Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Spring Wind
What could usher out an excellent Santa Barbara winter surfing experience than to go straight into our typical winds of spring? Blown out? Check. Cold water? Check. Flat spells? Check. The spring game of finding the wind swell without the wind is on. The Santa Maria Times has a piece about the winds and water temps of late that is worth a read.
Grover Anderson and Justin Ratowsky
Grover Anderson was on KJEE this morning and he'll be playing with Justin Ratowsky tonight at the Sandbar. Grover and Justin are both Isla Vista musicians, if you've surfed Sands or Deveraux much you may have seen Justin riding his bike around while playing guitar.
Bobby Morris profile on Goleta Surfing
If there are a few things this site enjoys, it is the surfing of Goleta boy Yellow Board Bobby, and the photo essays Tom puts up at Goleta Surfing. Tom breaks it on down with a Mini Bio of Bobby Morris, including childhood photos that are sure to get him razed next time he's in the lineup.
One Winter Story
Another great surf movie to check out:
On Friday April 18th, we are screening a fantastic documentary about big-wave pioneer Sarah Gerhardt at the Marjorie Luke Theatre, a fundraiser for Santa Barbara Channelkeeper. There will be live music, featuring Omar Cowan and Jason Campbell and the Drive, there will be a raffle, and the filmmakers will be on hand to do a Q & A afterwards. The show begins at 6:30, tickets are $12 and will be on sale at the door beginning at 6 pm or in advance by calling Channelkeeper at 563-3377.
Bra Boys
The 'Bra Boys' documentary will be showing in Santa Barbara on Friday, April 11th at the Fiesta Five Theater. Bra Boys follows Australian surfers Jai and Koby Abberton during a bizarre murder trial in 2004 which saw Koby serving some time. You can check out the trailer on the Bra Boys site. You can also read about a recent scrape with the law Koby Abberton had in March, and his failure to pay taxes in the Sydney Herald.
Mike Vincelli's Surf Comic Strips
Mike has some good surfing comics up every Monday at Beach Nuts Comics. Our favorite of his is below:
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Santa Barbara Surfing. Created by Tim Maddux. Continued by Pope.
