A picturesque day at Rincon earlier this season...


Surf Culture Abounds This Weekend
Smorgasbord of events helps pass the time during flat periods


Fifth Annual Brandon Yates Memorial This Sunday




Be sure not to miss this exciting event which this year features a surfboard demo as well as beach party.  You will be able to test pilot the latest product offerings from Channel Islands, J7, Lost, Roberts, Resist, Surftech, Wayne Rich, and others, as well as catch some action in the team competition.  Don't miss it!!


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Jensen's Indie Film Nite with Alexis Cottavoz / Stormproof Films

You are cordially invited to an event for filmmaker Alexis Cottavoz at Jensen's Mainstage.  Jensen's is a concert venue that screens short and feature films by local and independent filmmakers in a cozy/intimate environment that has an HD projector and ultimate surround sound.

"Good and Plenty 1 & 2" directed by Alexis Usher-Cottavoz. Alexis is a pro surfer, director, writer, editor, cinematographer, producer, and photographer who documents some of the greatest surfers and oceanscapes in the world. The film includes surfers, Chris Brown, Donavon Frankenreiter, Tom & Joe Curren, Taylor Knox, Josh Bradbury, Chris Malloy and others.  A Q&A follows the event!  Also, Alexis' art and photography will be on display and for sale. Some of the art photography can be found on his website www.stormproof.com.

Here is the rest of the info such as location/time/price:

Jensen's Mainstage
2905 De La Vina St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Showtime date and time is: 6/1 @ 7:30pm. Tickets are only $3.00, and included in the fare is FREE UNLIMITED POPCORN!

Hope to see you there!

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Surf Movie Night Comes to Santa Barbara:  "A Fly in the Champagne"





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Lastly, and Also on Monday, June 1st:  Timberline Surfboard Show at Roy Restaurant!



You are invited to attend the opening reception of the Timberline Surboards show featuring the "functional art" creations of Ryan Lovelace and Raphael Wolfe.  There will be music, appetizers and some drinks on the house for the early birds.

ROY Restaurant
7 West Carrillo Street
Santa Barbara, CA

For more information on these amazing surfboards, please visit www.timberlinesurf.com.



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The Basics of Surfboard Design


If you think that you might be interested in a book that explores exactly how the shape of a surfboard dictates the ride and how to optimize the shape for the desired ride, you might want to check out the book, "The Basics of Surfboard Design".  This resource can be found at http://www.farbeyondsurfing.com/Surfing.html.