Friday, April 29, 2005
Burke alerts us to a lost/stolen board from Santa Cruz that may have found it's way down down here:
This 9’0” Walden was stolen on April 12th at Pleasure Point when the owner lost it on an outside set wave after sunset. If you see the board contact Betty Belts or Paradise Surf Shop (831) 462-3880.
Stolen boards seem to be the theme lately as Surfline's "Local Knowledge" has a slew of them up:
Stolen in Carpinteria: 7'6" bright orange Lauren Yater fun shape. BIG REWARD (805) 684-6000.
Stolen Board: Jalama, 3-17-05: 6'4" Byrne and black/blue Aleeda 4/3. Email: weshunterphoto@sbcglobal.net
Stolen from the Cliff House in Mussel Shoals early AM on 3/29: a 9'0" custom Becker with a red hibiscus logo on the nose, red pinstripe, red scag with black side fins and a squaretail. $50 reward. Shelley: 310-379-4693
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Saturday, April 23, 2005
The Brandon Yates Contest is on 1 mile North of Emma Wood.
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Friday, April 22, 2005
The Brandon Yates contest is still on for tommorrow, Saturday the 23rd, rain or shine. Some updates and details:
We will be meeting at Emma Wood Parkway, La Conchita Beach Break, Santa Claus Lane and Hendry's(The Pit) starting at 7:00 am and be there til 8:00 am. The call will be made at 7:30, and we go mobile. Contest is slated to start at 8:30. You can also call these 3 #'s for final location the morning of the contest, or for any other info. All 805 numbers: 659-3235, 660-6628, or 403-4260. Bring some extra cash, we are having an insane raffle with the Grand Prize courtesy of Channel Islands Surfboards-A spanking new Flyer II.... Also, don't forget we are having a catered Box Lunch donated by Mondial of Santa Barbara...
Update: The organizers say a 90% chance it's at Emma Wood.
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Thursday, April 21, 2005
New report from Wednesday.
Burke passes along this Wetsand Article which explains why Spring is windy, and why this Spring is windier than most which contributed to the Ekman Currents that drove our water temperatures down a few weeks ago.
The National Surf League is in it's Sophmore year with one new team and mascots and logos and avid fans. Our local team is the Ventura Pelicanos which represents Ventura and Santa Barbara and includes surnames like Curren, Malloy, Reynolds, and Martinez and is coached by Davey Smith. The NSL homepage, although filled with flash craziness, is full of information. Los Pelicanos host their home game on May 4-8 at C-Street and face off against SD, LA, OC, and SC in that order. More info on that game coming soon. Here's the rundown on the team names:
San Diego Sea Lions
Orange County Octopus
Los Angeles Arc Angels
Ventura Pelicanos
Santa Cruz Stormriders
The Third game starts tommorrow at Oceanside Pier and currently is looks like those Santa Cruz Stormriders are the team to watch out for.
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Wednesday, April 20, 2005
New reports from 15, 16, 17, and 18.
Regular reader Don submits these two aerial photos he took this weekend over Campus Point and Leadbetter.
Leadbetter
Campus Point
Yahoo carries an AP story "Aging Surfers Find Vitality in the Waves"
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Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Ben is also looking for a used longboard in the classifieds.
Tom Curren will be performing in Ventura to benefit the Mothers Of Pre Schoolers on Friday May 6th at 7:00. Full information here.
Stuart Sweeney is teaching the Geography of Surfing at UCSB again this spring. You can crash the class online if you like.
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Friday, April 15, 2005
New Report from Thursday.
Derek is looking for a used longboard in the classifieds.
A coastal access issue further south in Malibu has been resolved in a victory for coastal access crusaders. This LA Times article covers how the G in Dreamworks SKG is giving up the keys to the coastal path next to his home.
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Thursday, April 14, 2005
A new report from an offshore Sands session on Wednesday.
The Santa Barbara Surfrider Foundation and average folks like us scored a huge victory when it comes to parking in Isla Vista yesterday. Newspress article archived here reports that the Coastal Commission sent the County back to the drawing board. The best part is that people are starting to cry out for UCSB to become involved in this problem, as best said by Sabarina Venskus, "the county needs to figure the problem out with UCSB, not put it on the backs of coastal access users."
All who park in IV for coastal access owe those hearty people who had the patience to insert themselves into the mire of bureaucracy to get this done.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Sands report from Tuesday.
Surfrider's Appeal of the I.V. Parking Plan has successfully been added to the Coastal Commissions meeting here in town. The hearing is Wednesday, April 13th at the Doubletree Hotel in downtown Santa Barbara. Agenda is here and Surfrider is predicting that the IV Parking issue will be on around 10am. The Coastal Commission does not take emails, and it's too late for USPS, so the best way is to show up and either speak or drop off your letter.
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Monday, April 11, 2005
New Central Coast reports from Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Fair Bits is showing this Wednesday, April 13th at 8:00 at the Arlington.
The 1st Annual Brandon Yates Memorial Surf Contest will be held on Saturday April 23rd with a mobile contest format at the best of 5 pre-selected spots in the 805. Updates will be posted on Skate One's site. This promises to be a good community event with plenty of raffle items.
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Thursday, April 07, 2005
A rare story in the Carpinteria Coastal View about a surfboard stolen and then found.
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Wednesday, April 06, 2005
New report from Wednesday windswell.
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Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Lagged on new reports. A few never got filed but here are some from March 30th, April 3rd and today, April 5th.
Some crazy pictures of Fort Point surfers rescuing a sailboat that choose the wrong way to come thru the Golden Gate.
Also it looks like Coastal Clash will finally air in Santa Barbara on KCET channel 28 next Friday April 15th at 10:00PM.
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