Sunday, March 18 at 2:30 PM. This special screening will take place at UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas at Hazard Center.

Surfing Latino Style showcases two exciting documentaries spotlighting Latinos making waves in the surfing world. Sofia (Directed by Peter J Goez, U.S.A. is a local documentary spotlighting the amazing career of Peruvian surfer and world champion, Sofia. After the thrills of traveling and surfing around the planet, 5 professional surfers, from 5 different places in Brazil, return to their local towns to re-discover the pleasures and enjoyment of surfing at their own Backyard. Total running time for screening is 110 minutes.

Don’t miss these incredible documentaries on the big screen celebrating riders as they ride big waves around the world! For more information and tickets on-line visit: www.sdlatinofilm.com

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Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Aloha Everyone!

Our friend, Allie has terminal breast cancer and Pacific Beach Surf Club is putting together an Expression Session for her next Saturday, January 20, 2007 at Tourmaline Surfing Park from 12-3 p.m.

Allie's extended family from Tourmaline Surf Park reserved a cottage for her at the end of Crystal Pier for 1 week starting this Monday, January 15th in hopes of lifting Allie’s spirits. We're also raising money which will go to the charities of her choice.

We call her Ocean Allie, and she has been very much a part of our community in Pacific Beach/La Jolla, very much like Rell Sunn. Allie is only 31 years old, and she was diagnosed with cancer in her early twenties. She kicked it, and was cancer-free for 4 years when one day, she discovered what she thought was a bruised rib. Her doctor thought she hurt the rib surfing, and told her to stay out of the water for a couple of weeks. To make a long story short, the "bruise" ended up being 1 of 22 tumors.

The coalition of surf clubs had a contest at Churches last weekend (sponsored by Doheny Surf Club), and we brain-stormed an Expression Session for Allie. We’re show-casing local and professional talent, and would love the support of all the clubs if possible on short notice. Time really is of the essence in Allie’s case.

People have already been very generous with their donations; money and items for the raffle. PB Surf Club is proposing the Club to match any dollars raised. We are still looking for donations, so please contact me if you are interested!

The following companies have already committed to either monetary and/or raffle items: Pacific Beach Surf Shop, Soul Grind, Sector 9, John Slavin Photography, Avalon Tattoo, Masi Surfboards, Kaleo O'Onalani (Polynesian Dancers), Polynesian Heritage Surf Shop, Bessell, Holeman Surf Designs, Surf Gypsea, PB Surf Club, Joe Roper’s Custom Surfboard Repair, and more. We have at least 1 complete surfboard to raffle off, and 2 shapes. Other local surf clubs will also be supporting our cause.

It's going to be a day of fun at the beach, and we're hoping everyone can come down and kick it with us. Please spread the word for a good cause! We also have a flyer we would like to distribute, and it is enclosed as an attachment. I can be reached at 619-665-2765.

Mahalo,
Dawn Moore

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Wednesday, January 10, 2007

J.R. Reilly Surf Contest

Just an update: The J.R. Reilly Surf Contest originally scheduled for December 10, 2006 has been re-scheduled for January 20, 2007. The contest will start at 7a.m. in front of Shipwrecks, weather permitting.
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Monday, December 18, 2006

Welcome to the New and Improved SurfingSanDiego.com

Welcome to the New and Improved SurfingSanDiego.com We are very excited to present you with a new design and new community tools to help surfers and give them more opportunity to interact.

When we started this process, it was important that we accomplish the following:

First and Foremost was the objective to keep everything on the website FREE to the surfer. This website was founded as a resource for surfers who are experienced or just starting out. Throughout the process, we asked ourselves if we were keeping in line with the overall objective of the original developer of the website. We hope you will feel that we have accomplished this in the re-design of the website.
Secondly,although we needed to have the website generate income, we wanted to make sure that the advertising banners on the website did not get in the way of the surfers experience. The main way to achieve this was to include any advertising in the header of the website. When we looked at the other surfing websites, we realized that advertising is integrated into every possible area of the website. This takes away from the overall experience and so we have limited advertising through out the website.
Third, when we started the redesign process, we also wanted to make sure that we give the website an updated feel, but not lose the atmosphere of the website. So as you can see, even though we created a new logo, we kept the existing colors of the current website.
Lastly, in our redesign process, we wanted to add more tools to allow surfers to share experiences, and provide a platform to buy, sell and trade surfing products and accessories. To accomplish this we have integrated the following new tools to the website:
- An Upgraded Forum – The new forum is the most up to date forum offered by the forum software developer and this moves us to a more stable database which will reduce the downtime of the forum moving forward and allow us to grow in the future.
- A Photo Gallery – A picture is worth a 1000 words and with the advent of high quality pictures being taken on your phone, every one has pictures of their surf trips and experiences. Users can now upload and share their own photos to the website.
- A Video Gallery – Can you say YouTube for surfing? Give it time, but I am sure that in very short order, we will have a collection of videos to rival any surfing website.
- A Classifieds Section – Our classifieds section is a direct result of members using the forum to buy, sell and trade surf items. The forum was not exactly craigslist, so now there is a platform to allow surfers to look for and find what they need.
- Lastly, we have also integrated an E-Zine to give people a platform to write about surfing. We have launched the E-Zine with our first columnist Jeff Kinney (A.K.A….. JK) and will be adding more columnists over the coming months. In addition, we will have a section of the E-Zine for any member who would like to submit articles for other surfers to read. Anyone who may be interested in writing articles, please contact us at info@surfingsandiego.com
Well, everyone, I hope you like what you see, enjoy the new tools, and read JK’s inaugural article. As is always the case when you launch a new website, please let us know if you find any broken links or if something isn’t working. We are sure that even after our beta testing, there may be some bugs, so if you find any, please email us info@surfingsandiego.com

Happy Holidays to all and we will see you on the waves.
Your Surfing San Diego Team

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