SWAP MEET RECAP
 

Thank you to all who came out to our Surf Swap Meet Pacifica.  We had record turnout and many scored incredible deals from individual sellers and major brands.  New wetsuits from $20 & up. Fishes, vintage boards, and epoxy boards went quickly. One guy sold 12 shortboards in 2 hours.  Yours truly walked away with a sweet 5'10 M10 and Nate D. (pictured right) scored a nearly pristine  M10 for $150. Togos showed off Drew Brophy art boards and gave away a ton of sandwiches and 500 coupons, their biggest single event so far in their California Summer Art Tour.

MORE ON WET MAGAZINE
 

Well, we really enjoyed reading the new women's surf publication, Wet Magazine, from cover to cover, which was intelligently written for a wide range of readers (not just teenage girls). The Rochelle Ballard piece complete with a roadmap of every bodily injury she's had while pushing the limits of pro surfing was our favorite piece.  The mag also features a slew of locals -- Nikki Brooks' Mavs photo of Jamilah Star (see masthead above), Jenny Useldinger on a sizable Waimea peak, and the Partridge twins in a Betty Belts ad, and more.  Read the Santa Cruz Sentinel's review. Subscribe or advertise today to make sue Subscriptions are $8.  Issues are not in stores yet, but can be purchased directly here or at the Pacifica Swap Meet 8/27 at check-in.  Read the press release.

THE STATE OF THE OCEAN

Santa Cruz Sentinel's Gwen Mickelson urges you to read the alarming piece, "Altered Oceans" by the LA Times.

TANDEMS & GROM WIRE

Congrats to Carve Designs co-founder Jen Baker, who tied the knot with Micah Hinton earlier this summer...and to Terry Simms, who proposed to NYC surfer/photographer Nancy Opitz while traveling in Indonesia.  Also, congrats to second-time fathers -- Surfpulse's Mark Alfaro has a new baby girl, Fiona Alfaro...and Pacifica's Tony Rose, founder of SurfAlarm, is the proud papa of Max Aidan Rose.
 

DAVENPORT CASH STORE UPDATE
Update:  Per surfer Renee Kwan,  the new Davenport Roadhouse at the Cash Store has pushed back its re-opening to sometime this September.  Stay tuned.

LOCALS IN THE MEDIA

o Danny Cortazzo,  Ride-A-Wave founder was awarded the Jefferson Award by the Chronicle for his public service and making a difference in his community. Kudos!  See the TV interview. + article.
 

o UC Santa Cruz alum William Finnegan (also co-author of Matt Warshaw's Encyclopedia of Surfing), penned a New Yorker piece on the Clark Foam fiasco, titled "Blank Monday - Could Grubby Clark destroy surfing?" Read notes on the 8/21 issue here.  Unfortunately, the piece is not online yet, but it's well-written analysis on the state of the industry and Clark Foam's tyranny, a Surftech test ride, and indirectly mentions the carbon fiber board maker HydroEpic....

o The Good Times' 6/28 article "Wave Goodbye" covered the Santa Cruz comment on the Clark fiasco from the likes Pat Taylor, M10's Geoff Rashe, Surftech's Randy French, Cobalt's Barry Green, and Johnny Rice.

o Interestingly the past 1999 William Finnegan pieces on the SF surfboard scene featuring Doc Renneker and Bob Wise is now online in New Yorker's archives: "Playing Doc's Games: Part I and Part II."

o Santa Cruz surfer and MIT alum Cliff Hodges was recently profiled in Good Times about his Adventure Out business (formerly Girls Adventure Out), a provider of surf clinics and outdoor skills classes.  

o Wingnut stars in the TJ Barrack/Wes Brown film, Chasing Dora that debuted August at the Surfing Heritage Foundation. It also premiered at this year's X-Dance Festival.
 

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- Monica Lee, Kelly Vander Kaay + the Zuna Crew