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November 16, 2007 Week In Review
Friday, November 16, 2007
Santa Barbara Week In Surf
This was a very utility class, get-er-done week in surf in Santa Barbara. No big ground swells, no spotty yet rewarding windswells, just consistently rideable waves that could be had at the right tides. With days ranging from thigh high to shoulder high, there was something rideable. Sadly, we weren't very inventive with our sessions as time and tide permitted only Sands sessions. Our experiences:
- Sunday, Nov 11th: Veterans Day session at Sands with The Major, Greggory and Co. Perhaps bigger than an uber-flat Saturday, but still small. The crew made the most of West peak past The Rock.
- Monday, Nov 12th: Lunch. Sands. Fish. Greggory. Thigh to waist.
- Tuesday, Nov 13th: Dawn Patrol. Sands. Fish. Greggory. Waist High.
- Wednesday, Nov 14th. Dawn Patrol. Sands. Fish. Greggory. Waist to Chest. Water Celebrities: John and Callie "Soul" Bowdish.
- Friday, Nov 16th. Dawn Patrol. Sands. Fish. Greggory. Chest to Shoulder.
It's not sounding promising for a Thanksgiving Swell this year. It seems we missed a strong Halloween Swell this year also and we certainly didn't have a Veterans Day Swell.
Glass Love: Contemporary Art and Surf
The Contemporary Arts Forum is having a surfing and art exhibition which starts this Saturday and goes for 2 months.
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 17, 2007, 6-8PM, FREE
Surf Forecast: Pure Glassy Conditions! Just as clean, glassy waves allow surfers the perfect conditions to develop their own stylistic nuances, this November the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum (CAF) considers how contemporary artists utilize surf imagery and its metaphors to develop their own aesthetic impulses.
On view from November 17, 2007—January 13, 2008, Glass Love: Contemporary Art and Surf examines how and why a growing group of younger artists reference not only the visual language but also the philosophy and lifestyle of surfing in their artistic practice. No longer relegated to a few beach communities, surf culture has captivated international audiences, producing a significant body of scholarship and documentation about the sport, its history and genesis, and the philosophies of its participants. Artists in this exhibition—Chris Ballantyne, Amy Bird, Libby Black, Brian Calvin, Cassandra C. Jones, Catherine Opie, Aaron Parazette, Bruno Peinado, and Joni Sternbach—reference the sustained relationship of surfing and art to explore themes of individuality, mediation and Zen philosophy, and popular culture.
Contemporary Arts Forum
653 Paseo Nuevo
Santa Barbara
J7 Surfboards
The Independent has a good article on Jason Feist and J7 Surfboards starting a surf shop in downtown Santa Barbara. Let's hope a small local surf shop like this can thrive.
Boarding House Mentors
Boarding House Mentors is sending mentors with two mentees to Hawaii to "experience Aloha on Oahu during the O'Neill Triple Crown of Surfing event."
Mentors: Jeremy Carroll and Albert Frigone
Mentees: Floyd Atkins and Esteban Pineda*
Documentarian: Josh Grigsby
BHM's mission: We introduce at-risk youth to the exhilaration of surfing, snowboarding, and skateboarding in order to broaden their life experience and create positive social change. Since our first season in 2003, BHM has passed the stoke (the pure joy) of board-riding to over 2000 kids. The ultimate goal of this trip is to expose the kids to the contagious Aloha Spirit and Culture, which honor tradition, respect, sharing, and love. In turn, the kids will then carry back that spirit to their own communities.
All Donations Are Tax Deductible: BHM / Scholarship Fund
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Surf Forecast: Pure Glassy Conditions! Just as clean, glassy waves allow surfers the perfect conditions to develop their own stylistic nuances, this November the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum (CAF) considers how contemporary artists utilize surf imagery and its metaphors to develop their own aesthetic impulses.
On view from November 17, 2007—January 13, 2008, Glass Love: Contemporary Art and Surf examines how and why a growing group of younger artists reference not only the visual language but also the philosophy and lifestyle of surfing in their artistic practice. No longer relegated to a few beach communities, surf culture has captivated international audiences, producing a significant body of scholarship and documentation about the sport, its history and genesis, and the philosophies of its participants. Artists in this exhibition—Chris Ballantyne, Amy Bird, Libby Black, Brian Calvin, Cassandra C. Jones, Catherine Opie, Aaron Parazette, Bruno Peinado, and Joni Sternbach—reference the sustained relationship of surfing and art to explore themes of individuality, mediation and Zen philosophy, and popular culture.
Contemporary Arts Forum
653 Paseo Nuevo
Santa Barbara
All Donations Are Tax Deductible: BHM / Scholarship Fund
