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Friday, May 29, 2009

This Sunday is the 5th Annual Brandon Yates Memorial. You can check all about it on a previous mention. For $20 you can demo some of the latest boards from J7, CI, ...lost, Roberts, Wayne Rich, Resist, and more. Held at Emma Wood from 8am to 5pm.
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Fly in the Champagne Re-Release Re-Tried

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Something that didn't make it into our latest Edhat column about past and future local surf items of interest is the new date for the re-premier of Fly in the Champagne this Monday, June 1st. This surf movie showing, to benefit the SBHS and SBJHS surf teams, was postponed from the Jesusita Fire. Same info as before, music starts at 6:30pm, Movie at 7:30pm. Location is the Marjorie Luke Theater @ 721 E. Cota (on the SBJHS campus). Admission is $10, there will be live music, refreshments, and of course a raffle with good surf swag.

Fly in the Champagne is the highly anticipated movie chronicling the rivalry between Andy Irons and Kelly Slater. Check out the trailer here, and the flyer attached.

Come out this Monday night and support your homegrown local surf teams, their parents, and the surf community.
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Carrers on the Coast

Friday, May 22, 2009

This passed on from SBS friend Don. Held on the UCSB campus, at "Career Services", Building 599, Room 1109, it is for anybody who wants to attend, not just current UCSB students.

Carrers on the Coast: Thursday, May 28, 4:00 p.m.–- 5:30 p.m.
Learn about several exciting careers working near the coast, from aquarist to coastal ecotourism. This event is a must for EEMB majors and we strongly encourage any student with an interest in science to attend. You will learn about various occupations, career paths and skill sets necessary to establishing a successful coastal career.

More info at the UCSB Career Services website.
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Goleta Surfing's Latest

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Tom at Goleta Surfing has some great stuff up from the waves we had in early May at "Surf, Wind, and Fire." During that series of windswell we had a chance to surf the same Goleta spot five days in a row on a shortboard, and that might be a record for anytime outside of Winter. Tom has more of those photos, which you can order, on Shutterfly. Tom has also a Cinco De Mayo session with Shutterfly photos too.
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5th Annual Brandon Yates Memorial

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

One of our favorite local events of the year is coming up in two weeks, and this year they switched it around and made it a surfboard demo, team contest, and beach party. We've added an entry form you can download and fill out, and below is all kinds of info from the organizers:

The 5th Annual Brandon Yates Memorial will take place at Emma Wood on Sunday, May 31st. This years event is a Surfboard Demo and Beach Party. There will be demo boards on hand from Channel Islands, J7, ...lost, Roberts, Resist, Surftech and Wayne Rich. We will have a fun team contest at noon. Team J7 is throwing out the challenge right now. Teams will SHARE one board and we will have an hour long heat. One person from each team will be in the water at a time, catch one wave and come in to switch the board with their teammate. A $20 donation gets you the board demo and access to the contest. A $30 donation will get you the demo, contest, Brandon Memorial Tee shirt and lunch!

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Bobby Martinez Wins 2009 Billabong Pro Teahupoo

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Bobby beat Taj Burrow in the finals of the Billabong Pro Teahupoo. He did it with a 8.73 and a 9.73 on two mental barrels. He is still without a major sponsor. Could Billabong be a destination for him after 2 victories at the Billabong Pro Teahupoo and two at the Billabong Pro Mundaka?
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Bobby Makes Semi's

Bobby Martinez beat Adriano de Souza by being patient on the outside, catching 2 quality waves that he got shacked on, while Adriano sliced up lesser waves. He moves on to the Semi-Finals against Aritz Aranburu of Spain which will take place at 4:50pm PDT streamed here.
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Bobby Martinez Defeats Andy Irons

With an opening ride of a 9.5, Bobby Martinez defeated 3 time world champ Andy Irons in Round 3 at Teahupoo. He now advances to the Quarterfinals against either Jordy Smith or Adriano de Souza. This is the Santa Barbara surfer's best result of the year so far. If things hold up, Bobby's next heat will be around (EDIT: 3:00pm PDT.)
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Bobby vs. Andy in Tahiti

Bobby Martinez is set to surf against Andy Irons around 11:30am PDT in Round 3 of the Billabong Teahupoo contest. Check it out live.
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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Don't forget, tomorrow night, Friday the 15th of May is Surf Night at Montectio Union School. Three Greg Hughlin movies, including the latest Surfing Dolphins will be shown at 6:30pm in the MUS Auditorium. Admission is $10.


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Stolen Rincon Boards

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Five boards were stolen from Rincon regular "Cat", that have extreme sentimental value.

• Yater Longboard: Baby Blue w/ light green stripes on the sides. Says Michael Caligiuri or “Cal” on it.
  
• Pizell: White with two black stripes going down the middle.
• Huge Longboard with a Tsunami Wave on it.
• Bauer - The Rincon Pit board - Shark teeth on bottom and skull on top. See photo.
• Red Al Merrick gun.
  

The Rincon Board and the Yater are the of most concern and are extremely identifiable.

Email Cal at caterincal@gmail.com if you have seen these boards.
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Sacred Craft Expo

Wednesday, May 06, 2009

The weekend of May 16-17 is the Sacred Craft Expo at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. Entrance is $7 or free for groms 15 and under. Check out the site for more info and this is from the promoters:

WHO: Surfboard lovers from all over
WHAT: SACRED CRAFT Consumer Surfboard Expo
WHEN: May 16 & 17 2009
WHERE: Ventura County Fairgrounds, Surfers Point
WHY: Because surfers really only care about two things: Waves and the equipment to ride them with.


May 16 & 17, 2009 the SACRED CRAFT Consumer Surfboard Expo will visit the Ventura County Fairgrounds for two days of surfboards, live shaping, demos, seminars, movies, music and good times…but mostly surfboards.


The Tribute to the Masters Shape-off competition presented by Channel Islands surfboards will honor legendary Santa Barbara surfboard craftsman John Bradbury. Bradbury is a highly influential Santa Barbara shaper/surfer learning his craft under the tutelage of legend Renny Yater. Bradbury was a 'locals local' and the epitome of the local shaper with a faithful clientele of underground wave riders, a shaping bay in his backyard, and a keen eye on approaching swells. Through the '60s and '70s, Bradbury's "Creative Freedom" logo was synonymous with the underground Santa Barbara surfing scene. In the mid-eighties he was among a handful of board builders who began experimenting with polystyrene epoxy. Bradbury's lightweight contemporary designs caught the attention of top pros such as Martin Potter, Cheyne Horan and Brad Gerlach. Sadly John Bradbury died of leukemia in 1999. Ten years later, in the spring of 2009, six regional shapers will honor Bradbury's legacy in the "Tribute to the Masters Shape-off" by replicating a classic Bradbury design.


"I'm super stoked to see my dad and his work honored in this fashion," said John's son Josh Bradbury. "My dad's time on this earth was too short, but thankfully people still appreciate his shaping skills and more importantly, what a great person he was."


The SACRED CRAFT Consumer Surfboard Expo is an opportunity for shapers, surfboard craftsman and surfboard manufacturers to come together under one roof and share their passion with the surfboard loving public. It operates with one sole objective, to bring passionate surfers in front of passionate board builders. Plans for a Fall 2009 expo in Del Mar, and a Spring 2010 Expo in Huntington Beach are already underway.

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Fly In The Champagne Re-Premier For Local Surf Teams

Monday, May 04, 2009

The highly anticipated surf movie featuring Andy and Kelly, "Fly in the Champagne", re-premiers* in town as a fundraiser for the SBHS and SBJHS surf teams. It all goes down this Friday, May 8th at 6:30pm at the Marjorie Luke Theatre @ 721 E. Cota (on the SBJHS campus.) Admission is $10, there will be live music, refreshments, and of course a raffle with good surf swag. Checkout the details and trailer below.

The rappers would call this a collabo. A sophisticated gentleman would call this a stunning collaboration. Surfers call this the most anticipated surf dvd in a long time. Kelly Slater and Andy Irons. Two weeks in Indo. Big budgets. Expensive cameras everywhere. Heavenly. A Fly In The Champagne, the latest surfing dvd from Irons Brothers Productions, gives us what we want - the best surfers (Kelly Slater and Andy Irons) in the best waves (Kandui Resort in the Mentawai Islands). Beyond the ripping, the movie also documents the fierce competitive rivalry between Slater (9X ASP World Champion) and Irons (3X ASP World Champion) that has brewed for the past decade. Even the two biggest surf companies (Quiksilver and Billabong) teamed up to help put together this movie.

(*You may have heard of previous premiers of Fly in the Champagne, but do not be fooled by imitations. It was pulled after a few showings (including one at the Arlington in February) to do some re-editing and now it will be back in the wild again.)
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Montecito Movie Night

Friday, May 15th at Montecito Union School is a Greg Huglin surf movie Trilogy. They will be showing "Shark Park", "Shark Alley", and Huglin's newest upcoming film "Surfing Dolphins". This is all to benefit the MUS PTA. This all goes down at 6:30pm and admission is $10. Surfing Dolphins is the highly anticipated Huglin film that has been filmed in Santa Barbara and South Africa over a 12 year period.


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