Come help the Santa Barbara Chapter of Surfrider Foundation raise awareness about coastal environmental issues on Saturday, September 29th at 11 AM At the base of Stearn's Wharf. Guest speakers will include 1977 World Surfing Champion Shaun Tomson, Representative Pedro Nava, and others.

Help turn the tide on ocean pollution!  http://www.surfrider.org/santabarbara/PagesMain/paddleout.html

Exercise, Tee Shirts, and Flip Flops for a Good Cause!

If you make it to only one Surfrider event this year, make it the Paddle Out. What is the Paddle Out, you ask? It's a family-friendly, fun, educational, and participatory event held next to Stearn's Wharf. Shaun Tomson, former world champion surfer, writer and businessperson, will be joined by Pedro Nava, our State Assemblyman, to speak about protecting water quality. Then we will all hit the water for a paddle alongside the Wharf (about 15 minutes), culminating in a healing circle. Funds raised through this event go towards our education outreach programs, beach clean-ups, and other efforts to keep our water clean.

We encourage you to register (but can also just show up the day of the event with your board or floating device or come out just to support the cause!).

Registration online:
http://www.surfrider.org/santabarbara/PagesMain/paddleout_2007_registration.doc

The registration form contains all of the event information. Just like last year, we have two levels:

(1) FREE PARTICIPANT
(2) SUPPORTER

Surfrider Supporters (also includes Couples and Families) will also get a pair of Simple flip flops, Zog’s surf wax, Fat Tire lip balm, and a raffle ticket. The event tee shirts (for Surfrider Supporters) are only available in limited quantities so we encourage you to sign up early.

We will be hosting an auction and a raffle this year as well. Special thanks goes to Paradise Planks http://www.paradiseplanks.com  for their donation of a beautiful board, bag, leash, and fin set. The auction is open to everyone, and will take place right before the paddle so the winner can take out his/her new board. If you don’t win the auction, Marcus of Paradise Planks will be there to show you some of his other boards as well.

Here is the list of raffle items:

Jaffurs Winery has provided two bottles of premium wine and private tasting for four
Santa Barbara Axxess books
Patagonia gear
Solitude Clothing
Magellan’s wheeled tote bag

There are several ways to get the raffle tickets:

Every Surfrider Supporter will receive a raffle ticket in their goodie-bag (along with the tee shirt and other giveaways).

Get you friends to sign up and have them write in, “I was told to come by (your name here).”  One raffle ticket per entry form is available.   Extra raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the event.

We look forward to seeing you at this event. Please call Nathan Camp if you have any questions – 805-252-2317.

More information: http://www.surfrider.org/santabarbara/PagesMain/paddleout.html



Surf Report & Forecast

Reports from this past weekend were positive, namely that the combination of NW windswell and moderate Southern-Hemi energy resulted in quality sessions, the standouts being the areas of southern Ventura County and Jalama.  Even today there was still a decent amount of swell in the water.  Morning sessions saw perfect glassy conditions, and the evening was still pretty good in wind-protected areas.  The swell is predicted to diminish overnight and continue to fade throughout the week....


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