Minds in the Water
Join pro surfer Easkey Britton as she introduces the Irish premier of Surfers for Cetaceans’ new documentary Minds in the Water.
Environment
Hollow balsa paddleboards
Check out this attempt by Hollow Wooden Surfboards to make their first balsa wood stand up paddle board.
Minds in the Water in Newquay
Minds in the Water documents Dave ‘Rasta’ Rastavich’s five-year journey from apathetic pro to respected ocean activist. The film was shown in Newquay on the 17th July as part of an evening to raise environmental awareness, that started with a vegetarian buffet at the always fresh and funky Cafe Irie, and finished with a charity auction at the Chy Bar.
Surfers make a stand for whales in Jersey
Representatives of the global surfing community have united on Jersey in the Channel Islands as the International Whaling Commission holds it annual meeting to discuss and debate whale “stocks” for the coming year.
Surfers for Cetaceans UK tour
Join Surfers for Cetaceans as they introduce their new documentary Minds in the Water on the Cornish leg of their UK tour.
Roxy Pro Skeleton Sea
The Roxy Pro is a priceless opportunity to raise awareness about environmental issues that are naturally important to the surfing community and the Quiksilver group. This year, the Quiksilver foundation will be introducing the art collective skeleton sea and once again opening a charity shop on the Côte des Basques.
South West beaches sewage alert service
SAS welcome South West beaches to their sewage alert service.
SAS education programme launched
Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), the Quiksilver Foundation and Quiksilver athletes got together to highlight SAS’s ongoing environmental campaigns and new educational programme on World Ocean Day.
Whale Celebration on Jersey
Surfers for Cetaceans, co-founded by pro free surfer Dave Rastovich and eco-warrior Howie Cooke, are hosting the UK premiere of their highly-anticipated Minds in the Water film on Jersey.
WiLDCOAST tackles coastal protection in Baja
With a recent parcel purchase, WiLDCOAST has successfully conserved over 20 miles of shoreline on the Valle de los Cirios Pacific Coast.
Brigham Young University releases study
Hawaii Alliance for Marketing Professionals & Students has released its independent economic impact study on the 2010 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. The study reports that the winter big wave surf series held on Oahu’s North Shore generated $20.9 million in spending, up more than $6 million from the previous study conducted in 2006.
Surfers drop in on wave conference
SAS ensured the UK’s waveriding community was represented at the UK’s largest renewables event, All-Energy 2011. The campaigners were decked out in fluorescent wetsuits and with 9ft luminous pink and yellow surfboards. Campaigners greeted delegates with two groundbreaking SAS reports outlining the potential impacts that wave and tidal energy devices may have if sited too close to sites of special surfing interest (SSSIs).
