QUIKSILVER EDITION ANNOUNCES TWO FLORIDA BIG BOARD CLINICS FOR APRIL featuring world-renowned paddleboard champion and QuikSilverEdition athlete Jamie Mitchell. The free, open to the public event offers participants the opportunity to receive instruction and training from Mitchell and other experienced paddleboard athletes. Clinics are held at Deerfield Beach on April 8, 2008, 10:00am, and at Cocoa Beach on April 10, 2008 at 10:00am. For more information on the Florida Big Board Clinics www.QuikSilverEdition.com.
The best surfer in the water is whoever’s having the most fun, right? Wrong! At least not last weekend, when the NSSA crowned its latest round of East Coast champs. Congrats to the following winners: Michael Dunphy (Open Men, Explorer Juniors, Explorer Men); Jasset Umbel (Open Women, Explorer Girls); Evan Geiselman (Open Juniors, Explorer Boys, Air Show); Cam Richards (Open Boys, Explorer Menehunes); Logan Hayes (Open Mini-Groms); Patrick Nicholl (Open Longboard); Quincy Davis (Explorer Women); Jason Motes (Explorer Masters, Explorer Seniors); Michael Wood (Explorer Longboard); Charley Hajak (Super Seniors); Flager (College); Eric Taylor (College Men); Lauren McLean (College Women); and Todd Kinsey (College Longboard). Hope the rest of you competitors still had a blast, and for full results stay tuned to NSSA.org.
Hey, while you’re online, check out the final update from “the Swell that Ate the Atlantic.” http://www.surfline.com/surfnews/photo_bamp.cfm?id=14414>Part 3goes XXL in PR.
And make sure you vote in Surfline’s monthly reader photo contest. NY’s own Chris Cordone has a potentially winning a-frame.
Hey, if you plan on enjoying the Outer Banks beach driving experience, now’s the time to speak out. On April 4, a US District Judge hears a case that could ban all off-roading on Hatteras beaches. Click here to help.
ESA Palm Beach will host their end of the year banquet on April 4 at the Old Key Lime House Restaurant in Lantana. Starts at 7:30.
On April 5, the UCF Surf Club is presenting a fundraising party for Surfaid International at Knight Library across the street from the main campus in Orlando. Live music from 8 10pm from Ramez and No Circus followed by huge raffles all night and great specials. All proceeds go to Surfaid to benefit Indonesian victims of malaria, measles, etc. click here for updates.
Also on April 5, there’s a Surfers for Autism event from 8am – 1pm, on the north side of Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier. Vendors and sponsors should get there at least one hour early. Go to TrespassSurfClub for more info.
Word on 2ndLight.com is Enigma in Satellite Beach is hosting live Hawaiian music this Saturday night.
Congrats to Travis Beckmann and Adam Wickwire making the final at the Ezekiel Pro Junior this weekend. Click here for Surfline’s report.
And be sure to Click here for Sarah Hoffert and Danielle Dodson’s Maldives adventures with the Volcom girls in the Maldives.
The Fuel Channel’s got all sorts of action this month: on April 4, at 8pm, it’s the Tampa Am skate event; April 10, it’s the Fosters ASP WCT 2007 review; April 14, it’s the O’Neill World Cup; April 15, it’s “Streets: Atlanta,” an insider’s guide to Atlanta’s skate scene; April 17, it’s the ASP World Champions Crowning 2008; April 21, it’s the 2007 Billabong Pipe Masters; and April 24, it’s the 2008 Roxy Pro. Check local listings for program times and other information or go to Fuel.tv.
And, finally, according to Surfrider the Journal of Coastal Research recently published a study that reported a significant increase in maximum East Coast wave heights during hurricane season (June 1- Nov. 30) over the past few years. Specifically, from 1996-2005, extreme wave heights were both higher and more frequent than 30 years before due to both stronger hurricanes and increased frequency of storms. The bad news is that the bigger waves create greater hazards to coastal communities.
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