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Opening: Fri Feb 12. Kelly Slater's new IMAX 3D film,
Ultimate Wave Tahiti opens in NorCal ...Slater's in town this week for
the
Pebble Beach Pro-Am thru
Feb 14. Check his remaining
tee times here.
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Contest: Mavs contest goes off Sat Feb 13 at 8am.
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Art: Mavericks-Everest of the Seas through Feb 28.
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Film
Benefit:
Feb 20's Ultimate Wave Surf Jam for Surfrider Monterey. Slater's IMAX
film, live music & more
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Benefit for Dana Pifer: Feb
28. Cancer fundraiser & silent auction in Pacifica.
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Save Sloat
Update
- Send in your letters!
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Phil Matthews Memorial:
Sat Feb 13. Phil Matthews Tribute & Wake at Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz
- Congrats to Eli Saddler, who won our ticket giveaway to the
sold-out SF Ocean Film Fest screening of "Sea of Darkness."
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A Little Cover-Up during the Uncle Dick's Contest |
Pacifica, CA
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Mavericks Contest is ON! for this Saturday, Feb 13 |
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As you've probably already heard, the Mavs
contest is on with an 8am start. According to Darren
Brilhart, the contestants' liaison, the swell should peak in
mid-morning and hold through the day....waves with 30- to
40-foot faces are expected to roll through the break. Check out
the
heats here.
Per Bruce Jenkins'
SF Chronicle article
on the event, it's likely to quite a heavy day at Mavericks.
Given the winter erosion and the area's eco-fragility,
spectators are encouraged to watch webcast online at
www.maverickssurf.com
or on Facebook
www.facebook.com/mavericks.
If
you do go, pack your bike in your car! |
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ART
SHOW: Mavericks: Everest of the Sea | thru Feb 28 |
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While the reception kicked off the Mavs
contest earlier (Thursday, Feb 11), you can still catch this
exhibit showcasing the many moods of Mavericks' exhibit through
February 28, 2010.
Returning for its second year, head over to theCoastal Arts
League Gallery in Half Moon Bay for this unique art exhibit
featuring the fine work of local professional photographers who
have devoted their lives to capturing the decisive moments of
action at the legendary surf spot. An additional
attraction is a collection of beautifully crafted big wave guns.
The exhibit includes work by Don Montgomery, Ed Grant, Jeff
Clark, Elizabeth Pepin, Grant Washburn, Tony Canadas, Eric
Nelson, Ryan Seelbach, Bruce Jenkins, Fred Pompermeyer, and
more.
Click here for more info.
Location:
Coastal Arts League Gallery & Museum,
300 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, CA
Hours: Fri-Sunday, 12pm-5pm
| Exhibit runs through February
28, 2010 |
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FILM OPENING: Kelly
Slater's "Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D" (IMAX) | Fri Feb 12 |
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Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D features
Kelly Slater and Raimana Van Bastolaer surfing Teahupo’o.
The 45-minute film focuses on Tahiti and the volcanic islands of
French Polynesia, home to the Polynesian seafaring culture and
some of the world’s most challenging surfing, as well as
astounding coral reef ecosystems. It opens Fri Feb 12,
2010 at Monterey's Cannery Row IMAX theater and plays thru
Fri Feb 11, 2011. (No word on future screenings at NorCal
theaters). See below for Surfrider Monterey's "Ultimate
Wave Surf Jam" benefit with this film.
Read more here. |
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SURFRIDER BENEFIT:
Ultimate Wave Surf Jam with Slater IMAX screening | Feb 20 |
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Saturday, February 20, get your surf on after dark at the “Ultimate
Wave Surf Jam," a back-to-back film & music event to benefit the
Monterey Chapter of Surfrider Foundation and
Camp SEA Lab.
o Watch the new Kelly Slater IMAX film, Ultimate
Wave Tahiti 3D
at Cannery Row IMAX, 640
Wave St. in Monterey. Doors open at 6:30pm; 7:00pm screening.
Tickets: $10 (includes 1 free raffle ticket). The theater will
donate $1 per ticket sold.
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join the fun at the after-party w/ live music from the
Beach Cowboys and Mikey Silbecky at 8pm. Don't miss the silent
auction and raffle. At Blue Fin Cafe & Billiards, 685 Cannery Row in
Monterey (across from the IMAX Theatre). Tickets: $10. All
ages are welcome at the Blue Fin party til 9pm. For more
information, call 831.600.5497. |
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MEMORIAL TRIBUTE:
Phil Matthews | Sat Feb 13 |
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 According
to his wife K'lyn, this month's Valentine Massacre surf contest in
Santa Cruz will be postponed in honor of Phil Matthews' passing. A
memorial celebration for Matthews will be held Saturday, February
13, at the
Rio Theatre, 9:30am to 12 noon. A
paddle-out will be scheduled later.
Everyone is invited to join family and friends. Phil’s photographs
include many local surfers, surf events, sunrises and sunsets. His
never-ending passion and love for Santa Cruz and the ocean made him
a familiar figure in the community. Slides of Phil and his works
will be displayed, stories will be told, and the Santa of Santa Cruz
will be fondly remembered. The paddle out will be announced later.
An Irish Wake follows after at The Point - Irish Wake. His ashes
will be scattered over Pleasure Point and the Rhode Island coast
where he first learned to surf.
As reported earlier, Pleasure Point surf icon Phil Matthews
passed away January 12 from a pulmonary embolism; he was 57 years
old. Matthews was instrumental in a resurgence of the Pleasure Point
Night Fighters, and fought for decades to protect his beloved surf
break with beach and graffiti clean-ups. He also helped organize
local surf contests, such as the BigStick LogJam and the annual St.
Valentine's Day Massacre.
Read more about Phil here. |
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Pacifica Fundraiser for
Dana Pifer |
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Friends are hosting a special fundraiser
for Pacifica surfer and yoga instructor Dana Pifer at the
Pedro Point Firehouse on Sunday Feb 28. This event will help
offset Dana's living U medical expenses as she undergoes chemo
and radiation for breast cancer. She should be able to surf
again in the Fall. Dana will continue to teach yoga this month
up to the start of her treatment. Check out her classes
here:
www.oceanyogapacifica.com
BENEFIT PARTY FOR DANA PIFER
Sunday, February 28, 2010
1pm - 5pm at Pedro Point Firehouse, 1227 Danmann Ave,
Pacifica
Entry fee is $20 per person (kids get in free).
Bring friends and enjoy great food by Pacifica surfer/chef Derek
Burns (of the Surf Spot), beer, wine and live music by Mark
Sessler & DJ Jeremiah. Don't miss the great Silent Auction
organized by Elizabeth Pepin, featuring generous donations from
local artists and businesses including artwork, photography,
surfboards, wetsuits, massage gift certificates, and more.
Dana is well-known in the Pacifica community for her dedication
to improving the well-being of others through her yoga practice,
dog-walking business and her love of the ocean. (Note:
Direct donations can also be made to Dana Pifer, P.O. Box 754,
Pacifica, CA 94044. )
A
special thank you goes out to the Pedro Point Community
Association, Mary Ellen, Elizabeth, Derek, Sarah, Jenna, Sharon,
Barbara, Camille, Lena and many others for making this happen. |
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UPDATE on SAVE SLOAT!
- Write Letters... |
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Per Bill McLaughlin of SF Surfrider’s
Erosion Committee, "the city’s DPW has begun placing huge
boulders on the bluff at Sloat. The idea of using sand bags has
been dismissed. Re-using existing rubble seems also to have been
ruled out. A completely new rock revetment is going up.... It’s
a tragic scene – and it’s not just the new project going in. Due
to the recent erosion, there is more construction debris
unearthed down there than ever before. With this additional
section of boulders, we have essentially a complete armoring of
the entire area - a wall of concrete, rubble and stone
stretching all the way from 1st lot to the bluff."
"What you can do...Please continue to write letters to all
parties involved. At the very least, in the near term, we should
specifically call for the removal of old concrete debris as
mitigation, a pull back of the road and parking lots, and
restoration of natural dunes in the area."
Keep up on the issue here at
Surfrider SF's Sloat blog
and go use this Surfrider form to send your letter:
http://action.surfrider.org/p/dia/action/public/index.sjs?action_KEY=627 |
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