Zuna Surf Newsflash

Re-live incredible stories from the new book, Surfing's Greatest Misadventures


with special guests
Surfer Magazine's Matt George Ocean Beach's Jeff Phillips

Wednesday, June 14, 2006 7:00pm * Free*

where
Barnes and Noble
2155 Taylor St (at Northpoint, near Fisherman's Whart
San Francisco. Store tel: 415-292-6762 \| Map \| Directions

highlights
Matt George reads his dramatic surfing stories about loss, survival, and exploration. Enjoy his spellbinding stories as they delve deeply into the psychology of the surfers involved.

Matt is perhaps best known as the writer, director and star of the 1998 feature surf film, In God's Hands. Matt hails from San Jose, California, and is a former professional surfer, filmmaker, and a senior contributing editor and photographer for Surfer Magazine. Matt directed the1999 NBC series Wind On Water and also directed and hosted the ESPN television show "Surfer Magazine" which aired from 1987 to 1998. more►

Ocean Beach Surfer Jeff Phillips will also be sharing his story about making one bad decision -- towing into a wave using a 13-foot, underpowered boat. This heart-breaking, dramatic and unrecoverable situation in Baja will have you on the edge of your seat. Jeff is a Bay Area native who has lived in and surfed Ocean Beach for years prior to moving to Santa Barbara to pursue a career in environmental science. more►

about the book & author Paul Diamond
Surfing's Greatest Misadventures, edited by Seattle writer, editor and surfer Paul Diamond, is a highly entertaining collection of 30 non-fiction stories of big waves, shark attacks, tsunamis, sinking surf boats, killer wipeouts and comical pranks, illuminating "the less enchanting aspects of a life committed to surf," according to Diamond. These tales, by surf journalists, filmmakers, watermen, and everyday surfers, includes anecdotes about Laird Hamilton, Greg Noll, Ken Bradshaw, Tubesteak, Miki Dora, Buzzy Kerbox, Brad Gerlach and many other colorful surf personalities. reviews + more ►

directions
If heading on 101 North towards San Francisco:

o Exit right onto I-280 North/Port of San Francisco
o 280 North becomes King Street, and then becomes Embarcardero.
o Turn left at BAY Street
o Go Right at Taylor Street
o Pull into the first parking lot on your right.
o Plenty of additional street parking is also available.
o Google map & directions